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Hey Y’all,

I thought I’d start a list of programs that I’ve found work in Win 8 Pro and y’all can add your finds in replies. That way we’ll have a single place to look for this information.

Here’s My List so far:

Office 2003 Pro (Outlook wouldn’t send mail until I applies SP-1 through SP-3)
Microsoft Money 2006 ( I still use it and it still works just fine thank you )
Nitro Reader 3 ( my preferred PDF reader )
CCleaner
7Zip ( file compression/decompression)
HideDrive ( Hide my Win 7 HP boot drive when in Win 8 Pro and visa versa ) *** Killed This See Post Below ***
PrimoPDF ( my preferred PDF printer )

I’ll post more as I get to them…y’all do the same. :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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RG, Microsoft has a Windows 8 hardware/software compatibility center here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/Home?Language=en-US

Jerry

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RG, Microsoft has a Windows 8 hardware/software compatibility center here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/Home?Language=en-US

Jerry

Jerry,

I just thought that those here might give the apps some real world testing and be a shorter list of the things that people use more often. YMMV! :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Office 2010 Pro
PDF-Xchange Viewer from Tracker software. I like this a little better than Foxit Reader
Acronis TIH 2013
Speccy
inSSIDer
AVG 2013 AV free
MalwareBytes Pro
Nook for PC
Partition Wizard mini tool
PdaNet 3.5
Photo Filtre 7
Privacy Mantra
Quicken Deluxe 2012
Quicken Willmaker 2011
Revo Uninstaller Pro
Spybot Search and Destroy
MS Streets and Trips 2008 edition
Team Viewer 7
FileHippo.com Update Checker
What’s In Startup
Who Crashed
Zinio Reader 4 with Adobe Air
Last Pass
Windows Live Mail 2012
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Windows Live movie Maker
Logitech Setpoint 6.50.152
EasyBCD

This is my list so far. All these apps install properly and open. I have not actually used them all yet, but most I have.

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I’m removing Hide Drive as after a couple of reboots it no longer worked and the drives reappeared.
I’ve found a method that does work. See this article.
I’ve also created an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the values for you. :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Here’s a few I can remember right now:

Office 2010 Pro Plus
Office 2013 Pro Plus
ImgBurn 2.5.7.0
FileZilla 3.5.3
Microsoft Flight
Various Microsoft Sysinternals utilitities – Autoruns, Procmon, Procexp, & more
7-Zip 4.22
IZarc 4.1.7
RoboForm Everywhere 7.8.3
Adobe Reader 11.0
Audacity 2.0.2
Belarc Advisor 8.2g
Paint.NET 3.5.3
Opera 12.02

Joe

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Here’s my list, with the assistance of Belarc Advisor:

Adobe AIR 3.5
Adobe Systems, Inc. – Shockwave Flash Version 11,3,375,10
Adobe Systems, Inc. – Shockwave Flash Version 11,4,402,287
AOMEI Partition Assistant Version 5.0.0.0
Belarc, Inc. – Advisor Version 8.2f
Bitsum LLC – Process Lasso Version 6.1.0.74
EaseUS Todo Backup Workstation Version 4.0.0.5
Eastman Kodak Company – KODAK AiO Printer Driver Version 5.4.6
HD Tune Version 2, 5, 5, 0
ESET NOD32 AV Version 6.0.115.0 RC (changed today)
FileHippo.com Update Checker Version 1.039.0.0
Google Earth Version 6.2.2.6613
7-Zip Version 9.22 beta
Classic Shell Version 3, 6, 2, 0 (installed today)
ImgBurn Version 2.5.7.0
Logitech SetPoint Version 6.50.152
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder Version 2.0.8.2
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Version 1.65.0.0000 (Pro-Lifetime)
Microsoft Office 2010 Version 14.0.6123.5005 – complete package (64 bit)
MiniTool Partition Wizard Version 7, 5, 0, 1
Mozilla Corporation – Firefox Version 16.0.2
Nitro Pro Version 7.0.0.1
Nitro Reader 3 Version 3, 0, 4, 4
Opera Internet Browser Version 12.02
Oracle Corporation – Java(TM) Platform SE 7 U9 Version 7.0.90.5
Oracle VM VirtualBox Version 4.2.4.r81684
CCleaner Version 3, 24, 0, 1850
Recuva Version 1, 43, 0, 623
Speccy Version 1.18.0.379
Rainmeter Version 2.3.3.1522 (64-bit)
Raxco Software, Inc. – PerfectDisk Version 12, 5, 1, 312
Secunia PSI Version 2.0.0.3003
SUPERAntiSpyware Version 5, 6, 0, 1012 (Pro-Lifetime)
VLC media player Version 2,0,4,0 (64 bit)
Realtek HD Audio Manager Version 1, 0, 0, 791
Revo Uninstaller Version 1, 9, 4, 0
Western Digital – DLGDIAG for Windows Version 1.24

