Real time boot disk

Where do I get the Boot disk for booting my desktop as a real time target? Do I make it MAX or do I have to buy it?

Hello,
To convert your PC into a LabVIEW Real-Time Target, you must purchase the LVRT Deployment License for Standard PCs (ETS RTOS). This gives you a license to install the RTOS on the PC. While you *can* make a boot disk in MAX, this may or may not work with your PC, and you would be violating the license agreement. The purchase of the LVRT module for ETS does not include any RTOS runtime licenses.
Please post again if you have any other questions.
Regards,
Gerardo Garcia
LabVIEW Real-Time Product Manager

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