Download LabVIEW 8.0 Now!

[Jim Kring]

• LabVIEW 8.0 Evaluation
  
• LabVIEW 8.2 Evaluation
  

Can be activated after the expiry to a full version upon purchase.

• Complete list of LabVIEW Evaluation Software.
  

Have fun

[tleibner]

The file has gone. :headbang: Any other ftp resources available?

Otherwise I'll have to wait for my SSP update in November (yes, that late in Germany..). What a pity.

Thomas

[Khalid]

The file has gone. :headbang: Any other ftp resources available?

Otherwise I'll have to wait for my SSP update in November (yes, that late in Germany..). What a pity.

Thomas

There's a readme in there which says the following:

LabVIEW 8 is no longer available at this location.

To obtain the file please visit:

http://digital.ni.com/demo.nsf/websearch/1...&node=157200_US

-Khalid

[Megavolt]

Used the Readme link above.

Answer a few questions and download starts.

Downloading it now... :thumbup:

[tleibner]

Thanks a lot for pointing me to the README.

Well, unfortunately my first try to get the file via http failed after 250MB (of a 450MB total size)

With ftp I could resume from there - http urges me to start from the beginning.

My apologies, NI admins, for raising the traffic level by reloading the first 250 megs.

X-ing fingers for the 2nd try

Thomas

[brent99]

Anyone trying to download a file this big using basic Windows IE download feature is likely to be extremely disappointed. Most browsers can't not, by default, handle a file download this large. I recommend getting a file download tool. I like to use something called "Star Downloader", personally, which has a free version.

[Jim Kring]

They're so tricky. Here is the new link:

http://labview8.ni.com/evaluation/labview/pc/labview_80.exe

[Michael Aivaliotis]

They're so tricky. Here is the new link:

http://labview8.ni.com/evaluation/labview/pc/labview_80.exe

I've updated all the links to Jim's new posted location. It should work now. BTW, I used Firefox default download system and it worked the first time, perfectly. :thumbup:

[tleibner]

I've updated all the links to Jim's new posted location. It should work now. BTW, I used Firefox default download system and it worked the first time, perfectly. :thumbup:

I've been successful with Firefox, too.

Go to http://labview8.ni.com/evaluation/labview/pc/

Right-click labview_80.exe -> Save it to a location with 500 megs free.

Thanks Jim & Michael!

Thomas

[Rolf Kalbermatter]

I've updated all the links to Jim's new posted location. It should work now. BTW, I used Firefox default download system and it worked the first time, perfectly. :thumbup:

Yep, Firefox download worked well too. Wouldn't ever have tried the same with IE though. Even 50MB files used to be a one out of ten chance to work.

Rolf Kalbermatter

[Yair]

Yep, Firefox download worked well too. Wouldn't ever have tried the same with IE though. Even 50MB files used to be a one out of ten chance to work.

Rolf Kalbermatter

I managed to download 130 MB of the file using IE (which varied between 8-80 KB\s) before I experienced a local power outage, which caused my internet connection to die. I also think I remember downloading other files which were several hundered MBs using IE (I don't remember which files, though), so either I'm the one in ten, or IE works OK now.

After the power was back I restarted with DAP and got it all at around 200 KB\s (DAP simulates several users downloading at the same time, allowing you to get better speed).

[hukee]

I've been successful with Firefox, too.

Go to http://labview8.ni.com/evaluation/labview/pc/

Right-click labview_80.exe -> Save it to a location with 500 megs free.

Thanks Jim & Michael!

Thomas

thanks, ftp server been closed, :headbang: only http server applicable. :laugh:

[brent99]

Just because a file completes download doesn't mean all the bytes in it are correctly downloaded. Its surprising how often this is true. To be safe, download a checking utility called "md5sum.exe" here:

http://www.etree.org/md5com.html#download

Run "md5sum.exe labview_80.exe" and the program should spit out this checksum:

42950520eb90d3908c74e97461480988

Of course, this is my result. If they change the file on the server, the checksum would change. Perhaps someone here can give me a "Hey I got that too!"

It only takes a couple minutes to do this and is far easier than dealing with the ill-effects of a slightly warped download.