All of this & more using only 26.9GB of 69.8GB of space. Windows 7 alone, after updates would nearly consume this. Some of the entries were redundant (or updates) & didn’t see the need to list them.

Windows 8 is quite compatible with a lot of commonly used apps. I don’t see spending a lot of money for apps at the Store, although I added some freebies last night.

Cat

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Apps/drivers that don’t work would be a much shorter list.

Things that don’t work on my Windows 8 Pro 64 bit notebook:

Acronis True Image Home 2012 (Acronis says they may have a Win 8 update later)
Canoscan LIDE 20 scanner

I found a work around that allows True Image 2012 to work within Windows 8 but I don’t know if it has any bugs since Acronis doesn’t sanction it. No obvious issues yet though.

Jerry

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Jerry, you wrote :
Things that don’t work on my Windows 8 Pro 64 bit notebook:
Acronis True Image Home 2012 (Acronis says they may have a Win 8 update later)
Canoscan LIDE 20 scanner.

Strange, I had Acronis 2010 working fine here, I had to use it yesterday.
I have not tried my Canon scanner yet.

I just tried it now, Jerry, I have a LIDE 100. It would not be seen by the selector, I pushed the Scan button on the front and that woke up something as it now is seen and works fine in W-8, my luck ??? Be good, JP.

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Windows 8 Upgrade Assessment tool said my Acrobat Pro v8.3 was incompatible and linked me to Adobe’s current version Xi. Noooo thanks! Pleasantly surprised that when the upgrade completed, v8.3 runs just fine.

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Apps/drivers that don’t work would be a much shorter list.

Things that don’t work on my Windows 8 Pro 64 bit notebook:

Acronis True Image Home 2012 (Acronis says they may have a Win 8 update later)
Canoscan LIDE 20 scanner

I found a work around that allows True Image 2012 to work within Windows 8 but I don’t know if it has any bugs since Acronis doesn’t sanction it. No obvious issues yet though.

Jerry

I’ve had no problem with TIM 2013, although I have used limited features. Plus Pack 13 should be no problem.

DonP

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If you just use the Rescue Boot disk to create and restore Images, then the earlier versions of Acronis will work. Otherwise 2013 works quite nicely.

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I knew that Ted but I like to make my images within Windows so I can continue to work while the image is made. The work around allows me to do that. Being a cheap Polack, I don’t want to cough up the $30 for True Image 2013 upgrade. Maybe when it goes on sale later. Not holding my breath but Acronis say they may make a Windows 8 update later.

Jerry

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Magic Disc (virtual CD/DVD drive) is not compatible with Windows 8.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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Sorry, I’m doing the opposite here..
I needed to update HWMonitor to it’s latest ver1.20.0, driver version 135.
The previous version caused a serious freeze up requiring a forced reboot.
I’m still in the process of getting VFAPIConv, DVD2AVI, VDM to work on this W8 system.

