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December 2007 - Posts

Investigating Windows Vista Compatibility Issues by Decompiling VB Code: Don't Be Afraid to Cheat!
So, the other day I was investigating a visual issue in an application. On Windows 2000, the background of the form was white. On Windows Vista, in Windows Classic mode, the background of the form was white. But, for whatever reason, in either Windows Read More...
Posted: Friday, December 07, 2007 8:53 AM by Chris Jackson | 4 Comments
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"The List" - Which Applications Work on Windows Vista?
What is probably the most common question I get regarding application compatibility? "Can you just give me a list of all of the applications that work on Windows Vista?" Sounds easy, huh? Well, it's not quite that easy. First of all, there is the obvious Read More...
Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:16 AM by Chris Jackson | 8 Comments
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Don't (Version) Lie to Groove
I'm working with a customer on their migration from Windows 2000 to Windows Vista. And, as you might expect, they have built up quite a collection of software that explicitly checks to see if it is running on Windows 2000. Not Windows 2000 or higher, Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:11 AM by Chris Jackson | 2 Comments
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Shimming Applications for Terminal Services on Windows Server
When addressing difficult application compatibility issues, there are some things you just can't fix. Some applications will never work on Windows Vista, shims or no shims. For example, I was debugging one application that happened to be written in Visual Read More...
Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:05 AM by Chris Jackson | 1 Comments
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