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My partner and I just built an Alder Lake system. I installed Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2 with the Extended Kernel and it works great! There is absolutely no drift-like behavior as seen on Haswell (4th gen) thru Tiger Lake (11th gen). Here's a screenshot: Just like Windows 7, the processor cores do not show up in Device Manager, however it is recognized in System Properties. Ethernet drivers are also currently unavailable, however since I am friends with win32 and speak to him on a regular basis, I asked him if he could possibly get the ethernet drivers working. He said he would have to add functions to NDIS & ntoskrnl, but he could do it at a later time. Right now, I use USB wifi which works fine but I could just install a Vista-compatible PCI ethernet card if I wanted to. Specs: Asrock Z690 PG Riptide Motherboard Intel Core i7 12700KF 32 GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 980ti GPU w/modded 398.11 drivers by win32 Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SSD Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 I may try UEFI at a later date with UEFIseven, but for the time being I am using Legacy boot with no problems. Windows Vista/7 also do not properly turbo the P & E Cores, however enabling High Performance in the BIOS simply makes the cores turbo up constantly so it runs great with no performance issues. I dualboot with Windows Server 2012, which does turbo the cores properly (and has drivers for everything, including ethernet).

I am still working on editing the list and keeping it up to date. While Windows Vista Extended Kernel has made the list somewhat obsolete, not everyone wants to or can use the extended kernel (namely x86 users). I just haven’t been able to keep up with it lately due to things happening in my personal life, but I’m going to try to resume working on it soon. Unless you have contributions of your own, you can keep your disrespectful comments to yourself I’ve poured a lot of blood, sweat & tears into this list since 2016, and I think it’s one of the best resources for Windows Vista users today. To anyone who wants to know if an application is already listed, press Ctrl+F in your browser and search for the application name.

Sorry all for the brief hiatus from continuing the work on the list. I've been swamped at work lately (Christmas time - which means hundreds of packages to deliver every day ) I will try my best to work on the list when possible this month, but I probably won't be able to do much until January when "peak season" (as we refer to it at the USPS) is over. Thank you all for understanding, and Happy Holidays, everyone!

I absolutely hate to hear this. He pinned my topic for me in the Vista subforum a few years ago, and he was always very kind and pleasant to interact with. He will be greatly missed.

Video & Photo Editing software section is finished now. Unfortunately, Vista has lost a lot of options in this section over the past couple of years SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE LIST FOR OCTOBER 9, 2022: Added UNS status to Aniview since it's no longer officially supported on Vista, but works with a workaround (tutorial coming soon!) Added UNS status to AnnyStudio JPEG Lossess Rotator since v9.2 is the last official version for Vista according to the website, but the latest version (v10.1 as of Oct. 2022) works just fine for me in Vista. Added UNS status to AnnyStudio Just Color Picker, as Vista is not listed as a supported platform on the website, but the latest version still works fine (v5.6 as of Oct. 2022). Removed ONG status from ArtWeaver Free & Pro 6.x. Added ArtWeaver Free & Pro 6.0.13 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from ContaCam; added ContaCam 9.0.9 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Flashblack Express & Flashback Pro; added Flashback Express/Pro v5.35.0 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from KC Softwares PhotoToFilm & KC Softwares VideoInspector. Added KC Softwares PhotoToFilm v3.9.1.99 & KC Softwares VideoInspector v2.15.2.146 as last versions for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Lightworks; added Lightworks 14.5.0.0 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from MyPaint; added MyPaint 1.2.1 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Pinta; added Pinta 1.7.1 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from XnConvert, XnRetro, XnSketch, & XnView MP. Added XnConvert v1.82, XnRetro 1.20, XnSketch 1.18, & XnView MP 0.94.3 as last versions for Windows Vista. Fixed broken download links for Image Composite Editor 2.0.3 (32 bit & 64 bit).

Word Processing & Office Suites + Content Consumption Software sections are now updated SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE LIST FOR OCTOBER 8, 2022: Removed ONG status from Scribus; added Scribus 1.4.8 as the last version for Windows Vista. Removed Todoist as the software no longer supports Vista and older versions no longer connect to the Todoist service. Removed ONG status from AIMP; added AIMP 5.00.2344 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Foobar2000; added Foobar2000 v1.5.11 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Leawo Blu-ray Player; added Leawo Blu-ray Player v1.9.6.2 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from MusicBee; added MusicBee 3.0.6067 as last version for Windows Vista. Added important information about SMPlayer: must use QT 5.6 version (still being updated; available for download from the main website). The last version of Winamp for Windows Vista has already been listed. However, I added a download link for convenience :

Thank you for the information! Added to the list:

Work on Email Clients and PDF Viewers sections is now complete! Thankfully, most entries still have ongoing support for Vista, so not too much was lost this go around SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE LIST FOR OCTOBER 6, 2022: Removed ONG status for Claws Mail; added Claws Mail 3.16.0 as last version for Windows Vista. Added UNS status for Pegasus Mail, since the official website claims that only Windows 7 or later are supported, but it continues to work on Vista, fortunately. Removed Open Live Writer from the list, as the latest version does not work for me on Vista, throwing an APPCRASH error upon attempting to launch. I tested the software on build 6002 as well to insure it wasn't broken with build 6003, and the error occurs there as well. The software appears to be abandoned anyway (no updates since 2017). Removed ONG status from Foxit PDF Reader & Foxit PhantomPDF; added Foxit PDF Reader & PhantomPDF v9.2.0.9297 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Nitro PDF Reader/PDF Reader Pro; added Nitro PDF Reader v10.x as the last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from PDF-XChange Editor; added PDF-XChange Editor v7.0.328.2 as the last version for Windows Vista.

