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Will My Applications Work on Windows Vista? | |
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| Time: 14:43 EST/19:43 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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One of the big concerns of anyone considering moving to Windows Vista is “How many of my applications will work on Windows Vista?” We have spent a lot of time trying to answer that very question for our company so I will share with you some of the common problem areas we found for applications to help give you an idea of what applications might have problems for you. | ||
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| #1 By 8556 (12.207.222.149) at 1/8/2006 4:17:30 PM |
| By the time Vista is in gold most existing software will run on it. Virtual machines will allow 16 bit software to run on Vista. |
| #2 By 12071 (203.206.243.239) at 1/8/2006 7:17:24 PM |
| That's right! You're only allowed to complain about software not working on Linux - it's ok if it doesn't on Windows! Just like you're only allowed to complain about Linux meaning re-learning the GUI for users - it's ok for them to have to re-learn Vista. |
| #3 By 23603 (70.82.83.103) at 1/8/2006 10:45:15 PM |
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Come down Chris....
Are you in your period or something. Bob had an excellent point. Vista is due by the end of 2006...so companie have plenty of time tweaking their software. |
| #4 By 12071 (203.206.243.239) at 1/9/2006 3:25:09 AM |
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#3 I'm relaxed no need to worry :) I just occasionally get sick of the hypocrisy of the only-Microsoft crowd who go to all ends to point out how app a and game b doesn't work on Linux for instance, but it's ok for the same to be true between Windows versions. Sure there will be new versions of most software but this doesn't change the hypocrisy of the original statement. The same goes for learning a new windowing environment - which we all have to do when changing OS'.
Additionally, note that not everyone is interested in buying the latest and greatest version (unlike most people here I would imagine many of whom prefer the bleeding edge versions :) ) and hence it's good to see how many titles will work automatically. |
| #5 By 32132 (142.32.208.231) at 1/9/2006 11:11:48 AM |
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We've got 20 year old DOS Apps on P4's that work fine once you run a utility to slow down the CPU.
Linux has trouble running the same program from 2005 on different versions -- is it up to 400 different incompatible versions now? |
| #6 By 2960 (68.101.39.180) at 1/9/2006 11:22:44 AM |
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Heh. I remember trying to run and old, old version of an arcade game on an Athlon once.
I got my ass kicked :) I think it was centipede. It had no processor speed check. TL |
| #7 By 8556 (12.217.111.92) at 1/9/2006 11:36:01 AM |
| Chris: Customers of mine don't use Linux because they don't want to run clone software with the unknowns that come with it. Linux itself is superb. I have no complaints with or about Linux itself. I do wish to point out, again, that without native Linux verisons of Peachtree, Quick Books, ACT!, Gold Mine and other SMB software, Linux is not going to become a popular choice for existing small businesses. |
| #8 By 17996 (66.188.88.180) at 1/9/2006 9:14:58 PM |
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#4 - I can't speak for other Windows users, but I get particularly upset when programs are "broken" by newer Windows versions. Unfortunately, in the vast majority of cases, the problem is with the programs, not the OS. However, what would a user think if he upgrades from XP to Vista and some programs stop working? That Vista broke his programs. Nevermind that the programs themselves were (likely) to blame.
To avoid bad programs from hampering adoption of new OS versions, Microsoft puts Herculean efforts into application compatibility. In fact, Raymond Chen wrote a blog entry today about how they got a very poorly-designed app to work in Windows 95: http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/01/09/510781.aspx In the end, it is up to the third parties to make sure their applications work properly on the new operating system. If they play by the rules (follow published APIs and don't depend on implementation details) their apps will be fine. In any event, vendors have had plenty of time to get their apps into shape for Vista. |
| #9 By 12071 (203.206.243.239) at 1/9/2006 9:47:08 PM |
| #6 I used to do the same thing with Microprose Grand Prix - that has no speed check either and is virtually unplayable on anything higher than a P2 :) |
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