Will LabVIEW 5.1 play ok with WindowsXP?

[Ross.Nelson]

I have LabVIEW 5.1 running on a Windows98 Second Edition laptop. Things work ok. If I upgrade the laptop from Win98se to Windows XP Professional, will LabVIEW 5.1 still work on the WinXP operating system?

[LucaP.]

Hi Ross

The first LV version which was tested on WinXP was LV 6.1. So there is no guaranty that it will work with LV 5.1. Perhaps it will, but you've to test it. I would recommend an update to LV 7.0. Not only because of WinXP but because it has some very useful features.

Regards,
Luca

[Jonnie_5]

It's worked fine on all of our XP boxes and win 2k as well. The older NI-DAQs, however, do not, so you can't use the old ISA legacy boards (not an issue if you're using a laptop). You'll likely have a harder time getting laptop specific drivers than any labview problems. Also, there can be complications regarding file privaledges and labview, such as a limited user trying to run an admin created file, which you can search for solutions for on the discussion forum or ni.com.