Vista 64 bit

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Software that works OK under Windows Vista x64

SQL Server 2005

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft Windows Vista

Visual Studio

• Visual Studio on Windows Vista
• Visual Studio 2005 on Windows Vista Issue List

Visual Basic

Visual Basic 6.0 works and is supported under Vista. You need to run VB6 with administrative privileges. The rest of Visual Studio 6.0 is not supported. If you install in the following order everything works fine:

1. VB6 from "Visual Basic 6.0, Enterprise Edition (English), Disc 1"
2. Visual Studio 6.0 SP6 (it contains SP1-SP5 also)
3. MSDN Collection only index and VB part
4. Change VB6's Program Privilege Level to Run this program as an administrator

• Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows® Vista™
• Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

FileZilla 2.2.32

FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.

• FileZilla homepage

Audacity 1.3 beta

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. There is a lot off plugins in the 'Optional Downloads' on the download page.

• Audacity 1.3 beta

Wireshark

Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer.

• Wireshark's homepage

It runs fine under Vista x86.

During the installation of WinPcap you are asked if you want to Start WinPcap service "NPF" at startup - so users without administrative privileges can capture. Default is not to start NPF at startup.

If you dont start NPF at startup Wireshark needs to run as administretor to start it.

• If you run Wireshark as administrator there is a risk that every possible Wireshark exploit will be running with the administrator account being able to compromise the whole system.
• If you start NPF at startup ,any program can capture network taffic, also spyware.

The most secure is to start the driver by hand ever time you use it, but that is inconvinient.

I prefer to run Wireshark as administrator.

You can read more about capture privileges here:

• Platform-Specific information about capture privileges

DeepBurner

DeepBurner has a Free and a Pro version The Free version is also available as a portable version which runs off a USB flash drive.

• DeepBurner burns ISO images to CD/DVD-ROM

LC ISO Creator

LC ISO Creator creates ISO files from CD/DVD-ROM. It ifree to use.

• LC ISO Creator's homepage

DAEMON Tools v4.09.1 X64 64 Bits (with SPTD 1.43)

Remember to unselect the DAEMON Tools Search Bar, this is AdWare as described on teir download page.

• DAEMON Tools

TortoiseSVN

Note for x64 users: you can install both the 32 and 64-bit version side by side. This will enable the TortoiseSVN features also for 32-bit applications.

• TortoiseSVN
• Known problems on Vista

JkDefrag

Free (released under the GNU General Public License) disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several optimization strategies, and can handle floppies and USB disks/sticks.

• JkDefrag v3.16 by Jeroen Kessels
• JkDefragGui GUI program by Emiel Wieldraaijer

Sandisk Cruzer micro 2.0GB U3 USB key

Works after upgrading it. When you insert it the first time, it says it can't run, but there is an upgrade available. You need to start Internet explorer with "Run as administrator" to upgrade the dongle. When you get to the install page, cupy the url and paste in in a new Internet explorer that is started with "Run as administrator".

Nokia PC Suite 6.84

Works fine. Notice that you should make connections to Bluetooth phones from the PC Suite and not from Windows Bluetooth manager. If the connection is made from the blutooth manager first, remove it and add it again with the PC Suite.

Avast! antivirus v4.7

All avast! antivirus editions, including the free Home Edition, now support the new Windows Vista platform (both 32-bit and 64-bit builds).

Sysinternals Tools

All the following tools except PortMon from Sysinternals works on Vista x64.

DebugView

DebugView needs Run this program as an administrator.

PortMon

• PortMon needs Run this program as an administrator.
• It can start, but it can't connect!
• The help files .hlp can't be read because The Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) program is no longer included with Windows operating systems starting with Windows Vista.

DiskMon

• DiskMon needs Run this program as an administrator.
• The help files .hlp can't be read because The Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) program is no longer included with Windows operating systems starting with Windows Vista.

Software that doesn't work

CANcardXL from Vector

I can't find a driver for that.

M-Audio Transit USB Hi-Resolution Mobile Audio

M-Audio has a beta Vista driver for Transit, but it is only 32 bit.

F-Secure

F-Secure Antivis DOES NOT WORK AT ALL.

Lavasoft AdAware

You can install it, but if you start a scan, it will never finish. They don't officially suppert Vista and 64 bit.

To be tried later

• MyGnokii - Gammu+ family Free tools and software for cellular devices and phones
• Exact Audio Copy

VPN Clients

• Windows Vista-compatible third-party virtual private network (VPN) client schedules
• VPN-1 SecuRemote/SecureClient

External links

• Moving to Windows Vista x64 - The Code Project - Vista
• Windows Vista RTM Software Compatibility List

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