The Answer? Not Yet.
UNL Information Services currently recommends NOT installing Microsoft Vista on UNL computers. The chart below illustrates common UNL applications that are currently being tested on Vista. It also details some initial operational problems that these programs currently experience in the Vista environment.
This information will be updated periodically as new information is received.
If you have questions or input, please contact your system adminstrator or the Computer Help Center .
Microsoft's official list: "Vista Certified" web site (best when viewed with IE
Microsoft's official list: "Works with Vista" web site (best when viewed with IE) NOTE--"Certified" is better than "Works With", although just because they have earned logos doesn't mean the software is "issue" free
Color Code
| Should be OK | Problems | Problem Alert |
Verification of Common UNL Application Performance on Microsoft Vista
current as of 11/28/2007
Application |
App. Version |
Last Updated |
Status* |
Comments |
AB Tutor Control |
4.5.1 |
7/31/07 |
Problems |
We have had quite a few issues running this in Vista Enterprise 64 - black screens, etc. - recommend wait for new release or run under Virtual PC in Vista |
Accounting (Microsoft ) |
2007 |
7/31/07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported and certified |
Acid Pro (Sony) |
6.06d |
8/01/2007 |
Problems |
Vendor is developing a new major release for Vista 32, in the mean time this product generally works but has issues with its media manager - doesn't work because of dependence on MSDE - support for Vista 64 is unstated |
Acrobat Pro |
2/2/07 |
Problems |
Acrobat 8 has issues and a patch is due out, Acrobat 7 (and before) is not supported in Vista http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=333780 |
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Acrobat Standard |
2/2/07 |
Problems |
Acrobat 8 has issues and a patch is due out, Acrobat 7 (and before) is not supported in Vista http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=333780 |
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Acrobat Reader |
8 |
2/2/07 |
Problems |
Acrobat 8 has issues and a patch is due out, Acrobat 7 (and before) is not supported in Vista http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=333780 |
Active Directory Login |
Should be OK |
Vista has no reported issues integrating with the Active Directory |
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ArcGIS products (SRI) |
9 |
8/01/2007 |
Investigating Issues |
Not supported, though vendor is working on a Vista release in 9.2. 9.1 and earlier will not be supported for Vista. Known issues with license manager needing to be run from Command Prompt. See story HERE! |
AutoDesk products including Autocad |
2007 |
2/20/2007 |
Problems |
Autodesk versions 2007 and earlier do not work with Vista, a Vista version is scheduled to be out mid 2007 |
Autodesk 3DS Max |
9 |
7/30/2007 |
Problems |
Autodesk has released SP2 which addresses a lot of Vista issues. |
AutoCAD |
2006 |
8/02/2007 |
Problems |
Incompatible |
AutoCAD |
2007 |
8/02/2007 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported with appropriate AutoDESK updates. |
AutoCAD |
2008 |
7/30/2007 |
Should be OK |
Autodesk says that AutoCAD 2008 is fully Vista compatible in both 32 and 64 platforms |
Autodesk Products |
2008 |
7/30/2007 |
Should be OK |
The 2008 versions of AutoCAD, Autodesk, Maya, and Autodesk® 3ds Max software are offered in native 64-bit forms to enable the full advantages of greater memory capacity. Our other native 32-bit products can run within 64-bit systems. Autodesk Revit products will support memory of up to 4 GB, and we expect to provide full 64-bit addressing support in a future release. |
Axis Camera Explorer (ACE) |
all |
7/31/2007 |
Problems |
Product no longer supported - replaced by Axis Camera Station which is super expensive (per camera cost) compared to up front $99 for ACE |
Avaya Audio Player |
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Blackberry Desktop Mgr |
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Blackboard |
7.1 |
2/16/07 |
Problems |
According to BB, our Version (7.1) is not compatible or supported at this time. They are currently testing it. They are planning a special VISTA version release soon. |
CCleaner (Piriform) |
1.41.544 |
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Call Pilot Audio Player |
Should be OK |
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Cleaner XL |
1.5.2 |
