Is it beneficial to keep a laptop having TIA Portal 15 and Step7 installed in parallel?

[axios]

Is keeping Step7 on a laptop in parallel to Tia 15 worth it?
I would like to have a laptop for "all" situations, be it my company or some other.
Are there still projects that must not be opened with TIA but with Step7 instead?

[CoMod]

Install first Step 7 v5.6 and WinCC Flexible
Install TIA Portal

[Umencho]

Yes, unfortunately there are many cases where need both. Even not one TIA version only! At least from my point if view.

[CoMod]

today I saw V15.1 crash in Hardware Config setup


not in case
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs ... /109768712

Update 3 planned for August

[Umencho]

Keep the topic alive - Does someone try TIA 15.1 and TIA 15 on one computer?

[xflash]

Keep the topic alive - Does someone try TIA 15.1 and TIA 15 on one computer?

I am using TIA V13, TIA V15, TIA V15.1 as well as step7 5.6 in parallel at one same real computer and many VMs.

TIA V14 is not supporting .NET framework 4.7.

[Umencho]

No, not using virtual machines.
TIA14, TIA 15, tIA 15.1 on the same machine? Do you try it?
I didn't check about framework version.

[xflash]

No, not using virtual machines.
TIA14, TIA 15, tIA 15.1 on the same machine? Do you try it?
I didn't check about framework version.

yes, TIA V13, V15,V15_1 and Step7 5.6 Pro in one real machine. For V15 I installed wincc professional, others I install wincc advanced for Panel and RTs.

For VMs, mostly, I installed TIA V13 , V15_1 and Step7 5.6 in many VMs. Of course, you cannot install two wincc professional at a same os.

[cacapone]

No, not using virtual machines.
TIA14, TIA 15, tIA 15.1 on the same machine? Do you try it?
I didn't check about framework version.

I have 14 V15 and V15_1 in my laptop.
i use the correct version to don't update customer PLC. (sometime customer don't have last version)
in any case if we need to upload program from a unknow plc we need to have the same version/option from the existing plc.