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Talkback On the vista rig, there is no compatibility mode at the moment. On the XP rig there is.
[August 29, 2008, 22:12]
Compatibility Checker Errors
White Papers The Compatibility Checker lists elements in the user's document that aren't supported or will behave differently in Word 97-2003 format. In the Compatibility Checker, one can review a summary of elements that behave differently in previous versions...
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]
Compatibility?
Talkback The issue is compatibility, which is something slightly lacking this time in MS Office. I think the main problem would be if you do decide to try open-office and save it in the open document format, then try to open it with MS Office, they wont be...
[January 23, 2007, 15:38]
TechNet Webcast: Upgrading to SQL Server 2008: Compatibility Testing Methods and Best Practices (Level 300)
White Papers Issues such as Transact-SQL (T-SQL) compatibility, system and user function, deprecated features, security models all contribute to making one's testing efforts harder. The presenter of this webcast covers SQL Server upgrade tools and an...
[July 4, 2009, 1:20]
Office 2007 gets official mobile compatibility
News Microsoft has issued an update for Office Mobile to enable compatibility with Office 2007 documents. Office 2007 introduced a new file format based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) specification, for which Microsoft has been trying — seemingly in...
[November 30, 2007, 11:33]
Ajax Hacks: Detect Browser Compatibility With the Request Object
White Papers Browser compatibility is an important consideration. One has to make sure the "Engine" behind Ajax's server handshake is properly constructed, but one can never predict which browsers the users will favor.
[August 25, 2009, 10:14]
Windows 7 Compatibility
White Papers This webcast provides information on compatibility issues involving Windows 7, including comparisons with both Vista and XP. Code examples are discussed, and information is provided on compatibility testing and resources, along with a demonstration...
[August 1, 2009, 1:21]
Autodesk warns of IE 7 compatibility bug
News Autodesk plans to release a patch for two products that aim to remedy compatibility problems with Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft had warned of compatibility issues and released several trial versions of IE 7 prior to the final...
[October 24, 2006, 9:40]
Windows XP software compatibility
News Here are some tips to help you determine your applications' Windows XP compatibility. By using QFixApp, you can browse the system for executable files and then apply compatibility modes or fixes on a file-by-file basis.
[January 29, 2003, 13:50]
TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility Considerations With Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers The focus of this webcast is on application compatibility issues that may be encountered when upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system, and shows how to address them. Finally, the webcast introduces some of the helpful tools Microsoft...
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
HP-UX 11i Compatibility Between HP-UX Releases Across Hardware Platforms
White Papers HP-UX provides the most comprehensive investment protection in the industry including: Binary and source code compatibility across operating system releases; Binary and source code compatibility across architectures, hardware platforms & virtual...
[September 7, 2006, 3:18]
The Windows Vista Developer Story: Application Compatibility Cookbook
White Papers While Windows Vista is highly compatible with most of the applications written for Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and their service packs, some amount of compatibility breaks are inevitable due to new innovations, security...
[November 15, 2006, 0:00]
IE8: Another Application Compatibility Platform
Blog Getting applications to work on Vista or Windows Server 2008 is not the only compatibility issue that you may encounter. One additional "platform" that you may not have considered is the security and application compatibility restrictions that have...
[October 12, 2009, 11:18]
Microsoft's Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA)
Blog I was working my through some our compatibility checks this morning when I realized that it had been a few months since I last read the Application Compatibility cookbook. This is a rich-text of application compatibility resources and every once in...
[November 5, 2009, 8:30]
MB Romantic Compatibility
Downloads MB Romantic Compatibility Software is a unique tool to check the romantic compatibility between yourself and your partner. The results of romantic compatibility test done by MB Romantic Compatibility Software will let you know the level of...
[October 14, 2009, 7:33]
Application-Compatibility-Cookbook
White Papers The presenter of this webcast takes the attendee on a tour of the Application Compatibility Cookbook. The Cookbook gives an in depth look at the common compatibility issues applications might face when running on Windows Vista.
[April 27, 2009, 1:21]
Microsoft Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit
Downloads The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) for Windows XP, including Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2003 contains the tools and documentation you need to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying on...
[March 3, 2007, 0:27]
Microsoft boosts OOXML compatibility
News Microsoft on Wednesday announced several incremental enhancements to the compatibility of its Office Open XML document format. John McCreesh, an evangelist for OpenOffice.org, the main open-source competitor to the Microsoft Office productivity...
[December 3, 2008, 11:11]
ODF also has backwards compatibility but only for OpenOffice
Talkback Actually ODF also has several means for backwards compatibility with OpenOffice. It is very strange that there is a lot of fuss about OOXML providing backwards compatility features for billions of exisitng document but little comment on ODF...
[February 28, 2008, 12:36]
Sun to chew over IE's JDK compatibility today
News Sun has called a US press conference for 6.30pm today to discuss the findings of its investigation into Internet Explorer 4.0's compatibility with the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.1. Observers expect that the conference could also mean that Sun...
[October 7, 1997, 9:42]
