Answers.Body: <p>Yes, you can - I have done so on numerous occasions, and actually prefer to use the retail software over the education version even when working with the education kit.</p>
  
  <p>The NXT bricks in the two sets are exactly identical. You might need to update the NXT's firmware before using the brick with the retail software, however.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Yes, I do this with mine because the consumer version of the software has more features than the education (but no datalog and you won't have the pieces for the building instructions that come in the software in your kit)</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have bought the <a href="http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=9797-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">9797 NXT base educational set</a>. It didn't include any software.</p>
  
  <p>I know that I can <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/816/where-can-i-download-the-lego-mindstorms-nxt-2-0-ide">freely download the NXT 2.0 software</a> (which was included in the <a href="http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=8547-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">8784 retail set</a>). Is it possible to use this version of the software with my education set?</p>
  
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Title: Can I use the NXT 2.0 programming software with my educational set?
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ThreadText: # Can I use the NXT 2.0 programming software with my educational set?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-18)
  
  I have bought the [9797 NXT base educational set](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=9797-1). It didn't include any software.
  
  I know that I can [freely download the NXT 2.0 software](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/816/where-can-i-download-the-lego-mindstorms-nxt-2-0-ide) (which was included in the [8784 retail set](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=8547-1)). Is it possible to use this version of the software with my education set?
  
  **Tags:** mindstorms, nxt, software, education
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-18. Score: 2
  
  Yes, you can - I have done so on numerous occasions, and actually prefer to use the retail software over the education version even when working with the education kit.
  
  The NXT bricks in the two sets are exactly identical. You might need to update the NXT's firmware before using the brick with the retail software, however.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2013-11-29. Score: 1
  
  Yes, I do this with mine because the consumer version of the software has more features than the education (but no datalog and you won't have the pieces for the building instructions that come in the software in your kit)
  
  
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