Post new topic    Reply to topic
Login to print this topic
Author Message
Grav!ty
Graham Massey
PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2006 5:41 pm Reply with quote

Vice President
Operations
 
 


Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Posts: 20773
Location: Johannesburg
Please post details of the programs you have succesfully installed and which run well.

It will also be good to know about those that did not and what effect they had on your system, so that others can avoid them.

We are getting close to Beta 2 and knowing which programs work in Windows Vista Build 5381 will likely be a good indication of what will install in Windows Vista Beta 2 in a few weeks time.

Please follow the directions HERE before you post in this thread.

Thanks,

The Betas Team

UPDATED 05-20-2006

Programs that Work X86:

Anti-Virus
Avast! AntiVirus including the free Home Edition
E Trust EZ Antivirus
AVG [free]
AdawareSE Personal (Installed, updated, and scans)
Symantec Client Security 3.0
Symantec Antivirus Corporate Client 10.0

Anti-Spyware/Malware

CCleaner 1.29
Webroot window Washer 6
Xoft Spy Killer

Utilities

Acronis True Image 9
Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0(Build 2064)
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7
Process Explorer (Sysinternals)
Autoruns (Sysinternals)
7-Zip
Paint.NET 2.6
System Mechanic 5

Internet Programs & Utilities

JRE 6 Beta [JAVA Runtime Environment](Still testing glass in some programs.....only a few "glass" failures so far)
Windows Live Messenger 8.00 Beta (Version 8.0.0689.00)
AOL Dialer (DIAL UP)
Windows Live Messenger 8.0
Newsleecher 3.5 b 8
Google Earth
GoogleTalk
AI Roboform
Yahoo IM w/Voice 7.5.0.814 (Install, works, but unable to minimize or close the program using the buttons, you must right-click and select close for the program to "minimize" to the taskbar)
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 runs (uninstall doesn't work correctly)
Mozilla Firefox (Up to 1.5.0.3)
Flash FXP
Trillian 3.1 Build 121 Basic and Pro [Does not "inherit" the Aero glass look within the buddy list and IM windows]
SmartFTP 2.0


Productivity/Office Programs & Multimedia

Office 2003 Pro
Office Professional Enterprise 2007 Beta (with some GUI issues)
Adobe CS2 Suite (photoshop, illustrator, designer, go live, etc)
DIVX Create 6.2.2
XVID 1.1.0
DVD Rebuilder
Music Match Jukebox 10
Microsoft Visio 2007 (beta)
Microsoft Share Point Designer 2007 (beta)
Lotus Notes 7.0
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.0 (The 7.05/.07 updates ruin program functionality)
Microsoft Math Beta 1 (16.0)
Word Perfect Office 2002
TMPGEnc 2.524
Eudora7
Dreamweaver 8
BBcode to HTML 1.0.29


Other Programs

GTK 2.8.9
Audacity 1.2.4
Folding@Home Console versions through 5.04beta
LabVIEW 7.1
Dark Signs 0.96
VLC 0.8.5



Programs that DON'T WORK in X86:

NOD32 (Install and runs but slows the system down massively)
TweakUI
Comcast Rhapsody
Nero 7
Internet Download Manager
Tune-up Utilities 2006
Palm Active Sync software for Treo 650
The Gimp 2.2.11
AOL Instant Messanger
Yahoo Widgets
VistaTweakPRO 0.85 (NOTE: VTPro is for Build 5270 until a new version is created/released)
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 9 (does not install)
Diskeeper 10 (Beta) Cannot complete installation; Diskeeper service cannot start to finish the installation
DAEMON tools (all builds)
Alcohol 120 (4.03.5.3823)
Word Perfect Office (X3)

Programs that Work X64:

Autocad 2007 "Run as administrator"
Architectural Desktop 2007 "Run as administrator"
MS Project 2003
MS Office 2003
MS Visio 2003
MS Publisher 2003
ScanSoft Omniform 5
Corel Draw 12
Apple Quick Time, and i Tunes work, but glass is disabled when they run.
Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
Rainlander ver. .22 desktop calandar
Gear Professional 7.01 dvd/cd recording software
Opera 9 beta 2
Peachtree Complete Accounting
Adobe Creative Suite CS2
Adobe Acrobat 3D
Macromedia Studio 8
Nero 7 Premium
MediaMonkey (Really Slow)
Winamp 5
Deer Park Alpha 2 x64 build
Thunderbird 1.5.0.2
WinRAR
IsoBuster
UltraISO 7 & 8 (minor GUI coloring issues)
Office 2007 B1TR (GUI issues)
WLM 8
Logitech SetPoint
Visual Studio Express Edition

Vista 64 OS programs that DON'T work:

Bit defender AV
NOD32 AV
Opus file manager PLUS cannot be uninstalled once it is installed.
Sun Belts "Counter Spy"
WS_FTP Professional 2006


The top of the thread will be updated continuously smile

Please include the specific OS (x86 or x64) you tested the programs in to make it easier to edit the posts, as well as the specific program version numbers thumbsup
 
Back to top
kd1966
Kevin Durbin
PostPosted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:52 am Reply with quote

Respected Member
of PROnetworks
 
 


Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 9172
Location: USA - GSO - NC
**UPDATED**

05-22-2006
 
Back to top
kd1966
Kevin Durbin
PostPosted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:04 pm Reply with quote

Respected Member
of PROnetworks
 
 


Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 9172
Location: USA - GSO - NC
*BUMP*

This is probably the last week to get these in; we will likely add much of this to the Beta 2 when it's released.
 
Back to top
Back to top
Index >> Windows Vista Chat & Support >> Vista Build 5381: Programs That Work (And Those That Don't)

Page 1 of 1

Post new topic   Reply to topic


Tired of the Ads? Registered users have 80% less adverts.