Rockwell software compatibility windows 7

You shouldn't have any issues installing and on that machine. There are some. Was it someone from Rockwell? These answers are important. Rockwell has changed the way licenses are transferred a time or two, and there may be a step you have to take in order to update the licenses you are starting this transition with. I myself use W7 Pro SP1 x64 and have as high as v30 installed on my machine.

I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I think version 30 is the first version Rockwell officially supports on Windows Sometime, you have to run the install program with the "Run as Admin".

I would try that first. Uninstall then reinstall using the "run as admin". Also, what versions? Another question. I will get answers to all of the questions in order to narrow it down for everyone. Shawn began programming as a pre-teen in the early 80's, and after earning a degree in Electronics he worked as an Automation Specialist for 25 years.

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You have entered an incorrect email address! Loading Comments Email Required Name Required Website. Repeat the above steps for your remaining software. When done, you should have a list like the one circled below:. You will see a green circle with a checkbox for every version of Windows 7 the package is supported on:. In our scenario, all the latest packages of our selected products do have native Windows 7 support, with the exception of PanelBuilder However, this doesn't mean it absolutely won't work, but does typically mean Rockwell Tech Support will not support this product on Windows 7 do to either a known issues, or b lack of testing by the product group.

Both of these virtualization packages are supported by Rockwell products per Rockwell 's public tech notes listed below:. I hope you've found the above information about Windows 7 support from Rockwell Automation helpful. Shawn Tierney Automation Instructor and Blogger.

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Author Recent Posts Shawn Tierney Shawn began programming as a pre-teen in the early 80's, and after earning a degree in Electronics he worked as an Automation Specialist for 25 years. In Shawn launched his first website which was the pre-cursor to TheAutomationBlog.