How to install Vee 7.x and 8 on Windows Vista, 7 and 8.x.

Officially you need to upgrade to Vee version 9.x if you are running a newer Windows than XP.

Unofficially however it is possible to stay with your current Vee version (8.01 in my case). Here's how to do it.

1) Download and install the latest version of the IO libraries from the Internet. Currently version 16.3 from
   Agilent is the recommended version, but version 17.0 released under the Keysight brand name works too. NI MAX is
   also an option.

2) Start up the Vee install program and watch it fail. Don't close the program yet.

3) Start a task manager and locate "IDriver.exe" on the processes tab. Right-click on it and select 'Open file location'.
   (On Windows 8.x you might have to click on 'More details' first)

4) Right-click on IDriver.exe in the explorer window. On the Compatibility tab, select Run this program in compatibility
   mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3) and select Run this program as administrator. Click on OK.

5) Close the Vee install program. In the task manager, stop any IDriver.exe running.

6) Start IDriver.exe by double clicking on it in the explorer window.

7) Now double-click on Setup.exe in the appropriate folder on the Vee cd (Develop, Express or Runtime).
   You shouldn't need to run that in compatibility mode.

8) Vee should now install.

9) Once Vee is installed, apply any patches you need. There is a free upgrade from Vee 8.0 to Vee 8.01 on
   Agilent’s homepage.

10) Open the folder containing Vee.exe. Create a text file called Vee.exe.config (not Vee.exe.config.txt) and place it
    in the same folder. The contents of the file should be:

      <?xml version ="1.0"?>
      <configuration>
        <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
          <supportedRuntime version="v4.0.30319" /> 
        </startup>
      </configuration>

    This will make Vee use .Net 4.x

11) If you have both IO Libraries and NI MAX installed, and you want Vee to use IO Libraries, open a Command Prompt with
    administrative privileges and CD to the directory where Vee is installed. If you have a 64 bit Windows version, type
    in this command:
    mklink visa32.dll "C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\agvisa\agbin\visa32.dll"
    If you have a 32 bit Windows version, type in this command:
    mklink visa32.dll "C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\agvisa\agbin\visa32.dll"

12) Right-click on Vee.exe and select 'Run as administrator'. Create or load a Vee program that contains a Matlab script.
    Run the program. This will cause Vee to register the Matlab engine. You only need to do this once.

13) VERY IMPORTANT! Remove the compatibility settings from IDriver.exe once you're done. If you forget this,
    Other programs may install incorrectly, or they may fail to install.

14) Also important: Post any findings you may have to the Vee reflector.

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Contributed by Soeren Hedemand