Download Free Vista and XP SP3 via IE App Compatibility VPC Images
Since 2007, Microsoft has been offering free copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista for download, in order to make up for a handicap specific to the Windows client, namely the fact that two different versions of Internet Explorer cannot be installed and run simultaneously on the same operating system.
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30.12.2008 World of Warcraft Patch 3.10 Released and Available for Download
Blizzard is really working hard to keep all those 11 million of subscribers to World of Warcraft happy and busy.
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15.4.2009 Vista Compatibility: What? When? Where?
Microsoft is launching a Windows Vista compatibility center in beta? Seventeen months after Vista shipped everywhere?
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8.7.2008 MS Adds Vista Compatibility to Zune
Microsoft issued its second firmware update for its Zune music device on Tuesday, offering stability and performance improvements.
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21.12.2006 How To Manage Windows Vista Application Compatibility
Migrating to Vista means big changes in application support. Will your applications work in Vista? Here are some strategies and tools to mitigate the impact of moving to the new OS.
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17.4.2007 Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Pack
Windows Vista Compatibility, Performance and Reliability Packs SP1 Preview - Microsoft offers fresh Vista updates to testers.
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31.7.2007 Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update
About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available on Automatic Updates.
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24.10.2007 Vista SP1 Has Driver Compatibility Problems? Do Tell!
Ever since February 4, 2008, the day Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 were released to manufacturing, Microsoft made a move indicating that it was not entirely comfortable to release Vista SP1.
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4.3.2008 Introducing the Windows Vista Compatibility Center
At the Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 on July 8, in Huston, Texas, Brad Brooks, corporate vice president, Windows Consumer Product Marketing, announced that Microsoft was going to go live with the Windows Vista Compatibility Center.
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9.7.2008 Vista Compatibility and Reliability Update Available, Adjacent to SP1
Even though SP1 for Windows Vista was released to manufacturing in February 2008, and the gold bits of the service pack began being available to the general public in March, Microsoft is still issuing updates for the RTM version of its latest Windows client.
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22.5.2008 A Software Compatibility List for Microsoft Windows Vista RC 1
Iexbeta has a nic Wiki page with a huge list of software and its compatibility with Windows Vista.
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29.9.2006 Vista SP1 Application Compatibility Update Fixes Black Screens of Death
With the release of the gold version of Service Pack 1, but also with the maturing of the software and hardware environment orbiting around the Windows client, Windows Vista's compatibility level has continually increased.
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14.8.2008 MS: Another Patch for cursor patch
Stop 0x0000007F error when you try to print from computers that are running Windows XP or Windows 2000 and that have GDI security update 925902 installed
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20.4.2007 Microsoft Booed Over Backwards Compatibility
Having numerous advantages over other consoles, one of the most important being the backwards compatibility, Xbox 360 has all the cards to become the most popular gaming platform in the world.
But since good things don?t last forever, Microsoft is about to commit a grave error and cancel their biggest advantage.
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2.6.2006 Windows 7 Beta Critical to Compatibility
In another example of the fact that Windows 7 will be everything that Windows Vista was not, Microsoft indicated a strong commitment to ensure a high level of compatibility for the next iteration of the Windows client from the get go.
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30.5.2008 More Application Compatibility Resources for Windows 7
There are a number of efforts going on to help organize application compatibility for Windows 7, in or ongoing effort to improve in this space.
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14.9.2009 More Windows 7 Compatibility Program Details
There are only two weeks left until the latest operating system from Microsoft becomes available on the market, and the Redmond-based company has just unveiled some details on the Windows 7 compatibility programs it is running.
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2.10.2009 IE8 RTW Compatibility View Design
The Beta version of Internet Explorer 8 shipped with a big Emulate IE7 button next to the Home button on the Command Bar.
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22.6.2009 How to check software or hardware for Windows 7 compatibility
Microsoft has put up an extremely useful site that will allow you to check your software and hardware for Windows 7 compatibility.
