On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Youda He wrote: > =A0I am using windows to develop microchip products, (and few other > work with me), since we will be using windows 7 platform, does the new > "X" version provide us with any noticeable benefit? We are on Windows > 7 64 bit, using ICD2, ICD3, Pickit2, 3. Right now I do not see any real benefits. But remember the future is MPLAB X. The normal recommendation is like the following. 1) If you have running projects, then you should stick to the existing MPLAB 8.x you are using. You do not want the tool upgrade to interfere your current schedule. 2) You should always evaluate a new tool before using it. If after evaluation and you think MPLAB X is stable enough for you, then you can use if in your new project. 3) If your new project is not supported by the older stable MPLAB 8.x, then you have to upgrade to the latest supported MPLAB X anyway. --=20 Xiaofan --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .