Windows Vista RC1 (Build 5600): Programs That Do and Don't Work
Windows Vista RC1 has been released!!! Note: The List for Vista Beta 2 (5384) will remained stickied as 5384 will remain in the hands of the public until RC1 - which is NOW!!
Current As of: September 29, 2006
x86
Works:
Acronis True Image Workstation 9.1 v3718 w/Universal Restore
AdawareSE 1.06
Adobe Acrobat 3D
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe Reader 7.0
Adobe Suite CS2
AI RoboForm 6.78
AIM 5.9
AnyDVD
Ashampoo burning studio 6.20
Audigy 2 ZS Drivers for Beta 2
Audigy 4 Drivers for Vista Beta2
AusLogic Disk Defragmenter 1.0
(And it's FREE!!)
Avast! AntiVirus v4.7.883
AvCataloger
AVG Free Antivirus
Azureus 2.5.0.0 (when you start a download it turns off Aero if you are running it and turns it back on when you exit the program)
BearShare Pro 5.2.5.1
Belarc Advisor
BitComet 0.7
Blender 3D
Broken Sword-Angel of Death
Cam Studio
CCleaner v1.32.345
CloneDVD2
CopyToDVD 3
Cucusoft AVI-DVD converter Pro 7.07
CureRom 2.0.3.3
Cyberlink PowerDVD 7 ( Deluxe Version )
Daemon Tools 3.02
Daemon Tools 3.44
Daemon Tools 4.06 with SPTD driver version 1.29
DiskAction2
Direct Show Dump Utility v0.1.1029.0 (Requires Net Framework)
DivX Create Bundle v6.0 ( Includes Divx Codec, DivX Player, DivX Converter )
DU Meter 3.07 Build 200
Dungeon Siege II
Everest Home edition
ExPressIT CD/DVD Software
First Defense-ISR
Flashget
F-Prot AntiVirus 3.16f
Flash 7
Flock 0.7.4
Garmin City Navigator v8 DVD
Google Earth Pro 4
Google Toolbar 3.0
Halo PC
HddLed 1.7
iTunes 6.0
iTunes 7.0 (IT HAS AERO GLASS!!!)
iPod Software
Logitech Setpoint drivers (Microsoft and Logitech acceleration settings conflict with eachother so set Logitech's to "none")
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
Macromedia Flash Pro 8
Madden 2005
Magic File Renamer
Media Player 11
Microsoft Office 2003 Suite
Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2
Microsoft Office Communicator
MS Streets and Trips 2006
Microsoft Visio 2003
Microsoft Money 2006
mIRC 6.14 (SysReset 2.53)
mirc 6.17
Motorola Phone Tools
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
Nero 6.6.1.4 & Nero Express
Netscape 8.1
NetSnippets
Newsleecher
Nokia pc suite
Oblivion
Opera 9.02
PC-cillin Internet Security 14
PeerGuardian 2.0 RC1
Photodex Proshow Producer
PicturesToExe, v.4.48 & 5.0 beta5
Pixresizer
PowerDVD 6/7 Terrible sound quality even though the program works; Windows Vista does state that PowerDVD 6 or 7 is a problem program
PowerISO v2.9
Pronto Edit
PSTSync
Quicken Willmaker Plus 2006
Quicken Home and Business 2007
Quicktime Alternative 1.4.6
Quicktime 6 (works but with known incompatibility issues)
Quicklink Mobile Phonebook
QuickPar
Registry Mechanic 5.1.0.224
RealVNC 4.2.6
Remote Administrator v2.2
Rise of Legends
Recovery My Files v3.97
Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 (Throws up an error at start of some programs like Disc Copier but works perfect anyhow)
Ripcast 1.9 (Get Debug errors on loading but select no and app runs fine)
Roxio Creator 7 (after installing 7.1 patch and XP compatility)
Screamer Radio
Shrinkto5
Skype
SnagIt 6
Star Wars Empire at War (note: use Windows XP compatibility mode on both setup.exe and the actual game exe for it to work)
Stepmania CVS 4.0 Beta
Storage Crypt v2.0
Superflexible File Synchornizer v3.07 build 403
Surething CD/DVD Software
Text Aloud latest version
The Sims 2
Tivo Desktop 2.3a
Trillian 3.1 Pro/Basic
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 14 - Will not update, may be a problem with Trend servers, ATM
Ulead Movie Factory
Visual Studio 2005 Professional
VistaBootPRO 2.1
Virtual clone Drive version 5.1.3.1
VLC Media Player 0.8.2
UltraISO v7.6.1
warcraft 3
Winamp 5.24
WinAVI Video Converter v7.5 ( Standard Edition )
Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812.00
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta 8.0.0932
WinRar 3.51
WS_FTP Pro 9.01 (Possible issues for some users)
Yahoo Messenger 8.0
Does not work:
Alcohol 120%
Audacity (installs but crashes to BSOD on opening a MP3 file)
Avast! AntiVirus Home Edition v4.7.871 and below
Folding@Home- GUI installer starts and silently quits.
