If you
were wondering when Microsoft plans to publish an official list of
applications that don't work well with Windows Vista, the answer is never. When
Microsoft released Windows XP Service Pack 2, the company subsequently published
a list of applications that didn't work properly (or at all) with the SP2
update. But with Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided not to issue a public
list.
Instead, the company is advising both business and home users with compatibility
concerns to get a copy of the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT),
which includes technology that will allow users to log compatibility problems
and cross-check (privately, with Microsoft and other customers) compatibility
results for selected applications.