Academic
Biacore 3000 Control Software 3.2
BIAevaluation Software 3.2
BioRad QuantityOne 2.6.3
Electrical Troublshooting Training Software (32bit)
Endnote X
Vector NTI 6 (32-bit) [Install into a directory other than C:\Program Files]
Vector NTI Advance 10.3
Zeiss Axio Vision LE 4.6
Zeiss Lsm Image Browser 4
[edit]AntiSpam & AntiSpyware
Avast Avast Home and Professional v4.7.942(32/64-bit)
CA eTrust PestPatrol Antispyware v4.4.4.81 (32-bit)
EMSI Software a-squared Free v2.1
ESET Eset Smart Security Public Beta 2 (v3.0.290.0), Release Candidate 1 (v3.0.414.0) (32-bit/64-bit)
FireTrust MailWasher Pro Ver. 5.3 (32-bit)
Javacool Software SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 (32-bit/64-bit)
Lavasoft Ad-aware SE Personal v1.06 (32-bit/64-bit)
MailFrontier Anti-Spam
PC Tools Spyware Doctor v4.0.0.2621
Pyrenean eDexter v1.42 (32-bit/64-bit)
Spybot Search & Destroy v1.4 (32-bit)
Spyware Terminator v1.8.5.986 (32-bit)
Sunbelt CounterSpy V2 (x86/x64)
Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 (32-bit/64-bit) - NOTE: Get the latest version, more info here
Webroot Spy Sweeper v5.5.7 (32-bit)
WinPatrol WinPatrol v11.1.2007 or later (32-bit)
[edit]AntiVirus
ALWIL Software
avast! v4.7 Home Edition (32/64-bit) (28 language versions)
avast! v4.7 Professional Edition (32/64-bit) (28 language versions)
avast! Virus Cleaner Tool - version 1.0.209 (32-bit) (Czech)
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (32-bit)
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Premium 7.00.04.13 (32-bit)
BitDefender Antivirus 2008 (32/64-bit)
BullGuard
BullGuard Internet Security 7.0 (32-bit)
BullGuard Internet Security 7.0 (64-bit beta)
CA Etrust Etrust EZ CA Antivirus v8.2.0.13 (32-bit)
ClamWin portable v0.88.5
ESET
Eset Smart Security Public Beta] (v3.0.290.0), Release Candidate 1 (v3.0.414.0) (32-bit/64-bit). Beta and RC will be disabled when released version ships.
NOD32 v2.70.39 or newer (32-bit/64-bit, installs both 32-bit and 64-bit components under Vista x64)
Grisoft
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition v7.5.463 (32/64-bit)
AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition v7.5.441 (64-bit)
Hitman Pro (v2.6)
Jetico Personal Firewall for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista v.2.0.0.35 (32/64-bit)
Kaspersky
Kaspersky AntiVirus 6.0.2.614 and newer (32/64-bit) (64 bits runs as 32 bits)
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0.2.614 and newer (32/64-bit) (64 bits run as 32 bits)
McAfee
McAfee AntiVirus 8.5i (32-bit)
McAfee Security Center 11.2 build 7.2.144 (32-bit only, 64-bit in development)
McAfee Site Advisor for IE or Firefox (32-bit)
McAfee VirusScan 11.2 build 7.2.144 (32-bit only, 64-bit in development)
Stinger v2.60 (32-bit)
Microsoft
Windows Live OneCare 1.5 (32-bit) - NOTE: Have to open some ports to get Windows Mobile Device Center to work
Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 2.0.2284.28 beta (32/64-bit)
Moon Secure AV free 1.0.0.132 (32-bit)
Norman Virus Control
Panda Antivirus 2007 (32-bit)
Softwin Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 10 Build 247 (32-bit)
Symantec
Norton Antivirus 2007 - NOTE: Download the latest version, more info here (32-bit and 64-bit)
Norton Antivirus 2008
Norton Internet Security 2006/2007 - NOTE: Download the latest version, more info here (32-bit and 64-bit)
Norton Internet Security 2008
Norton 360 Beta360 is out and work great on my 64-bit vista ultimate
Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition v10.2.224 - NOTE: Disabling Microsoft Windows Defender may help solve sluggish performance.
Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition v10.2.276
Trend Micro
PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 v14.57 (32/64-bit)
PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 - NOTE: Get the latest version, more info here
ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.1.013.000 Beta Version for Vista
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/beta/index.html
[edit]Audio and Music
Absolute MP3 Splitter & Converter 2.5.8
Adobe Audition 1.5 (32 bit) Works perfectly. No compatibility issues.
Adobe Audition 3.0 - works with Vista and releases in November 2007
Adobe Soundbooth CS3
Apollo Audio DVD Creator v1.24
Apollo No1 DVD Audio Ripper v1.2.26
Apple Quicktime v7.1.3 (32/64-bit) - installs as 32-bit app under 64-bit Vista
Apple iTunes 7.0.2 - See link for information on Compatibility Issues
Apple iTunes 7.1 and 7.2 (32/64-bit) - installs as 32-bit app under 64-bit Vista
Apple iTunes Library Updater 1.22
ArKaos VJ 3.6.1
AtomixMP3 DJ: Virtual DJ v2.0 and AtomixMP3 v2.3
Audacity v1.3.2-beta (32-bit)
Audioactive Production Studio 1.05
CoolEdit Pro 2.0
Creative Tools: Creative AudioHQ, Creative Recorder, Creative Mixer etc...
Cakewalk
Dimension Pro DXi and VSTi sampler synthesizer works great with updates and expansion packs too
Sonar 6 Updated 6.0.1 works great with VST and VSTi also (32 & 64 bit)
SONAR Producer Edition 6.2, SONAR Studio Edition 6.2, SONAR Home Studio 6, SONAR Home Studio 6 XL, SONAR Power Studio (32 & 64 bit)
Project5 Version 2.5, Rapture 1.1, Z3TA+ 1.5 (32 & 64 bit)
Digital Voice Editor 3 (Sony - comes with digital recorder, e.g. ICD-P520) (32-bit) [Installs and runs, not all features checked]
Finale 2008, SongWriter 2007a (32-bit)
Foobar2000 v0.8.3, v0.9.4.1 and v0.9.4.2 (During the installation, make sure Enable per-user settings is on)
dbPowerAmp Audio the website says that all their products are Vista compatible, doesn't specify 32 or 64 bit
Free Easy HI-Q Recorder 2.0
Fruity Loops 6.0.8 (32bit) - works great, performance slightly sub-par
FL Studio 7.0 XXL Producer Edition, works fine on Vista (32-bit) home Premium
FXsound DFX Audio Enhancement v8.0 for Windows Media Player & Winamp
GoldWave v5.17 (32-bit)
Guitar Pro 5: (32-bit) Works fine! (Works with 64 bit)
Jetaudio v6
Magix Music Maker 5 a bit older version, but still, not the oldest (32bit) - Working Fine!
Media Monkey latest Version (note old versions have not been tested)
musikCube v1.0 RC2 beta (32-bit)
mp3tag v.2.37a (newly added Vista Support, v.2.36a and below simply crash)
i-Sound WMA MP3 Recorder compatible since version 6.72
Multi-channel Recording System v2.87
MediaCoder
Native Instruments Absynth 3 and 4 works great too
Native Instruments Battery 3
Native Instruments Kontakt 2 (Works with 64 bit)
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 2 (Works with 64 bit)
Novation X-station drivers 1.1 (64 bit, must disable driver signing on startup (F8) )
n-Track Studio 5 (32/64-bit)
Orb MyCasting
Power Tab Editor 1.7(No Problems!!!)
Propellerheads Reason 3.0.4 works great
Razer Barracuda AC-1 Driver v2.10b Currently 32 Bit only!
Rhapsody v4.0.850
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 6.0
Sony Acid Pro 6.0d
Sonic Foundry ACID Pro 3.0g (works perfect)
Sonic Foundry Batch Converter 5.0b
Sony Cinescore 1.0b and 1.0c
Sony SonicStage CP 4.3
Sony Sound Forge 8.0d
Spectrasonics Atmosphere and Trilogy VSTi works great without any problem
Steinberg V-Stack works good - some problems with ASIO
Steinberg Sequel, Cubase 4.0.1, WaveLab 6.0.1, HALion 3, The Grand 2, Groove Agent 3 - (Vista 32/64-bit)
Ultra Tag Editor 2.4.3
Wavepad works with no compatibility issues.
Winamp v2x and v5x (32bit) - DRM Problems, 5.32 Pro
WinAmp 5.3 (32bit) - work perfect but when startup Winamp note error with PX.dll but audio and video files plays like on Win XP

(To get rid of the PX.dll error, simply disable the CD ripping/burning features during install)
Winamp 5.35 - No major problems (fixes PX.dll error). Doesn't display correctly in Alt+Tab or Flip3D though.
[edit]Benchmark
Codecult Codecreatures Benchmark Pro
Fururemark
3DMark05 1.3.0, 3DMark06 1.1.0 (32-bit)
PCMark05 1.2.0
PCMark Vantage (32/64-bit)
SciMark Standard Edition Graphics, Processors, Drives - (32/64-bit)
[edit]Backup
Acronis True Image Home v10.0.4871 - May require Vista startup repair from Vista DVD after recovery.
Acronis True Image WorkStation 9.1.3886 - May require Vista startup repair from Vista DVD after recovery.
AIS Backup 2.3.1
Allway Sync v5.5.8 Works fine on Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Cobian Backup 8.2.0.186
Genie Backup Manager v7
Karen's Replicator v3.3.5
Seagate/Maxtor MaxBlast 5
MOBackup 3.0
MozBackup 1.4.2
Mozy Remote Backup v1.8.2.3
NovaStor NovaBackup Maintenance Release v7.5.2.1, v8 beta, v8.3 (32/64-bit)
Paragon Drive Backup Personal v8.5
steekUP v4.4
Vision Backup Home, Pro, Server & Server w/MS SQL & Exchange
Yellow Backup
[edit]Bluetooth
Toshiba Bluetooth Stack - perfectly works now
[edit]Browsers
Avant Browser 11 Build 46
Browzar 1.2.0.1 (32-bit) (Do NOT use this! It´s a fraud, a SCAM!)
Deepnet Explorer 1.53 beta (32-bit)
Flock 0.78 (32-bit)
Maxthon 1.5.9 build 30 and 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 (32/64-bit)
Netscape 8.1.2 (32/64 Bit) based on Firefox
Off By One 3.5.d (32-bit)
Opera 9.xx (32-bit)
Portable FireFox 1.5 (32-bit)
Safari 3 Public Beta
SeaMonkey 1.1.1
Torpark 1.5.0.7a (32/64 Bit)
[edit]CD/DVD Authoring
#1 DVD Ripper 5.2.0
Alcohol-Soft Alcohol 120% 1.9.6.4719 (Works on 64 bit). (Potential to crash Vista described here:
http://forum.alcohol-soft.com/index.php?showtopic=25452)
Alcohol-Soft Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.4521
Ashampoo Burning Studio 6
Astroburn v1.0.3 Free
AVTLab (Rus) Small CD-DVD Writer 1.4 (32-bit)
Burn4Free CD and DVD v2.6 - NOTE: upgrade to the latest version to solve compatibility.
CyberLink PowerDVD Copy (may have problem during installation but if you keep trying it will run fine).
CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra Deluxe v7.3 (32-bit) (Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
Cyberlink Suite v.5 - Working great and no problems.
DAEMON Tools 4.09 X86 and X64 versions
DVD2one 2.1.2
DVD43 v 2.5.0.192 and up - (32 Bit)
DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0
DeepBurner 1.8 - (32 Bit)
DVDLAB Pro 2.2
DVDFab Platinum 3.0.9.8
DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0
DVD Rebuilder Pro 1.20.5
DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15
DVD TO AVI AC3 RIPPER v1.0.0.0
EASY RM RMVB To DVD Burner 1.3.6
Express Burn
ImgBurn 2.1.0.0 (32/64bit)
ImgTool Classic 0.91.7
InfraRecorder 0.42.1
IsoBuster 1.9.1. Tested on Vista Business 32-bit.
IsoBuster 2.0.0. - (32 Bit)
LG Software 1Click DVD Copy 5 - works completely with no issues
LightScribe software (32-bit & 64-bit)
MagicDisk 2.5 Build 074
MagicISO 5.3.221 - 32/64 Bit
Nero 7 Ultra Edition ENHANCED v7.8.5.0 Full Multilanguage - NOTE: Vista ships with DirectX 10. Will not install if you choose not to install the directX component. The software is compatible in all use. (32-bit) - NOTE: Version 7.7.5.1 is the minimum for Vista Compatibility (Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
ONES (Prassi) - Current update 2.1.358 - 30-days trial version available.
Oront Burning Kit 2 v2.3.3 (32/64-bit)
PowerISO 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
PowerISO 3.6 (32/63-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
PrimoDVD 2.1 for Disc Publisher (Bravo II CD/DVD Duplicator & Printer)
RipIt4Me RipIt4Me 1.6.4.0
Roxio (Sonic) Easy Media Creator 9 - (32-bit),Roxio Media Creator 9.0.603 XE (64bit), only creator classic is installed
Roxio (Sonic) Easy Media Creator 8 - (32-bit)
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7
SilentNight Microburner v5.0.0.26 (32-bit)
Slysoft AnyDVD 6.1.0.4 - (32/64-bit) Tested, v6.1.3.3 works completely.
