PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) I have seen many post on various tech sites (usually on the Windows XP end of sales articles) that allege that Windows Vista is 'incompatible' with hardware/software.Ive been running Vista since shortly after RTM and havent seen anything id classify as an 'incompatibility' in a long time. which left me wondering, what software is actually incompatible with Vista?Ok first some ground rules:If you want to list an incompatibility, you must have been the person who witnessed it. (no friend of a friend told me program X doesn't work)It must have worked with XP.Must have been tested with the most recent version of the software.If the Hardware/Software was not 'on the shelf' at the time Vista RTMed, then Im not counting it (the only exception is if its a Microsoft Hardware/Software Product -Example: Win2k cant share files with Vista -of course it can thats just an example)Use some common sense. -if you are attempting to connect Vista via ICS to share a HP deskjet 540c printer via a 50 foot adhoc wireless connection to a 10 year old win2k machine, Vista isnt the weak link there.__Incompatible:__mmm+ by haceNero 6 - last version released 03-21-2007 (2 months after Vista Launch) Vista compatibility was NOT advertised as a feature but according to the incompatibility ground rules i set initially, im adding to to the list__Minor issues, or specific features not working:__Cisco VPN Client: Smartcard support is brokenSome VNC versions (i.e. TightVNC): won't run in service mode Ultra VNC reported as working with no issues.__Works, but with problems:__HDTach - only in compatibility mode -GrofLuigi pointed out that compatibility mode is not ideal for a benchmarking programmodifyPE - only in compatibility mode Edited August 10, 2008 by geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajikUF Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 The only incompatibility that I have witnessed is Cisco VPN with smartcard authentication. Cisco still hasn't put out a compatible VPN client that will work with smartcards. Every release they have lists that as a problem in the release notes. They obviously know it's a problem, but haven't done anything about it. So, I can't blame this on Vista, but it is an issue on Vista because it works just fine on XP.Other than that, I don't really understand what the haters are bitching about. I bought a laptop like a week after vista went RTM and have been running the x64 version ever since. It runs great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 mmm+ by hace really f's Vista up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 mmm+ by hace really f's Vista up.Well, considering the menu system in Vista is different than previous OSes, and that mmm+ is XP only, not surprising . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Actually I got it to work on 2000 (With a little bit of work) and server 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Actually I got it to work on 2000 (With a little bit of work) and server 2003.Also not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVERICKS CHOICE Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I don't find Vista to have many compatibility issues & have been testing it for quite some time. I just don't think its an easy OS to upgrade to atm. There's still many driver issues, not so many software problems. It will be some time yet afore it becomes my daily drive here I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Looks like this is gonna be a very short list as I expected Where's the Vista bashers and their constant FUD now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVERICKS CHOICE Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I think its a very much take or leave it OS no real great gains for me with this soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volatus Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) So far, off the top of my head, I've encountered no less than three completely incompatible pieces of day-to-day software that I've used on XP:- Nero 6. I will not use anything after Nero 6 because it's utter bullcrap. But Nero 6 just locks up when it tries to access the burner, although you can get it back by waiting a while for the access to time out and hammer "cancel" repeatedly.- TightVNC. It won't operate in service mode because of the way Vista restructured the service/user interface interactions; it can no longer access the user-mode desktop and therefore can only be used in "application" mode.- HDTach. It plain refuses to start, probably because it relies on a driver that's not Vista compatible.Fud?edit: I have UAC disabled and removed, so everything is already running with administrator privileges anyway. Edited June 23, 2008 by Volatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 - Nero 6. I will not use anything after Nero 6 because it's utter bullcrap. But Nero 6 just locks up when it tries to access the burner, although you can get it back by waiting a while for the access to time out and hammer "cancel" repeatedly.ok first off,3. Must have been tested with the most recent version of the software.secondly, every version after Nero 3 is crap.- TightVNC. It won't operate in service mode because of the way Vista restructured the service/user interface interactions; it can no longer access the user-mode desktop and therefore can only be used in "application" mode.ok ill add it to the top post.- HDTach. It plain refuses to start, probably because it relies on a driver that's not Vista compatible.will run in compatibility mode. however i will add it to the list in a separate category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volatus Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) Coupla points to counter:First, people use old versions for a reason - they work, and they do their job better than the new version most of the time. How come Nero 6 suddenly stopped working with Vista, but it would work with everything else? I think it should be added, because there are a lot of people that use Nero 6 because there's nothing better...Second, I haven't touched "compatibility mode" in, well, ever... it's pretty much never fixed anything until Vista came along and broke everything. So I don't think that just because it runs in "compatibility mode" that it's just automatically considered "compatible". You had to "hack" it to get it to work... otherwise, no, it just doesn't work. =Pedit: Ah, an edit. That fixes #2.edit edit: According to TightVNC's site, that incompatibility applies to any variation of VNC (RealVNC, etc), not just TightVNC. Source: http://www.tightvnc.com/faq.html#vista Edited June 23, 2008 by Volatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) secondly, every version after Nero 3 is crap.Pfffft! Everybody knows v2 is where it's at! 3 was bloated! And there's no new features added since then, and if there ever were, well, uh... I wouldn't use them anyways! First, people use old versions for a reason - they work, and they do their job better than the new version most of the time.I disagree. Most new versions are better (just not Win ME I guess). Nero included -- to quote one of my posts from like an hour ago, some newer features: "DVD DL support, improved UDF support, LightScribe, support for BluRay (the burners are becoming cheaper already -- I've seen the LG GGW-H20L for $270 before), etc". And that's just for the burning data discs part. I don't care for the other stuff either, but there are some people who just love it, and use it almost everyday, I think they'd disagree with your "utter bullcrap" assessment.Second, I haven't touched "compatibility mode" in, well, ever...And I have. A lot. On DOS, we had to use SetVer for various apps. On WFW fancy pif files were often required. Same story for Windows 95. Win2k and XP needed lots of compat mode changes for older apps back then too (mainly dos and win9x ones), sometimes faking windows version wasn't enough, you even had to force video to 640x480/256 colours, and some other apps just have to be ran under dosbox even. I had to resort to them tricks a lot when I tried win 2003 as a desktop as well. With Vista, HDTach 3 is the only app I had to do this for so far. And not because the features are broken or anything, but because it checks for the version of windows and plain out refuses to run on Vista or Win 2008, and the author has been too lazy to update it in over a year, even though it's well known to work just fine. It's DESIGNED not to run so having to use compatibility is hardly surprising there. You HAVE to fool the initial GetVersionExA check (MUST be NT 5.x) -- a 1 byte patch works fine. I'll post a screenshot (and a patch, if they want), if the mods give me the go ahead (not illegal: it does NOT bypass any protection code/licensing/serial checks or such, it's merely for interoperability/to circumvent restrictions for use, which is deemed as acceptable by US Judges)As for TightVNC, I dunno. UltraVNC is working 100% fine here (server running as a service and all)So far, it looks like this to me:Actually not working: 1. mmm+ by haceMinor issues, or specific features not working: 1. Cisco VPN Client: Smartcard support is broken 2. Some VNC versions (i.e. TightVNC): won't run in service modeWorks only in compatibility mode: 1. HDTach 3 (designed not to run, patching also works)Still a very short list. Edited June 23, 2008 by crahak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I've gotten Nero 6 (portable version) to work in Vista in compatibility mode. And yes, newer versions support HD DVD burning. So unless you plan to live in the past, you can find satisfaction with standard DVD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volatus Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I don't even burn DVDs with Nero. I burn audio and data CDs with Nero and that's pretty much it. There is no way in hell I'm paying 30 bucks for a single freaking HD disc... o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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