8-1-07 |
Problems |
Not officially supported. Information regarding Vista support is very limited. Some issues with .Net framework reported in newsgroups. |
Crystal Reports |
XI |
7-31-07 |
Problems |
Many problems reported with CR and Vista - see FORUM for details |
CS2 products (Adobe) |
2 |
8-1-07 |
Problems |
Web site says it will run ok, except users will experience error messages when program updates - updater program should work ok even with error messages (32 bit only) |
CS3 products (Adobe) |
web premium & design premium 3 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Says compatible & officially supported with Vista Home Premium, Business,Ultimate or Enterprise (certified for 32 bit only) |
CuteFTP |
7 and 8 |
7-31-07 |
Should be OK |
Globalscape says ver 7 & 8 runs under all flavors of Vista. Click HERE to read more. |
Darwin |
4/11/2007 |
Problems |
WAM web application works, Web application for advisors works, the Windows client application does not work -- waiting on Vendor (Miami of Ohio) for more information. |
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Datamart |
8/21/2007 |
Should be OK |
Yes, the DataMart works fine on Vista. The way you get to it using Office 2007 is a little different, but the ODBC connection is the same. |
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Deep Freeze |
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Dreamweaver |
8 |
Should be OK |
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Dreamweaver |
CS3 |
7-31-07 |
Should be OK |
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Diskkeeper |
2007 Pro 11.0.707 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
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Documents To Go (Dataviz) |
10.001 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported (earlier versions do not work) - works in conjunction with Palm Desktop 6.2 Beta (reviewed below). |
DVDCopy 6 (Corel) |
6 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially certified for Vista |
Eudora |
7.1 |
8-1-07 |
Should be OK |
Eudora team states they have tested on 32 and 64 Vista platforms and only problem found was with "help files"running correctly. See story: STORY |
FileZilla |
3.0.0-beta11 release |
8-2-07 |
Problems
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Prior to beta release, many users reporting problems with Vista compatibility. Even with Beta 3 release, many customers experiencing various problems with client and server |
FileMaker Pro |
2.0.0.6 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported. Earlier versions had issues. v8.5v2 was first to support Vista, though there were issues. Going to their KNOWLEDGE BASE and searching for "Vista" provides a wealth of information. |
Firefox |
2 |
2/20/07 |
Investigating Issues |
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Ghost (Symantec) |
Solution Suite 2.0 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported. Earlier versions will not work under Vista |
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iGrafx 2007 |
12.1.0.934 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported - Officially certified for Vista |
Groove (Microsoft) |
2007 |
7-31-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported and certified |
iGrafx 2007 |
3 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported - earlier versions have huge issues |
| Image Rescue 3 (Lexar) |
3 | 8-2-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported - earlier versions have huge issues |
iTunes |
7.2 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported |
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Java Runtime Environment (JRE) |
1.5011, 1.6u1 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported |
Labstats |
Client 4.0.68 |
7-31-07 |
Problems |
Vista is not supported yet - Vista server not compatible - no release date posted yet |
Lotus Notes |
7.0.2 |
Should be OK |
IBM has released that Notes 7.0.2 is supported under Vista with only one problem issue http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21252343 |
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Lotus Notes DWA (web) |
Problems |
Problems With IE7 |
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Maple |
11 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Maple 11 just started shipping which offers Vista compatibility. Earlier versions have known issues. |
| MathXL | Fall 2007 |
7-30-07 |
Problems |
