>I got a warning about lots of apps not being compatable with Vista and still installed them. Never had a problem. As for some of these others:
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>>Intel PROSet/Wireless
>>ATI CATALYST Install Manager *
>>ATI Catalyst Control Center *
>>SigmaTel Audio Control Panel
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>Vista introduced a new driver model that basically required drivers to be rewritten.

That's why they work in my Vista which is what I am upgrading from.

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>SQL Server 2008 Runs fine on my install of Vista and Win7

And Windows 7 says I need to uninstall it from my Vista before I can install Windows 7.

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>>Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - not compatible with Windows 7 eh? Very nice. Very nice.
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>There's a new mobile connectivity area built into Vista and Win7.

Yes. Which is what is running in my Vista that I am upgrading from.

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>>Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 *
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>Before griping about this stuff, learn why the the warnings are being raised.

Before releasing a new O/S, Microsoft should learn what products they currently are promoting and selling and have customers using in the field, and their new O/S damn well ought to be able to run those products. I realize things like Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 are minor, almost unheard of products in the field (right Craig?), especially among developers whom Microsoft is promoting Windows 7 to, but they still ought to give them some consideration.

As I said - What crap Microsoft!

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>>I waited for this to release rather than upgrading my laptop from Vista to XP.
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>>Now I see Microsoft is continuing their downward slide with new programs not being compatible with existing MICROSOFT programs.
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>>I ran the upgrade advisor (beta even though Windows 7 is RTM) and it told me I would have trouble with Visual Studio 2008. Of course - that's a current Microsoft product - naturally a new Microsoft product won't work with a current Microsoft product.
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>>I figured I'd get past that using a virtual machine if needed, so..
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>>After downloading the X86 Ultimate from MSDN, I tried to upgrade..
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>>Ran the upgrade, and it refused telling me that the following need to be uninstalled..
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>>Intel PROSet/Wireless
>>Microsoft SQL Server 2008
>>Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 *
>>ATI CATALYST Install Manager *
>>ATI Catalyst Control Center *
>>GoogleToolbar
>>SigmaTel Audio Control Panel
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>>Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - not compatible with Windows 7 eh? Very nice. Very nice.
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>>Google toolbar is not installed on my machine - never has been. I checked throught the registry and find no references either.
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>>It's too bad Microsoft is no longer functional. I really liked their products for a long time.
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>>Linux never has been a reasonable alternative. Mac is far too limited.
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>>Back to XP.
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>>What crap Microsoft.