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Vista Support for Standard Software

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Windows Vista is the next major version of the Windows operating system from Microsoft. This web page contains links and information describing the current status of ITS support for Vista on a service-by-service basis. This information will be updated frequently as ITS prepares to support Vista.

Software testing began in December 2006 with the final release version of Vista Enterprise.

Core Software

Application Name Version Functional? Notes
Acrobat 8.1 Yes  
Adobe Reader 8.1 Yes  
Eudora 7.1.0.9 Yes May have some problems if Office 2003 has been previously installed.
FileMaker Pro 8.5v2 Yes  
Firefox 2.0.0.1 Yes  
Flash Player 9.0.28.0 Yes  
Internet Explorer 7 Yes  
Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0 Yes  
McAfee Virus Scan 11.2 Yes Anti-Virus 8.5i is Vista compatible.
Microsoft Office 2003 SP2 Yes  
Oracle Calendar 10g Yes  
Outlook 2003 SP2 Yes  
Outlook Express Now Windows Mail
QuickTime 7.1.3 Yes  
RealPlayer 10.5 Yes  
Shockwave Player 10.1.3 Yes  
Sophos 6.5.1 Yes  
Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 Yes  
Windows Media Player 11 Yes  

Add-On Software

Application Name Version Functional? Notes
Access 2003 Yes  
Anzio (SSH) 15 Partial AnzioWin and Anzio Lite have minor issues.
AutoCAD 2002 Yes  
Business Objects XI Yes Release 2 SP2
Citrix Client 9.230 Yes  
Contribute 3 & 4 Partial Installs, but has minimal issues.
CS3 Yes  
Dreamweaver 8 Partial Installs, but has minimal issues.
CS3 Yes  
EndNote X.0.2 Yes  
Illustrator 12.0.1 Partial Installs, but has minimal issues.
CS3 Yes  
InDesign CS2 Partial Installs, but has minimal issues.
CS3 Yes  
JMP 7 Yes SAS/JMP Usage Note 19259: JMP version 7 has been tested and certified to run on Microsoft Vista. No previous version of JMP has been certified to run on Vista.
Maple 11 Yes  
Mathematica 6 Yes  
Millennium 12.0 Yes  
Photoshop 9.0.2 Partial Installs, but has minimal issues.
CS3 Yes  
Premiere CS2 Partial Installs, but has minimal issues.
CS3 Yes  
Project 2007 Yes  
Publisher 2007 Yes  
Quark Xpress 7.2 Yes  
SAS 9.1.3 Partial Will only run on Vista Business or Enterprise. Must install as an administrator under Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode.
SPSS 15.0.1 Partial SPSS Statement on VISTA Compatibility: A CD installation of SPSS 15.0.1 (not the patched version) will be the first version tested with the Windows Vista operating system. Preliminary tests do not show any major problems. If any major problems are encountered, due to Vista, we plan on releasing a patch if needed. Prior releases and the patched version of 15.0.1 will not be tested or supported.
Stunnel (TN3270)   Yes  
TN3270 (OnNet Host) 5.0 Yes  
Visio 2007 Yes