Slysoft AnyDVD HD 6.1.3.3 - (32/64-bit) Tested, works completely.
Slysoft CloneCD 5.2.91 - (32/64-bit) Tested, works completely
Slysoft CloneDVD2 2.9.01 - (32-bit)
Slysoft CloneDVD 3.9.4.0 - (32-bit)
Sony DVD Architect 4.0a
Super Clone Dvd 5
Ultimate CD/DVD Burner 2.0 - (32-bit)
UltraISO 8.6.3.2056 (32/64-bit)
VOBEdit 0.6
Vso-Software ConvertXtoDVD 2.1.5.173- 32/64 Bit
Vso-Software CopytoDVD 4.0.3
[edit]Checksum Tools
MKay-Software Release Check 1.2 (32-bit)
[edit]Codecs & Converters
3ivx
Avi2Dvd 0.4.5 beta
Advanced Vista Codec Package 4.3.2 MSFN Forum
Cinema Craft Encoder SP, SP2, Basic (32-bit)
CodecInstaller
Combined Community Codec Pack
DivX 6.6
DivX Author 1.5
DivX Converter 6.5 Beta for Vista
Electronic Cosmo's MPEG Suite 1.5 (32bit)
ffdshow (use Celtic Druid's (x64)
FLV to AVI Converter Ver_3.1 (32-bit)
K-Lite Codec Pack v3.01 / K-Lite Mega Codec Pack v2.01
K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit Add-On v0.4.0 Beta(64-bit)
Quick Time Alternative [latest version]
Real Alternative [latest version]
StormCodec v6.10.00
SWF Video Converter v_3.0.18 (32-bit)
VISTA Codec Package 4.4.8 Homepage 32 and 64- bit filters. Works brilliantly with WMP and Media Center in both modes
X Codec Pack v2.1.2 or newer
XVid v1.1.2
[edit]Compression
7-Zip (7Zip/7 zip) (32/64-bit)
Advanced RAR Password Recovery 1.53
Flash Optimizer- compress SWF Ver_1.48 (32-bit)
IZArc 3.81 (32-bit)
PowerArchiver 2006 Version 9.64
TUGZip 3.4+
Ultimatezip 2007 (ver 3.2) 32-bit
WinAce 2.5, 2.65
WinRAR 3.70 - Works perfectly. (Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
WinRAR 3.4 (installs/runs fine as user, just asks for permission), 3.51, 3.60 and 3.62 (32-bit) (must be run as Administrator)
WinZip Pro 10.0 (build 6685 and 7245) and 11.0 (build 7313) (32/64-bit) (WinZip 11.0 is 100% working)
ZipGenius 6, ver 6.0.3.1130 (64-bit)
[edit]Corporate Records Management
Metrosharp IMS Express 2007 (AKA Identity Management System for USC 2257) (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp IMS Professional 2007 (AKA Identity Management System for USC 2257) (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp IMS Small Business 2007 (AKA Identity Management System for USC 2257) (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp IMS Enterprise 2007 (AKA Identity Management System for USC 2257) (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp Migrate for IMS 2007 (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp OpenIMF (AKA Open Identity Management Framework for USC 2257) (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp Retroact for IMS 2007 (32/64 bit)
Metrosharp SteelSafe 2007 (32/64 bit)
[edit]Customization
allSnap (32-bit)
Samurize v1.64.2 (to install, set compatibility to Windows XP SP2)
[edit]Databases
Firebird 2.0
Navicat for MySQL v8.0
Microsoft Access 2000 (32-bit)
Microsoft Access 2002 (32-bit)
Microsoft Access 2003 (32-bit)
Microsoft Access 2007
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 x64 & x86 (needs SQL Server 2005 SP2 installed to run best in Vista). Note: SP2 is available at [1],
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 express edition - works perfectly if SP1 is installed. SP2 is also available at [2]
MySQL Administrator
MySQL Query Browser
MySQL Community Server 5.0.27
Oracle 10g Express Edition, Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (32-bit)
Quest Toad for MySQL
Quest Toad for Oracle
[edit]Defragmenting
Ashampoo® Magical Defrag
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 works great
Auslogics Disk Defrag 1.1.0
Diskeeper® Corporation Diskeeper® 2007 (v11.0.697.0 and later) (32/64-bit) - more info here
JkDefrag JkDefrag 3.8 and newer (32 Bits only)
Golden Bow Systems VOpt 8.08 and newer (32-bit)
O&O Defrag V8.6 and newer (32/64-Bit). Great performance and stability.
Raxco PerfectDisk v8.0 build 48 (32/64-bit) and newer
UltimateDefrag UltimateDefrag 1.52 and newer (32 Bits)
[edit]Development
Bloodshed C++ Compiler - Crashes if cache is created. Works fine otherwise (32-bit)
Borland Delphi 2006
Boxer Text Editor 12.0.0 Release and higher (32-bit)
ConTEXT v0.98.5 (32-bit/64-bit)
Crimson Editor 3.70 Release
Eclipse 3.2.2
JCreator Pro
JDK v1.5
JDK v1.6
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition (32-bit) (use the SP1 for Vista service pack for optimal Vista compatibility)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite (32-bit/64-bit) (use the SP1 for Vista service pack for optimal Vista compatibility)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition, Express, Standard [BETA II] (32-bit) (90% - Not Responding Bugs)
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 (32 Bit) (Compatibility warnings, but works)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions: Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition (32 Bit) (Compatibility warnings, but works)
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition (32 Bit) (SP6) (Compatibility warnings, but works with runas administrator)
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition (32 Bit) (SP6) (Compatibility warnings, works with runas administrator)
Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0
Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0 (16-bit abandonware, but runs on RTM 32bit version)
Netbeans IDE v5.5
Notepad++ 4.02
Programmers Notepad 2 (32-bit)
PSPad editor v4.5.2 (64-bit)
SharpDevelop 2.1 RC 1
Sun Java3D 1.5.0 - Note: You need to free registration on Sun company site ("not java site")to obtain this great add for java.
Sun Java Runtime 6.0
Textpad 4.7.1 (works perfectly)
Tinn-R 1.19.1.6 (32-bit)
TortoiseSVN v1.4.3 (32-bit/64-bit)
UltraEdit v10.10a and higher (32-bit)
Vim v7.0 (32-bit)
vlite v0.5 beta
WinHex v12.0 SR-1
WinMerge v2.3.10.0 (32-bit)
Zend Studio v5.5.0
[edit]Download Managers
Bearshare 5.2.5 (32-bit)
Bit Comic 0.84
BitTorrent 5.0.5 (32-bit)
Download Accelerator Plus 5.3(DAP)
Download Accelerator Plus 8(DAP)
Download Master
FlashGet 1.73 Build 128 (32/64-bit) and 1.82 (32-bit/64-bit)
Free Download Manager
GetRight 6.1 (or 6.2a +4, run IE as admin for rapidshare cookie to work)
Gigaget 1.0.0.23
HiDownload 6.95
Internet Download Accelerator
Internet Download Manager 5.11 (x86/x64)
Leechget 2006
Microsoft File Transfer Manager
Orbit Downloader 1.5.2
RapGet 1.26
ReGet Deluxe 2.6
Star Downloader Free 1.45
Thunder5 5.5.6.274 (Chinese Simplified/Traditional)
Universal Share Downloader 1.3.4
Xi Software Net Transport 2.28
[edit]Email
Chaos Software Group
GMail Notifier (32-bit / 64-bit)
Kerio MailServer
IBM Lotus Notes 6.55
MailWasher Pro 5.2 Works Well on 32bit
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Microsoft Outlook 2003 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta (Build 8.0.1172)
Mozilla Thunderbird v1.5.x Works well on my Vista Enterprise 64bit.
Mozilla Thunderbird v2b1 (32-bit)
PocoMail v4.1 Works fine on Vista Home Premium 32-bit.
PoP Peeper
Portable Thunderbird v1.0.7 (32-bit)
Qualcomm Eudora v7.1.0.9 (32-bit)
The Bat! Home Edition / Professional Edition v3.71
The Bat! Home Edition / Professional Edition v3.99.1
[edit]Emulation
BeebEM 3.7 (32-bit)
Daemon Tools 4.08HE (32-bit/64-bit)
DOSBox (0.63 tested in 32 bit, worked fine)
Jnes 0.5.3 works great
Kawaks 1.57
MAME32 (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
Nestopia (32-bit)
Project 64 1.6 and 1.7 beta work perfectly
RockNES (32-bit)
ScummVM 0.5.1
Snes9X v1.39
UltraISO 8.6.0.1936
ZSNES 1.51 (32-bit)
Virtual rs232 port Driver ver_6.0.1 (32-bit)
VisualBoy Advance Emulator 1.7.2
[edit]Encryption
Ashampoo® Magical Security - appears to run in 64-bit, but must run program, will not run in Windows Explorer with right click
Ashampoo® WinOptimizer 4 (v4.10, 02/05/2007)
BestCrypt 7
Cryptext (version unknown, but from 2001)
CryptoDisk Disk encryption software
DriveCrypt 4.6
File Securer Version: 3.95
PGP Desktop v9.6.1 32-bit Vista only
Silver Key
http://www.kryptel.com/products/skey/ - appears to run in 64-bit, but must run program, won't work with Windows Explorer right click
Steganos Safe 2007 stops you opening programs from the "Recently used Programs" section of the Start menu and does not allow you to open more than 1 JPG or Gif file at once.
Tropical Software [3] Stealth File Encryptor 6.0
TrueCrypt 4.3 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista. Do not use older versions with Vista
[edit]Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Universalis 10/11 (french) (32-bit) : patch available since march 2007, contact the support by mail
Encyclopedia Universalis 12 (french) (32-bit) : no patch required
Encarta 2007
[edit]Financial
Business Plan Pro 2007
Microsoft Money 2004 (RTM 6000, 32-bit)
Microsoft Money 2005
Microsoft Money Deluxe 2006
Microsoft Money Deluxe 2007
PocketQuicken 2.5.1
Quicken 2007 R2 (32-bit)
Quicken 2006 R5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Quicken 2005 R6 (32-bit) (Install hiccupped but program is fine)
Quicken 2000 (32-bit) (Run as administrator)
Quicken Medical Expense Manager 2.0 (32-bit and 64-bit)
TaxCut 2006 (32-bit)
TurboTax 2006 (32-bit and 64-bit)
[edit]Firewalls / IDS's
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 (v6.0.2160.205.402.266 32/64bit)
AVG Internet Security 7.5 Now the firewall component its fixed and is full compatible with Vista x86/x64 (version 7.5.464+)
Avira Premium Security Suite 7.06.00.168 (32/64-bit)
Bitdefender Bitedefender Internet Security 10
Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.10.238 (beta) x86 - x64 versions (Beta release, requires you register on the comodo forum to download; final beta stage, complete release set for November 2007)
ESET Eset Smart Security Public Beta 2 (v3.0.290.0), Release Candidate 1 (v3.0.414.0) (32-bit/64-bit)
Iolo Personal Firewall (32 bits only)
IBM Proventia Desktop for Windows Vista Preview 32-bit
Jetico Personal Firewall v.2 (32 and 64 bits)
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0.2.621 and newer (32-bit, 64-bit runs in 32-bit mode)
Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.3 (native 32 bits and 64 bits versions)
McAfee McAfee Personal Firewall 11.2 build 11.2.121
Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 1.5 NOTE: MS are currently (02/22/07) offering a 90-day trial for free. OK as an interim until some that actually work show up. (PT-BR unavailable)
PC Tools Firewall Plus 2.0 (32 bits only)
Symantec Norton 360
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006/2007 - NOTE: Download the latest version, more info here
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 - NOTE: Get the latest version, more info here
Vista Firewall Control (native 32 and 64 bits) Incoming/outcoming program control. I would recommend this firewall to the home user as well as the professional. All the other firewalls I have used so far either crash, give a BSOD, hog resources or fail leak tests.
Webroot Desktop Firewall
ZoneAlarm 7.1.078.000 free (32-bit only)
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.1.078.000 15-Day-Trial (32-bit only)
[edit]FTP
Cerberus FTP server (working only 3MB/sec)(32-bit)
FileZilla 2.2 - 3.0 (new 3.0 version requires "Run as administrator" in order to install in C:\Program Files because the setup installer is not elevated by default)
FireFTP 0.95.2 (32-bit)
CrossFTP - Powerful multi-tabbed FTP client.
FlashFXP FlashFXP 3.2.0, FlashFXP 3.4.1 (32-bit)
FTP Navigator 7.5 Small and simple ftp client (32-bit)
Gene6 FTP server 3.9.0.2 (32-bit)
GMail Drive Shell Extension 1.0
GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 4.2
GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP 8, 8.0.4 Pro (Error on exit, but works fine)
iniCom.Networks FlashFXP
PSFtp FTP Client for Windows (Shareware - 32bit/64 bit)
Rhino Software FTP Voyager 7.0
Ocean FTP Server v1.1.7.0
SmartFTP 2.0 FTP CLIENT SmartFTP build 2.0.1002 (Freeware - 32bit/64 bit)
UtraFXP Nice, simple ftp client (tested on 32bit only!)
