what programs will Windows Vista run?

[beliavsky]

What kinds of currently-existing programs is Windows Vista expected to
run? I understand that it still a work in progress, so answers are
speculative.

(1) Will it run 32-bit programs for Windows 2000 and XP, especiall
Microsoft Office XP?

(2) Most of the programs I write are console (DOS-like in appearance,
but 32-bit Windows) programs. Will the binaries run in the Windows
Vista command line?

(3) Will batch files (.cmd or .bat) using the cmd.exe program run?

(4) Can Microsoft Visual C++ still be used on Windows Vista, at least
to create console programs?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Your inquiry is premature since Windows Vista is
still under development and has not even entered
the beta testing stage. The following articles may
be of interest to you:

Developer Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/Longhorn/

A First Look at Writing and Deploying Apps in the Next Generation of Windows
http://msdn.microsoft.com/longhorn/.../04/01/DevelopingAppsforLonghorn/default.aspx

Introducing Longhorn for Developers
http://msdn.microsoft.com/Longhorn/understanding/books/rector/default.aspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
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| What kinds of currently-existing programs is Windows Vista expected to
| run? I understand that it still a work in progress, so answers are
| speculative.
|
| (1) Will it run 32-bit programs for Windows 2000 and XP, especiall
| Microsoft Office XP?
|
| (2) Most of the programs I write are console (DOS-like in appearance,
| but 32-bit Windows) programs. Will the binaries run in the Windows
| Vista command line?
|
| (3) Will batch files (.cmd or .bat) using the cmd.exe program run?
|
| (4) Can Microsoft Visual C++ still be used on Windows Vista, at least
| to create console programs?

 

[Keith]

Actually it is not a premature question.

At the time of his question Vista was being delivered or readied for
Beta 1 and is here now.

I am typing this from Vista in fact.

As for what application support, Office XP/2003 work fine so far, The
Sims 2 ( for entertainment ) works fine, Visual Studio .net 2003 and
2005 work...I have developed a quick hello world c++ app to verify for
you on question #4.

So far so good

Keith