Incompatible. MathXL promises to release an update soon that is supposed to be Vista compatible. MathXL Player in IE7 currently has issues and locks up frequently. |
| Mathematica | 6 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Mathematica 6 is fully Vista supported for both 64 and 32 |
Maya (Autodesk) |
8.5 |
8-1-07 |
Problems |
Not yet officially supported. After reading the forums, it looks like 8.5 runs in 32 or 64 just fine for MOST ... but some people have had problems with installation and .net framework issues. The official Maya FORUMS can be found HERE! Earlier versions don't work too well. |
Microangelo Toolset |
6.0 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
From the web site: Microangelo Toolset supports Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000, and is available in standard 32-bit and Vista 64-bit versions. Toolset 6 has been tested and proven to deliver a superior experience with a PC running Windows Vista. |
mNotes |
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MyNUlook |
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MySQL Products |
latest |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Says is fully compatible and officially supported - includes Administrator, server, etc... |
N-Save |
Should be OK |
Works but only with Tivoli Storage Manager version 5.4.0 or higher. Tivoli does not support Vista, they say it is tolerated. |
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NU-View |
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Nero 7 |
Ultra Edition |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Web site says works in 32 and 64 Vista (all applications except InCD and Nero DiskCopy run native 32 emulation) |
Notepa++ |
4.0.2 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Says it is officially supported - earlier versions won't work as well |
Office (Microsoft) |
2007 - all flavors and components 12.0.4518.0 |
7-31-07 |
Problem |
2007 is officially supported & certifiedBeen using it (2007 enterprise) for a couple of months and haven't had any problems - worked well for me - however there are USB flash drive issues when editing/saving files to/from USB drives ---> see"USB" below. Also will want to change default file saving type for earlier version (97-2003) for backward compatibility when sharing files with others who haven't or won't upgrade |
Opera |
All |
8/2/2007 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported for 32 only |
Paint Shop Pro (Corel) |
XI (11.20) |
7-30-07 |
Problems |
According to Corel: "Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI has achieved Works with Windows Vista qualification. It is recommended that you install the free Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI Vista update prior to upgrading your computer to Windows Vista. Please click on the update message bubble or go to the Help > Check for Updates menu in Paint Shop Pro Photo to see if you need the update and to start the automatic update process." the update can be located HERE. |
Palm Desktop |
4.1.4 |
7-31-07 |
Problems |
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Partition Magic (Symantec) |
8 |
8-2-07 |
Problems |
Not supported under Vista- will back up the partitions but not the boot record/manager - as a workaround, reinstall Vista to C:\ (this recreates the boot manager), then restore your C: Vista partition from your image |
PGP Desktop Pro |
9.6 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported. Earlier versions completely incompatible |
Pharos |
Administrator and Remote 7.2 |
7-31-07 |
Problems |
According to Pharos, administration tools will not run properly under Vista. This will be addressed in a future release. |
Photoshop 7 |
7 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
32 only. not officially supported but works. See also CS products. |
Photoshop Elements |
5.0.2 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
32 bit only. Officially supported. Here's the UPDATES page. |
Pinnacle Studio |
11 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported and runs under vista all the back to ver9.4 - must be set to run as administrator |
Power DVD |
7 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported. Click HERE to test your PowerDVD software to make sure it is Vista compliant, if not, you can upgrade here as well. |
PowerSave (Faronics) |
1.10.3220.431 |
7-31-07 |
Problems |
There is no mention of PowerSave Vista compatibility on their web site |
Premiere Elements (Adobe |
3.0.2 |