Visicom Media FTP Expert 3.70.3 (French) (32-bit)
WS Ftp Pro 9.0 (100% working)
WinFTP Server v2.0.5
[edit]Games
StarForce protection drivers 4.00.013 [4] and higher run under Windows Vista 32/64-bit automatically
1602 A.D. (32-Bit)
1701 A.D. (32,64-Bit)
18 Wheels Of Steel: Across America (32-bit)
18 Wheels Of Steel: Pedal To The Metal (Windows XP [service Pack 2] Compatibility Mode, Run As ADMIN)
18 Wheela Of STeel: Haulin' (Windows XP [service Pack 2] Compatibility Mode, Run As ADMIN)
3D Rij-Simulator
80 days (32-bit)
Agatha Christie : And then there were none (32 bit)
Agatha Christie : Murder on the orient express (32 bit)
Aladdin in Nasira's Wraak (Dutch)
Aliens versus Predator 2
Americas Army 2.8 (32-bit)
Americas Army 2.7 (32-bit)
Americas Army 2.6 (32-bit)
Anno 1701
Age of Empires and the Rise of Rome expansion
Age of Empires II and The Conquerors expansion
Age of Empires III and The WarChiefs expansion
Age of Mythology and The Titans expansion
Age of Wonders II
Alice (American McGee's)
Anarchy Online (32-bit) Runs fine.
Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition
Ankh (32-bit) [english/French] : The game cannot start. Deck13 works on a patch. Donwload this unofficial patch Ankh on Windows Vista
Ankh (32-bit) [German] : Download the patch from official website
Archlord (32-bit and 64-bit)
Armies of Exigo
Atlantis I (french) (32-bit). Patch available here
Atlantis II (32-bit)
Atlantis III (32-bit)
Atlantis IV Evolution (32-bit)
Aura : Fate of the ages (32-bit)
Armed and Dangerous
Arx Fatalis
Blade Runner (32-bit)
Baldur's Gate (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
Baldur's Gate (64bit RTM) (English version. Installer exits abruptly, which is normal, but triggers Windows Compatibility Wizard. Just click "This program installed correctly". The game will run fine.)
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (64bit RTM) (English version. Torment Promotion movie colors are screwed up. Same installer "error" as BG1. Game runs fine.)
Battle for Middle-Earth 1 & 2
Battlefield 1942 (Run As Administrator, may require the most up to date graphics drivers, such as the Nvidia's BETA 101.41 GeForce drivers. Also, it may sometimes crash during a map load -- switch compatability to/from XP and it will work.)
Battlefield 2 & Special Forces (Run BF2.exe As Administrator.) (if this not help, deactivate user account control, in german "Benutzerkontensteuerung", works fine on 64Bit - However it does crash to windows frequently and inconsistently)
Battlefield 2142(32bit)
Battlefield 2142(64bit) - Same settings used on XP, crashes to desktop at every map change (after a certain period) due to low video card memory (256mb). Disable Areo or set texture settings lower.
Beyond Good ad Evil (32-bit)
Black and White 2
Blood II The Chosen (It rarely crashes, but this was happening under XP too.)
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Caesar IV (Demo) (32-bit)
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Duty & United Offensive
Call of Duty 2 (run cod2mp_s.exe in XP SP2 compability mode; SP fine.)
Call of Duty 2 upgraded to 1.3 works on Home Premium RTM no trouble (32 bit)(and vista ultimate!!!)
Championship Manager 2007
Civilization II - Multiplayer Gold Edition
Civilization III (run as administrator, XP SP2 compatibility mode)
Civilization IV (Vista 32/64-bit)
Civ City Rome (32 bit)
Cobra 11 - Nitro (StarForce protection vista-update required)
Colin McRae - DiRT (32-bit)
Command & Conquer: The First Decade (Tiberium Sun may need reintalled)
Command & Conquer: Generals
Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour (Run as admin)
Command & Conquer: Renegade
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars(32-bit)
Commandos: Beyond The Call Of Duty
Company of Heroes (Home Premium) (32 Bit)
(NB With NVIDIA 8800GTX/GTS GPUs the game crashes when loading Cherbourg level. Needs GPU driver update. 'Open issue' with 20/02/07 100.65 forceware AND 02/03/07 101.41 beta drivers)
Condemned - Criminal Origins
Continuum
Counter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike Condition Zero
Counter-Strike Source
Crashday (With patch 1.1 + No Intro Fix)
Cricket 07 (Australian version - works on both x86 & x64)
Darkstar One (vista ultimate 64bit)Prior to installation, install the tages 5.5signed drivers for vista 64bit:
http://www.tagesprotection.com/5.5.htm .After instalation of these drivers, install the game, patch to version 1.3 and run in administrator mode and Xp SP2 compability mode.
Darwinia
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade v1.2 (vista ultimate 64bit)
Day of Defeat
Deal or No Deal
Deer Avenger 2
Delta Force Black Hawk Down & Team Sabre
Deus Ex
Diablo I
Diablo II - NOTE: For best results, set Compatibility Mode for application to Windows XP SP2 in the shortcut's properties and run as Administrator. This should allow all features of game to work properly, including LAN and Battle.Net play. If the game takes too long to start up, try disabling Aero Glass (or under compatability disable desktop composition).
Doom 2(Doom95) (Requires DPlay.dll in the game's directory for doom95 to work properly)
Doom 3 (Requires working OpenGL support)
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Requires working OpenGL support)
Doomsday 3D Engine v1.9.0 Beta 4
Dracula 2 (32-bit) (Win 98 Compatibility Mode)
Dreamfall : the longest journey (32-bit) : run after installation of Starforce Drivers. Install them form this page
Driver (32bit)
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition with all Add-Ons (for Windows Edition; not original 16-bit MS-DOS) (This game works slowly with too low performance if you don't install the driver of your graphic card manually although Vista automatically recognizes and installs the drivers of your graphic card and DirectX.)
Duke Nukem 3D High Resolution Pack (HRP) (also External Release (XTR)) v1.0
Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper: The Deeper Dungeons
Dungeon Keeper 2 (32-Bit)
Dungeon Runners (32-bit)
EA Link (for EA Games)
Earth 2160 (32,64-Bit)
Egypt II (32-bit)
Egypt III (32-bit)
Eve Online Fully working (32-bit)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (32 Bit - demo and full game)
Evany : Crystal keys II (32-bit)
Everquest
Everquest II
Evidence - the last ritual
Evil Islands: Curse of Lost Soul
Fable: The Lost Chapters (requires Windows Update to fix compatibility issues and latest video drivers or you'll get black screens during gameplay and cutscene playback (mostly on nVidia chipsets (can be fixed by downloading nVidia Forceware driver from the nVidia website))
Far Cry (64-bit and 32-bit with v1.4 patch) - The games crashes sometimes (on places with too much light?) when the best graphic configuration is used. Not sure if the problem is Vista or GeForce 8800 and its drivers. Not instaling for Vista 64 Bit.
F.E.A.R* Extraction Point (expansion) has major problems on all platforms, including XP.
F.E.A.R Combat (Multiplayer)
Final Fantasy XI (with Windows-compatible Playonline Viewer) [[5]]
F1 2006 (Win 98/Me Compatibility Mode)
FlatOut 2 (32 bit Home Premium)
Flight Simulator 2004
Flight Simulator X
FBI: Hostage Rescue
FIFA 07
FIFA Manager 2007
Football Manager 2007
Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich
Freelancer
Flatout 2 (European with Starforce update)
Fritz Chess 10
Garry's Mod 10 (Gmod 10) 32bit and 64bit works
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (32/64-bit)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (64-bit) (GRAW2 works, but the ageia physx engine may need to be installed with the /quiet option)
Global Operations
Gothic 3 (Windows Vista wont allow 2 files to install in system folder(64 bit))
Grand Prix 4
Grand Theft Auto II
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Guild Wars: All 3 versions ( Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall )
Gun
GunBound WC
GZDoom
Half Life
Half Life 2 & Half Life 2: Episode One
Half Life 2: Lost Coast
Halo: Combat Evolved(install latest patch)
Halo: Custom Edition(needs a update tho download
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1884)
Halo 2
Hitman: Blood Money[Shows errors due to the fact that it cannot locat the dx9 files it needs. Will not recognize dx10]
Hitman: Contracts
Hollywood Mogul 3 [Run your own movie studio/ Business Simulation]
Homeworld (Ultimate 32bit)
Heroes of Might and Magic II-The Succession Wars (works fine with no compatiblity changes on Home Premium)
HomeWorld 2 (Vista Home Prem 32b)- Works just fine, vr. 1.0
Hoyle Card games 2007 works great.
Hoyle Board games 2007 works great.
Hoyle Puzzle games 2007 works great.
Hugo: The Evil Mirror
IGI2: Covert Strike (32-bit)
In The Groove + Impact dancepad
Indiana Jones and Emperor's Tomb
Jack Nicklaus 6 - Golden Bear Challenge (Install XP patch, run in compatibility mode XP SP2)
Jack the Reaper
Jade Empire: Special Edition (x86 & x64)
Jazz Jack Rabbit 2
Jerusalem (french) (32-bit). Patch available here
Little Fighter 2 (32 bit)
Luxor (32-bit)
Luxor 2 (32-bit)
Keepsake (32-bit) (works after updating straforce drivers)
Kill Switch
KISS: Psycho Circus The Nightmare Child
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Legend
Lego Star Wars II (32 and 64-bit)
Lineage II: Chronicle 5 (32-bit)
LOCOMOTION by Chris Sawyer (64-bit)
Max Payne 1.01
Max Payne 2
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Installed MOHAA Ver1.1 on 32-bit Ultimate, plays fine with no problems at all, multiplayer untested as yet.
Klotski (and Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1991)
Magic Ball 3
Mafia: City of Lost Heaven (32-bit) - works perfectly
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (x86 and x64)
Medal of Honor: Airborne. Windows Vista 64bit
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (32-bit) Works really well, just need to tick "Run this program as an administrator" to be able to
Medieval 2 Total War (32-Bit, 64-Bit)
play on multiplayer.
Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries(patch to latest version) Run in Windows XP compatibility mode and run the program as an administrator. Works for Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Microsoft Crimson skies (32-bit) works.with geforce 8 latest drivers unplayble on hardware mode,invisible menu,with older drivers there is a font bug,software mode works.
Monkey island III : the curse of Monkey island (32-bit) (Windows 95/98 compatibility mode)
Monkey island IV : escape from monkey island (32-bit)
Myst III : Exile (32-bit)
Myst IV : Revelation (32-bit)
Myst V : End of Ages (32-bit)
Myth II Soulblighter v1.6 (32 and 64bit)
MU Online (Ultra low FPS)
Nancy Drew : mystery of the old clock (32-bit) - Europeans versions : you must update starforce drivers if need be
Natural Selection 3.2 (type "gammaramp 0" in console to remedy color anomalies, brightness problems still may occur) (32-bit)
NBA Live 2003 (32-bit)
Need for Speed (32-bit)
Need for Speed III: Hot pursuit(does not work with geforce 8,may be solved with a glide fix or a win xp patch [6],{under nfs3 to run on xp title}).
Need for Speed:Road Challenge (32-bit) Works in software mode,on Geforce 8 and other none glide cards, hardware mode crashes, may be solved with a glide fix Aka dgVoodoo[7]Glidewrapper[8].
Need for Speed: Carbon v1.2 (32 bit, Ultimate 6.0.6000)
Need for Speed: Carbon UK CE v1.4(64bit, Ultimate)
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Need for Speed Underground
Need for Speed Underground II
Neverwinter Nights (Must update to v1.68)(32-bit)
Neverwinter Nights 2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Nexuiz
NHL 06
NHL 07
No One Lives Forever 2 (64bit, Ultimate)
Oolite 1.68 Test (32-bit)
Outrun 2006
Paradise (from Benoit Sokal) (32-bit)
Pariah (With 98/ME Compatibility mode)
Pacific Warriors
Phantasy Star Universe
Playboy - The Mansion
Planescape: Torment
Pompei (french) (32-bit). Patch available here
Powerslide (1998; Vista Compatible)
Prey (Requires working OpenGL support)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time right click on the installer PrinceOfPersiaSetup.exe -> Run as administrator
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Starts Windows MCE upon exit?)
Priston Tale (BR) (32-bit) - it works since July/2007.
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Psychonauts
Quake 2
Quake 3 Arena
Quake 4 (v1.3) Works. Tested on Vista Enterprise 64-bit and Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Race - The WTCC Game
Ragnarok Online
Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Rallisport Challenge (32-bit)
Rayman 3:Hoodlum Havoc
Resident Evil 4 (Requires d3dx9_30.dll to be placed in "capcom/resident evil 4" folder.
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dl...shtml?d3dx9_30) (32-bit)
Return to mysterous Island (32-bit)
Rise of Nations Gold (32 bit)
RF On-Line Connect in server, but error in "HACKSHIELD INIT FAILE. ERR 102" done Test in win vista x64, in x86 no done testing
RollerCoaster Tycoon [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Windows 95" compatibility mode for the file "rct.exe"
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT and its subfolders.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
- Add the "Full control" right to "Everyone" for the folder of RCT2 and its subfolders, (64-Bit) Works fine.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit) - see also RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 in 'Not Working' section
Rome: Total War
Runaway I (32-bit)
Runaway II (32-bit) - v1.3 - you must install the patch available here : english version or french version
SafeCracker (32-bit)
Savage (32-bit)
Saturday Night Speedway
Schizm : mysterious journey (CD) (32-bit)
Scratches (32-bit) : Update of Starforce drivers NOT needed
Second Sight
Secret Files: Tunguska (32-bit)
Serious Sam 2, with patch 2.068 (64-bit)
Settlers 10th Anniversary (Run in Xp Compatibility Mode)
Silverfall
SimCity 3000
SimCity 3000 Unlimited (32-bit)
SimCity 4 and RushHour Expansion (Vista 64-bit)
Sold Out Baldies
Soldiers - Heroes of World War II (32-bit) Must run in Windows 98/Me Compatibility Mode even if you have the official vista patch installed
Sonic & Knuckles Collection
Soul Reaver (32-bit)
Spider-Man (CD-Rom with PC Game Kelloggs/got milk? Version)
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : Shadow of Chernobyl
Starcraft & Starcraft : Brood War
Starsiege Tribes (tested on Ultimate 32-bit, requires patch by NoFIX
http://www.tribalwar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480461)
Star Trek: Legacy (Ultimate 32-Bit)
Starsky and Hutch
Star Wars - Empire at War (32-bit/64-bit)
Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns
Star Wars Jedi Academy (32/64bit)
Star Wars Jedi Outcast (32/64bit)
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (32/64bit)
Star Wars Republic Commando (32-bit),works fine.Geforce 8 owners needs to update to latest drivers
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 (32 bit) - Runs fine in XP SP2 Compatibility, if not you may also need to download a older version of mss32.dll and replace it with the current one.
