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post #1 of 6
12/7/06 at 4:28pm
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i wanted to know what programs really work in windows vista im thinking about getting vista premium which is enough for me but im not sure about the compatibility, for th people that have tried vista before what programs and what programs do not, thats what i wanna
so im gonna list all the programs i use in winxp so you can tell me if they are supported by vista or not


firefox 2.0
iautoartwork
tuneup utilities 2006
powertab software( guitar software )
guitar pro 5.0 ( guitar software )
adware se personal
adobe reader
adobe illustrator cs2
adobe photoshop cs2
cyberlink power dvd
openoffice ( is like microsoft office but free)
kodak easyshare software
nero burner
quicktime
itunes
divx player
winrar
object desktop programs
linksys g-usb network adapter
alienguise
deep freeze
zonealarmpro


the games :

devil may cry 3 special edition
matrix path of neo
battlefield 2142
sillenthill 4
doom 3
f. e . a. r
need for speed most wanted
need for speed carbon
halflife episode 1

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post #2 of 6
12/7/06 at 6:44pm
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post #3 of 6
12/7/06 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by orlandopunk
i wanted to know what programs really work in windows vista im thinking about getting vista premium which is enough for me but im not sure about the compatibility, for th people that have tried vista before what programs and what programs do not, thats what i wanna
so im gonna list all the programs i use in winxp so you can tell me if they are supported by vista or not


firefox 2.0
iautoartwork
tuneup utilities 2006
powertab software( guitar software )
guitar pro 5.0 ( guitar software )
adware se personal
adobe reader
adobe illustrator cs2
adobe photoshop cs2
cyberlink power dvd
openoffice ( is like microsoft office but free)
kodak easyshare software
nero burner
quicktime
itunes
divx player
winrar
object desktop programs
linksys g-usb network adapter
alienguise
deep freeze
zonealarmpro


the games :

devil may cry 3 special edition
matrix path of neo
battlefield 2142
sillenthill 4
doom 3
f. e . a. r
need for speed most wanted
need for speed carbon
halflife episode 1
Microsoft has a Vista Upgrade Advisor out now. Once you install and run it, it will tell you which programs would work fine with Vista, which ones you'll need to get a newer version of to work, and which ones won't work regardless. It will also tell you if your computer will be able to run the aero glass interface, etc. you can get it here
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post #4 of 6
12/7/06 at 11:17pm
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hit this <--------- (the weapon inside my pants dancing) lol
just gave you bad rep for that one
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post #5 of 6
12/8/06 at 12:44am
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just gave you bad rep for that one
Me too
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post #6 of 6
12/8/06 at 1:33am
I can't direct you to a list of compatible/incompatible programs; as mentioned in a previous post the Upgrade Advisor should give you some insight into which programs are and aren't. However, I've been running RC2 for some time now and I thought I'd share the following info:

- Vista is very good about letting you know during install/opening of the programs if there are known compatibility problems.

- The compatibility mode options are 100x better in Vista than in XP and can solve a lot of problems.

- There's some programs that are incompatible with aero glass; but what's cool is when you run those programs Vista temporarily shuts off aero glass so you can use the application without problem and when you close it aero glass it automatically restored.

P.S. I'm loving Vista...honestly if there wasn't all these free upgrade offers from all the computer manufacturers this is the first version of Windows I would consider actually paying for :-P

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Originally Posted by adinu
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