Vista Still Facing Incompatibility Issues?
If your running Vista and need a multifunction printer for your computer, the Brother’s MFC-5860CN may seem like a great choice. It is Certified for Windows Vista after all, at least according to the sticker!
However, while the printer installs fine on a Windows Vista PC, don’t expect to be able to scan using the included software that comes bundled with the printer. While it will scan a document, the character recognition software that comes with the printer, PaperPort 9 from Nuance, isn’t Windows Vista Compatible! And the printers fax option… Well that works for Windows XP, but once again isn’t compatible with Windows Vista.
After 9 months since the release of Windows Vista it’s hard to believe that companies are still having compatibility issues with Vista. Major companies and retailers are slow to update old software, purchased by consumers before windows vista, to bring it up to date with Microsoft Vista. Lets look at a few more examples.
 Adobe Photoshop Still having issues!
Adobe still hasn’t updated or sent out patches to update Photoshop CS2 so users that have spent quite a bit of money on image software and have updated to Windows Vista are still being plagued with all kinds of Vista incompatibilities when trying to run Photoshop CS2. If you want Adobe Photoshop to run correctly and all features to work with windows vista you’re going to have to upgrade to Photoshop CS3 which can put you back 200 dollars!
At quote from PCWorld.com says…
 Adobe is developing free patches for some Adobe products (PDF) so they run smoothly. Still, the company lists over a dozen Adobe programs that it says either do not support Windows Vista or do not “officially” support Vista. Programs in either category may install on Vista, but don’t work completely. Some products Adobe recommends not trying on Vista at all.
When Windows XP was released 6 years ago there were incompatibility issues, but nothing of this sort of measure. Are companies getting sick of having to deal with Microsoft? Are they tired of having to spend time and money on updating their products every time Microsoft releases a new operating system. Seems so…



