Windows VISTA

is there a compatability list that tells you everyhitng that currently works on windows VISTA, eg games, apps, and other things?

 

Not as far as i know!
VISTA is still hiding in the dark at the moment.
Although i would expect most current programs and games to work, but i'm not sure about the older softwares and games!

 

Windows "Vista" is as far as I can tell neither very fresh nor very revolutionary. In fact, Windows NT5.2, also called "Vista", is not very different at all from Windows NT5.1, aka "XP". I'd be more concerned about Vista even running on my hardware than backwards compatibility... then again, it is MS. hah:

 

i cant get my c-media sound drivers to work, they say i cant install as i odnt have the c-media chip, they do this on every os exept windows xp, i cant find a vista c-media driver.

same with ut2k4, i can install ut2k4, but i cant install the editors choice package.

 

Is it possible for you to check the microsoft website on compatibility?

 

errm, i dont know, i will check, i never thought microsoft tested games , i will check though

i will check.

ok, it appears all my games will work , there is one uber compatability list :O

AntiSpyware
Ad Muncher v4.7 Beta (32 Bit)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal v1.06r1 (32 Bit)
Microsoft Antispyware v1.0.615 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Will show multiple icons in the system tray, so move the mouse over to correct it.]
Pestpatrol v4.4.36 (32 Bit)
Rogers Yahoo! Antispy (32 Bit)
Spybot S&D v1.2 (32 Bit)
Spyware Doctor v3.2 (32 Bit)
SuperAdsBlocker v2 (32 Bit)

[edit]AntiVirus

Avast v4.6 Home Edition (32 Bit)
AVG Free v7.338 (32 Bit)
Bitdefender v8 Professional Plus (32 Bit) [NOTE: Makes computer run very slow, may give fatal BSOD!]
Command Antivirus v4.92.91 (32 Bit)
Eset NOD32 v2.51.8 (32 Bit)
Etrust Antivirus Corporate v7.0.139 (32 Bit)
Symantec Norton Antivirus 2003 Professional (32 Bit)
VirusChaser v5 (32 Bit)
F-Prot AntiVirus v3.16c (32 Bit)

[edit]Backups

DriveImage v7 (32 Bit)
Ghost v9 (32 Bit)
[edit]CD/DVD Authoring
Alcohol 120% (32 Bit) [NOTE: Conflicting reports of its success, but when it does, you can only have one virtual drive.]
AnyDVD v5.3.2.1 (32 Bit)
CloneDVD v2.8.4.1 (32 Bit)
Daemon Tools v3.47 (32 Bit)
DVD Shrink 3.2 (32 Bit)
InterVideo DVDCopy v3 (32 Bit)
Gamejack v4.0.0.590 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Two virtual drives included.]
Gamejack v5.0.3.3 (32 Bit) [NOTE: One virtual drive included.]
Nero Burning ROM/Ultra Edition v6.6.0.14/16 (32 Bit)

[edit]Compression

7-Zip v3.42 (32 Bit)
Power Archiver v9.25 (32 Bit)
WinRAR v3.42 (32 Bit)
WinRAR v3.5x (32 Bit)
ZipGenius v6.0.2.1041 (32 Bit)
[edit]Defragmenting
O&O Defrag v8 Pro - Build 1341 (32 Bit)
[edit]Developer Tools
IDA Pro Standard v4.7 (32 Bit)
Microsoft Xbox SDK Build #5849 (32 Bit)
Visual Studio .NET 2003 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Needs FrontPage Server Extensions 2000/2002 which are available from Microsoft's web site.]

[edit]File Sharing

Ares v1.8.1 (32 Bit)
Azureus v2.3.0.4 + Java Env. v5.0 (32 Bit)
Bear Share v5.x.x (32 Bit)
Bitcomet v0.57 (32 Bit)
BitLord v1.1 (32 Bit) [NOTE: It has to be for 2K/XP or it won't work at all!]
BitTorrent v4.0.4 (32 Bit)
Burst! v3.1.0b (32 Bit)
eMule v0.45b (32 Bit)
Exeem v0.27 Beta (32 Bit)
Kazaa Lite Revolution v2.6.0 (32 Bit)
LimeWire Pro v4.9.7 (32 Bit)
NewsBin Pro v5.0 Beta - September 2005 (32 Bit)
Shareaza v2.1.0.0 (32 Bit)

