The Astroman
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Vista Software Compatibility List
Fellow CFers,
This thread's goal is to list any piece of software that you, as a Vista user, have installed and tested to work. The aim here is not to list the programs that work which have the "Works with Vista" logo, but to list those who don't but nevertheless work.
Division
The programs will be divided into 3 groups; those who work with Vista, in green, those who work but with flaws, in orange (please indicate said flaws), and those who absolutely don't work, in red.
You may post anything, be it a Game, Work Utility, Driver, Multimedia tool, anything as long as you have tested it on Vista.
What to post?
You should give the programs name (brand first), version, Vista build, 32 / 64 bit and hardware if it bears a meaning on this list (i.e.: it worked on a computer but not on another, Vista builds being the same and the hardware being the only variable).
Examples of this could go as such, where VB means Vista Build :
Slysoft CloneDVD, v.3.9.4.0, 32-bit, VB6000, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Comodo Firewall Pro, v.2.4.5.111 BETA, 32-bit, VB6000, VISTA WARNS INCOMPATIBILITY UPON SETUP, WHICH MUST BE RUN IN WINDOWS XP MODE
PeerGuardian, v.2.0 Beta 6b, 32-bit, VB6000, INSTALLS AND SEEMS TO WORK BUT DOESN'T BECAUSE DRIVER DOESN'T INSTALL
Vista Build 6000 is actually RTM, the final version, which is the one currently sold on the vista equipped computers. Don't need to write VB6000, RTM is shorter and will do fine.
Hopefully we will be able to maintain a nice list of programs in which users can search for a specific program.
Software list
#
007 NightFire WORKS FLAWLESSLY
3DMark06: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
3DS Max: WORKS, BUT SOME VIEWPORT BUGS
7-ZIP WORKS FLAWLESSLY
A
ActivePerl 5.6 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Adobe Captivate 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Adobe Photoshop CS2, v.9.0, 32-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Adobe Photoshop CS3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
AIM: WORKS FINE BUT THE THEME FROM LATEST VERSION IS BUGGY ON AERO
Age of Empires 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY // UNSTABLE; CRASHES ??
Age of Mythology : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Anim8or: NEEDS TO BE RUN IN XP COMPATIBILITY MODE, MINOR GRAPHICAL ISSUES BUT USABLE NONETHELESS
Audacity WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Avast AntiVirus Home Edition WORKS FLAWLESSLY
AVG WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Azureus 2 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
B
Battlefield 2142, v1.0, 64-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Battlefield 2, v1.0, 64-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Battlefield Vietnam : WORKS BUT SOMETIMES SOUND CUTS AND GAME MUST BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO GET IT BACK
BitComet 0.59+ WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Blender WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Break Quest WORKS FLAWLESSLY
BSPlayer: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
C
Camtasia Studio 4 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
CCleaner : WORKS FLAWLESSLY IF SET SETUP INSTALL FILE TO XP SP2 COMPATIBILITY
Command and Conquer 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Company of Heroes WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Convertxtodvd 3 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Corel Draw Essentials 3 DOESN'T WORK
Counter-Strike: Source WORKS FLAWLESSLY
CPU-ID : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
CPUz: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Creative Sync Manager WORKS FLAWLESSLY
D
Dev-C++ WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DivX Player, Codec, Web Player WORKS FLAWLESSLY IF SET SETUP INSTALL FILE TO XP SP2 COMPATIBILITY, THEN SETUP PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY TO XP SP2
Doom 3 + Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DOSBox - v0.70: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Dreamweaver MX 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Dreamweaver 8 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Dreamweaver CS 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Driver 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DVDFab Platinum WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DVD Maker 7 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
E
eMule: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Everest Ultimate : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Everquest : HAS TO BE IN COMPATIBILITY MODE FOR XP OTHERWISE FINE
F
Far Cry: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
FEAR Combat WORKS FLAWLESSLY
FileZilla: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Firefox WORKS BUT NOT PERFECTLY
Fireworks MX 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Fireworks 8 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flatout 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flash MX 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flash 8 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flash CS 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Frostwire : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
G
Galcon WORKS FLAWLESSLY
GIMP WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Ghost recon advanced warfare: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Global operations WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Gothic 3: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
GPU-Z : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
GTA:SA WORKS FLAWLESSLY / CRASHES WHEN ENTERING BUILDINGS ??
