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Ready for Windows Vista?

ITS has determined that there is no compelling business reason to push the campus to Windows Vista. That said, we recognize that some departments or individuals may determine a need to go to Windows Vista and we are ready to support that move. To aid the decision making process, the table below represents the majority of vendors/applications used by the RIT campus and should be used in determining your readiness to move to Vista.

If your application is not listed or if you have questions, please contact ITS or your department's systems administrator for help in determining whether you or your department is ready to migrate to Windows Vista.

Please don't forget to check the recommended minimum system requirements for your computer when considering a move to Windows Vista.


Vendor Applicaiton(s) Vista Readiness & Information

Adobe Examples: Acrobat, After Effects, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, & Photoshop For Vista readiness information for all Adobe products, read How Adobe Products Support Windows Vista (this is a PDF file).

Apple iTunes iTunes 7.2 or later; iTunes and Windows Vista
  Quicktime Quicktime 7.4.1 or later; Apple's Quicktime page

Attachmate Reflection for IBM 2007 Reflection for IBM 2007 is certified for Windows Vista and provides Integration with Office 2007. Reflection for IBM 2007 Website

Autodesk Examples: AutoCAD & Autodesk Autodesk has service packs for many of its applications to provide Vista suport. Search their website for specific application support information by going to the Autodesk Website, then enter "Vista" in the search to find the latest on Vista compatibility.

Blackberry BlackBerry Desktop Software BlackBerry Desktop Software v4.2.2 Service Pack 2 or higher supported on Microsoft Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit platforms. Go to the Blackberry Website, then scroll to bottom for System Requirements

Cisco Cisco VPN Support for the 32-bit version only. Cisco VPN Version 5.0.01.0600 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Vista is available for download for RIT users. To get the software, visit the ITS VPN Page, then click on the "Click here to Login and Download VPN" link for futher information

Desire2Learn Desire2Learn Per Online Learning: After our upgrade to D2L on March 7-8, 2007, both IE7 and Vista will be supported. Contact Online Learning with any additional questions.

Maplesoft Maple Maple 11 now supports the Windows Vista operating system
  Maple Toolbox for MATLAB Maplesoft provides Vista support in its 11.02 version.

Mathworks MATLAB, Simulink Release 2007b supports Vista

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise VirusScan Enterprise (VSE)8.5i can be installed on RIT-owned Windows Vista systems. Visit the ITS Virus Protection Page, then follow the directions to download Viruscan.

Minitab Minitab Minitab v15 Supports Vista. Here are the Minitab 15 System Requirements

MochaSoft MochaSoft TN3270 for Vista Go to the MochaSoft TN3270 for Vista page.

Mozilla Firefox Firefox v2.0, see the Firefox 2 System Requirements page and the v2.0.0.2 version release notes for Vista

Oracle (Oracle Applications) Kronos Not certified by Oracle
  mybiz.rit.edu Not certified by Oracle
  myinfo.rit.edu Not certified by Oracle
  Oracle ADI Not certified by Oracle
  Oracle Discoverer Not certified by Oracle
  Oracle Client 9.x Not certified by Oracle
  Oracle Client 10.x Not certified by Oracle

Palm Palm Desktop & HotSync Manager Support for Windows Vista 32-bit version only. See both: Palm Desktop by ACCESS 6.2 for Windows and HotSync Manager 7.0 & Windows Vista Information for Palm Smarthphones and Handhelds

Real RealPlayer Download the Windows XP/Vista version of RealPlayer

SalesOutlook SalesOutlook SalesOutlook v5.0 available with Vista & Office 2007 support

Sassafras KeyAccess, KeyConfigure, & KeyServer Vista compatible: See OS details and system requirements for KeyAccess (client), KeyConfigure (admin), and KeyServer (server).

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Supports Vista as a client, but isn't equivalent with the XP client.
  Ghost See the Symantec Ghost Solution Suite page
  Norton AntiVirus 2008 Got to the Norton AntiVirus 2008 page, then click on "System Requirements"
  Norton Internet Security 2008 Go to the Norton Internet Security 2008 page (includes personal firewall), then click on "System Requirements"
  pcAnywhere Go to the Symantec pcAnywhere page


Related resources

RIT's Recommended Minimum Requirements for Vista Enterprise This is minimum configuration recommended for Windows Vista Enterprise.

Microsoft's Vista Upgrade Advisor "The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor will help you to determine if your Windows XP-based PC can run Windows Vista."

Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 "The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0 is a lifecycle management tool that assists in identifying and managing your overall application portfolio, reducing the cost and time involved in resolving application compatibility issues, and helping you quickly deploy Windows Vista and Windows Updates."

Buying Guidelines for RIT Desktops & Laptops Guidelines for RIT faculty and staff to purchase laptops and desktops for use at work. Windows Vista OS is not yet part of the RIT standard desktop image from Dell.

Resnet Guide General computer set-up and security guidelines for students. Before purchasing a computer, students should check with their academic department for any computer requirements.