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27.10.2009 IE8 compatibility and reliability update for Windows 7 beta
Microsoft has released an update for Internext Explorer build 8.0.7000.0, fixing many bugs that were fixed with the release of IE8 RC1 for Vista and XP.
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25.2.2009 Free Online Windows 7 Compatibility Technical Support
Having learned the incompatibility lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft is pouring a consistent amount of efforts into ensuring that the next iteration of the Windows client will work smoothly from the get go with as many applications as possible.
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15.6.2009 Microsoft Recalls Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility Update
A new update for Microsoft's growing list of Xbox games that are compatible with the new Xbox 360 was released on December 8th, but the update has already been removed from official servers following compatibility issues discovered with games already covered in the original backward-compatible roster.
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11.12.2005 Windows Vista Patch for DNS client
Microsoft just released a Windows Vista Patch.
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28.2.2007 MS Patch Tuesday: Vista dinged again
The carefully crafted image of Windows Vista as the most secure operating system of all time is beginning to take a beating.
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11.4.2007 Windows Vista Iso BillGates to MSDN patch 2
Second Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
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18.11.2006 Patch Vista and XP to Ignore SP1 and SP3
With Microsoft having released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Released Candidate via Connect, MSDN and TechNet, and a public build on the horizon any day now, you have to stare the truth in the face and start preparing for the deployment of the service pack.
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10.12.2007 MS preps critical Vista patch for Tuesday
Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.
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4.1.2008 Just 1 Patch Cooking for Vista SP1 and XP SP3
December 2008 was a sufficiently tough month for Microsoft, when it came down to plugging security holes in its products, but January 2009 will more than make up for it.
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11.1.2009 Windows Vista Iso BillGates To Legit MSDN PATCH
Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
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13.11.2006 Vista RTM Evaluation Copy Desktop Watermark Patch
Hi there people, here's a little guide on how to get rid of that stupid "evaluation copy" watermark in the bottom right corner of your Windows Vista RTM. Some may not see it yet, but believe me it will show up after a few reboots.
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14.11.2006Microsoft to Patch its
Security Patch
In response to problems
experienced by some customers
after installing the MS06-015
security update last week,
Microsoft is planning to issue
a new patch that includes a
workaround for the
compatibility issues. Only
users who have not installed
MS06-015 and those having
trouble will receive the fix...
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21.04.2006Windows Vista Application Compatibility Downloadable List for IT Professionals
The Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have
earned the status of Certified for Windows Vista or Works with Windows Vista.
Additionally, this list contains applications
with a status of Compatible. "Compatible means that the application has been reported by the publisher as compatible with, or supported on,
Windows Vista. These applications have not gone through the Microsoft Windows Vista Logo Program.
The Application Compatibility
List for IT Professionals is current as of July 31,2008 and published as of the Date Published, noted in Quick Details, above.
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09.10.2008Upcoming Vista Application Compatibility Webcasts
I wanted to let everyone know that we are putting on bunch of application compatibility webcasts over the next few months and this is a great way to
learn how to resolve some of the application compatibility issues you might be seeing in your Vista testing...
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27.03.2008Vista Gets New App
Compatibility Tool
With any major new Windows
release such as Vista,
application compatibility
becomes a critical concern for
businesses and individuals
considering an upgrade. No
matter how much Microsoft
promotes the new version,
users aren't going to make
the switch unless their
applications continue to
function seamlessly...
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18.04.2006Vista Compatibility: What? When? Where?
Am I missing something? Microsoft is launching a Windows Vista compatibility center in beta? Seventeen months after Vista shipped everywhere? Oh,
yeah, and the Windows Vista Compatibility Center is one of the big announcements from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston.
Isn't this the kind of thing you do before an operating system ships? Release compatibility tools for real, not in beta?
I planned to
write about what's in the beta. But I went to the Windows Vista Compatibility Center and all I got was this lousy screenshot. That sounds like a
T-Shirt slogan, doesn't it? There's nothing there. Poof. Pure vaporware.
