Windows Vista : Programs That Do and Don't Work
This guide covers Windows Vista Build 6000.16386 which is the official
RTM (Release to Manufacture) & Release to Retail build.
Windows Vista RTM Build 6000.16386 has been officially released !
Note: Build Number 6000.16386 is the ONLY official RTM build, if you are running any other build number such as 16384 then it is a leaked copy and we won't support it.
The lists for previous Vista builds can be found at the links below:
Windows Vista RC1: Programs That Do and Don't Work
Windows Vista RC2 (5744): Programs That Do and Don't Work
Current As of: February 27th, 2007
x86
x86 Working:
Hardware Drivers
Audigy 2 ZS
Brother HL-1240 Laserjet
Cannon i560 printer, driver automatically installed by Windows Vista
Epson R220 (XP Driver Works)
Hauppauge WIN-TV PVR-350
Lexmark X1100 Series drivers (not in box -- available at Lexmark)
Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000
SiI 3124 eSATA RAID2_4PORT
Soundblaster Live! (even though Vista says it is NOT compatible)
AntiVirus & Internet Security Programs
Adaware 1.06
Avast! 4.7 Home Edition
AVG Anti-Virus Free
AVG 7.5 With Firewall
Kaspersky 6.0.2.621 Internet Security
NOD32
Trillian v3.1 but incompatible with glass
Windows Live! OneCare v1.5
Networking & Network Utility/Security Programs
Cisco VPN Client 4.01.0410
Office & other Productivity Programs
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 (Requires Update to 7.0.8 to Work)
Adobe Acrobat Pro 8
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Adobe Photoshop 9.0
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (& All Other Versions)
Encarta Reference library 2007
Microsoft MapPoint Europe 2006
Microsoft Money 2006 & 2007
Microsoft Office 2003
Micorsoft Office 2007
Messaging Programs
MSN Messenger 7.5
Skype 2.5
Windows Live! Messenger 8.1
Yahoo Messenger 8.1 (incl Yahoo Toolbar 6.5)
MultiMedia Programs
Alcohol 120% v1.9.6.4629
Azerus 2.5
CloneCD
CloneDVD
Convert Movie 4.4
CuteFTP Pro 8 (Error Message when closing Transfer Manager)
Deamon Tools 4.06
DVD Shrink
Divx 6.4 Codec
Easy CD-DA Extractor
EMULE
Epson PrintCD
FireFox 2
K-lite codec pack 279F
Macromedia Fireworks 8
Media Studio 7
Nero 7
Newsleecher
Nokia PC Suite
Paint.NET
PowerDVD 5.0
QuickTime & I-Tunes 7.1
Palm Desktop 4 Software AND HOTSYNC!
Red Eye Remover 1.8
Rhapsody version 4
Roxio Easy Media Creator 9
Shareaza 2.1.0.0
Shareaza 2.2.5.0
Sonar 6 Cakewalk
Sonic Digital Media Plus v7
Ulead photoimpact 12
XVID 1.1 Codec
Winamp 2.80
Winamp Pro 5.3
WinFast TV Tuner & Entertainment Centre Software
Others
Acronis True Image Home 10
Acronis True Image Workstation 9.1
Aida32
CoverXP Pro 1.65
DailyJournal (Error on Closure)
Folding@Home (May cause instability if run with other apps in background)
GTK+ Runtime Environment 2
O&O defrag 8
Registry Clean Expert
System Mechanic 5
The Gimp
Total commander 6.55
Ventrilo 2.3.0 client
Webroot Window Washer 6
WinISO 5
WinRAR v3.5
WinRAR v3.6
WinRAR v3.7 Betas
WinZip 10
Games
Age of Empires 3
Age of Empires 3: The Warchiefs
Battlefield 2142 (Graphic's Problems on 6800GS)
Call Of Duty 2
Far Cry
FEAR
Final Fantasy XI
Flight Simulator X
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Seems to run very slow)
Guild Wars (Graphic's Problems on 6800GS)
Half Life, Half Life Blue Shift, Half Life Opposing Force, Team Fortress Classic
Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Epsiode 1, Half Life 2 Deathmatch, Hlaf Life 2 Lost Coast
Halo
Just Cause
PREY
Rainbow Six: Raven Shield
Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Ragnarok Online
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.5 (Requires protection file update from Starforce)
Star Trek Legacy
Titan Quest
World Of Warcraft
x86 NOT working:
Hardware Drivers
Visioneer 9320 USB Scanner (Vista installs but Scanner refuses to work)
MultiMedia Programs
Adobe Reader 8 (Requires extraction of install files to work properly)
BSPlayer
Windows Media Stream Recorder v9.0
(cannot get it to record & after uninstalling it, IE 7.0 was broke, w/ the LAN Settings/ Proxy Server box checked, until unchecked).