Star Wolves 2
Steam (Build: Jan 15 2007, 10:37:59)
Stubbs the Zombie (Demo) (32-bit tested)
Super Collapse! Puzzle Gallery 1.0.8.0
Super Mario Forever (After starting the game, the mouse cursor of Vista still appears on the screen. Ignore it.)
SWAT 4 & The Stetchkov Syndicate (32-bit)
Syberia I CD or DVD version (32-bit)
Syberia II CD or DVD version (32-bit)
Test Drive Unlimited (if there are problems run as administrator and/or in xp sp2 compatibility mode)
The Amerzone (32-bit) (Win 98 Compatibility Mode)
The Black Mirror (2nd edition, 2CD without Starforce) (32-bit)
The Fall of Max Payne (32 and 64bit)
The longest journey (32-bit). Official patch here
The Moment of silence (French). This game uses an old version of starforce protection, currently incompatible with Windows Vista. House of Tales has released an update here
The Movies (32-bit, 64-Bit)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (32-bit) Tribunal expansion works. For Bloodmoon expansion see minor problem section.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 1.2 (32-bit)
The Sims
The Sims 2 (32-bit/64-bit)(All expansion packs work!) : Possible minimizing to desktop when custom videos play on TV.
The Simpsons - Hit & Run (32-bit)
The Typing of the Dead (Run in Win98/ME Compatibility Mode) (32-bit)
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (32-Bit/64-Bit)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (32-Bit/64-Bit)
Titan Quest & Immortal Throne expansion (x32 & x64)
Tomb Raider II (32-bit) + the golden mask
Tomb Raider III (32-bit) + the lost artefact
Tomb Raider, the last revelation (32-bit) : the XP patch woks with Vista. See this site.
Tomb Raider Chronicles (32-bit) : the XP patch woks with Vista. See this site.
Tomb Raider, Angel of darkness (32-bit)
Tomb Raider Anniversary Edition (32-bit/64-bit)
Tomb Raider Legend (32-bit/64-bit)
Tony Tough (32-bit)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland(Vista 64-bit)
Top Spin 2 (32 bit) Slow loading but work perfect
Train Simulator (Microsoft) (Vista 32-bit)
TrackMania United : Works perfect, and doesn't need the steps for TrackMania Nations. Hardly ever lags with a Geforce 8800GTS 640mb and 2 gigs of RAM.
Track Mania Sunrise
TS online (32-bit)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Two Worlds (32-bit, 64-bit)
Tycoon City : New York
Ultima Online (8th Age, 9th Anniversary editions)
Unreal Tournament 1999 Game of the Year Edition
Unreal Tournament 2004 - The text to speech engine switches from the game engine to the one supplied with Vista, if you don't get voice taunts from other players, check your control panel text to speech voice to make sure it works.
URU : Ages beyond Myst with "The path to the Shell" extension (32-bit)
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes (32-bit) Works as well as it does anywhere else anyway. :-/
Virtua Tennis 3 (32-bit/64-bit)
Warcraft 3 & also The Frozen Throne(With 98/ME Compatibility Mode)
Warhammer Mark of Chaos
Warhammer Dawn Of War 40k (32 Bit)
WarRock (32-bit) - You will need to edit PunkBuster's default files to prevent ANY and ALL problems using PunkBuster on Vista. WarRock does NOT work with 64-bit. ONLY 32-Bit
Wheel of Fortune - First Edition (32 Bit)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Sports Editon
Wizardry Gold
World of Warcraft - May have issues with Graphics and Sound (Depending on Hardware Installed)
World in Conflict (32,64-Bit)
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
World Racing 2 (StarForce protection vista-update required)
Worms 4: Mayhem
Worms Armageddon with latest patch (32bit)
Worms World Party
Worms 2 (do not run on full screen)
X3 : Reunion
X-Plane v7+ (32bit)
Zdoom
Zoo Tycoon with Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania expansion packs (32-bit)
Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2:Engangered Species
[edit]Graphics/Design
AAA Logo 1.22
ArchiCAD 9 and ArchiCAD 10 - run on Vista if the WIBU key driver is updated to version 5.20 and the Graphisoft shell extension is excluded from the installation.
ArchiCAD 11
Architectural Desktop 2007
Adobe
Creative Suite 2
Creative Suite 3 - Works perfectly on my x86 Vista, unsure about x64 though?
Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
Illustrator 10
Illustrator CS3
InDesign CS3 - Works perfectly on my x86 Vista, unsure about x64 though?
Flash Professional CS3
Macromedia Studio 8
PageMaker 7.01 - 32bit
Photoshop 5.0, 5.5 - 32bit
Photoshop 6.0 - 32/64-bit
Photoshop 7.0 - 32bit (100% working)
Photoshop CS - 32bit (100% working)
Photoshop CS2 - (x86 and x64)
Photoshop CS3 BETA
Photoshop CS3 Extended (100% working
Photoshop Elements 5.0.2, 6
PhotoDeluxe Home Edition 3.0 - 32-bit (DL and install the "EPS Parser" if you like)
Premiere Elements 3.0.2
Alias Maya 6.0 Unlimited (run setup.exe using WinXP SP2 compatibility mode with Admin)
ApoMap
Ashampoo Photo Commander 5 (v5.10, 11/06/2006)
Autodesk
AutoCAD 2004
AutoCAD 2007 with SP2
AutoCAD 2008 32 and 64bit
AutoCAD LT 2008
3ds Max 9 Service Pack 2
3ds Max 2008 (32/64-bit versions)
Inventor 2008 Service Pack 1
Maya 8.5 Unlimited, Install 32 bit version, run as WinXP SP2 compatability + Admin
Maya 2008 (32/64-bit versions)
Revit 2008
Blender 2.44
Bryce 5.5, 6.0 By DAZ
CoCreate OneSpace Modeling (32/64-bit)
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI (32/64-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Just released - seems to work fine under x86/x64
Corel Graphics Suite X3
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11 (Corel Corp. says that this version should not work under Windows XP SP2 but I have tryed it on Vista, works OK)
Corel Graphics Suite 12 (100% Working)
Corel Painter X
Corel Paint Shop Pro 10
DAZ3D DAZ Studio
Deco-Con v3.0 - Imaging Software for Decorative Concrete
Deco-Con Estimator v2 (after install, click "Product Updates" to install Vista patch)
FastStone ImageViewer 3.2
FirmTools Panorama Composer 3, Duplicate Photo Finder
Flash SWF Decompiler v_2.99 (32-bit)
Font Twister
The GIMP
Google Sketchup
Google Earth 4.0.2416 (beta)Build Date Oct 31 2006
GTK Radiant 1.4.x, 1.5.x (+latest q3map2)
IconCool Studio 3.30 (build 70116)
Infolytica MagNet design suite, ElecNet, ThermNet, OptiNet
Inkscape
Irfanview v3.99
HotDoor CADTools 5 for Adobe Illustrator CS1, CS2 & CS3
IMSI FloorPlan 3D V7
Jasc AnimationShop 3 (Jasc Animation Shop 3.11) (100% working)
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9 (Doesn't run with Aero - reverts to Windows Basic color scheme)
JOCR (Image Capture and Character Recognition) v1.0
Lightwave 3D 9.0
LabView 8.0
LEGO Digital Designer 1.6
Macromedia Dreamweaver (see: Web Development)
Macromedia Fireworks 8
Macromedia Flash 8 (enabling windows xp compatibility improves the perfomance)
Macromedia Freehand Macromedia Freehand 11.02
Maxon Maxon Cinema 4D R10 Studio (Vista Business Edition)
Mediachance RealDraw Pro 4.0
Microangelo Toolset v6.03 (Icon editor. Works with Vista's new icon formats perfectly.)
MetaCreations Poser 4 (pretty old, but works perfectly!)
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 10
Microsoft Picture It! 10
Microsoft Cartoon Maker 1.0 (Chinese Simplified/Traditional)
NetObjects Fusion 10
Paint.NET 3.0 (32-bit/64-bit)
Orbit GIS 4.2 (32/64-bit)
Photo Impression 4
Quake4Edit
Rhino 4.0 Service Release 1
Rhinoceros 1.1 (pretty old, but still works perfectly!)
RealWorld Icon Editor 2006.2 (32-bit and 64-bit (x64)) high-DPI aware
Serif DrawPlus X2
Sierra Print Artist 8.0 (32-bit) - Be sure to set Print Artist to be run as an administrator in the compatibility options.
Sierra Print Artist Gold version 21
SmartDraw 2007 (32-bit)
SureThing 4.3
Surething Label printer software vers. 4.0 and 5.0 with lightscribe work great in Vista (32-bit)
SolidWorks Vista Version, SolidWorks Student Edition 2007-2008
SWiSHmax Build 2006.06.26 (32-bit)
Ulead COOL 3D Studio 1.0 Full Version
Ulead PhotoImpact 12
Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus
Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus
Webshots Desktop 2.5
Winamp Skin Maker 1.2
Xara Xtreme Pro (The world fastest vector software!)
XnView v.1.91 (32-bit) A great software to view and convert graphic files
[edit]Internet Tools
ANYwebcam.com Webcam Broadcaster v3.18d
AI RoboForm Roboform v6.8.4 (32-bit works fine, with 64-bit you must use 32-bit version of Internet Explorer)
CFosSpeed (native 32 and 64 bits)
DU Meter 3.50 Build 2822
FeedDemon 2.1 (32-bit)
Forte Agent v4.2 build 1117
NetLimiter v2.0.9.1 (32-bit)
Newsbin Pro 5.33 Build 7737 (32-bit)
Newsleecher v3.8/v3.9b1 (64-bit)
OnlineEye Pro v2.0 B2
SawMill v7.2.8 (32-bit)
[edit]List and Note Managers
Jot+Notes 3.4.2 (32-bit)
ListPro 4.1 (32-bit)
Notepad++ (32-bit)
NoteTab Lite & NoteTab Pro - Multi-purpose editor & Notepad replacement
NoteZilla 7.0 - Sticky Notes Program (32-bit)
[edit]Media Center Plugins
Mobilewares Big Screen Weather
Mobilewares Big Screen Photos
[edit]Messaging
A-Patch (Live Mail Desktop Tweaker) A-Patch for Windows Live Mail Desktop Version: 0.1.5 Beta - Compatibility: Windows Live Mail Desktop
A-Patch (MSN Messenger Tweaker) A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger Version: 1.3.0 RC1 (build 54) - Compatibility: Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0787, 8.0.0792, 8.0.0812, 8.1.0064, 8.1.0066, 8.1.0068, 8.1.0106, 8.1.0168 & 8.1.0178
Amsn tested 0.96 version works fine.
AOL AIM 6.0.28.1 / Aim Classic 5.9 Had a few problems with 5.9. It didn't like to run sometimes. / AIM Lite 0.31
AOL ICQ 5.1
AOL ICQ 6 Preview Version
ChatZilla 0.9.78
Google Talk (install as Admin for "current music track" plugin to install)
IBM/Lotus Notes v7.0.2 (32-bit)
IBM/Lotus SameTime Connect v7.5 (32-bit)
IMVU 3x
Messenger Plus! Live v4.11
Microsoft MSN Messenger 7.5
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (32-bit) - Acer released a patch to solve DEP incompatibility here
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta (Spanish)
MirandaIM 0.5 Unicode
mIRC
MySpaceIM
Paltalk Messenger 9.0 Build 177 (Shows Its stopped working on exit but works fine)
Pidgin 2.0.0 (32-bit) - Formerly Gaim
QIP (Quiet Internet Pager)
QQ2007 Beta1
Red Light Center - run setup with WinXP SP2 compatibility with Admin elevated privileges in properties
Skype (32-bit; 64-bit fine -- including Aero compatibility -- with v3.5.0.239, at least)
Teamspeak 2 RC2
Tlen
Tribal Voice PowWow v3.50 (32-bit/64-bit) - some UI elements in the Community chat window render strangely
Trillian Pro 3.1
Yahoo Messenger
X-Chat
Xfire
[edit]Network
AccessDiver
DynDNS Updater v3.1.0.15 (32bit) Works fine if installed as service.
