Sunday 23 November 2008

Applications Those Work with Windows 7 Pre Beta

So I return with another Software Compatibility list! This time for Windows 7 Build 6801. Pretty much everyone who knows about Windows 7 has this build so I thought I would do a run through of the software I personally use on a day to day basis and of course other popular software. I will break the list down into the following categories;

Security Software

Utility Software

Web and Communication Software

Office Software

Design Software

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software



I will also do lists for what works and what doesn't and do two separate lists for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

As always this list will be updated regularly and feedback on your experiences with certain applications count and will be added to the list. (IMG:style_emoticons/veeto/wink.png)

The latest versions of all the software here is what will be tested.


Works (32-bit)

Security Software


AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.175 (NOTE: works fine although Resident Shield keeps turning itself off for some reason)
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus
Avira Anti-virus Primium
Avast! Anti-Virus
AdAware
Norton IS 2009
Kaspersky

Utility Software

ImgBurn
WinRAR
Universal Extractor 1.6
PowerISO
CCleaner
Auslogics Disk Defrag
FileZilla
SmartFTP
Grabit
uTorrent
EasyBCD
Techsmith Snagit
Notepad++
Combined Community Codec Pack
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (NOTE: Warms that there is known compatibility issues but appears to work fine)
Ashampoo Burning Studio
Nero 9 Express
Restorator 2007
Usefull Utilities Disk Studio 3.0

Web and Communication Software


Windows Live Wave 3 Suite Beta Applications
ooVoo
Google Talk
Skype? (NOTE: I will leave this at pending at the moment since version 3.8.0.180 Crashed on x64 and 4.0 Beta 2 did not work with my Mic on x64 also. I've not yet tested these on x86 yet.)
Windows Live FolderShare Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 & 3.1 Beta 1
Steam
Apple Safari
Opera
Miranda IM 0.7.10
Twhirl
TeamViewer

Office Software

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3
Microsoft Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
Adobe Reader 9.0
Foxit Reader

Design Software

Paint.NET

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software

VLC Media Player
Zoom Player
Media Player Classic
Apple Quicktime
Audacity
Foobar 2000 0.9.6
Winamp


Doesn't Work 32-bit

Security Software

Symantec Endpoint Protection
Windows Live OneCare

Utility Software

MagicDisc (Appears to work but no mounted images appear)

Web and Communication Software

Gizmo
Skype?
Google Chrome



Works 64-bit

Security Software

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.175
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus
Norton IS 2009
Kaspersky 2009

Utility Software

ImgBurn
WinRAR
Universal Extractor 1.6
PowerISO
CCleaner
Auslogics Disk Defrag
FileZilla
SmartFTP
Grabit
uTorrent
EasyBCD
Techsmith Snagit
Notepad++
Combined Community Codec Pack
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (NOTE: Warms that there is known compatibility issues but appears to work fine)
Ashampoo Burning Studio
Nero 9 Express
Restorator 2007

Web and Communication Software

Windows Live Wave 3 Suite Beta Applications
ooVoo
Google Talk
Skype 3.8.0.114 (NOTE: This is the first ever version of 3.8 and it's the newest one your going to get that works without any issues. Previous versions also seem to work fine.)
Windows Live FolderShare Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 & 3.1 Beta 1
Apple Safari
Opera
Steam
Winamp
Twhirl
TeamViewer

Office Software

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3
Microsoft Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
Adobe Reader 9.0

Design Software


Paint.NET

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software


VLC Media Player
Zoom Player
Media Player Classic
Apple Quicktime
Audacity


Doesn't work 64-bit


Security Software

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Utility Software

AdMuncher

Web and Communication Software

Skype 3.8.0.180
Skype 4.0 Beta 2
Gizmo (Installer fails version check)
Google Chrome

I know this a a rather long list but I will be deciding on a different layout soon.

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