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My Vista application list November 15th

I last updated this list August 7th. The vast majority of applications on the market are now Vista compliant. I updated Microsoft Money 2007 to Plus and ranted yesterday about the lack of testing, how could they let this product out the door. I have also updated my Adobe's Photo Elements to version 6 which sports a whole new look, I am not sure I like it yet. I also upgraded my Sony Vegas Movie Studio 6 to Vegas Pro 8. It was expensive but this is a very nice piece of software and has been extremely solid. I am using it to edit my video reviews on pocketnow.com, it is performing very well, however I have a lot to learn about its functionality. I am now using iTunes 7.5 which has resolved my calendar synchronization issues with Outlook 2007. I never did get MusicBridge between iTunes and Windows Media Player to work, I have given up that endeavor for now. I also upgraded Acronis to version 11 which works much better with Vista.

Applications that work

1. Office 2007 - Vista compliant application
2. Office 2003 - Seems to work without any problems
3. Money 2007 - an update is available and it works well.
4. SQL Server 2005 works fine with SP2.
5. Office Accounting Professional 2007 SP1- works well.
6. Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 - works well with Office Accounting 2007 and integrated database.
7. Nuance's Paperport 11 released an update which can be downloaded and works well. The update process is little cumbersome since you have to uninstall the old versions and then have to terminate multiple processes including SQL Server to enable the install to complete successfully.
8. ECTO 2.3.3 blogging application works well.
9. SmartFTP requires version 2.0 build 1002 or later.
10. ImgBurn version 2.1.0 works well.
11. Acronis 11.0 True Image Home backup now 100% Vista compliant. Read my backup scheme here.
12. Adobe Photo Elements 6.0 - Vista compliant and new look.
13. Sling Media Sling Player for Windows 1.5, it looks like bug fixes. No major release for Vista yet.
14. Kiwi Syslog Service version 8.1.3 works with Vista and records all my D-Link DFL-210 events. I had to create a firewall rule to allow port 514 through the firewall (same as in XP). Here is my post on the subject.
15. APC PowerChute Business Edition version 7.0.5 works well with business class UPS'.
16. TyTool 10r4 to extract files from a series 1 Directv Tivo works. I was able create a DVD file structure.
17. Hyperterminal Private Edtion from Hilgraeve - This is the old version of Hyperterminal and works fine, too bad Microsoft left it out of Vista.
18. iTunes 7.5 - It still is not 100% Vista compatible but works ok, it still flakes out sometimes and won't play tracks, however a reboot cures the problem.
19. Ilium Software eWallet 5.0 - Works very well.
20. Diskeeper 2007 version 11.0.703.0 - Works well on my Lenovo X60.
21. APC PowerChute Personal Edition version 2.1.1 works well.
22. PuTTY version .60, raw, telnet, SSH, Rlogin, and serial terminal emulator.
23. Adobe Reader version 8.1. New name for Adobe Acrobat.

Application that seem to work or I have not fully tested

1. VentaFax 5.71 - Inbound Fax with Vista service works, print driver function does not work.
2. VentaFax 5.80 - They fixed the print driver function but the windows service does not work.

Application that do not work

 

Driver issues:

Currently none. System is very stable.

My Vista application list August 7th

It has been a while since I updated this list. Vista's stability which has been pretty good from the get go, has gotten even better over the last month.  Apple seems to have finally got iTunes to work well and version 7.3.2 fixes the problem with the backup to DVD function. I replaced APC PowerChute Business Edition with the Personal Edition version 2.1.1 and added email triggers using Vista's task scheduler (post link). I have been doing quite bit of Cisco router work in the last month, since Vista does not include telnet, I am using PuTTY which works very well on Vista, provides raw, telnet, SSH, Rlogin, and serial support. Best of all its free. I finally upgraded to Adobe Reader version 8.1 (Acrobat's new name).  I am starting to play around with MusicBridge 2.0 to synchronize my iTunes library with Windows Media Player 11, although I have not had any luck getting it to work properly.