8-2-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported for 32 only! Get the 3.0.2 update HERE! Vista requires 2GB RAM minimum for HDV editing with this software. If upgraded from XP to Vista, will have to uninstall & reinstall clean copy of this software |
Project (Microsoft) |
2007 |
7-31-07 |
Should be OK |
officially supported and certified |
PSI |
0.10 |
8-1-07 |
Problems |
Not supported yet. Vendor is addressing unspecific Vista issues in upcoming release 0.11-beta4 - no other Vista information could be found at their web site |
PuTTY |
0.59, 0.60 |
7-30-07 |
Problems |
PuTTY works with vista sans IPV6 (IPV4 only). They are working on a new release which fixes this bug. See Details HERE |
Quark Xpress |
7.3 |
8-1-07 |
Should be OK |
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Quicktime Player |
7.1.6 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK
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Not officially supported. Apple will release a Vista supported version soon. See story: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304854 |
QWS3270 Secure |
4.3 (Secure) |
8-1-07 |
Should be OK |
Officially supported. See story: STORY |
| Real Player | 6.0.12.1750 | 7-30-07 | Should be OK |
Officially supported |
| RealVNC | 4.2.8 enterprise | 8-1-07 | Problems | Officially supported - see WEB SITE-there appear to be lots of issues resolved by recent Vista updates - so make sure your Vista is fully updated! Others report: doesn't accept connections - some say you can circumvent these problems by not installing it as a service, then configuring it as admin and running user-mode as admin, which unfortunately means no service versions - also, you have to make exceptions for vnc in the firewall and windows defender |
Remedy |
Problems |
No support for Remedy 6.x or before on Vista. Version 7 is supposed to be compliant |
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Remedy web |
IE 6 and above is compliant |
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ResNet Registration |
Investigating Issues |
Registration works but is not currently scanning for Anti-Virus or patch compliance. |
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| Retrospect | 7.5.370 | 8-1-07 | Problems | Officially supported for 32 ONLY! - however there are issues - visit kb.dantz.com and search for document "9605" for Vista compatibility information and discussion of several known issues |
| Roxio Easy Media Creator | 9 | 7-30-07 | Problems | Roxio says Vista is supported ... see story: Issues: when editing scenes in Vista 64 Enterprise, had significant lag and stuttering - one freezeup causing me to loose work before last save - best to wait for an service pack update |
SAP |
11/08/07 |
Should be OK |
SAP 7.10 GUI now compatible with Vista and/or Excel 2007
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SAS |
9.1.3 SP4 |
Problems |
SAS 9.1.3 and earlier are not supported on Vista. SAS 9.1.3 SP4 is supported on Vista 32 only. See story http://support.sas.com/techsup/pcn/vista.html
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Secure FTP |
See Filezilla and Dreamweaver |
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| Security Agent (Cisco) | 5.0 |
7-30-07 | Incompatible - hopes to have a new release in Q3 which is Vista compatible |
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| Shockwave Player | 10.2.0.022 | 7-30-07 | Problems | not officially supported. |
SIS+ |
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| Siebel HelpDesk (Gateway client) | current | 8-2-07 | Problems | Not officially supported - many install problems reported at Siebel newsgroups |
SMS |
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| Smartdraw | 2007 | 7-30-07 | Should be OK | Says supported |
| SolidWorks | Vista Beta | 8-1-07 | Should be OK | Has released a beta version that supports Vista - see story HERE says full certified version is"coming soon" |
Sophos
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6.5 6.5.3 |
Problems |
Sophos erases files on fat32 volumes when save changes is initiated (includes memory sticks); UAC must be disable to install RMS (See Sophos website) otherwise seems to be working |
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SPSS |
15 |
7-30-07 |
Should be OK |
SPSS 15.0 officially supported with SPSS HOTFIX (SPSS15VistaHotfix.exe) posted on the SPSS Patch page. |
Stancil Ten-4 Player |
2.4.11 |
6/25/2007 |
Problems |
We are currently running 2.4.10 |
Studio 8 (Macromedia) |
8 |
7-30-07 |
Problems |
