Anith Gopal

As an ISV looking to make an application compatible with Windows 7 there are a couple of choices, although one of them won’t be a choice for much longer as more and more customers switch from Windows XP to Windows 7 – it will be mandatory! Getting an application compatible with Windows 7 isn’t difficult and it shouldn’t take more than 2 days for the majority of applications – this is how long we allowed when running the Windows 7 application compatibility labs – most developers or testers were on their way home half way through the second day. Once compatible with Windows 7 ISV’s can sign up to the Greenlight site to receive a number of marketing benefits and also let Microsoft know they are compatible with Windows 7 – that way we’ll stop bugging you about compatibility . Windows 7 Certification, also known as the Windows 7 Client Software Logo Program, is the next step after compatibility, but certification isn’t for everybody and there will be a cost associated with purchasing the certificates, but Microsoft does NOT charge for certification

Have you ever used application verifier ? I strongly suggest this great tool to everyone who develops programs on C , C++. This post assumes that you have a basic knowledge about how to use application verifier and windbg.