Applications that work

1. Office 2007 - Vista compliant application
2. Office 2003 - Seems to work without any problems
3. Money 2007 - an update is available and it works well.
4. SQL Server 2005 works fine with SP2.
5. Office Accounting Professional 2007 SP1- works well.
6. Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 - works well with Office Accounting 2007 and integrated database.
7. Nuance's Paperport 11 released an update which can be downloaded and works well. The update process is little cumbersome since you have to uninstall the old versions and then have to terminate multiple processes including SQL Server to enable the install to complete successfully.
8. ECTO 2.3.3 blogging application seems to work well.
9. SmartFTP requires version 2.0 build 1002 or later.
10. ImgBurn version 2.1.0 works well.
11. Acronis 10.0 True Image Home backup works well. Read my backup scheme here.
12. Adobe Photo Elements 5.0 - An Vista update to 5.0.2 is available. The catalog was corrupted, salvaging the WMI repository seems to have allowed Elements to rebuild the catalog.
13. Sling Media Sling Player for Windows 1.4.0.206 is compatible with Vista, although it does not take advantage of the Vista Aero features. They are working on a version that does.
14. Kiwi Syslog Service version 8.1.3 works with Vista and records all my D-Link DFL-210 events. I had to create a firewall rule to allow port 514 through the firewall (same as in XP). Here is my post on the subject.
15. APC PowerChute Business Edition version 7.0.5 works well.
16. TyTool 10r4 to extract files from a series 1 Directv Tivo works. I was able create a DVD file structure.
17. Hyperterminal Private Edtion from Hilgraeve - This is the old version of Hyperterminal and works fine, too bad Microsoft left it out of Vista.
18. iTunes 7.3.2- It still is not 100% Vista compatible but works ok, it still flakes out sometimes and won't play tracks, however a reboot cures the problem.
19. Ilium Software eWallet 5.0 - Works very well.
20. Diskeeper 2007 version 11.0.703.0 - Works well on my Lenovo X60.
21. APC PowerChute Personal Edition version 2.1.1 works well.
22. PuTTY version .60, raw, telnet, SSH, Rlogin, and serial terminal emulator.
23. Adobe Reader version 8.1. New name for Adobe Acrobat.
24. MusicBridge version 2.0. iTunes/WMP library synchronization. Executes fine, I just have not figured out the options to get it to work on my system.

Application that seem to work or I have not fully tested

1. VentaFax 5.71 - Inbound Fax with Vista service works, print driver function does not work.
2. VentaFax 5.80 - They fixed the print driver function but the service does not work.

Application that do not work

1. Office Small Business Accounting 2006 (SBA), Not supported on Vista, move to Office Accounting 2007.

Driver issues:

Currently none. System is very stable.

My Vista application list June 12th

I am updating my list with iTunes 7.2 which officially supports Vista. Also VentaFax has made some progress on the Vista front; they fixed the fax printer driver, however the fax service no longer works. I am sticking with 5.71, since I use the fax service to monitor incoming faxes on my Sunrocket Signature number and I can use the Microsoft Scan and Fax service to send outgoing faxes.

Applications that work

1. Office 2007 - Vista compliant application
2. Office 2003 - Seems to work without any problems
3. Money 2007 - an update is available and it works well.
4. SQL Server 2005 works fine with SP2.
5. Office Accounting Professional 2007 SP1- works well.
6. Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 - works well with Office Accounting 2007 and integrated database.
7. Nuance's Paperport 11 released an update which can be downloaded and works well. The update process is little cumbersome since you have to uninstall the old versions and then have to terminate multiple processes including SQL Server to enable the install to complete successfully.
8. ECTO 2.3.3 blogging application seems to work well.
9. SmartFTP requires version 2.0 build 1002 or later.
10. ImgBurn version 2.1.0 works well.
11. Acronis 10.0 True Image Home backup works well. Read my backup scheme here.
12. Adobe Photo Elements 5.0 - An Vista update to 5.0.2 is available. The catalog was corrupted, salvaging the WMI repository seems to have allowed Elements to rebuild the catalog.
13. Sling Media Sling Player for Windows 1.4.0.206 is compatible with Vista, although it does not take advantage of the Vista Aero features. They are working on a version that does.
14. Kiwi Syslog Service version 8.1.3 works with Vista and records all my D-Link DFL-210 events. I had to create a firewall rule to allow port 514 through the firewall (same as in XP). Here is my post on the subject.
15. APC PowerChute Business Edition version 7.0.5 works well.
16. TyTool 10r4 to extract files from a series 1 Directv Tivo works. I was able create a DVD file structure.
17. Hyperterminal Private Edtion from Hilgraeve - This is the old version of Hyperterminal and works fine, too bad Microsoft left it out of Vista.
18. iTunes 7.2 - It still is not 100% Vista compatible but works ok, it still flakes out sometimes and won't play tracks, however a reboot cures the problem.
19. Ilium Software eWallet 5.0 - Works very well.
20. Diskeeper 2007 version 11.0.703.0 - Works well on my Lenovo X60.

Application that seem to work or I have not fully tested

1. VentaFax 5.71 - Inbound Fax with Vista service works, print driver function does not work.
2. VentaFax 5.80 - They fixed the print driver function but the service does not work.

Application that do not work

1. Office Small Business Accounting 2006 (SBA), Not supported on Vista, move to Office Accounting 2007.

Driver issues:

Currently none. System is very stable.

My Vista application list April 19th

Yesterday, I reported on Ilium Software's eWallet 5.0 here. I happy to report that the desktop component works well with Vista and the Sync Center/Mobile Device Center.

I am using Diskeeper 2007 on Lenovo X60. If you are a current customer follow instructions here. The current version is 11.0.703.0. I have not had any problems with it.

Office Accounting Professional 2007 was just updated with SP1 which updated the database and is working well.

I am also adding a category tag for My Vista Application list entries to simplify retrieval and show the evolution of my choices.

