HomeSite 5.5 was released more than three years before Windows Vista became publicly available and does not officially support this new operating system. However, we are not currently aware of any major issues that would adversely affect customer use of HomeSite on Windows Vista. For more information on Adobe product support in general for Vista, see How Adobe Products Support Windows Vista.

While HomeSite 5.5 should work well for most users using the default Vista settings, some users have reported that they need to run HomeSite in Windows XP Compatibility mode and as an administrator.

Looking to run Acrobat 7 or 8 on Vista? 8.1 is supported, 7 is not. More details are included… Keep reading →

In Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, when you run a Borland MS-DOS based application that uses the “Copyright (C) Rational Systems Inc.” signature in the extended header (rational extended header), you may receive the following error message:

The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you’re running. Check your computer…

Issue
You want to know if AutoCAD® Civil 3D® runs on the Windows Vista™ operating system.

Solution
Autodesk Civil 3D® 2007 – is not supported on Windows Vista™.
AutoCAD Civil 3D® 2008 – is supported only on Windows Vista 32-bit.
AutoCAD Civil 3D® 2009 – is supported on Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit (on 64-bit, it runs in 32-bit compatibility mode).

For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: AutoDesk KB Article TS1067086.

Description: The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a software update that addresses common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. Microsoft regularly releases Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Updates. When you try to install and run certain legacy games or applications in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Keep reading →

When you upgrade from Windows XP to Vista with the Application Virtualization client installed you may see the following report:

Compatibility Report

Potential issues were detected with installed applications/devices

These issues do not prevent your upgrade, but some applications and/or devices might not work once your upgrade completes.

* Microsoft Application Virtualization

On a computer that runs Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express bus may run in PCI compatibility mode instead of in PCI native mode after the PCI root bus restarts. For example, the PCI root bus restarts when you disable and re-enable the root bus in Device Manager. Therefore, all PCI Express-related functionality, such as Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) and power management, is turned off.

After you installed AutoCAD® 2007 with Service Pack 2 (required) on the Windows Vista™ operating system, the Program Compatibility Assistant displayed the following warning upon startup:

This program has known compatibility issues

For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: AutoDesk Knowledge Base Article TS1069929.

Description: The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a software update that addresses common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. Microsoft regularly releases Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Updates. When you try to install and run certain legacy games or applications in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Keep reading →

When a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 is under high stress, the TCP/IP Registry Compatibility (Tcpipreg) service may stop responding. Or, a malfunction may occur in the service. Additionally, some applications that are related to the network do not function as expected.

For example, when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from hibernation (S4) or from suspend (S3), a malfunction occurs in the Tcpipreg service. In this case, when you try to use the net stop tcpipreg command to stop the Tcpipreg service, the command may stop responding.