Google Toolbar 4.0.1019
kaspersky av 6.0.0.300
mgiciso
nero 7.2.7.0 (Nero 6.6.1.4 works for some-not for others)
Nero 7.2.3.2
Norton Internet Security 2006
Norton AV 2006
Roxio DVDMax (probable conflict with Win Player or Media Center)
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 (no OpenGL support)
Sunbelt Kero Firewall
Videora iPod Converter (install hangs on dotnetfx.exe)
x64
Works:
5.2 Producer
Adobe Acrobat 3D
Adobe Creative Suite CS2
Adobe Premiere 1.5
Ares
ATI Control Panel
Autocad 2007
Avast! AntiVirus 4.7.871 and above
BitComet 0.70 (0.71 seems to work okay...but a lot of downloads fail)
Cakewalk Sonar 5.0.1
Cakewalk Sonar 5.1
Canon Zoombrowser EX 5.7
Daemon Tools 4.06 with SPTD driver version 1.29
DC++ (latest)
Deskpdf 2.5
eTrust Antivirus r7.1 (enterprise version) - unsigned driver will be updated
Filezilla (latest)
Firefox 2 Beta 2
Flatout 2 (pre installed on separate partition, needed to google and download a dx .dll and copy into install directory)
Flock 0.7.4
Folding@Home
Goldwave
GraphEdit
iTunes (no aero)
Logitech SetPoint (latest)
Macromedia Studio 8
Madden 2005
Media Player Classic (latest)
Messenger Plus! Live
Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2
Office Beta 2 Technical Refresh
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
Nero 6.6.14
oDC 5.31
Powershot A400 Camera Driver
Registry Mechanic
SmartFTP
Snagit 7.03 works for screen capture
StrongDC++ 2.01
Thunderbird 2 Alpha 1
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 14 - UPDATES WORK TOO
Ultraiso 8
uTorrent 1.6
VMWare Workstation 5.5.x works IF you disable driver signing on boot with F8
Winamp 5.24
WinRAR 3.60
WinRAR 1.5
Winamp 5.24
Winace 2.6
WLM 8.1 Beta
Does not work:
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 52 (Installs but cannot open anything but the homepage)
Audigy Drivers for beta 2 (WFSNFO)
Comodo FirewallVersion 2.3.4
Comodo AntiVirus -
DANGEROUS PROGRAM!! Cannot be uninstalled and does not fully work - plus it killed the Internet connectivity
Dirt Track Racing 2 (Graphic Problem)
DivX (px.dll error) (If anyone else doesn't have this problem let notify us)
Flat Out 2 (Direct X 9 Error)
Microsoft Lifecam software-installer check block
Nascar Racing 2003 Season (graphics are all garbled up)
Nascar SimRacing-Cube3D crashes out (EA SPorts)
NOD32
Oblivion-can't get it to install
Slimbrowser 4.07 Build 100 (Will not work "Maximized", but will work otherwise)
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