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09.07.2008Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 (for Windows 7 RC and Windows Vista)
The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 helps customers understand their application compatibility situation by identifying which
applications are compatible with the Windows 7 RC and Windows Vista® operating system and which require further testing. ACT helps customers lower
their costs for application compatibility testing, prioritize their applications, and deploy Windows more quickly.
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04.04.2009Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability of Vista Update
About 2 months ago Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista, these were not made available
on Automatic Updates. That aside, Microsoft has released an update to the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista fix that
further improves the reliability of your system.
The original fix improved annoyances such as file copy calculation & speed from within
windows to other (local or network) drives.
This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This
update includes the following improvements ->
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24.10.2007Internet Explorer Application Compatibility
The Internet Explorer Application Compatibility article describes in detail the application compatibility events that are logged by Windows Internet
Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7. These events are used by the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to help customers understand their
application compatibility situation by identifying which applications are compatible with Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7 and which
require further testing. This article describes the application compatibility events, when the events are triggered, and workarounds to fix the
application compatibility issues.
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04.09.2008Vista Application Compatibility Kit Out
Although Windows Vista
officially launched for
businesses back in November,
Microsoft waited until today
to release the final version
of its Application
Compatibility Toolkit for the
new operating system. The
software is designed to
diagnose any potential
problems that may arise from
upgrading...
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31.01.2007Microsoft Makes Vista Fix Packs Public
In a move that will likely
only further confuse the
situation surrounding Windows
Vista Service Pack 1,
Microsoft has posted for
public download two updates
that were released to beta
testers last month. The
patches improve Vista
performance and reliability,
along with the operating
system's compatibility with
drivers and hardware...
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08.08.2007Fix Windows Vista Fonts
This just in from Chris
Pirillo on Windows Vista
inconsistency's, this time
it's the fonts:
I’ve been labeled a
nitipicker for seeing skipped
details that few others seem
to see on the surface of an
application’s user
interface. Guilty as charged!
Download
this simple
registry patch, but please
read the entire post before
applying it?
I’m not happy that
Microsoft has added yet
another shell font to the mix
with Windows Vista: Segoe UI.
On its own, Segoe UI is an
awesome font - but when
it’s slapped up against
Tahoma, MS Sans Serif,
Microsoft Sans Serif, and/or
Arial - it’s no longer a
clean user experience. In
fact, Vista is downright messy
when it comes to shell fonts -
with some aliased faces
reaching back to the days of
Windows 3.11!
These
blatant font oversights were
shoved onto the backburner for
the sake of (a) 100% backwards
compatibility and (b) time.
However, that didn’t
stop me from diving into
REGEDIT and setting things
straight. The good news? I
believe I’ve figured out
how to make everything inside
of Windows Vista stick to
Segoe UI. It’s a subtle,
yet radical,
transformation.
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27.09.2006One critical patch for Vista en route
Maybe they are busy prepping for CES, but Microsoft only plans to issue two patches for the first Patch Tuesday of the new year...
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05.01.2008Patch to a patch of a Microsoft patch needs patching
In the latest incident of a now-chronic problem that has been bugging Microsoft all year, a recent security patch now causes IE6 to crash in Windows
XP...again...
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19.12.2007Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image (Updated for IE8 Beta 1)
This download is a VPC hard disk image containing a pre-activated Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, and IE6, IE7 or IE8.
This VPC
image will expire on July 3, 2008.
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06.03.2008Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0 helps customers understand their application compatibility situation by identifying which
applications are compatible with the Microsoft® Windows Vista® operating system and which require further testing. ACT helps customers lower their
costs for application compatibility testing, prioritize their applications, and deploy Windows Vista more quickly.
You can use
the ACT features to:
- Verify an application's compatibility with a new version of the Windows operating system, or a Windows
Update, including determining your risk assessment.
- Become involved in the ACT Community, including sharing your risk assessment with
other ACT users.
- Test your Web applications and Web sites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to the Windows®
Internet Explorer® Internet browser.
