Vista Software Compatibility List

Guys.. here is a link which will give you a list of apps that will work (or wont work) with vista

http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_RTM_Software_Compatibility_List

The page in turn has links to hardware compatibility and a link to MS' "certified for/works with vista" program..

i havent tried out these softwares.. its a compilation... so should be correct..

We can add new apps to the list..

cheers!

 

Anyone know if Zone Alarm Personal Firewall is compatible. I've heard it's one of the better ones out there, plus its free, and I didn't see it on the list. Probably a good one to add.

And thanks! Very helpful.

 

I thought i found the name in "Heavy Problems, Currently Incompatible" section...

They are not yet compatible!! Seems, they are working on it.. It was scheduled to be out in Jan though..

ZoneAlarm Wireless Router and ZoneAlarm Identity Protection Center are the only products from Zone labs that work with Vista

 

If you have a router, the firewall on that is always going to be better than ZoneAlarm - and it wont tax your laptops's resources, either. As far knowing what is trying to get out, Sysinternals has a whole slew of utilities that are very lite and can help you with that. With that in mind, ZoneAlarm is practically redundant.

 

It also doesn't have issue with periodically preventing your connection to the internet for no apparent reason.

 

Folks, make sure you stay away from the Diskeeper 10.0 upgrade. The company has a gnarly procedure* for upgrading, and it simply does not work, because 9.0 refuses to install under Vista, which is required to accomplish the upgrade.

* The upgrade procedures includes the requirement to edit the Registry!

Stay away!

 

hope this helps...

Windows Vista sort of has this built into with the User Access Control and warning anytime an application tries to hit the Internet. You may want to try Vista's built in stuff first to see if it fits your needs.

 

The Best Antivirus software you can get today on the market---and YES it's Vista Compatible---it is BitDefender Internet Security 2007 v.10 And you can buy it here http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-2141-en--BitDefender-Internet-Security-v10.html

There is one version of Zone Alarm which is Vista compatible. It is ZOne Alarm Internet Security Suite by Check Point. ANd of course if you wanna buy it---you can buy it here http://www.zonealarm.com/store/cont...96903!7551!7552!NONE?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en

 

Just so you know that kind of request would of been impossible. If that was the case then Vista wouldn't of been released umm... ever. Mostly because alot of manufacturers were refusing to even begin developing drivers until they saw how much demand there was for Vista (i.e. after Vista release). It was either that or they wanted final code. Final is RTM (Release to Manufacturing).

'nuff said

 

too much agony on your part i see. believe me, i downgraded to XP pro but reverted back to Vista in the end.

 

Perhaps I missed it, and if I did, I apologize, but has anyone seen compatability w/ Vista for TES 3:Morrowind and its expansions? That's kind of a big deal for me when getting Vista.

 

Anyone know about Autocad 2005??? i try to install this program, but computer say vista dont support autocad 2005. What autocad version support with vista home premium
thanks

 

try autocad 2002

 

does anybody now if empire earth is compatible

 

It works just fine. I will post the procedure to get it running

 

Cadopolis Forum: How to get Autocad 2006 running on Windows Vista
Open up c:\ -> Program Files -> AutoCAD 2006, then right-click on acad.exe, choose properties, open up Compatibility tab, click the button near the bottom labeled "Show Settings for All Users", accept UAC, check box labeled "Run this program as an Administrator", click OK, check box again labeled "Run this program as an Administrator", click OK and close explorer.
Now whenever you launch AutoCAD UAC prompts you to accept it, and you have to hit "run program" but CAD launches. But you can disable the UAC all together using the procedure below


Disable UAC
Method #1 - Using MSCONFIG to disable the UAC
1. Launch MSCONFIG by from the Run menu.
2. Click on the Tools tab. Scroll down till you find "Disable UAP" (this should probably change to UAC in next Vista beta builds and in the RTM version). Click on that line.

3. Press the Launch button.
4. A CMD window will open. When the command is done, you can close the window.
5. Close MSCONFIG. You need to reboot the computer for changes to apply.
Note that you can re-enable UAC by selecting the "Enable UAP" line and then clicking on the Launch button.
Method #2 - Using Regedit
1. Open Registry Editor.
2. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:

3. Locate the following value (DWORD):
EnableLUA
and give it a value of 0.

Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.
4. Close Registry Editor. You need to reboot the computer for changes to apply.
In order to re-enable UAC just change the above value to 1.
Method #3 - Using Group Policy
This can be done via Local Group Policy or via Active Directory-based GPO, which is much more suited for large networks where one would like to disable UAC for many computers at once.
If using Local Group Policy you'll need to open the Group Policy Editor (Start > Run > gpedit.msc) from your Vista computer.
If using in AD-based GPO, open Group Policy Management Console (Start > Run > gpmc.msc) from a Vista computer that is a member of the domain. In the GPMC window, browse to the required GPO that is linked to the OU or domain where the Vista computers are located, then edit it.
In the Group Policy Editor window, browse to Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.