Applications that work

1. Office 2007 - Vista compliant application
2. Office 2003 - Seems to work without any problems
3. Money 2007 - an update is available and it works well.
4. SQL Server 2005 works fine with SP2.
5. Office Accounting Professional 2007 SP1- works well.
6. Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 - works well with Office Accounting 2007 and integrated database.
7. Nuance's Paperport 11 released an update which can be downloaded and works well. The update process is little cumbersome since you have to uninstall the old versions and then have to terminate multiple processes including SQL Server to enable the install to complete successfully.
8. ECTO blogging application seems to work well.
9. SmartFTP requires version 2.0 build 1002 or later.
10. ImgBurn version 2.1.0 works well.
11. Acronis 10.0 True Image Home backup works well. Read my backup scheme here.
12. Adobe Photo Elements 5.0 - An Vista update to 5.0.2 is available. The catalog was corrupted, salvaging the WMI repository seems to have allowed Elements to rebuild the catalog.
13. Sling Media Sling Player for Windows 1.4.0.206 is compatible with Vista, although it does not take advantage of the Vista Aero features. They are working on a version that does.
14. Kiwi Syslog Service version 8.1.3 works with Vista and records all my D-Link DFL-210 events. I had to create a firewall rule to allow port 514 through the firewall (same as in XP). Here is my post on the subject.
15. APC PowerChute Business Edition version 7.0.5 works well.
16. TyTool 10r4 to extract files from a series 1 Directv Tivo works. I was able create a DVD file structure.
17. Hyperterminal Private Edtion from Hilgraeve - This is the old version of Hyperterminal and works fine, too bad Microsoft left it out of Vista.
18. iTunes 7.1.1 - It still is not 100% Vista compatible but works ok, it still flakes out sometimes and won't play tracks, however a reboot cures the problem.
19. Ilium Software eWallet 5.0 - Works very well.
20. Diskeeper 2007 version 11.0.703.0 - Works well on my Lenovo X60.

Application that seem to work or I have not fully tested

1. VentaFax 5.71 - Fax function workThey are working on a Vista solution, however no date yet.

Application that do not work

1. Office Small Business Accounting 2006 (SBA), Not supported on Vista, move to Office Accounting 2007.

Driver issues:

Currently none. System is very stable.

My Vista application list April 19th

Yesterday, I reported on Ilium Software's eWallet 5.0 here. I happy to report that the desktop component works well with Vista and the Sync Center/Mobile Device Center.

I am using Diskeeper 2007 on Lenovo X60. If you are a current customer follow instructions here. The current version is 11.0.703.0. I have not had any problems with it.

Office Accounting Professional 2007 was just updated with SP1 which updated the database and is working well.

I am also adding a category tag for My Vista Application list entries to simplify retrieval and show the evolution of my choices.

Applications that work

1. Office 2007 - Vista compliant application
2. Office 2003 - Seems to work without any problems
3. Money 2007 - an update is available and it works well.
4. SQL Server 2005 works fine with SP2.
5. Office Accounting Professional 2007 SP1- works well.
6. Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 - works well with Office Accounting 2007 and integrated database.
7. Nuance's Paperport 11 released an update which can be downloaded and works well. The update process is little cumbersome since you have to uninstall the old versions and then have to terminate multiple processes including SQL Server to enable the install to complete successfully.
8. ECTO blogging application seems to work well.
9. SmartFTP requires version 2.0 build 1002 or later.
10. ImgBurn version 2.1.0 works well.
11. Acronis 10.0 True Image Home backup works well. Read my backup scheme here.
12. Adobe Photo Elements 5.0 - An Vista update to 5.0.2 is available. The catalog was corrupted, salvaging the WMI repository seems to have allowed Elements to rebuild the catalog.
13. Sling Media Sling Player for Windows 1.4.0.206 is compatible with Vista, although it does not take advantage of the Vista Aero features. They are working on a version that does.
14. Kiwi Syslog Service version 8.1.3 works with Vista and records all my D-Link DFL-210 events. I had to create a firewall rule to allow port 514 through the firewall (same as in XP). Here is my post on the subject.
15. APC PowerChute Business Edition version 7.0.5 works well.
16. TyTool 10r4 to extract files from a series 1 Directv Tivo works. I was able create a DVD file structure.
17. Hyperterminal Private Edtion from Hilgraeve - This is the old version of Hyperterminal and works fine, too bad Microsoft left it out of Vista.
18. iTunes 7.1.1 - It still is not 100% Vista compatible but works ok, it still flakes out sometimes and won't play tracks, however a reboot cures the problem.
19. Ilium Software eWallet 5.0 - Works very well.
20. Diskeeper 2007 version 11.0.703.0 - Works well on my Lenovo X60.

Application that seem to work or I have not fully tested

1. VentaFax 5.71 - Fax function workThey are working on a Vista solution, however no date yet.

Application that do not work

1. Office Small Business Accounting 2006 (SBA), Not supported on Vista, move to Office Accounting 2007.

Driver issues:

Currently none. System is very stable.