IE10 appears to be a bit buggy too. I find that whenever I try to post here I need to switch editor’s to use WYS/WYG mode in order to be able to add more than one line of text on this site.

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IE10 appears to be a bit buggy too. I find that whenever I try to post here I need to switch editor’s to use WYS/WYG mode in order to be able to add more than one line of text on this site.

Ted pointed me in the right direction, there. Use the F12 Developer Tools (from the Tools menu) to get compatibility mode. Once you get it set, you’ll have the “broken page” next to the refresh icon in the address bar.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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Thanks, setting compatibility mode did help.
It was just unexpected for explorer to behave the way I had described.

On another note; Having a spell checker integrated into IE10 is a nice feature I find highly useful.

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I suspect that at some point in time, as web pages catch up to IE 10, we will be able to shut off Compatibility Mode. The other option, as Clint mentions, on the Lounge is to change Full WYSIWYG Editing to the Standard editor in General Settings. I prefer the Full WYSIWYG Editing so the Compatibility Mode is a compromise I can live with.

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JP, the LIDE 20 scanner has no drivers for Windows 8. There is a 32 bit driver in Windows 7 but not a 64 bit. The LIDE 100 has a Windows 8 driver for both 32 and 64 bit.

As for Acronis earlier than 2013, as Ted mentioned, it works outside of Windows 8 by booting to the install or a recovery disk but will not install run within Windows 8 itself without a non sanctioned workaround. Ted has verified this as well.

Jerry

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Finally, VFAPIConv and VirtualDubMod are now working in Windows 8 after some effort getting them to communicate with each other’s files.
Macrium Works flawlessly in W8 too.

The batch script:

@echo off
FOR /F “tokens=1,2*” %%V IN (‘bcdedit’) DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F “tokens=*” %%G in (‘wevtutil.exe el’) DO (call :do_clear “%%G”)
echo.
echo Event Logs have been cleared! ^
goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
echo You must run this script as an Administrator!
echo ^
:theEnd
pause>NUL

Also works, but it must be “run as administrator” when right clicking on it.

Windows 8: Enable the hidden Administrator Account
Something else that might prove to be useful from Ghacks.

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I had both Acronis TIH 2010 and Acronis TIH 2011 and both refused to install and run properly. As JP mentions Acronis states they are looking at solutions. Acronis TIH 2013 works quite well, both from the Rescue Boot disk and from within Windows.

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SIW installs but won’t run!
32274-SIWWin8Pro
Note: I just downloaded the latest version!

:cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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I had that problem as well with Win 8 CP or RP. I guess the free version will no longer be supported for updated OS’s.

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Wait awhile. It took over a year for a free version of SIW to be orphaned down to Windows 7 when it first came out. So the old 2011 free version will be replaced by the old 2012 version when the new 2013 paid version comes out, or something like that. Or, you can use Speccy and get much of the same information. Maybe try installing and running the 2011 edition in Windows 7 Compatibility Mode? (Run the installer in the same Compatibility Mode as will be used to run the installed program later.) For Super Antispyware 5.5 this worked. (SAS 5.6 works just fine without Compatibility Mode.)

-- rc primak

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Concerning Acronis TIH 2013. I dual-boot Win 7 with Win8 Preview. I recently puchased Acornis Disk Director 2011 after the reduced price offer. I noted Acronis says its NOT compatible with Win8. Blithley I rationalized “should be no problem if I don’t use it with Win8” – WRONG!!. Once I tried to install on Win 7 partition, I could not boot my PC period! I tried Win 7 Recovery disk – it did not fix the problem. I rationalized that the MBR was screwed up. Fortunately I had a full backup using TIH 2013 and did a Restore using the combo of image recovery plus MBR recovery – whew – it worked. I can now boot either Win 7 or 8.

Admittedly, I have often tried things other questionable (in hindsight) operations on Win 7, and Acronis TIH has bailed me out.