In the right pane scroll to find the User Access Control policies (they're down at the bottom of the window). You need to configure the following policies:

You'll need to reboot your computers.
Method #4 - Using Control Panel
1. Open Control Panel.
2. Under User Account and Family settings click on the "Add or remove user account".

3. Click on one of the user accounts, for example you can use the Guest account.
4. Under the user account click on the "Go to the main User Account page" link.

5. Under "Make changes to your user account" click on the "Change security settings" link.

6. In the "Turn on User Account Control (UAC) to make your computer more secure" click to unselect the "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer". Click on the Ok button.

7. You will be prompted to reboot your computer. Do so when ready.

In order to re-enable UAC just select the above checkbox and reboot.





Moving your IE7 Menu Bar Back to the Top
The first thing I noticed when I installed IE7 on my Windows box was the very inconvenient location of the address bar. Why the heck is it located above the menu bar? (File, edit, view, etc.) I don't know what the folks at Microsoft thought when they designed IE7 that way, but this must be one of the most idiotic design decision they've ever made (For me at least).


For those who think that the address bar should be back at the bottom of IE7's menu section, do not despair! There is a simple registry tweak that will let you put it back as it was in IE6. All you need to do to set thing right again is add a simple key to your XP registry. Here's how to do it:

(Warning: Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft or I cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.)

• If IE is opened, close it before doing anything
• Start your registry editor (Start -> Run, type regedit in the run field and press OK)
• Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser and be sure that the WebBrowser key is selected
• Right-click the right part of the registry editor, select New->DWORD Value, and name it "ITBar7Position"
• Double click that new value, and assign it with a decimal value of 1
• Restart IE7, and voilà! You're done.

 

Any chance the Novell Netware Client is Vista compatible? I need the client for certain network applications at school (accessing network drives, accessing campus printers, etc) and I'm considering switching to Vista. The switch would be kinda pointless if I'm becoming useless at school, though.

 

Sony Vegas 7 works on Vista 64-Bit, but it takes about a half hour to install. I wasn't sure if that was normal or not, but then i installed it onto XP and it took 30 seconds. I also installed the included software to my new Sony Handycam, and it corrupted a system driver, luckily i was able to recover it and get back going again. It all works, but beware if installing to Vista 64-bit.

Note: This was not tested on 32-Bit Vista.

 

Dude, you need to get your head straight. Vista works fine for me. Although, it just could be you that made it not work for you.

 

That may be true but a more reserved way of putting it would be appreciated.

Also, please don't triple post.

Thanks!


I have found Vista to be ok when the software you wish to use with it is compatible and the machine has enough power to run it properly. THe new genertion machines should be ok with this but generally older machines don't cope very well. I'd say dual core and 2GB ram are a must.

 

I guess I can add a game that does not work on Vista, LOTR: Battle For Middle Earth. After numerous reinstalls and editing the windows registry, the game still auto-defeats after about 4 minutes because Vista somehow wreaks havoc with EA's built-in piracy controls, and disabling the UAC or "Running As Administrator" has no effect. The game installs/runs without incident on XP SP2...............

 

Did you try running it in XP SP2 compatibility mode?

 

Oh yeah, I tried nearly everything to get this game to run on Vista. Giving the game admin rights, registry edits, disabling UAC and lots of frustration. The end result was the same........

 

Returning to the comments above about ZoneAlarm, it is indeed one of the programs I've used for the longest time, going way back to the earliest days of its existence. And I do use ZA as well as a physical router on my desktop. The router does most of the job, but ZA picks up etceteras. As well, ZA has its "Stop all internet activity" button on the toolbar, which is really nice and handy for ADSL users. I would not recommend Vista, but I definitely would recommend ZoneAlarm! So, if you feel you have Vista and you'd like to get ZA working on it, I'd say it's worth the effort.

I haven't tried it with Vista myself, but the free ZA which now is said to be OK on Vista is at
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=56pus&ctry=GB&lang=en

 

That would be great if ZA worked with vista... I havent upgraded yet but I have used ZA Security Suite forever and would be a dissappointment to me if it doesn't work with vista soon...

