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After you have installed the new operating system from Microsoft, namely Windows 7, is possible that programs that have worked on older versions of Windows may not work on Windows 7. In this article you will find a list of programs that are compatible with Windows 7, but the best way is to check if a program can be installed on Windows 7 or not.

To check whether or not a particular program is compatible with Windows 7, people from Microsoft have made available the Windows 7 which uses a program called the Program Compatibility.

The necessary steps to check a program compatibility in Windows 7

Step 1: Go to Start and then go to Control Panel;

Step 2: In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting;

Step 3: Under Programs, click Run programs made for previous versions of Windows;

A list of some of the programs compatible with Windows 7

Works (32-bit)

Security Software

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.175 (NOTE: works fine although Resident Shield keeps turning itself off for some reason)
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus
Avira Anti-virus Primium
Avast! Anti-Virus
AdAware
Norton 360 2.0 (NOTE: Change the compatibility to Vista and run the exe file as Administrator)

Utility Software

ImgBurn
WinRAR
Universal Extractor 1.6
PowerISO
CCleaner
Auslogics Disk Defrag
FileZilla
SmartFTP
Grabit
uTorrent
EasyBCD
Techsmith Snagit
Notepad++
Combined Community Codec Pack
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (NOTE: Warms that there is known compatibility issues but appears to work fine)
Ashampoo Burning Studio
Orbit Downloader
Nero 9 Express
Restorator 2007
Usefull Utilities Disk Studio 3.0

Web and Communication Software

Windows Live Wave 3 Suite Beta Applications
ooVoo
Google Talk
Skype 3.8 Version 3.8.0.180
Windows Live FolderShare Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 & 3.1 Beta 1
Steam
Apple Safari
Opera
Miranda IM 0.7.10
Twhirl
TeamViewer
LogMeIn
Cerberus FTP Server 2.4.8.0 (NOTE: Works fine in “Personal Usage” mode although every time it’s launched it shows the first start wizard. Cancel the wizard to continue.

Office Software

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3
Microsoft Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
Adobe Reader 9.0
Foxit Reader

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software

VLC Media Player
Zoom Player
Media Player Classic
Apple Quicktime
Audacity
Foobar 2000 0.9.6
Winamp
WinDVD
PowerDVD

Coding Software

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Professional, Standard & Team System)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Professional, Standard & Team System)
Visual Basic.NET 2005 Express
Visual Basic.NET 2008 Express
Visual C++ 2005 Express
Visual C++ 2008 Express
Visual C# 2005 Express
Visual C# 2008 Express
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express
Visual Web Developer 2008 Express
Microsoft Visual Studio 6 (NOTE: Works but warns of Compatibility issues)
Visual Basic 6 (NOTE: Works fine if Aero is turned off)

Works 64-bit

Security Software

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.175
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 (Teatimer not running or tested)
Spywareblaster 4.1

Utility Software

ImgBurn
WinRAR
Universal Extractor 1.6
PowerISO
CCleaner
Auslogics Disk Defrag
FileZilla
SmartFTP
Grabit
uTorrent
EasyBCD
Techsmith Snagit
Notepad++
Combined Community Codec Pack
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (NOTE: Warms that there is known compatibility issues but appears to work fine)
Ashampoo Burning Studio
Nero 9 Express
Restorator 2007
Infrarecorder 0.46 64 bit
Defraggler
Foxit Reader
HD Tune 2.55
Picasa 3
NTCore CFF Explorer
Orbit Downloader
Tune Up Utilities 2009 (NOTE: Gave 3 errors during installation but appeared to work fine)

Web and Communication Software

Windows Live Wave 3 Suite Beta Applications
ooVoo
Google Talk
Skype 4.0 Beta 2 Version 4.0.0.169
Windows Live FolderShare Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 & 3.1 Beta 1
Apple Safari
Opera
Steam
Winamp
Twhirl
TeamViewer
LogMeIn
Mediamonkey 3.0
Java 6 Update 10
Google Earth 4.3 (in DX mode only)
Maxthon Classic 1.6 (likes to forget added skins on occasion, but otherwise fine)
Maxthon 2.0
Teamspeak 2

Office Software

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3
Microsoft Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
Adobe Reader 9.0
Foxit Reader
Openoffice 3.0

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software

VLC Media Player
Zoom Player
Media Player Classic
Apple Quicktime
Quicktime Lite 2.7.0
Audacity
WinDVD
PowerDVD

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