Since yesterday I'm busy with installing the first software on my Vista machine. I will list up what's working and what's not working.
First about the hardware :
- Printer : HP Officejet 7310. Although on the site of HP they stated that it will only work with basic functionality, my printer works fine. I only have to test the scan functionality.
- Scanner : HP Sscanjet 4070 : I haven't installed this one. HP stated that there's no driver at this moment. I'm just going to try.
- Freecom FSG-3 storage drive : See this post on my blog.
- Fingerprint reader keyboard : The latest drivers of Microsoft gives a fully working keyboard except for the fingerprint reading function. The software for this will be availlable somewhere April - May this year.
- Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer : With the latest drivers of Microsoft the mouse has a full functionality.
- IPAQ 2210 in craddle for synchronization : Use the synchronization center of Microsoft.
Next what about software :
- Office 2007 : No problems
- Kaspersky Antivirus : You need to download their latest version (at least version 6.0.2.614) which is Vista ready. All previous versions won't install.
- ACDSee Pro V9 : It installs but gives an error about a DLL that's missing under Vista. Somewhere in March a patch will be availlable
- 2Go Favorite Sync tool : It installs and works fine, but you have to setup following conditions :
- Compatibility Mode to run : Windows XP SP2
- Run as administrator
The next days I will update this list with my experiences.
At this moment I have a few problems that need to be solved :
- When running a program from my Freecom FSG-3 storage drive, I got the message that I don't have the rights for running a program from a network location.
- 2Go Sync tool, doesn't startup when booting the PC, because Vista doesn't trust this program. I can run it from the message window that Vista shows me. Then I got the question if I trust the program. So in some place I need to setup that this program always can be seen as a trusted program.
Update : If you want to check if a program is compatible in Vista, checkout this site : Windows Vista RTM Software Compatibility List