Hello! I recently upgraded from LabView version 5.0 to 7.0. Now I need to work on some LabView 5.0 VIs while keeping their original version. LabView 7 only supports saving to the previous version, which means 6.x. What can I do? Is it possible to install both versions of LabView (5.0 & 7.0) on the same system or does that mean trouble? Thanx.
Yes, you can load more than one version. The problem comes with things like MAX and NI-DAQ. These only allow one version to be loaded at a time. We have a machine here with LV 5.1, 6.0, 6.1 & 7.0 on it. They all still work.
It is possible to install both. LabVIEW 7 does not install to the same location as an older version. The one thing that will get overwritten is hardware drivers (i.e. NI-DAQ and NI-GPIB). I've had no problems with older versions of LabVIEW and new versions of NI-DAQ and I think you'll be okay with NI-DAQ as well but I've had less experience with that.