Ethereal 0.9.9.0 (32 bit)
Hamachi 1.0.1.1, 1.0.1.5 (32-bit)
Intel PROSet 11.2 (32-bit)
Metrosharp XDNS 2007 (32 bit)
Novell Client for Windows Vista 32/64-bit
Packet Tracer by Cisco Networks
Putty
Sam Spade v1.14 (32 bit)
Shiva VPN Client
WinPcap 3.1
WinPcap 4.0 (32 and 64 bits)
WinSCP 4.0 (32 bit)
Wireshark
[edit]Office Tools
ABBYY eFormFiller 2.5
Adobe
Acrobat 3D v7
Acrobat Professional 7.0, 8.0 (x86 only) - works for most users. Seems to be a problem with the activation scheme causing errors and causing the program to close immediately once opened. To avoid this problem, right click the program and run as Administrator. Creating PDF fails in IE7 in protected mode.
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 (x86/x64)
Acrobat Reader 8.0
Chaos Software Group Chaos Intellect 3, Time & Chaos 7
ClarisWorks 5.0 for Windows
CutePdf 2.62 (32-bit)
doPdf 5.0.212 (32-bit)
Foxit PDF Reader (Pro) 1.0, 2.0 (32-bit)
GFI FAXmaker v1.4
Hotcard Products Bizcard Finder (Silver). Application fine, driver for silver scanner won't install
Microsoft
Expression Web
Math 3.0
Money 2005
Office 2000 SP3
Office 2003 SP3
Office 2007
Office XP (2002 SP3)
Streets & Trips 2006
Works
Moffsoft Calculator 2
Mozilla Sunbird
OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 (32-bit), 2.1.0 (64- and 32-bit)
PaperMaster 98. Works with 32-bit and 64-bit Vista, but must be installed manually under Vista x64.
PDF-XChange Viewer
PDF-XChange (32/64-bit)
QuickBooks 2007, 2004 (PDF Printer driver gives error. Can be installed manually, See amyuni)
R 2.4.1 (32-bit)
ScanSoft (Nuance) OmniPage Pro 15 (64-bit)
ScanSoft (Nuance) PaperPort 11.0.6225.1
ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 4
Skelta BPM.NET 2007, SharePoint Accelerator 2007 (32/64-bit)
Stamps.Com Stamps.Com 6.0.4 (Build 1521)
Sun StarOffice 8
WinTOTAL Aurora (v5)
WordWeb WordWeb Pro 4.5 (32-bit)
[edit]Other
ASP Dictionary - in Slovenian (32bit)
BOINC 5.8.8 (32/64-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
CCleaner v1.38+
Desktop Sidebar v1.05 Build 116 (Beta version) - Tested on Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Epson Scan 3.04E (64 bit)
FAM File association manager 2.0
Folding@Home 5.03 (32/64-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
GCFScape 1.6.4 (32-bit and 64-bit)
IMatch 3.6.0.40, 3.6.0.42 (64-bit)
Launchy works under Vista Business and Home Premium.
Microsoft Student 2006 and 2007 - works great
Motorola Mobile Phone Tools 4.0.3b - works great. under Vista x32
MyCafeCup CyberCafes Billing Platinum V.2.232 (32/64-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
OpenAFS 1.5.14 - compatible with Vista
Popgui 1.7.2 - Tested on 32 bit Home Premium edition (Run in compatibility mode for windows XP SP2)
Powerword Professional 2007 (32-bit, Chinese Simplified/Traditional)
ASP Dictionary - in Slovenian (32bit)
Serial Port Monitor - ver. 4.0 (32bit)
StarDock ObjectDock 1.50 (32/64-bit, Installs as 32-bit under Vista x64)
StarDock WindowBlinds 6 (32/64-bit)
Tell Me More - software to learn English (32-bit)
TidePlotter 2007 (works perfectly under Vista 32-bit - not tried with 64-bit)
Widcomm Version 5.1.0.2700 (works perfectly fine in vista RTM (32-bit)
WPE Pro 9.
[edit]Password Managers
Access Manager
eWallet version 5.0 (32-bit)
KeePass Password Safe 1.06 and 1.07 (32-bit)
Passlogix v-GO Sign-On Platform
RoboForm [9] (32-bit) encryted passwords and form filler. Version 6.9.6
SafePass 1.0.2 (32-bit)
ZDNet's Password Pro 32 (encrypted password database)
[edit]PDA & GPS
Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center - WMDC replaces ActiveSync
Nokia PC Suite 6.84 (32/64-bit)
Palm Desktop 4.1.4E (Shipped with most Palm PDAs or downloaded from Palm)
POIedit v4.5.1 (may need to be restarted once POI's have been sync'd with master servers. Use Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) for PDA sync with Windows Mobile 2003 & 2005)
Floats Mobile Agent PC Suite Software for Sony Ericsson mobiles - Stable Version 2.0, Works on Vista RTM 32bit
Latest Palm Desktop for vista (Beta Tests) - Fully functionnal
[edit]Peer to Peer
Ares 1.9.5, 1.9.9, 2.0.5, 2.0.9 (32-bit - Users need to run using WinXP SP2 compatibility with Admin mode in order to connect properly and for enabling Aero)
Azureus 2.5.00 or newer(32-bit)
BitComet 0.77, 0.8x (32- and 64-bit)
BitTornado
DC++ v0.698
DC++ RevConnect
eDonkey2000 1.4.3 Lite
eMule 0.48a
FrostWire 4.13.1.4 Beta (clone of LimeWire PRO and uses Java like it)
iMesh 7.0 (32-bit)
KCeasy 0.18 or greater
LDC++ 1.0 2a
Limewire
Limewire PRO
LimeWire Acceleration Patch
Lphant v 3.00 B5
myTunes Redux
Neo Mule 4.25 (32-bit)
Orb MyCasting
Pando -- ultima version
Shareaza 2.2.3.0
Soulseek 156c, 157 test 8
Strong DC
Thunder5 BT 5.6.0.280 Beta (Chinese Simplified/Traditional)
TribalWeb 2.31
[10] uTorrent 1.61b490 requires you run it once as Administrator (right-click and "Run as administrator") in order for it to register as the default torrent handler on your system. Otherwise it will not be the default.
WASTE 1.5 beta 3, asks for admin access, works fine afterwards
WinMX 3.54 (Beta 4)
Note for BitTorrent Clients: Due to Vista (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate) Previous Versions (AKA Shadow Copies) feature and BitTorrents hard drive write access, hard drive activity may increase drastically due to Vista noticing file changes and thus makes restore points at regular intervals.
[edit]Remote Control
3am Labs LogMeIn - Will not install on final release of Windows Vista. Access denied error. --- This is patently false, as I have it installed and it runs perfectly on RTM. I will leave this here, in case it is some other incompatibility.
Famatech Radmin 3.0 Remote Control (32bit) Fully Windows Vista 32bit compatible. All connection modes (full control, file transfer, remote shutdown, telnet, text and voice chats, etc.) work fine.
Orb MyCasting Fully Windows Vista 32bit compatible.
RealVNC - Works fine, closes connection, when UAC Warnings Appear.
Symantec pcAnywhere 11.0.1 32 bit (Vista reports this as v12 - and states that there are known compatibility issues - I have used the Remote Control and File Transfer sessions without experiencing any issues. OS is Vista as Remote, XPHome as Host) Feel free to move this to another section if you experience issues with it.
TeamViewer (32bit) (64bit?) Free for non-commercial use. Simple to use.
[edit]Scientific
Derive 6
Lego MindStorms NXT 1.1 (32/64-bit)
Mathematica 6 - fully optimized for Windows Vista 32/64-bit
Matlab 7.4 (R2007a)
PSpice simulation
Simulink 7.0 (32/64-bit)
[edit]Screen Capture
Ashampoo Magical Snap (v1.10, 05/08/2006)
Camtasia Studio Recorder 4.01, 4.02 - v4.00 has problems of registering camtasiaofficeaddin.dll file during installation
Fraps 2.8.1+
HoverDesk HoverSnap v.08 beta
Hyperionics Hypersnap (V6.13.02)
MWSnap
ScreenPrint32 Free, fully-functional. Captures full-screen or a user-defined area.
TechSmith Snagit 8 8.1
WinSnap 2.0.2
[edit]System applications
2BrightSparks SyncBack v3.2.14.0 (32-bit) (minor problem first time running, had to kill the application and then re-run it)
2BrightSparks SyncBack SE v4.1.0.161 (added - See Minor Issues below)
8rdavcore - NOTE: Must be run as the Administrator
A43 v2.49 (32-bit)
Acer Launch Manager (laptop utility)
Actual Window Manager v4.3
Add/Remove Pro 2.10
Acronis Disk Director 10.0.2160 (x86 & x64) - Important: turn off auto-hibernation under Vista's power settings before managing partitions; hibernation interruption during Disk Director processes may corrupt partitions and data
Acronis True Image 9 Server/Enterprise (Note: Incremental backups work if Vista's auto-defrag is disabled)
Acronis True Image 9 Workstation (full backup only, incremental backup does not work)
Acronis True Image 10 Home
Advanced WindowsCare PRO v2
Application as Service v_2.0.0.23 (32-bit)
Ashampoo UnInstaller Platinum 2 (2.5, 08/29/2006) [11]
Ashampoo WinOptimizer Suite 4
Asus Probe 2.23.01
AutoHotkey v1.0.45.04 and v1.0.46.00 (32/64-bit) (runs as 32-bit app under Vista x64)
Belarc Advisor
CPU-Z v1.38
Dexpot v1.4 (32-bit)
Driver Genius Professional 2006 and 2007
Final Recovery v2.1 (tested in 64bit only)
FolderShare (32-bit)
FSL Launcher v1.1.2
GameXP 1.6 - NOTE: It shows "Windows XP 6.00.6000 Professional" in the operating system information line
Genie-soft Genie Backup Manager 7
Indigo Rose AutoPlay Media Studio v6.0.4.0
Lavalys Everest Ultimate Edition v3.50.761
MarcSpruIT Consultancy AutoBackup 3.2 (32-bit)
Microsoft (formerly Sysinternals) Autoruns v8.54 (32-bit) (must be run as the Administrator in order to delete entries from the registry)
Microsoft (formerly Sysinternals) Process Explorer v10.21 (32-bit)
Microsoft (formerly Sysinternals) Process Monitor v1.01 (32-bit)
mtExplorer v1.1 Multi-pane file manager. Does not mention Vista on the site but works fine.
Ontrack EasyRecovery Professional 6.10.07 (32-bit)
Paragon Partition Manager 8.5
Paragon Drive Backup 8.5
PT Boats: Knights of the Sea DX10 benchmark
Piriform CCleaner v1.37.456 and newer
QuickPAR PAR file creater/verifier
Raxco DiskState v3.21 (runs as 32-bit app under Vista x64)
RegCleaner Simple Registry cleaner with many useful functions.
Reg Organizer 4.0
RegSeeker 1.52 - NOTE: A few cleaning functions may not work and registry keys backed up before deletion cannot always be restored!
Registry Workshop V 3.0.0
Remote Desktop Manager 2.0.0.3
Restoration v3.2.1
SekChek V4.9.7
SlickRun v3.9.4.1
SpeedFan (32-bit only)
Startup Organizer 2.8.275
SIW - System Information for Windows v1.66
System Mechanic 5.5 Professional
Taskbar Shuffle v2.0 (32-bit)
Total Commander v6.55 and v7.0 Beta 2 and 3 (32-bit)
TreeSize Professional 3 and 4.1.1 [12]
TuneUp Utilities 2007 version 6.0.2200
Uniblue Registry Booster v1.4 Repair the registry fast a easy for more performance
Uniblue Speed up My PC 3.2 Clean the Operating System and great for up velocity
Unlocker v1.8.5 (32-bit)
VisionWorks Solutions Inc. Vision Backup Home, Pro, Server, Server + MS SQL/Exchange.
VistaBootPro
Webroot Window Washer 6.0.5.609 - Will install under Vista, but the bleach feature does not work. You can set it, but it only runs a regular wash. Update to 6.5 from Webroot directly for Vista support.
WinDirStat v1.1.2.79 (32-bit)
Yamicsoft Vista Manager 1.1.4 - One of the best tool for Vista
Your Uninstaller! 2006
[edit]Video
1 Click DVD to DivX AVI
Adobe
After Effects CS3
Premiere Elements 3.0.2
Premiere Pro 1.5, 2.0
Premiere 2.0, 5.0
Premiere Pro CS3
AllPlayer
Amadis iPod PSP 3GP MP4 AVI Video Converter
Avid liquid 7 (100% working)
BS Player (for Aero Glass not to be disabled, you need to go into Preferences, Video, Video rendering, and change Rendering mode to one of the other choice -- some work, some don't. "EVR" is one that does. Tested with v2.24.)
ConvertXtoDVD
Cyberlink
Power Cinema 5
PowerDirector 5 Premium
PowerDVD 6, PowerDVD 7
Ciberlink Suite v.5
DVD Shrink 3.2
DVDMaestro_v2.9.2915a (needs to be run as administrator - works, but Cinemaster playback drivers fail)
Enosoft DV Processor
Enosoft Enhanced DV Decoder
Enosoft Friendly DV
Fake Webcam
FastStone Image Viewer 2.8
GOM Media Player
Intervideo WinDVD 8.0.6.101 (both Gold and Platinum versions)
JetAudio 6
Joost
KMPlayer 2.9.3.1214 (Installation version 32bit)[13]
Logitech QuickCam Fushion ver 10.4.0, build 1401
Magic Video Converter 8.0.1 - Great software tu convert all format you want and work perfect.
Magix Video Deluxe 2007 Plus
Media Player Classic 6.4.9.0 (Pixel shaders does not work. Copy d3dx9_27.dll into "c:\windows\system32" or the MPC folder.)