 

I have read all the post but they do not really answer the compatibility question.
I would like to install office 03 (I gather no problem there), but the unanswered question in my mind is installing adobe cs2 and studio8 with my vista 64-bit os. I have not even found an answer on MS lousy website. They do mention the 32-bit version, but not a word about the 64-bit version.

I had no choice as the vista came preinstalled, they did not even include a recovery dvd, which I have to create soon.
I went to MS to get the posted manual which was junk. The nice thing is with a laptop I can take it to my local BN and work through the vista manual that they have in stock, but even those do not answer a lot of my question about the os, and hardly anything about the 64-bit edition.
FRUSTRATING

I have yet to connect my laptop with the internet, as I do not like the amount of spyware that MS has incorporated with the vista os, but I will soon have to to download the patches that were posted today.
By the way will these improve the compatibility of vista.

 

ZA does work with Vista, as I'm running it right now. Just be aware that there are two different versions now, one for XP and the other for Vista.

 

1) 64-bit software testing probably wasn't thoroughly done but if you need to know software compatibility either just try to install the application or contact the software developer. In this case Adobe.

2) What manual??

3) If there is spyware then I assume you are referring to the pre-installed junk. Blame the computer manufacturer for that. On that note can you list what you believe is spyware?

 

hi guys, just got my 1520 yest...clean re installed my vista ...then installed nvidia's forceware version 163.14 for my 8600 gt.....then installed fifa07...bt cant play...when i clicked the fifa icon , the screen will blink for a few times, n then there will be a message icon on the bottom right just like the pic below....i hope sum 1 can help me out...tq...

 

will ares work on vista

 

ESET NOD32 FMFW!!! Booya. Good thing too since I ordered it AND Vista Ultimate X64 the other day for the new laptop I'm getting.

 

I am running the Free version of ZA and I think it really slows the internet down. I have noticed a that firefox is less responsive now that I have ZA running. Anyone know a fix for this?

 

McAfee doesn't work with Vista???

 

Probably not all versions of McAfee.

 

Crap. I want XP back. If I can figure out how to do it without blowing up the computer. I can't get my Office or HP camera software to run on it or install either.

 

When you install, right-click on the install file and tell it to "Run as Administrator".

If you have something that is installed, but is not running correctly, right-click on it (one time only - it should remember this for future invocations), and tell it to "Run as Administrator" as well.

 

ooo I'll try that tonight. Thanks John Doe

 

ZoneAlarm on Vista is not quite up to par with ZoneAlarm on XP. I found alternatives.

 

i ditched zonealarm and any free av and went back to onecare since my free (it came with my new laptop) subscription was still active.

ZA does slow down the startup process however it doesn't force windows to load it before it loads the drivers that allow windows to connect to the net, so sometimes i am on the net before ZA even showed up in my system tray (that is not good) I don't have this problem with onecare as everything loads fast without delay.

if you guys do go this route as i have done, then you should add ad-aware, spybot, avg antispyware to you comp to give it some extra protection.

I have had no problems with my comp since i did these.

 

I've just recently been noticing this as well with the Vista ZA. Watching the system tray icons, it is one of the last apps to load (with a significant delay before the icon does pop up).

Of course AVG also seems to be loading in a similar leisurely fashion lately (although it does appear before ZA).

 

That is great I am gonna install ZA Pro after Norton Internet Security expired on Oct 19th

 

Are there any programs similar to NHC for vista x64? i would like to find a software that could undervolt my laptop before i do a clean install to 64bit vista.

 

why would you want to undervolt your system?!

 

So my laptop cpu will run on highest multiplier while using lowest voltage to reduce temp and increase battery life and performance.

 

ummm I don't fully understand the hardware side of a computer but... if the cpu and other components were to be used like that, especially in a laptop, wouldn't the manufacturers have done that from the get go?

 

i know but i undervolt my cpu and it is alot cooler on its highest multiplier and battery lasts much longer, but nhc only works on 32bit and not 64bit which is what i am going to upgrade to soon.

 

ah ok. hope they release a 64 bit version, NHC is a great monitoring program. I am using it currently.

 

I did use it when i have 32bit but now upgraded to 64bit so i am wondering if there are any programs that can undervolt my cpu like NHC.

 

is photoshop extended cs3 on that list?

 

As far as i know CS3 doesn't have vista compatibility but i think it works anyway.