Installing Robolab Lego RCX Mindstorms on Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

This blog post is specifically for installing Robolab Lego RCX on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1…

Installing Lego RCX Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 can be very easily defined in these short steps.

  1. Obtain your copy of the Longbow Reviver here
  2. Using Windows Explorer, copy your Lego RCX  CD to c:\RobolabCD
  3. Rename the PC-Install.exe to setup.exe
  4. Now, start the Longbow Reviver tool, on the “Old Installer Reviver” tab click the “Disable Windows 64bit Device Driver Signing Verification” checkbox, so that it is set.
  5. Now reboot.
  6. When your computer has started up again, start the Longbow Reviver tool again, select the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, pick the c:\RobolabCD folder then click the Fix and Run Old Installer button.
  7. Once the conversion process is complete, the Robolab installer dialog will appear. Simply install as normal to the normal c:\Robolab folder.
  8. Once the installation process is complete, make sure you fully quit the Robolab installer then switch back to the Longbow Reviver tool, select the “Old Program Reviver” tab, pick the newly installed c:\Robolab folder, then click Fix Old Program
  9. Your Robolab Lego RCX is now ready for use.
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