The Web Browser plugins & Instant Messaging sections have been redone. Unfortunately, lots of IM softwares no longer support Windows Vista but at least most of the last versions were able to be found and listed: SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE LIST FOR OCTOBER 5, 2022: Removed ONG status from Adfender; added Adfender v2.55 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed Adobe Flash Player & Adobe Shockwave Player as both have been discontinued and are no longer supported by Adobe. Amended information regarding Java SE 8: support has been extended to December 2030 from December 2020 (security updates only), according to this roadmap by Oracle. Renamed "McAfee 2015 product suite" entry to McAfee 14.0 R1 as last version for Windows Vista (according to this article). Removed Dingtalk as it no longer works on Windows Vista and no older versions are available from what I can find, unfortunately. Added information about ICQ: must use "Windows XP" installer, Windows 7 or later version doesn't work. Removed ONG status from Linphone; added Linphone v4.1.1 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Mumble; added Mumble 1.3.4 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from Quassel IRC; added Quassel IRC 0.12.4 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed ONG status from qTox; added qTox 1.16.3 as last version for Windows Vista. Fixed broken download link for Viber 6.8.2.878. Added UNS status to Ripcord, since it's not officially supported on Vista, but still works.

Thank you for the information! Revising the AV section, working on the Web browser plug-ins & Instant Messaging sections now!

Thank you both @Vistapocalypse & @CameronSM36 for the information added last version of Webroot to the list:

Glad to see you’re still around, Werewolf Your additions to the list have definitely not gone unnoticed! I will add them after I’m done revising the current information on the list! Thank you so much for all your contributions over the years!

I did quite a bit of work on Antivirus/Security section. Unfortunately, the options for Vista have only dwindled over the course of 2021 and 2022 Maybe the community could help find new additions for this section? SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE LIST FOR OCTOBER 2, 2022: Removed Avast AntiTrack, as Windows Vista and earlier are no longer supported by the product. Removed all Bullguard products, as Bullguard was purchased by Norton in 2021 and the products are no longer sold under the Bullguard brand name. As a result, Windows Vista is no longer supported by Bullguard. Removed Comodo Cloud Antivirus, as it was discontinued and merged with Comodo Internet Security. Removed Cybergenic Shade Sandbox as it now requires Windows 10 or later, and the last version for Vista appears to be unavailable. Removed ONG status from Comodo Cloud Scanner and added version number of the final version, as the software has not been updated since 2010. Removed ONG status from Comodo Antivirus for Servers, as the software has not been updated in at least a decade (since Server 2012 is listed as the latest supported version of Windows Server for the product). Listed Comodo Free Antivirus & Comodo Internet Security v12.0.0.6870 as last version for Windows Vista (according to this support article). Removed CryptoPrevent Anti-Malware entirely, as the latest version does NOT work on Windows Vista, and no documentation exists anywhere on the end of XP/Vista support, nor is the final version available anywhere from my findings. Removed G-Data "Business Solutions" in favor of G Data Security Client, which continues to support Vista (and XP). Renamed "HouseCall" entry to HouseCall Online Scanner, as that is the only HouseCall product to still support Windows Vista. Removed Jetico Personal Firewall, as the software has not been updated since 2016 and appears to be abandoned. Removed ONG status from KeePass; listed v1.38 as the last version for Windows Vista. Removed Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit & Malwarebytes Chameleon, as the products appear to have been merged with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware within the past few years, meaning they're no longer supported on Windows Vista. Removed the information regarding Norton definition updates ending in 2021, as it appears that it continues to receive definition updates on Vista as of October 2022. Listed OSArmor 1.6.0 as the last version for Windows Vista. Removed NoVirusThanks Anti-AutoExec as it was discontinued at some point since it was added to the list. Removed NoVirusThanks SysHardener & Registry Guard/Guard service as they're no longer supported on Windows Vista and the last versions are not available online anywhere from what I can find. Removed Prey Anti-Theft as it no longer works on Vista due to missing functions and the last version appears to be unavailable (ResolveLocaleName error). Removed RogueKiller Anti-Malware as it no longer works on Vista due to missing functions and the last version appears to be unavailable (K32GetModuleInformation error). Added Sandboxie 5.33 as last version for Windows Vista. Removed SecureAPlus as it has been discontinued in favor of CatchPulse, which does not support Windows Vista. Removed "Sophos Server Protection products" entry as all Sophos software now requires Windows 7 or later. Removed ONG status from SystemShield Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware products, listed v5.0.0.136 as the last version for Windows Vista. Listed Vipre Antivirus v10.x as the last version for Windows Vista. Removed Webroot as the last version for Windows Vista cannot be found online and is not documented anywhere. The software now requires Windows 7 SP1 or later, according to the Webroot website. No trial versions are available for testing either from my findings. Fixed broken download link for Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit v5.52.

Hi there! It's nice to see you again. Hope you're doing well I will be testing everything on a fully updated Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 virtual machine, including all Server 2008 updates to January 2020, so it will be at build 6003. If I run into any problems, I'll have a separate VM with build 6002 to test the software to ensure the problems aren't related to build 6003. And thanks so much for the kind words, it means a lot I'll do the best I can. Working on the Antivirus/Security software section now!

Well, I just updated the list for the first time in nearly 2 years. I've managed to fix all broken download links in the Web browsers section, and added Mypal 68.x. I've decided to prevent myself from becoming overwhelmed/burned out, I'm just going to take it one section at a time each day until the list is complete. I'm so glad to finally get around to doing this after such a long time. Thank you everyone for your patience, compassion and understanding.