Microsoft posts Vista SP1 blacklist
Date : 02 24 2008 Category : Technology
VNUNET.COM Latest updatesShaun Nichols in California, vnunet.com, Monday 25 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Company names incompatible applications
Microsoft has posted a list of applications which will be incompatible with the forthcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The issues range from performance glitches to problems which will prevent software from running or starting up when the Service Pack is installed. Among the services which will not be able to start up under Vista SP1 are several antivirus applications, including BitDefender 10, JiangMin KV 10 and KV 2008 as well as Trend Micro Internet Security 2008. All three vendors have posted updates which make the software compatible with the new version of Vista. Fujitsu's Shock Sensor utility is also disabled by the update. Microsoft also listed several programs which users would not be able to run once SP1 was installed. Among the list is Xheo Licensing 3.1 and Iron Speed Designer 5.0.1, both of which have updates available. Also disabled by Vista SP1 is the Free Allegiance RPG, which is still awaiting a compatibility update to one of its components. Three other applications are said to experience additional performance issues, such as crashes or loss of functionality. The New York Times Reader application crashes when a user attempts to right click, while the Rising Personal Firewall utility is unable to disconnect. Updates for both applications are available. Not yet fixed is an issue with the Novell ZCM Agent 10.01, which is not supported by Vista SP1.