Unsupported - Adobe has replaced studio 8 with CS3 products which are Vista compatible. Unknown how Studio 8 performs under Vista |
Talisma |
Problems |
Currently does not work--waiting for vendor information |
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| Thunderbird (Mozilla) | 2.0.0.5 |
7-31-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported - although web site says XP is the "recommended" OS |
Timeless Time & Expense Enterprise |
2.6.15 |
Should be OK |
The T-Metrics ACD Agent has been installed and is being used regularly on more then 1 Vista Workstation on Campus |
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T-Metrics ACD |
May 25 2007 |
6/19/07 |
Should be OK |
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| Trend Micro Various Products |
Various AV products |
8-2-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported and includes PC-cillin Internet Security - 2007, PC-cillin Internet Security - 2005 Dell, PC-cillin Internet Security - 2006, PC-cillin Internet Security - 2005 - need to get the latest version HERE! |
| True Image (Acronis) |
10 | 8-1-07 | Should be OK |
Says it is Vista compatible - need to run as "administrator" |
| Uniprint | popup and notify client 7.2 | 7-31-07 | Should be OK | According to Selah Solutions, only version 7.2 of Uniprint will run with Vista. See CHART . Pharos server will not. Download popup client HERE |
UNLalert |
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| unlisnotes | webmail front end | 7-31-07 | Should be OK | No mention of Vista |
| unlserve | webmail front end | 7-31-07 | Should be OK | No mention of Vista |
USB |
Flash Drives |
7-30-07 |
Problems |
*** ALERT *** HIGH PROBABILITY OF DATA LOSS!!! known issues with U3 drives ... known issues cause loss of data when opening/editing/saving files to/from flash drives ... known issues with Sophos and possibly other AV software - more to follow. Microsoft is working on a variety of USB hotfixes - should release soon\ Click on link in white box: |
| http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?catalog=LCID%3D1033&spid=11737&query=usb+issues&adv= | ||||
| Vegas Video | 7 | 8-1-07 | Problems | Says it runs under Vista, however Media manager doesn't work properly due to reliance on MSDE |
| VideoLAN | 0.8.6c |
8-1-07 | Problems | web site says it will run, but may require updating video drivers, etc... this is discussed HERE |
Visual Messenger |
40. |
2/23/2007 |
Investigating Issues |
Outbound FAXing will not work do to a installation problem. Everything else seems to function normally. |
| Visual Studio (microsoft) |
2005 Pro | 8-2-07 | Should be OK | Use SP1 for best Vista compatibility |
| Virtual PC (Microsoft) |
2007 | 7-30-07 | Should be OK |
Officially supported - works as guest and/or host |
| Visio (Microsoft) |
2007 | 7-31-07 | Should be OK |
Officially supported and certified |
| VitalQIP (web front end - QIPweb) | 6.1 | 7-30-07 | Should be OK | Not discussed yet |
VPN |
Problems connecting with CSN? |
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| WAM | ||||
WebEvent |
web front end 4.0 |
7-31-07 |
Should be OK |
Company no longer exists - support for product is no longer |
| SpySweeper (Webroot) |
5.5 | 8-2-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported - however other Webroot products are not yet. Visit HERE for details. |
| Windows Mobile Device Center (Microsoft) |
6.1 | 8-1-07 | Should be OK | Says it is officially supported ... see STORY |
| Windows Movie Maker | 2.6 | 8-6-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported and certified |
Wordperfect |
X3 |
Should be OK |
From http://www.corel.com/ WordPerfect X3, Quattro Pro X3, Presentations X3 and WordPerfect MAIL list Vista as supported; Paradox does not! |
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| WinDVD (InterVideo) |
8.0.6.104 | 7-30-07 | Should be OK |
Officially supported - WinDVD 8 patch is available here: PATCH |
| WinRAR | 3.7 | 8-1-07 | Should be OK |
Officially supported but needs to run as "administrator" See NEWS article |
| WinZIP | 11.1 | 8-1-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported and certified for 32 only -- See updates PAGE |
| WS_FTP (Ipswitch) | 2007 (all flavors) | 8-2-07 | Problems | Ipswitch says that the version you buy online won't work...but you can contact customer support (after the fact) for Vista compatible version. Many users upset by this. See FORUMS and Download site. Does not work. |
| ZoneAlarm | Security Suite 7.1.5.0 | 7-31-07 | Should be OK | Officially supported |