GTLegends : WORKS FLAWLESSLY, DEMO DOESN'T
GTR2 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
H
Half Life 1 and sequel HL2 (including episode 1 of the latter) WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Halo 1 & 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Halo Combat Evolved : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Hamachi WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Hitman: Bloodmoney WORKS FLAWLESSLY
I
Internet Explorer 7 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Irssi WORKS FLAWLESSLY
i-sense Groupware Suite : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
ITLU (iTunes List Updater) INSTALLS BUT DOESN'T RUN
iTunes WORKS FLAWLESSLY
J
Jahshaka WORKS FLAWLESSLY
K
L
LimeWire 4.12.11 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Live for Speed S2 : GREEN SMOKE?
M
Macromedia Suite : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault INSTALLS FINE, CRASHES ON STARTUP - PERHAPS A PATCH FIX SOON
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault : : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Media Player Classic: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Medieval 2 TW WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Office 2000 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Office 2003 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Office 2007 EVERY PRODUCT WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Virtual Server 2003 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Virtual PC 2003 COMPATIABILITY ERROR BUT I HAD NO PROBLEMS
mIRC : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Mozilla FireFox, v.2.0, 32-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
MyRoboForm : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
MySpaceIM : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
N
Need for Speed : Carbon: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Nero 6: INCOMPATIBLE UNDER BOTH 32 & 64 BIT VERSIONS OF VISTA
Nero 7: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Neverwinter Nights 2: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Norton Virus Definition INSTALLATION ISSUES BUT DEFINITIONS ARE SUCCESFULLY APPLIED
NTI CD WORKS FLAWLESSLY
O
Oblivion WORKS FLAWLESSLY
OpenOffice.org 2.2 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
OpenOffice.org 2.3 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Opera : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
P
Paint Shop Pro 10: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Partition Magic 8 WILL NOT INSTALL AND CANNOT RUN LIVE CD
PHP Designer 2007 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Photoshop CS 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Photoshop CS 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Prey WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Q
Quake 4 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
R
Red Faction 1 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Resident Evil 4: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Return to CastleWolfenstein: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Rivatuner : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Rfactor : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
S
Safari WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Serato Scratch Live v. 1.7.2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
SimCity 4 Deluxe WORKS FLAWLESSLY
The Sims Double Deluxe + House Party + Unleashed WORKS FLAWLESSLY BUT INSTALLING DOUBLE DELUXE DISC CORRUPTS THE SIMS
SIW : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Skype : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix GOLD version WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Soulseek x64 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Spider Man 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Spybot Search And Destroy : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Stalker: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Steam WORKS FLAWLESSLY
SUPERAntispyware : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Supreme Commander: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
T
Team Fortress 2 : WORKS WELL BUT THERE CAN BE AN ERROR WHEN LOADING SOME MAPS, PATCH IS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Test Drive Unlimited WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Thief 3: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
TMPGenc DVD author 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Tor WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Trillian: DISABLES VISTA AERO GUI, OTHERWISE WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Tycoon City New York: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
U
UltraVNC WORKS FLAWLESSLY
The Universal: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
uTorrent WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Unreal Tournament 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
UVMapper Pro: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
V
VMWare 5.5 : KNOWN COMPATIBILITY ISSUES, SYSTEM HANGS
VMWare 6.0 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
W
WAMP Server WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Warrock WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WD Lifeguard Tools + Utilities WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WinAmp: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WinRAR WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WinUHA: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
World of Warcraft WORKS FLAWLESSLY
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade WORKS FLAWLESSLY (Some add-on issues though)
X
XNView WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Xpan Rally x64 DOESN'T WORK
Y
Z
Fellow CFers,
This thread's goal is to list any piece of software that you, as a Vista user, have installed and tested to work. The aim here is not to list the programs that work which have the "Works with Vista" logo, but to list those who don't but nevertheless work.