Others
BlueSoleil 2.3 Standard & VOIP Packages
Executive Diskeeper Professional Premier Edition v11.0.686.0
IncrediMail
Outpost
Games
King Of Dragon Pass
x64
x64 Working:
Hardware Drivers
F8 key at the boot menu to 'Disable Driver signature Enforcement'
n.b: If you choose to put Vista to sleep instead of shutting it down completely, on wakeup you will not need to hit F8 and all drivers will be loaded as desired
AntiVirus & Internet Security Programs
NOD32 2.7
eTrust Antivirus (requires F8 + Disable Digital Driver Requirement in x64, and is difficult to install in any case
Office & other Productivity Programs
Adobe Acrobat 6 & 7
Adobe Photoshop 7 (Some trivial issues)
ieSpell v. 2.1.1.325 English (U.S.)
Logitech SetPoint 3.1
Microsoft Money 2006 & 2007
Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Office 2007
MultiMedia Programs
Cyberlink PowerDVD 6 (partially incompatible with Aero Glass)
DivX (all versions) (sometimes incompatible with Aero Glass)
IsoBuster
J.River Media Center 12
MediaPlayer Classic
Nero 7.5.9.0
Nero 7.7.5.1
Opera 9
QuickTime 7 (but Aero Glass incompatible, and takes a performance hit
Real Alternative 1.46
UltraISO
WinAmp (latest version) (some minor issues, not affecting performance)
Games
Warlords Battlecry III
Other Programs
ACDSee 6.0 and connected software, with some minor compatibility issues
CDex 1.51
ApexDC+++
Filezilla
Filezilla Server
Firefox
Gaim 2.0b5
Ontrack Easy Recovery Professional 6.0
Picasa2 (some minor annoyances)
Steam
Thunderbird 2
UTorrent
VistaBootPRO 3.1 (some minor issues, usually not affecting performance)
WinRAR
x64 NOT working:
Hardware Drivers
3COM (3c940) Ethernet drivers (Use Driver Enforcement Trick to get working)
M-Audio Audiophile 2496
M-Audio Delta 1010
M-Audio Delta 1010LT
Promise 378 IDE/RAID/SATA onboard controller (use F8 trick) ; functional (unsigned) x64 drivers for this device are available on warez sites only ; Vista cannot be installed to hard drives controlled by this device
Games
King Of Dragon Pass
MultiMedia Programs
Adobe Reader 8
Nero 7.2.3.2
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Vista Programs List Archive
Windows Vista 5744 RC2; Programs that are working and those not working
Windows Vista 5728 RC1 Refresh; Programs that are working and those not working
Windows Vista RC1 (5600): Programs that are working and not working
Windows Vista (Build 5536): Programs That Do and Do Not work
Windows Vista (Build 5472): Programs That Do and Do Not work
Windows Vista (Build 5456): Programs That Do and Don't Work
Windows Vista (Build 5384): Programs That Do and Don't Work
Vista Build 5381: Programs That Work (And Those That Don't)
Vista Build 5365: Programs That Work (And Those That Don't)
Programs that work or don't: Windows Vista Build 5308
Programs that work or don't: Windows Vista 5308 [Discussion]
Programs that work or don't - Windows Vista CTP Build 5270
Programs that work or don't [Discussion] - Vista CTP 5270
Before you post your programs here, please ensure you identify which version of Vista you are reporting for (x86 or x64) and be as detailed as necessary, which includes letting us know what CATEGORY the program you are reporting falls into, especially for those uncommon programs. THANK YOU!! 