MPlayer[14]
Nokia Multimedia Player v6.82 (in Nokia PC Suite pack)
Orb MyCasting
Pinnacle
Pinnacle Studio 9.4 - Works as well as under XP(!), but must be installed using the Run as an Administrator and Windows XP Compatibility mode options for Setup.exe. Same for updates. Once installed, program should be run the same way. Note that the DivX video codec installed by Studio may not be compatible with Vista's DivX codec, but will run.
Pinnacle Studio 10.8
MovieBox 10.8, MovieBox Plus 10.8
MovieBoard 10.8
MovieBoard Plus 10.8
DVD Maker Plus
Real Player (for Aero Glass not to be disabled, you need to go to "Hardware" in Preferences and lower "Video Card Compatibility" -- true with v10.5 6.0.12.1578 and apparently even the v11 beta)
Sony Vegas Pro 8
Sony Vegas 7.0d (setup must run under xp compatibility mode and set with admin mode
Sonic Foundry Vegas 4.0
Techsmith Camtasia Studio v4.0.0 (Full Program)- "Grate funtionality" (can display error message when exit, but can be ignored)
Tivo Desktop 2.3a (Cannot see Tivo devices on the network)
TMPGEnc-2.59.47.155-Plus(must be run as the Administrator), TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 2.0, TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX® Authoring, TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress, VideoSync
Total Video Converter 3.10
TVUPlayer 2.3.0 (32-bit)
Ulead DVD Movie Factory (x86 & x64)
Ulead VideoStudio 10 - Transparency mode is disabled; no capture function when patch used. VideoStudio 11 resolves these problems.
VDownloader 0.3 (also, extension of this program for Firefox)
VirtualDub
VirtualDubMod
VirtualDub MPEG
VLC media player 0.8.6c (x86 & x64)
VSO ConvertXToDVD v2.1.4 Build 162
WinAVI Video Converter V. 7.7
Xilisoft Video Converter 3.1
[edit]Viewers
ACDSee™ Pro 8.1.99 Photo Manager (Non-Compatibility prompt when installing.
Can ignore, works fine. If you update Vista, uninstall KB929427 and do not reinstall. It blocks ACDSee from installing.)
ACDSee Photo Manager 9.108 - not pro (Works Great)
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28 -- 32-bit browser only. 9.0.47.0 is 32-bit browser only.
Autosizer 1.61 Auto sizes Explorer and IE windows. Ex: Auto Maximize IE browser window.
Damn NFO Viewer 2.10.0032 RC3
Foxit PDF Reader (Pro) 1.0, 2.0 (32-bit)
IEIMAGE 3 IEImage 3 Shows full images of all thumbnailed pictures on a webpage in a new IE window.
IrfanView v4.00 (The software is problem solved by de company)Now it's work
Klipfolio 3.1
Kodak EasyShare Software v6.4
Picasa
XnView v.1.91 (32-bit) A great software to view and convert graphic files
[15] faststone image viewer 3.2(32bit), A great picture viwer can run fast in vista, and free at all.
[edit]Virtual PC
eXPerience Linux 1.0 and 1.0 Beta 2
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition as Host and Guest OS. Note: Virtual PC 2007 may cause BSOD on sleep on some laptop computers. Caused by VMNETSRV.SYS - Works With Vista Home premium, but no support
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 - no support for Vista Guest OS
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 (need to install and run as Administrator, and install IIS manually)
Parallels Workstation 2.2
VMware Player v 1.0.3 (accept driver-warning during install / tested on Ultimate German)
VMware Server v 1.0.1 (install/run as admin - mouse pointer doesn't point to correct locations if Font Size DPI has been resized away from the default of 96 DPI under Display preferences)
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0.1 (tested on Ultimate German)
VMware Workstation 5.5.3
VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta, Build 36983 (32/64 bit)
[edit]Voice Recognition
Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.5 Standard and Preferred (Free download for owners US_Only version)
[edit]Web Development
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 9.0.3481 (32-bit)
Bradbury TopStyle Lite 2.1 - Installs fine as user but must be run as administrator or it will crash.
CoffeeCup HTML Editor 2007
CreamSoft Pajaczek NxG 5.6.1
Macromedia Homesite 5 - Installs fine as user but must be run as administrator or it will crash.
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.0.2 - Installs fine as administrator and runs under user account with no problems.
NVU 1.0
[edit]Web Servers
Apache HTTP Server (1.3.x, 2.0.x, 2.2.x)
Abyss Web Server (version 2.4)
Krasnal Serv (Apache 1.3.31 or 2.0.50, PHP, MySQL and more. Automatic installation. Everything works fine!)
Purplenova
WAMP Web-Developer Server Suite (Apache 2.2.23, PHP, MySQL, ASP, JSP, Perl, SSL)
XAMMP Web-Developer Server Suite (Apache, MySQL, PHP + PEAR, Perl, mod_php, mod_perl, mod_ssl, OpenSSL, phpMyAdmin, Webalizer, Mercury Mail Transport System for Win32 and NetWare Systems v3.32, JpGraph, FileZilla FTP Server, mcrypt, eAccelerator, SQLite, and WEB-DAV + mod_auth_mysql. )
[edit]Has problems, but they can be solved / minor unsolved
Some of these programs may not have been tested in Windows XP compatibility mode-try it.
[edit]Academic
Maple 9 - Java 1.6 must be installed. Successfully installed using Windows 2000 compatibility mode. When selecting network install and choosing a location for user preferences try typing in the network path manually. Still need to test full functionally of software but so far it starts up. License must have TS_OK flag, all 9.5 and newer 9.0 licenses will have this.
Maple 10 - Java 1.6 must be installed. Install must be in 2000 compatability mode. License must have TS_OK flag. Java maple sets theme to windows basic, classic maple works fine with aero.
Cadence Design Suite - Application functions but has trouble accessing files directories due to Vista's file protections.
[edit]Admin
Advanced Security Level 5.3 -- Not all options work, must be run as administrator
EventLog Explorer 2.1 need beta build 2.1.335 to work - download patch in support forum
[edit]Antivirus
ALWIL Software avast! v4.7 Home Edition -- crushing Windows Mail - You can find info on MS IT sites. I hope Avast techs are aware of this issue
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic v7.03.00.15 -- update function must be manual started as Admin (C:/Program Files/AntiVit/preupd.exe)
ESET Smart Security Public Beta 1 Available for Public Beta Use. Works but may cause slow bootups and shutdowns for some users. Seems to be fixed in Public Beta 2.
Spyware Terminator 1.8.3.951 -- Works but with problems. Common applications are often unrecognised. Real-Time Shield not fully functional. 'Driver Loading Error' appears. Version 1.9 promises Vista support but no date for its release has been given. See forums for latest.
[edit]Audio
Audition v2.0 (does not support Aero. Vista will drop to Basic Color Scheme when Audition 2 is running)
Musicmatch - V10 - Works fine on Vista Business and Vista Ultimate. One setup was a fresh OS install with MM installed afterward. MM had to be re-installed using "recommmended settings", but after that it worked. The other install was an OS upgrade from XP Pro and MM was already on the system. MM fails trying to check for new versions online, but otherwise it works fine.
Total Recorder 6.1 - Works perfectly but doesn't record in Software mode
Winamp v2.03 (in x32: config screens don't display correctly if Font Size DPI is set higher than the default setting)
Winamp v5.32 (in x64: 5.1 Surround does not work, annoying Sonic Engine [PX.dll] message, DLL must be manually copied to progdir)
Winamp v5.35 (sometimes an error message about script appears, doesn't display correctly in Flip3D, Alt+Tab and Taskbar preview)
Last.fm client (when starting your player (tested with Winamp 5 only) UAC wants you to permit start of the client)
[edit]Backup
Second Copy v7.0.0.160 (64-bit) Progress Bar is completely black. Everything else works.
SyncBackSE v4.1.1.0 32-bit. Minor issues with UAC and scheduling - workarounds available at their website FAQ's (
http://www.2brightsparks.com )
[edit]Bluetooth
BlueSoleil 2.3 VoIP Edition -- BSOD, Vista crashed at first start of program
Motorola Bluetooth USB PC Adapter PC850 (Widcomm stack) -- Installs with many prompts, dongle works, devices connect...but upon reboot system hangs permanently after login or manifests various states of BSOD.
WRT to Toshiba Bluetooth Stack: - ActiveSync over BT can be made to work by following instructions here:
http://www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs...2/18/1767.aspx
- A2DP support requires that the headphones support SCMS DRM -or- you need to use the SCMS toggle application available from:
http://www.mtekk.com.au/Forums/tabid...3/Default.aspx
my nokia N73 Bluetooth USB notebook Acer5580 have problem blutooth BTTray ERROR unable to start the Bluetooth stack service ,Because Bluetooth Peripheral Device not found vista can find device ,i will maintanance about , How i will maintanance it ,
[edit]CD/DVD Authoring
Ahead Nero 6.6.1.4 (32-bit) (installs if you ignore Vista warnings but also causes Explorer crashes when viewing directories that have video files in them, as well as file copy/move operations - the Explorer crashes (COM Surrogate failures) can be corrected by making modifications to Nero specific merit values using DirectShow Filter Manager 0.5 (freeware) but the file copy/move operations cannot - surprisingly, a better solution is to install Nero inside a Windows XP virtual machine (ie. using VMWare Server) and let Nero burn discs from within the VM using the burner residing outside the VM in Vista - suprisingly, this works perfectly)
UltraCopy 9.5 Premium Edition -- During the files are saving to system, an error message "FM20.dll, DllRegistryServer unsuccessfull, code 0x8002801C, accessing OLE registry" is received. Click "Ignore". The setup finishes and program works perfectly.
[edit]Compression
WinRAR 3.62 (32-bit) - Doesn't seem to always install correctly/completely, Explorer context menus don't work and must be run as administrator (which gives a warning each time unless UAC is turned off).
[edit]Developer Tools
Cmenu 2.6 -- Must be installed/run as administrator
PSPad editor v4.5.2 (32-bit) (you can download the latest BETA from the Developer Forum too)
TortoiseSVN v1.4.1 (32-bit) (Overlay icons in explorer does not work)
[edit]Email
Last freeware version of Hotmail Popper
Current version of YPops. Has issues with Yahoo verification but can work as long as it's not left resident in the System Tray.
[edit]Financial
ItsDeductible 2006 - Need to unregister 3 controls for it to work. Run "regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.ocx", "regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\ItsDeductible2006\spr32x30.ocx", and "regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system32\mscomct2.ocx" to unregister these controls.
Microsoft Money 2005 - although listed in the "Works" section, when installing it reports there are "Known compatability issues with Vista". However, I've not noticed any major problems so far.
[edit]Firewalls / IDS's
COMODO Firewall Pro 2.4.5.111 BETA (32-bit) -- Seems to work fine despite warnings from Vista to the contrary during installation. Setup EXE file must be run in Windows XP compatibility mode.
[edit]Games
Atari 80 Classic Games. Launcher and config screens have color (palette) distortion, but games run normally.
Albatross18: Realms of Pangya (no longer blacklisted as of 3.13c but still has issues; game is choppy and there is no audio from system during game playback)
Civilization IV (32-bit) - add "d3dx9_26.dll" to the program's folder. See Civfanatics for patches. All Civ IV versions and expansions work in 32 and 64-bit Vista.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Game works fine during about 5 minutes. Then it crashes to the desktop. It's playable, if you have patience.
Flyff v1.8 (32-bit)
Download some extra files: here.
Extract the two files you downloaded (Flyff.exe and Neuz.exe (the new ones)) to the main folder of Flyff, mostly C:\Program_Files\Gpotato\Flyff . If asked to replace the files, say yes, since they already exist.
Run Flyff.exe as admin (right click, execute as admin).
Heroes of might and Magic V (32-bit). Worked in Vista Ultimate 64 bits. It runs as 32bit application. Set compatibility as WinXP SP2 and give the user you want to run it read/writte permissions to the directory where it is installed, or the entire Pc may crash.
LineAge II Chronicle 4 (32-bit) - Game not support DirectX 9, not start.
Madden 07 (32-bit) - Game freezes during fieldgoals.
Maple Story (32-bit) - GameGuard Error 360: Right-click and choose Run As Administrator.
Microsoft Best of Entertainment Pack (32-bit) - installation will crash, but all files do install and work properly without any further problems
Microsoft Motorcross Madness 2 - on x86, download d3drm.dll and put in the install folder. Then it runs fine.
Max Payne v1.00 (This game sometimes cannot work/start the first level/open main menu under Windows XP and Vista. When Max Payne is loaded, the game crashes with an program error before main menu/before starting first level. But, this problem can be solved. The intro movie file of Max Payne " intro.mpg " is broken. Rename a .mpg file as " intro ", then copy it and overwrite with normal " intro.mpg ".
Myst I : The game runs, there are sound but you have only a black screen (on Windows XP either). You need to download and install Quick Time 6.5.2 (note : Quick Time 7 or Quick Time Alternative do not work)
NCSoft City of Heroes - game installs and updates correctly under Vista X64 with nVidia v97.34 drivers, but no cursor is displayed with the mouse
Need for Speed: Carbon (With 98/ME Compatibility mode, must change compatibility for 2 files, NFSC.exe and Need for Speed Carbon_code.exe. Still crashes now and then for some people, EA yet to release a working patch for Vista, otherwise you can delete the MOVIES folder to run it without problems & without movies

)
Neverend - sound stops working after you fight in your first battle (you can still read the text version of all the conversations
Oblivion - has very frequent crashes if using "alt+tab" keystroke when you return back to the game.Is NO vista problem, see original oblivion readme
Painkiller - some random crashes making the game close and windows freezes. Installing the latest patches and running the game as administrator, on XP Compatibility seem to help...