Division
The programs will be divided into 3 groups; those who work with Vista, in green, those who work but with flaws, in orange (please indicate said flaws), and those who absolutely don't work, in red.
You may post anything, be it a Game, Work Utility, Driver, Multimedia tool, anything as long as you have tested it on Vista.
What to post?
You should give the programs name (brand first), version, Vista build, 32 / 64 bit and hardware if it bears a meaning on this list (i.e.: it worked on a computer but not on another, Vista builds being the same and the hardware being the only variable).
Examples of this could go as such, where VB means Vista Build :
Slysoft CloneDVD, v.3.9.4.0, 32-bit, VB6000, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Comodo Firewall Pro, v.2.4.5.111 BETA, 32-bit, VB6000, VISTA WARNS INCOMPATIBILITY UPON SETUP, WHICH MUST BE RUN IN WINDOWS XP MODE
PeerGuardian, v.2.0 Beta 6b, 32-bit, VB6000, INSTALLS AND SEEMS TO WORK BUT DOESN'T BECAUSE DRIVER DOESN'T INSTALL
Vista Build 6000 is actually RTM, the final version, which is the one currently sold on the vista equipped computers. Don't need to write VB6000, RTM is shorter and will do fine.
Hopefully we will be able to maintain a nice list of programs in which users can search for a specific program.
Software list
#
007 NightFire WORKS FLAWLESSLY
3DMark06: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
3DS Max: WORKS, BUT SOME VIEWPORT BUGS
7-ZIP WORKS FLAWLESSLY
A
ActivePerl 5.6 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Adobe Captivate 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Adobe Photoshop CS2, v.9.0, 32-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Adobe Photoshop CS3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
AIM: WORKS FINE BUT THE THEME FROM LATEST VERSION IS BUGGY ON AERO
Age of Empires 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY // UNSTABLE; CRASHES ??
Age of Mythology : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Anim8or: NEEDS TO BE RUN IN XP COMPATIBILITY MODE, MINOR GRAPHICAL ISSUES BUT USABLE NONETHELESS
Audacity WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Avast AntiVirus Home Edition WORKS FLAWLESSLY
AVG WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Azureus 2 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
B
Battlefield 2142, v1.0, 64-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Battlefield 2, v1.0, 64-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Battlefield Vietnam : WORKS BUT SOMETIMES SOUND CUTS AND GAME MUST BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO GET IT BACK
BitComet 0.59+ WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Blender WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Break Quest WORKS FLAWLESSLY
BSPlayer: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
C
Camtasia Studio 4 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
CCleaner : WORKS FLAWLESSLY IF SET SETUP INSTALL FILE TO XP SP2 COMPATIBILITY
Command and Conquer 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Company of Heroes WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Convertxtodvd 3 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Corel Draw Essentials 3 DOESN'T WORK
Counter-Strike: Source WORKS FLAWLESSLY
CPU-ID : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
CPUz: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Creative Sync Manager WORKS FLAWLESSLY
D
Dev-C++ WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DivX Player, Codec, Web Player WORKS FLAWLESSLY IF SET SETUP INSTALL FILE TO XP SP2 COMPATIBILITY, THEN SETUP PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY TO XP SP2
Doom 3 + Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DOSBox - v0.70: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Dreamweaver MX 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Dreamweaver 8 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Dreamweaver CS 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Driver 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DVDFab Platinum WORKS FLAWLESSLY
DVD Maker 7 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
E
eMule: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Everest Ultimate : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Everquest : HAS TO BE IN COMPATIBILITY MODE FOR XP OTHERWISE FINE
F
Far Cry: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
FEAR Combat WORKS FLAWLESSLY
FileZilla: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Firefox WORKS BUT NOT PERFECTLY
Fireworks MX 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Fireworks 8 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flatout 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flash MX 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flash 8 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Flash CS 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Frostwire : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
G
Galcon WORKS FLAWLESSLY
GIMP WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Ghost recon advanced warfare: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Global operations WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Gothic 3: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
GPU-Z : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
GTA:SA WORKS FLAWLESSLY / CRASHES WHEN ENTERING BUILDINGS ??
