Windows Vista (Build 5536): Programs That Do and Don't Work
5536 has been released!!! Please note this is not Vista Beta 2 and is only provided to those in the Beta Testing program. Note: The List for Beta 2 (5384) will remained stickied as 5384 will remain in the hands of the public until RC1.
Current As of: August 27, 2006
x86
Works:
3ivx Decoder
Adobe Acrobat PRO 7.0.8
Adobe Photoshop Suite CS2
AIM 5.9
AOL SE Vista Compatible Edtion (Beta 1)
Apache
Audigy 2 Vista Drivers
Audigy 4 Vista Drivers
AVG Antivirus Pro 7.1
AVG Free AV
Azureus (but turns off Aero)
BearShare Pro 5.2.5.1
Belkin Wireless Utility
Bitcomet
CCleaner 1.32.345
CoverXP Pro 1.65
Divx 6.3
Flash 7
FTP Explorer
Globalscape FTP Pro 8.0
GTK 2.8.18
Ipswitch WS_FTP Pro 9.01
iTunes
Limewire 9.12 pro (turns off Aero)
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 (might require to install 8.0.2 update for the program to work properly)
masm32
Messenger plus! Live
Microsoft Math 2007
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2
Microsoft Virtual Machine
mIRC 6.14
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Newsleecher 3.7 Final
Opera 9 (might turn off Aero with some plugins)
PC-cillin
PHP
PowerISO v2.9
Programmers Notepad (Must be installed by right clicking and selecting "Run As Administrator")
QuickPar
Quicktime 7.1.0
Realplayer 10.5 Gold
RoboForm PRO 6.7.8
Roxio Easy Media Creator 8
Roxio RecordNow Premier V3.0.0 (run as admin, DLA won't install, but will burn CD's and DVD's)
Symantec Anti-Virus Corp Client (Sorta)
Symantec Corporate Edition 8, 9, 10 (Known issue though - Symantec Utiltiy Driver - Does not hinder operation)
Skype 2.5
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 14 (the free trial for Vista available through a link in the Security Center)
Trillian Basic 3
Trillian 3 Pro
URGE
Virtual Server R2 SP1
VistaBootPRO 2.1
Winamp 5.24
Windows Live Mail Desktop
Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812
WinRAR 3.51
WS_FTP PRO 8
WS_FTP PRO 2007
XVID
Yahoo Messenger 8.0
Does not work:
Alcohol 120 (crashes Vista during installation of ISCSI driver)
Avast! Free AV program (You get a dialog box stating that this version of of Avast! has known incompatibilities with this build (5536))
Google Toolbar (Latest) (Installs but renders RightClick in IE7 useless while Toolbar is active ie. on screen)
Limewire 4.12.6
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 (must install earlier version of ISScript.msi)
Norton Internet Security 2003-2006
Spyhunter with Enigma Popup Blocker
The Gimp 2.2.13
Please Note 5536 is NOT available in x64
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