[edit]Firewalls/IDSs

Once you install a Firewall (for the first time after Vista setup) and than uninstall it, you won't be able to install any other security software (so you'll have to reinstall Vista). This is what I've tested.
Look 'n' Stop v2.05p2 (32 Bit)
ProtectX Professional Edition v4.16 (32 Bit)
ZoneAlarm Pro v60.667.000 (32 Bit)

[edit]FTP

FileZilla v2.2.14b (32 Bit)
FlashFXP v3.1.7 Build 1060 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Will give errors when downloading a file, but just hit continue application.]
FTPRush v1.0 UNICODE (32 Bit)
SmartFTP v1.5 (32 Bit)
TurboFTP v4.50 Build 420 (32 Bit)

[edit]Games

Battlefield 1942 (32 Bit)
Call of Duty v1.5 (32 Bit) [NOTE: The sky is NOT getting updated correctly.]
Counter-Strike v1.x (32 Bit)
Counter-Strike Source (32 Bit)
Crazy Taxi 3 (32 Bit)
Dawn of War (32 Bit)
Dismount - Latest Versions of All Games (32 Bit)
DOOM 3 (32 Bit)
EverQuest 2 (32 Bit)
Final Fantasy XI (32 Bit) [NOTE: The autorun feature on the Vana'diel Collection DVD locks up, so you must manually launch the setup.]
GTA: San Andreas (32 Bit)
Half-Life (32 Bit)
Half-Life 2 (32 Bit)
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Spanish (32 Bit)
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (32 Bit)
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (32 Bit)
Quake III: Arena (32 Bit)
Red Alert 2 (32 Bit)
Star Wars PodRacer (32 Bit)
Steam Engine v1.48.0.0 - All Games (32 Bit)
Terminator 3: The War of the Machines (32 Bit)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (32 Bit)
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne v1.18 (32 Bit)
Winning Eleven v8 (32 Bit)
World of Warcraft v1.600 (32 Bit)

[edit]Graphics

Corel Draw v12 (32 Bit)
Jasc Paint Shop Pro v9 (32 Bit)
Photoshop CS v8.0 (32 Bit)
Photoshop CS2 (32 Bit)

[edit]Media

Creative Media Source v1.01.53 (32 Bit)
DivX v6.0 (32 Bit)
Foobar2000 v0.9 B6 (32 Bit)
Gordian Knot Codec Pack v1-9 (32 Bit)
Intervideo WinDVD v7 Preview 3 (32 bit)
iTunes v4.9.17 (32 Bit)
Media Player Classic v6.4.8.4 (32 Bit)
Mplayer (32 Bit)
nVidia nDVD Platinum v1.x (32 Bit) [NOTE: Includes PureVideo and nStantMedia.]
PowerDVD Deluxe v6.00.1102 (32 Bit)
Premiere Pro v1.5 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Run Setup.exe in "Windows XP" compatibility mode.]
Quicktime v6 (32 Bit) [NOTE: DWM disabled while in use.]
Quicktime v7 Preview 2 (32 Bit)
TVTool v9.6 (32 Bit)
VLC Media Player - All Versions (32 Bit)
Winamp v5.094 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Graphical errors with modern skins.]
Zoom Player v4.50 (32 Bit)

[edit]Messaging

AIM v5.5 (32 Bit) [NOTE: It will say that it's not compatible, but just click continue & will work fine.]
AIM 5.5.3595 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Works for the most part except for sound!]
AIM v5.9 (32 Bit)
AIM Beta (32 Bit)
AMSN v0.94 (32 Bit)
Gadu-Gadu - All Versions (32 Bit)
Gaim v1.4.0 (32 Bit)
HydraIRC (32 Bit)
ICQ v5.0 (32 Bit)
Miranda v0.4.0.1 (32 Bit) [NOTE: The popup plugin isn't available.]
mIRC v6.03 (32 Bit)
mIRC v6.16 (32 Bit)
MSN Messenger v7.0.0816 (32 Bit)
MSN Messenger v7.5.0162 Beta (32 Bit)
MSN Messenger v7.5.0244 Beta (32 Bit)
PSI v0.10-CVS-pedrito - 2005/03/13 (32 Bit)
Trillian Basic/Pro v3.1 (32 Bit) [NOTE: MSN connection may have problems and temporarily disables glass effects.]
Yahoo Messenger Beta (32 Bit) [NOTE: May have black contact list, but works okay.]
Xfire Build 14099 (32 Bit)

