OK, another short post today, but at least I point out that the ChangeBase team will be delivering the Patch Impact Assessment for July tomorrow - so, watch this space.
I wanted to mention that Microsoft has updated it's spreadsheet list of applications that either have known compatibility issues, are supported or have free/paid upgrade options.
The list contains information on 8785applications which have been allocated into the following Windows Vista specific compatibility categories:
- “Certified for/Works With Windows Vista” means that the application has earned the “Certified for Windows Vista”
- "Compatible” means that the application has been reported by the application manufacturer as compatible with, or supported on, Windows Vista.
- “Not Compatible” means the application has been reported by the application manufacturer as not compatible with, or supported on, Windows Vista.
- “Free Update Required” means the application has been reported by the application manufacturer as needing a free upgrade from the application manufacturer to ensure that a product is compatible with, or supported on, Windows Vista.
- “Paid Update Required” means the application has been reported by the application manufacturer as needing a fee-based upgrade from the application manufacturer to ensure that a product is compatible with, or supported on, Windows Vista.
- “Unknown” means that no information is available from the application manufacturer about whether the product is compatible with, or supported on, Windows Vista.
After creating a quick and dirty XL pivot table, I was able to generate the following summary results;
| 32-bit Windows Vista Compatibility Status | Total |
| Certified for Windows Vista | 656 |
| Compatible | 5699 |
| Free Update Required | 177 |
| Not Compatible | 564 |
| Paid Update Required | 312 |
| Works with Windows Vista | 1377 |
| Grand Total | 8785 |
There is also mention of 32-bit and 64-bit support. At present, there does not seem to be any references to Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2. As this XLS list is updated monthly, we will see a Windows 7 update when Windows 7 hits RTM later this month.
Just a side note though, the number of "certified for Windows Vista" applications is incredibly small - especially after years of Vista's production release.
The Microsoft Application Compatibility List can be found here:
And further references on application compatibility and the Windows Logo Program can be found here:
Windows Vista Compatibility Center: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility
Windows Vista Logo’d Product List for Hardware: http://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/Default.aspx
Certified for Windows Vista Software List: https://winqual.microsoft.com/member/softwarelogo/certifiedlist.aspx
Works with Windows Vista Software List: https://winqual.microsoft.com/member/softwarelogo/workswithlist.aspx
Windows Vista TechCenter: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/aa904820.aspx
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