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identify any applications that may be affected by Windows
updates, and identify any potential compatibility problems with
User Account Control (UAC) and Internet Explorer. Reports can
be exported for detailed analysis.
If applications were written for earlier editions of Windows but
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are incompatible with Windows 7, use the Windows 7 Program
Compatibility Wizard. From Control Panel click the Programs
icon and then click the Run Programs From Previous Versions link
to start the Program Compatibility Wizard.
If the application is not compatible with Windows 7, upgrade your
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application to a Windows 7–compliant version.
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
To assist you in the upgrade process, the Windows 7 Setup program can
check the compatibility of your system, devices, and installed applica-
tions and then provide the results to you. You can then analyze these
results to determine whether your hardware or software applications
will port properly from the Windows Vista edition to Windows 7.
You can download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor from
Microsoft’s website at www.microsoft.com/downloads. The Windows 7
Upgrade Advisor is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, and
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher.
When you’re running the Upgrade Advisor on a machine running
Windows XP, if you do not have .NET Framework 2.0, you are asked
to download and install it. After the .NET Framework is installed, you
can restart the Upgrade Advisor installation.
After your computer is scanned, the Upgrade Advisor determines
whether any incompatibilities exist between your computer and
Windows 7. It also tells you which edition of Windows 7 seems to
be best for your computer. However, you are by no means limited
to upgrading to the recommended edition. The Upgrade Advisor
Compatibility reports are broken up into the following three categories:
System Requirements The System Requirements report alerts you
to any shortcomings your system might have when running certain
editions of Windows Vista. For example, our lab computer should
have no problems accessing all the features of Windows Vista
Business, but it won’t be able to access all the features of Windows
Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate because it doesn’t
have a TV tuner card.
Installation
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