Can I install Windows XP on a PXI-8170?

I have a PXI-8170 conrtoller in a PXI-1000B chassis (196MB RAM). Currently it's running LabVIEW 5.1 on Windows NT 4. Is it possible to upgrade the OS to Windows XP (as then I can upgrade to LabVIEW 7)? Are there any problems I should be aware of?

James,
As far as the hardware requirements go, your system should run XP without a problem. The only issues that you might run into are the peripheral drivers. The peripherals download page has drivers for Windows 2000 and those should work with XP. I do not think that you will have any issues with 2000 drivers on XP.
http://ni.com/support/vxi/vxi_perph.htm#pxi8170
Regards,
Andrew M
National Instruments

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