[edit]Office Tools

Acrobat Reader 7.0 Spanish (32 Bit)
Acrobat Standard 6.0 (32 Bit)
Emedit (32 Bit)
Microsoft Office 2003 (32 Bit)
Microsoft OneNote 2003 (32 Bit)
OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 (32 Bit)
OpenOffice.org v2 Beta - 07/31/05 (32 Bit)
Promt v7 (32 Bit)
Visio 2003 (32 Bit)

[edit]Web Browsers

Avant Browser (32 Bit)
FireFox v1.0x (32 Bit)
Firefox v1.5 - Deer Park Alpha 2 (32 Bit)
Opera v8.xx (32 Bit)

[edit]Miscellaneous

3DMark03 Build v3.6.0 (32 Bit)
3DMark05 Build v1.2.0 (32 Bit)
Ccleaner v1.23.160 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Only cleaning cache and temp directories work.]
DriverCleaner Pro v1.2 Build 27 (32 Bit)
FlashGet v1.65 (32 Bit)
Google Desktop Search Beta (32 Bit)
Google Earth Beta (32 Bit) [NOTE: A little bit slow.]
Konfabulator v2.0.1 (32 Bit)
Konfabulator v2.1 (32 Bit)
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 (32 Bit)
Macromedia Fireworks 2004 (32 Bit)
Macromedia Flash Professional MX 2004 (32 Bit)
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 5.3.582.27 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Temporarily disables glass effects.]
Power4 Gear (32 Bit)
Quark Xpress v6.5 (32 Bit)
RegCleaner v4.3 (32 Bit)
SpeedCommander 10.30.4236 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Gives some error messages on exit, but basically works.]
Symantec Norton PartitionMagic v8.05 (32 Bit)
Symantec Norton System Works 2005 (32 Bit) [NOTE: Excluding NAV 2005.]
Symantec Norton System Works 2005 Premier (32 Bit) [NOTE: Excluding NAV 2005.]
Total Commander 6.53 (32 Bit)
TrueCrypt v3.1a (32 Bit)
Turbo Searcher v3 (32 Bit)
Ventrilo v2.3.0 (32 Bit)
VNC Viewer and Server (32 Bit)

 

Holy crap that is big!
It makes me feel so small!
Is there any programs that's in that list you use?

 

yes, ut2k4, san andreas, avg antivirus, 3d mark 03, 3d mark 05, and more.


That list is pretty usefull, most of the stuff in there i have never seen or heard of
also, all 16-bit software will not run on VISTA

 

*problem*

i started installing vista, everyhitng was going good, then it got onto the compleating instalation screen with the green bar moving at the bottom of the screen, i waited over 2 hours, and the the compleating instalation screen was still there, the green bar was still moving, i dont understand why this is happening, the only time i last had a problem like this was with my older celeron s 1.2ghz rig, and the problem was with the same as this, but with an older version of longhorn that worked with my main computer.

 

do you have the link where you got windows vista from? i have seen on the microsoft site that beta 1 is available but cant find anywhere to get it

 

msdn.microsoft.com .

As far as I'm aware the only way to get it (legally) is to be on the beta team, an MSDN subscriber or attend one of MS's events like WinHEC.

 

or get it given to you by someone

 

But then that wouldn't be legal then would it .

 

yes, if they never used it.

 

well if you download vista using a bittorrent client is it illegal?? Because its sharing.....

 

Yes, it's illegal. I don't know why you'd want Vista anyway so early. I'd at least wait until SP1 is out.

 

I got windows Vista Ultimate running at the moment, even though it uses 35% of 1gb ram on startup, it is alot faster than xp on my system, and all my games work perfectly on highest settings like Oblivion.

 

So u mean to say u prefer vista over xp?

If so..y? whats soo good about vista, whats different about it?

the only thing i liked in vista was its new look lol thats all

i did not get to test it right because i have a very BAD 3D card

so every thing was lagging even though i have a 2.0GHz core 2

 

I think the looks are awsome, the new features like search in startbar and just in general the way everything is set out. For me, with my system, i find Vista is more responsive than Windows XP, less lag even thought right now with Opera and internet explorer open, msn, logitech lcd app, sidebar, ATi and Creative drivers i am using around 62% if my memory, when i go into a game for abit, and exit it, my memory usage goes down to around 40%, but it never gets to 100%, been using it for around 5 days now and i wont be going back to XP, also for DX10 games you must have Vista and a DX10 card to play it, otherwise your stuffed tbh unless all good games use OpenGL.

 

If pc games would be Vista only, I will then use the PS3 that I will buy soon. I've never used Vista more that 2 days, because I just got sick of it.