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13.11.2007New version of reliability update for Vista
A new version of the KB941649 update, which improves the compatibility, reliability and stability of Windows Vista, has been released.
The KB941649 package improves startup times, the battery life of mobile devices, and performance in a number of other scenarios. It also
improves the stability of wireless network services, Powershell, and portable devices or devices which use an UPS.
It also
resolves compatibility issues with some antivirus applications and network driver configurations.
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24.10.2007Microsoft reassures partners on Vista compatibility
Microsoft has used its annual
Worldwide Partner Conference
(WPC) to stress that it's
working to solve stubborn
compatibility problems between
Windows Vista and partner
products.
Chief
operating officer Kevin Turner
told 8,000 WPC delegates that
management had "rallied the
team" and worked "very
hard" after partners and
customers made it clear
application compatibility for
Windows Vista "needed to be
better."
Turner
joined with vice president of
Microsoft's Windows business
group Mike Sievert to claim
that 1,900 applications are
now converted, with 10,000
devices certified either
Windows Vista Ready or Windows
Vista Capable (a weaker
designation).
Using
the kinds of well-worn
corporate qualifiers that call
for a good coachman and a team
of healthy thoroughbreds,
Sievert claimed device
coverage for Windows Vista is
"nearly complete" and "the
packaged applications are now
largely in place."..
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12.07.2007Vista Compatibility Center up and running
Ina Fried: I've certainly
given them a hard time about it, so it's only fair to point out that as of Friday
morning,
Microsoft's Vista Compatibility Center Web site is
now live.
The site, in beta form,
lists about 9,000 hardware and software products and their Vista readiness. Microsoft
had planned on launching it on Tuesday, but encountered some unspecified issues.
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11.07.2008Windows Server 2008 Application compatibility and Logo certification
Microsoft has made several resources and tools available for Solution developers create better solutions that run on Windows Server Operating systems.
Some of them are listed below in this article.
1) Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility cookbook - Download this
The Cookbook covers the most common application compatibility issues and provides tips how to modify applications or redesign them to
help provide a quality experience with Windows Server 2008 and/or the Windows Vista operating system.
2) Top 10 Issues for
Developing Applications on Windows Server 2008 Download
This
document details the top 10 compatibility issues when developing applications for Windows Server 2008.
3) Works with Tool Download
This highly-automated tool will
help quickly determine baseline compatibility with Windows Server 2008.
4) System State Analyzer Tool Download
Create two snapshots of fixed
drives, registry settings, drivers, and services at different points in time and compare them to view differences.
5)
Certification Tool Download
A wizard
style tool to help walk thru the requirements and tests in the Certification program. Users can take advantage of the built-in automation and results
tracking features and collaborate and track progress easily.
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21.01.2008Microsoft Releases 2 "Fix Packs" for Windows Vista
Microsoft released a pair of
"fix packs" for Windows
Vista, which are targeted to
improve performance and
compatibility.Among the
reported fixes are
improvements for speeding up
Vista's hibernate and resume
performance, improved
compatibility with printers,
tweaking Vista's memory
management capabilities,
better HD DVD/Blu-ray
playback, and improvements in
file transfers.
Perhaps the most noticeable
fix for gamers is an update
that cures an issue with
graphics cards using Nvidia's
G80 (8800) GPU. When firing up
a game, the 8800 takes a
little time to ramp up-too
much time for Vista, which
thought the card was hanging.
So the game would quit, and
you'd typically see the
"Windows has recovered from a
serious error" message, which
would point to the
Nvidia-based card.
Also fixed are performance
issues with high definition
disc playback (both Blu-ray
and HD-DVD), file copy
performance improvement and
improvements to compatibility
with Canon cameras and HP
printers.
Both
updates are currently
downloadable from the
Microsoft knowledge base. Fix
KB938194 is about 2MB, while
update KB938979 is about a
10MB download. The patch files
are available for both 64-bit
and 32-bit Vista.
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