Archive for the 'Compatibility' Category
Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability update for Windows Vista
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Microsoft has released an update that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:
• It extends the battery life for mobile devices.
• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the [...]
Apps Not Certified for Vista May Still Work
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007Although some widely used applications from top software vendors haven’t been certified for use with Windows Vista, they may nonetheless work with Microsoft Windows Vista. Major applications from Symantec, Adobe Systems, Apple, and IBM aren’t included on an official Microsoft list of applications that qualify for a "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows [...]
Windows Vista Compatibility Check
Friday, December 22nd, 2006Microsoft has started to bring some of its troubled software into compatibility with Windows Vista.
Two updates from yesterday worth noting: Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista Beta and the Zune Marketplace. A third for future compatibility: Kernel Patch Protection Criteria Evaluation Document.
Microsoft: No plans to release public Vista app-compat checklist
Thursday, December 14th, 2006If you were wondering when Microsoft plans to publish an official list of applications that don’t work well with Windows Vista, the answer is never.
When Microsoft released Windows XP Service Pack 2, the company subsequently published a list of applications that didn’t work properly (or at all) with the SP2 update. But with Windows Vista, [...]
Get the Lay of the Vista Landscape
Thursday, December 7th, 2006Microsoft’s Windows Vista comes in a variety of editions, all with differing hardware requirements. Prudent planners will use inventory tools to assess the Vista-readiness of existing PC hardware.
eWeek Labs expects Vista to enter the enterprise mostly on new hardware that will likely be certified Vista-capable. Even so, IT managers shouldn’t let the "certified" stamp prevent [...]
AVG antivirus passes Vista compatibility test
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Security and antivirus firm Grisoft has announced that Microsoft is making the company’s AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 and AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition available via the Windows Security Center as a compatible Windows Vista security solution.
Grisoft’s offering will now be available in the latest release of the Windows Vista beta programme and will sit alongside other compatible [...]
Vista app compatibility: What is the story?
Friday, September 22nd, 2006As Microsoft rounds the final bend of the winding Windows Vista road, I’m surprised we’ve heard so little about application compatibility.
Sure, Jim Allchin, co-president of the Platforms and Services division, recently played up the need for Vista testers to push hard on making sure existing applications are backwards-compatible with Vista.
Vista Compatibility: What Does Microsoft Owe Us?
Saturday, September 16th, 2006What is the real compatibility picture for Windows Vista? It’s hard to tell with no public sighting of a compatibility list. Microsoft is pushing virtualization—but the acceptance of that approach remains to be seen. Still, some say Microsoft and even Apple could be doing a better job on the downward compatibility front.