Riven (the sequel to Myst) (32-bit). Install the game but don't run it. Download this file (DLL from QuickTime 2), unzip it and copy all the files in the same directory where Riven had been installed. Apply this unofficial patch afterwards and run the Game as administrator.
Sid Meier's Railroads! v1.1 (64-bit) - Game installs and runs but will frequently crash out to the desktop without warning. It is playable if you have patience with the crashes, and save often. It has not crashed in 6 hours when set to Win XP SP2 compatibility mode.
SimCity 4 w/ expansion pack - some users reported this not working at all. (Note: A graphics card with pixel shader 2.0 and 64MB or higher memory may be necessary for this to function.)
SouthPark Super Mario v2.1 (32-bit) - You need to disable the 'shift' sticky-key
SpaceCowboy v0.3.3.44 (32-bit) - you need to run as admin
Star Wars: Empire at War (32-bit) - Might display SecuRom error, can be worked around in compatibility mode XP SP2.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Bloodmoon expansion (32-bit): Installer problems, before installation or reinstall, give the user TrustedInstaller 'full control' to te map: /Morrowind/data (rightmouse; properties; security)
The moment of silence (German version) (32-bit): I found an unofficial patch here (not tested)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 (32-bit): Works but disables Vista Aero while running.
Trackmania Nations ESWC (32-bit) - Tested with Vista Ultimate 32-bit with GeForce 8800 GTS, Vista Home Premium 32-bit with GeForce 8800 GTS - Source
Install TrackMania Nations
Find TrackMania Nations ESWC.exe in the TrackMania Nations folder in the Program Files folder
Right-click TrackMania Nations ESWC.exe (not the launcher) and run as an Administrator. This will force the Star-Force drivers to install, even though they are not compatible. It will result in an error -- this is okay. You may have to end the process manually.
Run the Star-Force driver update tool for Vista Beta testers.
Restart your computer
Play the game using TrackMania Nations ESWC.exe. Use the launcher to change settings.
Ufo Aftershock, patch 1.2 (64-bit) - I had probs but fixed them as follows: installed the latest Forceware drivers and a no-dvd patch (the no-dvd in hopes it will fix the "driver signing" issue).
WarRock - Run with XP/SP2 Compatibility Mode and administrator privilege level. (32-bit)
Wolfenstein: Enemy territory 2.60b (Worked perfectly with Ultimate RTM, using PNY Verto GeForce 6600GT, and nVidia 97.46 forceware for Windows vista | Home Premium, nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 640mb)
Download the original game
Install patch 2.60 (search on Google)
Install patch 2.60b (search on Google)
[edit]Graphics/Design
Apophysis; scripts must be changed from "INSTALLPATH" to a new directory outside of the Program Files directory, issues with Program Compatibility Files, again, must direct to a directory outside of Program Files, that it will run all right.
Animation:Master 8.5L (32-bit; install into a directory other than C:/Program Files; may experience workspace display problems depending on video card, try to switch to Direct3D v6 or v3 (start with shift key down, open Tools>Options>Global tab), renders may have odd artifacts)
Autodesk 3D Studio Max v9.0 (64 Bit) - Run with OpenGL as DirectX has issues rendering in viewports, Must be run as administrator and DDS issue :dxdds.bmi failed to initialize. Error code 998 (To fix this set the viewport display method to 'SOFTWARE')
Autodesk Inventor 2008
Corel X3 -- Can be installed as anyone, must be activated (first run) as administrator
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 6.02 -- Installs without issue; however, upon starting, an error message stating that Windows "could not write to the registry" appears twice, and then the program runs normally.
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9 -- Installs without issue; however, upon starting, an error messaging stating "The color scheme has been changed" and Windows has to temporarily change the color scheme to Vista Basic. PSP runs normally, and the color scheme changes back once you exit the program.
Terragen Scenery Generator; usually works just fine, but some issues have come up regarding installation problems and flat-out non-compatibility.
[edit]Network, web servers, etc
Apache 2.2.x + PHP 5.x and install with this instructions
[edit]Other
Evernote 1.5 Has minor mouse scroll and "Note Added" popup problems otherwise works great.
Foxit PDF Reader v2.0 (32/64 bit) - printing under 64-bit causes immediate crash & You need to run as admin to run updates. Associate Foxit with PDF files option under Help doesn't make the association.
MediaMax XL (32-bit) : go to the install directory and assign "run as admin" for the two .exe files. (MediManXL.exe & SreamloadService.exe)
Quicktime 7.1.1 - Installs okay but has audio syncing issues, and somewhat jerky playback on 32 bit.
SilverFast SE 6.4.4r7 (64 bit) - Officially not supported but scans usually a picture at a time. Unstable, jams a lot.
[edit]PDA & GPS
Sunrise Needs latest Java and MSVCR71.DLL.
[edit]Remote Control
UltraVNC UAC interferes with administrator password. Causes an error message to be popped up at every startup (ignorable, but annoying).
[edit]Screen Capture
beepa Fraps (v2.8.3) Will not record sound when capturing video.
Hyperionics Hypercam (v.2.14.01) (Will not record sound when capturing video if you don't enable Stereo Mix feature in Vista's Recording Devices properties in Sound Control Panel. To show Stereo Mix, right click in the Recording Devices window and click Show Disabled Devices)
[edit]Video Editing
Subtitle Workshop v2.51 - The program exiting on video loading (some versions of directvobsub filter have compatibility issues, newest at least should work with subtitle workshop)
[edit]Viewers
ACD See 9 - program launches correctly, but can't recognize new user document folders structure.
Path "C:\Users\Username\Pictures" is not recognized and nothing is shown. On the other hands, folder "C:\Documents and Settings" is still listed in folders view although is not present in Vista anymore. Pictures in another folders are shown correctly, so seems there is some hard link for user folder that can't be addressed properly.
[edit]Web Servers
Apache Tomcat 6.0
Tomcat 6 will run on Vista, a small fix is needed. In the [JRE]/bin directory, there's a file named msvcr71.dll. This file needs to be copied to [Tomcat]/bin.
[edit]Heavy Problems, Currently Incompatible
NOTE: If a product you use is listed below, check with the software vendor for a newer version. In many cases, vendors will provide free update patches or low-cost upgrade options to a newer version. You may also want to look in the Works section above as a newer, working version may already be available. If you have any 16-bit DOS or 16-bit Windows applications, they will probably never work.
[edit]Antispyware
Spyware Doctor v4.0.0.2620 (32-bit) - Works very slowly, provides only minimal support for windows vista, new version 5.0 currently in beta stage.
Spyware Doctor v4.0.0.2621 (32bit) - works just fine on my 3 yr old system. The minor problems it had running under Win XP did not reappear under Vista.
[edit]Antivirus
(many of these products have newer versions which do work under Windows Vista RTM—see above for details)
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic v7.00.03.02 -- installs but update function does not work
Avira AntiVir Workstation 7 -- will not install
BitDefender 10(32-Bit) Cause serious Stability issues, blue screens of death
Dr. Web v4.33
ESET NOD32 v2.51 or earlier (32/64-bit) - will not install, upgrade to v2.70 or higher for Vista compatibility
F-Secure 2007 - 64-bit (32-bit does work in my machine without tricks)
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007 (Only VirusScan is incompatible, leads to System crash; Firewall and Security Center work fine)
MKS_VIR 2k7 (v 08.01.2007) - after installation finds many viruses inside of \Windows\ folder, also it doesn't open the program window. And at last you cannot uninstall it...
[edit]Audio
Easy Audio Editor - Crashes at start-up.
MTV Music Generator. Dumps the program any time you try to do anything "memory-intensive," like load saved files or generate video.
Philips Sound Agent 2 - Can't install, driver of device isn't compatible.
Steinberg Cobase SX3 and Nuendo 3 - after installing and rebooting the system does not let to use the phantom USB drive, whitch causes the total fall of the program start
[edit]Backup
Farstone RestoreIT Pro 7.0
EMC®/Dantz Retrospect® for Windows
[edit]Bluetooth
IVT BlueSoleil -- Installs fine, but when run causes system to crash. (BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH)
[edit]CD/DVD Authoring
Alcohol 120% 1.9.5 (build 3105) - Install fails with virtual drive. Error in blue screen.
CDBurner XP (32-bit) - does not recognize CD Drive
DVDXcopy - install fails while installing the patin coufin component.
Nero - 6.x versions. (7.x versions works in 32 and 64 bits) Crashes when running SmartStart; sometimes crashes explorer when running NeroVision Express 3 (Nero Burner)
Nero - 6.x versions. The only part that works without any problem is NeroBackItUp, providing the software is installed in XP Pro compatability mode and as Administrator.
Padus DiscJuggler Professional v4.60.1214 (64-bit) - Installs but receive ASPI error when opening program
Slysoft AnyDVD v6.0.8.5 (64-bit) - it installs but at the end it says that it's trying to install an unsigned driver. Program won't start and it uninstalls my dvd-rom drive and my virtual drives. They won't reinstall until anydvd is uninstalled.
Slysoft CloneDVD v2.9.0.1 (64-bit) - it installs but at the end it says that it's trying to install an unsigned driver. Program won't start and it uninstalls my dvd-rom drive and my virtual drives. They won't reinstall until Clonedvd is uninstalled.
WinISO v5.3.0.125
[edit]Checksum Tools
hkSFV 2.0.1 (32-bit) - Installs fine but Windows closes the tool while it creates a checksum.
[edit]Developer Tools
Jimi Schopp's Copy to Filename to Clipboard shell extension -- does not install (64-bit) NOTE: As a replacement, press shift and right-click on an object to bring up the 'improved' context menu with the 'Copy to Path' option on it
Microsoft Services for UNIX 3.5 -- problems installing
Ziff-Davis PC Magazine Utilities COA2 (Change of Address) -- installs but does not run
Bloodshed Dev-C++ -- if you use resources files, it does not run
[edit]Encryption
PGP Desktop Professional 9.5 Won't Install or Run at all. Public BETA of PGP Desktop v9.6 for Vista available at
http://beta.pgp.com/
[edit]File Recovery
Lexar Image Rescue version <= 2.0.05 - Program won't install no matter what compatibility settings are used. Lexar support is aware of it and will provide an update. As they have not been posting the most up to date versions on the web site, you will have to contact support directly.
[edit]File System
Paragon Mount Everything 3.5 (32-bit) -- installs, but not compatible
Symantec Partition Magic 8.0 (will back up the partitions but not the boot record/manager - as a workaround, reinstall Vista to C:\ (this recreates the boot manager), then restore your C: Vista partition from your image)
[edit]Financial Software
Atrapoint MBA Toolkit Software will not work in Vista
Starmoney 5.0 (32-bit) HBCI will work, but no Screenscrapping. Solution announced for middle of May 07
[edit]Firewalls / IDS's
Agnitum Outpost 4.0 (971.584 build 079 - 1007.7323 build 591) - 32/64 bit
AVG Internet suite: firewall component doesn't install, no warnings, no error messageg. Just MIA. According to AVG due to "bugs in Vista's network"....
Comodo Free Firewall 2.3.6
ISS BlackICE Server Protection v3.6. - 32/64 Bit
PC Tools Firewall Plus 1.0.0.10
PeerGuardian 2.0 Beta 6b & 6c - 32/64 bit - Installs and seems to work but in fact doesn't because driver won't install to Vista. It's useless atm. Old Windows 98/ME version works but it only blocks TCP connections. There are other methods to block the blocklisted ports without PG2, just google for it.
PeerGuardian 2.0 RC1 Test 2 (tested with 32bit) - Installs and blocks IPs correctly. However UAC blocks it at startup and Tray-Icon can sometimes disappear (delete lists and cache.p2b and it should work again).
Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall - 4.3.268
WatchGuard System Monitor 8.3 (Policy Manager won't start because installer can't create folders under Documents and Settings, which are required for firewall config files - as a work around, install Windows XP in a virtual machine in Vista and run WSM inside that to give yourself the same effect)
Webroot Desktop Firewall 1.3
Zone Labs ZoneAlarm - ### WARNING: The final version of ZoneAlarm FREE on Vista32 Ultimate also installs a hidden patch KB929547 which breaks OEM BIOS cracks (Paradox, VistaLoader etc.) on most machines which will make you activate Vista if you have not got the legit version (better to be legit anyway) but just a warning to you budding pirates out there.

Otherwise the Firewall works fine although some people on various forums have had many problems but some none at all on legit Vista installs. The patch silently installed by ZoneAlarm messes up your crack and is actually a bug in Vista and not ZoneAlarm as far as I heard. It is better to buy Vista even at the RIP-OFF Greedy BillyGoat prices then trying to keep up with cracking it. I bought a 3 pack cheap and it was worth it.
[16]I recently installed Vista Firewall Control from
http://sphinx-soft.com and found it to be extremely effective in protecting my computer. I tested it with GRC, PC Flank and Nortons test site and my machine was completely stealthed. The best part was, all of my programs worked without any problems. I had installed PC Tools F/W and I kept loosing my DSL connection, tried Jetico and the amount of popups was at the point of being rediculous, Zonealarm was a total resource hog. Vista Firewall Control only uses 3.2 mg of memory and with Vista you need all the savings you can get on memory usage. This program is superior to all other firewalls currently on the market for Vista. I would more than highly recommend this software to the home user or professionals.
