Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 Support

Issue Details

I want to install Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Driver on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10.

• Is Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) supported on these 64-bit (x64) Windows versions?
• Why does my LabVIEW VI, executable or application not run or is broken on these Windows versions?
• Why do I receive errors when I try to run my LabVIEW executable on a Windows 10 computer?
• Why do I run into problems or errors when installing Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) on these Windows versions?
• Why is my DAQ device or module not showing up in Device Manager or Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) in these Windows Versions?

Solution

Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) vs NI-DAQmx

NI provides the Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) driver to support developers with legacy code needing to run on 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.​  NI-DAQmx replaced Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) in 2003. NI strongly recommends using NI-DAQmx for new designs and migrating existing Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) applications to NI-DAQmx. Please review the Getting Started with NI-DAQmx guide for more information on migration.  
 

Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Windows 64-bit Support

64-bit versions of Windows are not supported.  These versions of Windows are only supported by the newer NI-DAQmx driver.
 

Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Windows 32-bit Support

Use this article to determine the version of Traditional NI-DAQ installed on your system.

Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Windows Version Support

Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Version	Windows Vista	Windows 7	Windows 8	Windows 10
<7.4.4	Unsupported	Unsupported	Unsupported	Unsupported
7.4.4	Unofficial*	Unsupported	Unsupported	Unsupported
7.5	Supported	Supported	Supported	Unofficial*

Note: All Windows version support noted is 32-bit only.
* This installation may work, but it is not supported by National Instruments.
 

Troubleshooting Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Installations

• Determine the version of the NI software and drivers installed on your computer.  Note if you also have NI-DAQmx installed.
• Ensure you have installed a compatible version of Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) for your Windows version, above.
• Ensure you have installed a compatible version of LabVIEW.
• Review the readme for your version of Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to ensure that your device or module is supported.
• If you are also using NI-DAQmx, you must reset your device before using it with Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) .