DonP

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Concerning Acronis TIH 2013. I dual-boot Win 7 with Win8 Preview. I recently puchased Acornis Disk Director 2011 after the reduced price offer. I noted Acronis says its NOT compatible with Win8. Blithley I rationalized “should be no problem if I don’t use it with Win8” – WRONG!!. Once I tried to install on Win 7 partition, I could not boot my PC period! I tried Win 7 Recovery disk – it did not fix the problem. I rationalized that the MBR was screwed up. Fortunately I had a full backup using TIH 2013 and did a Restore using the combo of image recovery plus MBR recovery – whew – it worked. I can now boot either Win 7 or 8.

Admittedly, I have often tried things other questionable (in hindsight) operations on Win 7, and Acronis TIH has bailed me out.

DonP

Macrium Reflect Free did the same thing to me once in my Windows XP laptop, which has Norton BootMagic installed. I used Macrium’s WinPE Recovery Disk to restore an original MBR, but lost the dual-boot. Reactivated BootMagic and all is well again. This was not from installation — it happened after a restoration.But my point is, any backup program can damage the MBR. Although, most do not destroy it during program installation, as I have read about in the Acronis Support Forums all too many times. You are definitely not alone, and this behavior of the Acronis Installer is not limited to the recent versions. One more reason I changed to Macrium Reflect Free.

-- rc primak

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Sounds to me like Win 8 is basically a total piece of crap. No i have not seen it other than the laptops at Costco, but really, mostly nothing runs on it? How big a fool does one have to be to buy into this sickness of pouring money into MS’s black hole just to have a machine running what one wants to run and be efficient in doing so? Mac is looking better and better although I can not abide Apple’s lock down… Good luck folks. Over my dead body.

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Another opinion from someone who has not bothered to try Win 8, and is basing his opinion on looking at PC’s at Costco. Very short sighted. Win 8 Pro does EVERYTHING Win 7 does and more. Tablets running the ARM version, Win 8 RT, will only work with the Win 8 Style UI. It’s a personal choice whether someone buys a lower cost tablet with Win RT to compete with iPad or a more powerful Tablet capable of running Win 8 Standard or even better Win 8 Pro.

My conventional PC’s work faster with Win 8 Pro than Win 7 Ultimate. Both were originally purchased with Vista, then Custom Installed with Win 7. Both have now been Custom Installed with Win 8 Pro and both are working wonderfully using either the desktop or the Win 8 style UI. I spend the vast majority of my time on the Deaktop, and with the lower resource usage and better memory handling, Win 8 Pro is becoming a power house.

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Hey Y’all,

I just discovered that although Outlook 2003 SP-3 seems to work fine the rule manager does not work properly.
32323-OutlookRules
Note: the greyed out controls. You can’t uncheck a rule nor delete a rule.
I’ve tried running in Admin Mode and Win-7 compatibility via the Task Scheduler. :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Hey Y’all,

Another glitch in Office 2003 compatibility with Win 8.

Although I can Import my Personal Code Signing Certificate into IE-10 the files signed with it will not get past the security check when loading them into Excel and Access, I haven’t tried Word. On the High Only security setting (signed code only) I get the button to Disable Macros only.
32327-HighMacroSecurity
On Medium I can allow the code to run but have to answer the prompt where in XP & Win-7 it does not even display the box for signed code.
32326-MacroSecurity:cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Terabyte Unlimited Image For Windows 2.76 is fully compatible with Windows 8. Updates for TeraByte Unlimited products are free within the same major release (2.xx, for example). Image For DOS is included with the purchase of Image For Windows, and creation of a boot disk for Image For DOS is a selectable feature in the installation of Image For Windows. Both use the same file format, which can be written/read and used by either.

Image For Windows uses PHYLock™ to lock the drive in order to create an image. PHYLock waits for pending disk writes to complete before it locks the drive. One can image partition by partition, or choose to image the entire hard drive.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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Much of the Compatibility list is based on users experience. It might benefit others if you can send that info to MS. In theCompatibility Center find your product, then use the link to the right to add to the statistics.

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