GTLegends : WORKS FLAWLESSLY, DEMO DOESN'T
GTR2 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
H
Half Life 1 and sequel HL2 (including episode 1 of the latter) WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Halo 1 & 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Halo Combat Evolved : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Hamachi WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Hitman: Bloodmoney WORKS FLAWLESSLY
I
Internet Explorer 7 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Irssi WORKS FLAWLESSLY
i-sense Groupware Suite : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
ITLU (iTunes List Updater) INSTALLS BUT DOESN'T RUN
iTunes WORKS FLAWLESSLY
J
Jahshaka WORKS FLAWLESSLY
K
L
LimeWire 4.12.11 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Live for Speed S2 : GREEN SMOKE?
M
Macromedia Suite : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault INSTALLS FINE, CRASHES ON STARTUP - PERHAPS A PATCH FIX SOON
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault : : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Media Player Classic: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Medieval 2 TW WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Office 2000 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Office 2003 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Office 2007 EVERY PRODUCT WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Virtual Server 2003 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Microsoft Virtual PC 2003 COMPATIABILITY ERROR BUT I HAD NO PROBLEMS
mIRC : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Mozilla FireFox, v.2.0, 32-bit, RTM, WORKS FLAWLESSLY
MyRoboForm : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
MySpaceIM : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
N
Need for Speed : Carbon: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Nero 6: INCOMPATIBLE UNDER BOTH 32 & 64 BIT VERSIONS OF VISTA
Nero 7: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Neverwinter Nights 2: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Norton Virus Definition INSTALLATION ISSUES BUT DEFINITIONS ARE SUCCESFULLY APPLIED
NTI CD WORKS FLAWLESSLY
O
Oblivion WORKS FLAWLESSLY
OpenOffice.org 2.2 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
OpenOffice.org 2.3 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Opera : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
P
Paint Shop Pro 10: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Partition Magic 8 WILL NOT INSTALL AND CANNOT RUN LIVE CD
PHP Designer 2007 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Photoshop CS 2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Photoshop CS 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Prey WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Q
Quake 4 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
R
Red Faction 1 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Resident Evil 4: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Return to CastleWolfenstein: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Rivatuner : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Rfactor : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
S
Safari WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Serato Scratch Live v. 1.7.2 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
SimCity 4 Deluxe WORKS FLAWLESSLY
The Sims Double Deluxe + House Party + Unleashed WORKS FLAWLESSLY BUT INSTALLING DOUBLE DELUXE DISC CORRUPTS THE SIMS
SIW : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Skype : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix GOLD version WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Soulseek x64 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Spider Man 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Spybot Search And Destroy : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Stalker: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Steam WORKS FLAWLESSLY
SUPERAntispyware : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Supreme Commander: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
T
Team Fortress 2 : WORKS WELL BUT THERE CAN BE AN ERROR WHEN LOADING SOME MAPS, PATCH IS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Test Drive Unlimited WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Thief 3: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
TMPGenc DVD author 3 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Tor WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Trillian: DISABLES VISTA AERO GUI, OTHERWISE WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Tycoon City New York: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
U
UltraVNC WORKS FLAWLESSLY
The Universal: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
uTorrent WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Unreal Tournament 2004 WORKS FLAWLESSLY
UVMapper Pro: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
V
VMWare 5.5 : KNOWN COMPATIBILITY ISSUES, SYSTEM HANGS
VMWare 6.0 : WORKS FLAWLESSLY
W
WAMP Server WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Warrock WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WD Lifeguard Tools + Utilities WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WinAmp: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WinRAR WORKS FLAWLESSLY
WinUHA: WORKS FLAWLESSLY
World of Warcraft WORKS FLAWLESSLY
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade WORKS FLAWLESSLY (Some add-on issues though)
X
XNView WORKS FLAWLESSLY
Xpan Rally x64 DOESN'T WORK
Y
Z
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