Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:45 PM
by
scarbone
Application Compatibility Toolkit v5...
You can nominate yourself for the ACTv5 beta at http://connect.microsoft.com - select the "Available Programs" link and then look for "Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Version 5.0 Beta" - more below:
"Some key features that will be included in ACT 5.0 beta:
√ An inventory collector that will detect applications installed on a computer
√ Compatibility evaluators that will detect potential application issues that are –
Related to User Account Control on Windows Vista
Related to Internet Explorer 7
Correlated to specific Windows/security updates
√ A new user interface that provides the capability to centrally manage the configuration and scheduling of compatibility evaluators
√ Extensive reporting functionality that enables viewing and pivoting of reports based on updates, applications, computers, and websites
√ Data organizing capabilities that allow –
Creation of custom categories
Assigning of priorities and deployment status for applications
Management capabilities of issues and solutions
Removal of unwanted applications from reports
√ A significantly improved tasked based online help system
√ A Microsoft Compatibility Exchange web service that allows –
IT Pros to share application compatibility data with each other
Microsoft to share Windows Vista testing data"