[edit]FTP
Filezilla (32-bit) - Installs, but can't get access to upload. Also glitches your whole pc. (tested on Vista Home Premium)
WS FTP 2007 Home - Fails on Install - Will not install.
WS-FTP 7 Professional - Will install but fails to start
[edit]Games
Ankh II : Hearth of Osiris (32-bit): The game crashes during the chapter II and V too - it's not possible to finish the game on Vista.
Area 51 (2005) Setup problems because of Starforce protection.
Caesar III Will keep asking to insert CD, even if it is.
Black Buccaneer - Game does not install (64-Bit and 32-Bit)
City Life (32-bit) - possibly due to Starforce protection (used D2D and still does not work possible fix on the way.)
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Setup fails to launch or takes a while.
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade (32-bit) - Missing Spooge File (Directx) unable to load game.
I can play it without problems on my 32-bit Vista Home Premium system.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic - Officially XP only. Some report it works, others it doesn't. UBISoft won't update - so don't bother trying.
The wads for Doom in "Doomworld -- The Top 100 WADs Of All Time" played with Doomsday 3D Engine 1.9.0 Beta IV --- a lot of wads that was tried and could be played under XP cannot start with Doomsday. An error message about segmentation appears, or when the special episode of wad is selected, an error message about loading levels or graphic-sound etc add-ons appears. The game crashes.
Fahrenheit - MSI needs to be edited, if installation worked game does not start (64-Bit, 32-Bit?)
F.E.A.R Extraction Point (expansion) has major problems on all platforms, including XP.
Fritz chess 9 (32 and 64-bit) - Incompatible according to manufacturer and installation setup. Didn't try to install after the warning.
Gametap -- Doesn't run in Vista. Gametap is working on an update.
HomeWorld 2(32bit) -- Doesn't work at all, when you start it, the game crashes to desktop immediately, no error messages.
Works fine on my rig (AMD Athlon X2 4200+, GeForce 7600GT) on Vista 64-bit with no problems.
Note from user Googling Vista fixes: if you have nVidia video cards, download the latest drivers for them, make sure the OS has Vista selected when
downloading, and HW2 works smoothly. Still having random crashes with mods though.
Works on mine as well. The latest drivers for nVidia are the fix. I do not know about ATI cards or Intel CPU's.
Israeli Air Force -- Not even on compatibility mode
Knight Online v1.453 (32-bit) -- Doesn't accept compatibility mode, displays diag about invalid OS installed.
Just Cause Demo (32-bit),works for a while but has some major issues,crashes system,need to hard reset,also has some sound problems.
No One Lives Forever(vista 64 bit),incompatible due to the fact that the installer .exe is a 32bit file.Should work under vista 32bit.
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Ver1.1 on 64-bit Ultimate. Installs fine although, crashes at game launch
I had no problems with 64 Ultimate and latest nVidia drivers.
Multi Theft Auto (MTA) v1.1 (32-bit) -- Crashes no matter what you do
Midnight Club II - Runs, but then crashes to desktop on load.
Railroad Tycoon 3 with v1.05 patch and Coast to Coast Expansion - crashes as soon as the main menu loads with no explanation. I've tried all compatibility modes with no success; I've tried RT3's batch files that load its safe modes/windowed/no sound modes without success. Intro video plays but that's it. On Vista 64-bit, AMD Athlon X2 4200+, GeForce 7600GT.
I also experienced this problem running vista 32 bit until I disabled Windows Defender, while not the ideal solution it should allow the game to run problem free.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit) - extremely poor frame rates (using both Microsoft Vista and nVidia XP drivers) and no audio. On Vista 32-bit, GeForce 3 Ti 200, Audigy 2 ZX. See also RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 under 'Works' section
Scarface: The World is Yours -- Completely incompatible with Vista when using NVidia video cards (all kinds); may be able to run with certain ATI models.
Second Life (32-bit) -- Doesn't recognize video card, attempts to start anyway & fails. Depends on video card, works fine with GeForce 7600GT. Works with GeForce 8800 GTS/Geforce FX 5200 (with nVidia drivers)
Settlers II - Install stopped at start.
Supreme Commander (32-bit): game has serious Frame Rate issues, I have a good rig and on LOWEST settings the frame rate is 10 and drops to 3 most of the time
I ran it in vista 64 bits with E6600, 8800gts and 2GB DDR 2, at almost maximum setting without frame rate issues.
I ran it in Vista 64 with E6420, 8600GT, 4GB DDR2, at max settings with no frame rate issues (15-25 in campaign).
Silkroad Online (32-bit) -- Does not work.
SpellForce 2 (64-bit) -- Does not work. Can not be patched.
SpellForce 2 (32-bit) -- Does not work "out of the box". You need to download d3dx9_25 to "simulate" directx 9.0c as well as download and update the StarForce copy protection.
Storm Angel (the game crashes in a few seconds after started)
The Bard's Tale (1985) -- installs, but will not run, as it needs full screen accessibility
Fahrenheit - The installer starts but keeps saying that installation has been canceled. The game itself does work if previously installed under XP and run from Vista.
Sacred(Any Edition)(32-bit) - Installs fine, but when you go to play the game it crashes and says it cant run in a x64 or server environment. No news on if there will be a fix for it.
Rise of Nations (the first game) - It's able to install, but not to start. I have the problem every time with Securom and no original disc can be found (with 3 different original discs), I haven't found a way to run, no cracks and correct me if I'm wrong.
Works great on my rig (AMD Athlon X2 4200+, GeForce 7600GT) on Vista 64-bit. Minor flickering icons in Conquer the World campaign, but doesn't affect gameplay, and probably an artifact of my video card, not the OS.
Wolfstenstein Enemy Territory - Installs smoothly, starts up fine, but encounters bugs when trying to download maps.
Worms 3D -- Installs, but crashes on or after Sega Screens on launch. Some people can get it to work by turning off videos.
Worms Forts - Installs, launches but crashes on main menu screen every time
[edit]Graphics/Design
ACDSee Pro v9.0b55 - NOT compatible
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X - Not Compatible
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo IX - Not Compatible
Autodesk Inventor Professional 9, 10, 11 - Not Compatible
Autodesk Inventor Series 9, 10, 11 - Not Compatible
AutoCAD 2006, or earlier - Not Compatible
Fractint - Not Compatible
HP Photo and Imaging 2.0 - Not Compatible
Macromedia Director MX 2004 - Can't drag and drop or copy and paste cast members onto the stage. In some cases projects won't open.
MangaStudio EX 3.0 - Not Compatible (has constant missing strokes when you try to draw with it)
MediaFACE 5 Labeling Software by Neato - Not Compatible
Microsoft Picture It! 2001
Microsoft Picture It! 2002
[edit]Media Players
Quicktime Player 7 (all versions, including Pro) -- installs, but prone to crashing, especially when opening HD content. Apple is believed to be actively working on this software.
RealNetworks/Listen.com Rhapsody 2.1 Build 0.243 -- Windows automatically blocks this program from being launched; does not work in compatibility mode. Disabling UAC is the only way to get the rhapsody.exe executable to launch.
JetAudio 6.2x -- installs, but can not play any file normally.
Mplayer -- installs, like JetAudio, can not play any file normally.
[edit]Mobile / Cell Phone / Handi
Sony Ericsson PC Suite - better use MyPhoneExplorer from
www.fjsoft.at/en/
[edit]Network
Cisco VPN 4.x or lower - does not work at all for Vista, use 5.x for 32-bit. 64-bit Vista requires AnyConnect, which doesn't connect with IPSec.
[edit]Password Managers
Norton Password Manager 2004 Won't install
[edit]PDA Synchronization
DataViz Documents To Go 9 and earlier. Program installs and successfully syncs with PDA but Windows client crashes when opened. DataViz is aware of the problem.
Microsoft ActiveSync (any version) - ActiveSync is deprecated; use Windows Mobile Device Center instead. WMDC replaces ActiveSync.
Motorola Q from Verizon Wireless with WMDC does not work, is not supported by Verizon either.
TI InterActive! Does not install.
[edit]Remote Control
RealVNC 4.2.8 Enterprise Edition (doesn't accept connections - some say you can circumvent these problems by not installing it as a service, then configuring it as admin and running user-mode as admin, which unfortunately means no service versions - also, you have to make exceptions for vnc in the firewall and windows defender - that said, results are sporadic at best)
[edit]Screen Capture
Planet Game Cam Game Cam (v1.4.0.5) Will not allow the necessary codecs to be installed.
[edit]System Applications
Adobe Acrobat Elements 7.0 (PDF writer) and earlier - Installs but has an error when trying to print. Adobe claims they will have a fix mid-2007 with version 8.x.
BestCrypt v7.20.2 - Does not work, update will be available soon
DriveCrypt Standard v4.40 - Does not work, update will be available soon
Intel(R) Processor ID Utility - an error message that tells "this program doesn't support Vista" is received at the beginning of setup. There is a link at the error message to download Bootable Intel(R) Processor ID Utility, but after entering this link, an error page written "Page Not Found" appears.
Intel(R) Thermal Analysis Tool Version 2.05 - Does not work. Pretends to work - loads and instantly exits in x64.
Macecraft jv16 PowerTools 2006 v1.5.2.350 (Installs under Vista x64 but crashes when you try to run it)
MDFolder v1.1 - Context menu entry does not show up
Mmm+ v2.02 - Works fine till any menu in any program is clicked. That program crashes.
System Mechanic 7.0 / PRO 7.0 - before the main setup (after detecting Internet connection), an error message that tells "7.0 is not supported Vista, 7.1 or later is required" is received. But, SM 7.1 has not been produced yet. -- this error message can be fixed by selecting "Windows XP Service Pack 2" at compability list of SM's main setup file. but before the main setup starts, an error message "Failure Code: 323-A. An unexcepted error was encountered while initializing SM PRO." appears. Iolo's website said once Windows Vista is released to the public then the products will update to Vista compatible products.
Cakewalk Kinetic 2 - No support for Windows Vista as of yet. No plans for the future.
M-Audio FastTrack - M-Audio has been keeping pace with changes to the Windows Operating System since the release of Windows 95 nearly 12 years ago. We are very excited about the opportunity to offer continued support to our Windows customers as the Windows Pro Audio community begins the gradual transition to the Vista era. Over the past year, we have worked directly with Microsoft’s Vista team to prepare for this release.
Currently, M-Audio does not offer Vista drivers or Vista software updates (beta or otherwise). As soon as Vista drivers or updates for any product are available, this FAQ and other portions of our Web site will be immediately updated to reflect this. Due to the nature of software and driver development, we are not able to provide exact dates or timeframes for when specific drivers will become available—but please rest assured that supporting Vista is a top priority for us.
As Vista drivers become available they will be posted to our Drivers page. If a driver is offered during the beta (pre-release) phase of its development, you will need to click the “Show Beta Drivers” option on the Drivers page in order to view and download that particular driver.
We thank you for your patience during this exciting period of change in the Windows community.
M-Audio Sessions - M-Audio has been keeping pace with changes to the Windows Operating System since the release of Windows 95 nearly 12 years ago. We are very excited about the opportunity to offer continued support to our Windows customers as the Windows Pro Audio community begins the gradual transition to the Vista era. Over the past year, we have worked directly with Microsoft’s Vista team to prepare for this release.
Currently, M-Audio does not offer Vista drivers or Vista software updates (beta or otherwise). As soon as Vista drivers or updates for any product are available, this FAQ and other portions of our Web site will be immediately updated to reflect this. Due to the nature of software and driver development, we are not able to provide exact dates or timeframes for when specific drivers will become available—but please rest assured that supporting Vista is a top priority for us.
As Vista drivers become available they will be posted to our Drivers page. If a driver is offered during the beta (pre-release) phase of its development, you will need to click the “Show Beta Drivers” option on the Drivers page in order to view and download that particular driver.
We thank you for your patience during this exciting period of change in the Windows community.
Pro Tools - Pro Tools for Vista Coming Soon
Digidesign is committed to providing the best customer experience with its products and the latest computer platforms. We have been working closely together with Microsoft to bring the entire Pro Tools® product line — Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools LE™, Pro Tools M-Powered™, and Pro Tools Academic — to Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista, and will provide more information on the availability of compatible versions as soon as it becomes available.
Because Pro Tools software will not function with Windows Vista at this time, please wait to upgrade to Vista if you’re using Pro Tools on Windows. Stay tuned — all the power of Pro Tools paired with the benefits of Windows Vista is coming soon.
Webroot Window Washer 6.0.5.609 - Will install under Vista, but the bleach feature does not work. You can set it, but it only runs a regular wash. Update to 6.5 from Webroot directly for Vista support.
[edit]Voice Recognition
Dragon Naturally Speaking 9
[edit]Video
Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 After installation, it's nowhere. Infact, not installed. But during installation, everything's fine... strange.
Adobe Premiere 7.0
Interactual Player 2.0 - No sound, and no sound, means no good movie. Also made my whole pc go crazy.
Ulead Media Studio Pro 7.0 (installs, but Video Editor (the core application) crashes on startup)
Ulead Video Studio 9 (installation crashes when installing additional codecs/tools, Video Studio crashes on startup, uninstall fails)
Zoom Player 5.0
[edit]Word Processors