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Windows Vista Compatibility and Testing



 


What software and systems have been tested with Windows Vista?

The table below shows the status of various applications and systems that have been tested with Windows Vista.

Passed TestingIn Process of TestingFailed Testing
  • Accounts Portal
  • AdAware SE Pro v1.06
  • Adobe reader v8.1 and above
  • Blackboard
  • Crystal client release 9
  • CS Gold
  • e-campus
  • eVA
  • FacilityFocus
  • Finance 8.9 (query to Excel functions)
  • Forums.jmu.edu
  • FS 8.8 (query to Excel functions
  • Homesite 5.5
  • HRMS 8.3
  • HRMS 8.9 (query to Excel functions, Outlook mail merge, FICA MS Access database - details)
  • HRMS 8.9 (FICA MS Access Database, interfaces to Office)
  • J-Ess
  • Joblink
  • Microsoft Access (WXJM Access to Word sample)
  • Microsoft Office 2007
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • NEC GNav Client Global Navigator MIS
  • Novell Client for Windows Vista version 1.0
  • Oracle Client 10g
  • PDF Creator v2.1.1
  • Planning Database
  • Portal
  • PositionLink
  • Remedy version 6.03.00 (Action Request System)
  • Remedy version 7 (Action Request System)
  • SA 8.2 (query to Excel functions)
  • SA 8.9 (query to Excel functions)
  • Splash ID v3.4
  • SPSS Student Version 15.0
    (Requires hotfix)
  • SpyBot Search and Destroy
  • SQL Plus
  • Symantec AV v 10.2.0.276 for Vista
  • Ultraedit V13.10
  • Viking Web (interface to Excel and Word)
  • VPN Client for Windows Vista (32-bit only) v5.0.01.0600
  • WebDAV protocol (used to transfer files to web servers such as people.jmu.edu)
  • Webmail
  • WebSurveyor
  • Webviewer Calendar (assoc. with R25)
  • Windows Mail (formerly Outlook Express)
  • WSFTP LE version 5.08.2000.02.23.
  • Acad & CSAcad
  • Axis
  • BadCopy Pro
  • CARS/FINES
  • Centra
  • CIFS
  • CMS
  • Computer registration
  • data mover
  • Finance 8.9 (interfaces to Office)
  • Harris Publications
  • HotSync for Windows
  • Housing
  • HRMS8.9 (interfaces to Office)
  • Imaging
  • ISST (CARS)
  • JSA web
  • JSTOR
  • MDID
  • Medicat
  • Micros 9700
  • Microsoft Access (JMU STAR finance reconciliation database)
  • Orientation
  • Paciolan
  • Palm Desktop
  • PCMover by laplink
  • PuTTY
  • RMS
  • Ruffalo Cody
  • SA 8.2 (interfaces to Office)
  • SA 8.9 (interfaces to Office)
  • Sharepoint
  • SQRW
  • Student Administration
  • TOAD
  • UA Alumni tracking
  • UA call tracking
  • VMWare Workstation
  • Web Manager
  • Adobe reader v7 and prior
  • Cisco VPN v4.8
  • CS Gold (card services application)
  • FS 8.8 (Change nVision layouts with FS8.8 Client workstation tool)
  • Ghost suite 1.0
  • iPrint
  • Nolij Web
  • Novell Client v4.91 SP2
  • Novell Client v4.91 SP3
  • Oracle Calendar (Fails when accessing via Internet Explorer 7 on Vista. Partially fails - the desktop application crashes when attempting to attach a file, to open an attached file, or to read online help)
  • Oracle Calendar Desktop 10.1.2 (interfaces to Office, i.e., ical file format)
  • Oracle Connector for Outlook 10.1.3
  • PDF Creator v0.9.1
  • PeopleSoft Application Designer
  • PMIS
  • PowerPark (merge to Word)
  • Resource 25 (R25)
  • ZENwork Desktop Management Agent v6.5.2.0
  • ZENworks Patch Management Agent

If your software or system is not on this list, please e-mail is-us@jmu.edu.

NOTE: Office 2003 has NOT been tested on Windows Vista.

WARNING:
Do not use the Encrypted File System ( EFS ) feature with Windows Vista until a newer version of Symantec software is available. When that happens, this warning message will go away.

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