[mxyzplk]

Howdy! I lead the Web Systems team at NI; we're the ones making the file available electronically. Saw this discussion and wanted to chime in with some helpful notes...

1. The MD5 checksum of the labview_80.exe file is indeed 42950520eb90d3908c74e97461480988; we've added a labview_80.exe.md5 file with this sum in it to the site for your convenience.

2. The file is definitely still available via FTP, you can use ftp://labview8.ni.com/evaluation/labview/pc/labview_80.exe - we have it available via HTTP as well for people that have problems FTPing at http://labview8.ni.com/evaluation/labview/pc/labview_80.exe. We do recommend using FTP. When you fill out the page at http://digital.ni.com/demo.nsf/websearch/1...&node=157200_US (and please do take a sec to do this, we'd love to hear more about you before you download) it will try to open the download via FTP automatically but provides a http:// link as a backup.

3. Anyone having trouble downloading LV8, please do report it to us at webmaster@ni.com or by going to https://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/nicc.call_me?p_form_id=5. Suggestions on how to improve your software downloading experience are also welcome!

Thanks,

Ernest Mueller

National Instruments

[jeffwass]

Howdy! I lead the Web Systems team at NI; we're the ones making the file available electronically. Saw this discussion and wanted to chime in with some helpful notes...

SNIP

Hi, I currently have LabVIEW 7.1 installed in my lab, but I'd really like to move over to LabVIEW 8.

What are the implications of downloading and running the LV8 download that is being linked in this thread? Ie, do I need to purchase new licenses, or can I re-use my old ones, etc? Thanks.

[mxyzplk]

Hi, I currently have LabVIEW 7.1 installed in my lab, but I'd really like to move over to LabVIEW 8.

What are the implications of downloading and running the LV8 download that is being linked in this thread? Ie, do I need to purchase new licenses, or can I re-use my old ones, etc? Thanks.

I'm just a Web IT type guy, so don't listen to me, but my understanding is that if you have bought support the new version is included and you can re-use your LV7 era licenses. How that works, I'm not sure; you should probably check with support (www.ni.com/support).

Ernest

[Yair]

Hi, I currently have LabVIEW 7.1 installed in my lab, but I'd really like to move over to LabVIEW 8.

What are the implications of downloading and running the LV8 download that is being linked in this thread? Ie, do I need to purchase new licenses, or can I re-use my old ones, etc? Thanks.

That download is the evaluation version. It will fully work (including the app builder, I think) for 30 days, and you can activate it using a license at any point. The problem is that it doesn't include some of the hardware VIs and the modules, and if I rememeber correctly, installing LV with some of the modules can be a pretty delicate operation if you want to get it right (specifically the modules which include hardware and drivers).

If you have subscribed using SSP, then you should probably get a seperate full version of 8.0 with the CDs and the keys and everything (I think).

[tleibner]

Hi, I currently have LabVIEW 7.1 installed in my lab, but I'd really like to move over to LabVIEW 8.

What are the implications of downloading and running the LV8 download that is being linked in this thread? Ie, do I need to purchase new licenses, or can I re-use my old ones, etc? Thanks.

I used my LV7.1 SSP license number to install LV8. The installer connected to NI to check it and it worked. Despite, NI has now sent me a SSP upgrade containing LV8 cd, handbook, and a new (!) serial number. Until now, I did not install the SSP upgrade with its new number. I admit, I do not fully understand NI's license scheme.

Have fun.

[WMassey]

Just because a file completes download doesn't mean all the bytes in it are correctly downloaded. Its surprising how often this is true. To be safe, download a checking utility called "md5sum.exe" here:

http://www.etree.org/md5com.html#download

Run "md5sum.exe labview_80.exe" and the program should spit out this checksum:

42950520eb90d3908c74e97461480988

FWIW, here is a fairly nice, free MD5 checksum program with a Windows (rather than a command-line) interface.

http://www.midwavi.com/downloads.htm#MD5

http://www.midwavi.com/md5.zip

I have not downloaded LV 8.0 and tried it against the download (heck, I've got three unopened boxes of it in my office here) but I would hope that all MD5 programs give the same checksum.