Vista Compatibility Chart
(What's the difference between 32-Bit and 64-Bit and how do I tell what I have?)
| Software | Standard 32 Bit Vista | 64 Bit Vista |
| ACS Stand Alone Atlas | Yes | No |
| Astro Tides | Yes?,* | Yes? |
| Astrolabe Font | Wont install, font file ok. | Wont install, font file ok. |
| Astrolabe Report System | Yes,* | Yes - CD 500F or greater |
| Cosmic Ray Screensaver | No | No |
| Data Collections | Yes - CD 500G or greater | Yes - CD 500G or greater |
| Old MS-DOS Programs | No - (geeks, try DOSBox) | No - (geeks, try DOSBox) |
| Jigsaw 1 | ? | No |
| Jigsaw 2 | Yes,* | No |
| Jigsaw 2.1 (new) | Yes | Yes |
| Nova Chartwheels | Yes,* | Yes - CD 500F or greater |
| Solar Fire 2 Standard | Yes?,* | No |
| Solar Fire 3 | No | No |
| Solar Fire 4 | ?* - Font Problem (2) | No |
| Solar Fire 5 | Yes, * | No |
| Solar Fire 5.1 | Yes,* | No |
| Solar Fire 6 Deluxe | Yes, * | Yes,* |
| Solar Fire Gold (v.7) | Yes | Yes |
| Solar Maps 1 | ? | No |
| Solar Maps 3 | Yes,* | No |
| Zone Trekker | Yes,* | Yes,* |
* With older install CDs these programs may require administrator access to function properly. This is not a problem on our latest CD's 500G or greater.
Admin Access Setting: After you install the program if it won't run or is having strange error messages then right-click on the icon on the desktop, select properties, click on the 'compatibility' tab and put a check mark where it says 'Run this program as an administrator.' All the other compatibility options can remain turned off. This will fix many older programs in general.
If the program's Help Menu doesn't work, then get this help menu fix from Microsoft.
? - Not tested or results not yet conclusive. Contact us with your results.
2 - Solar Fire 4 can have a problem installing the astro glyph fonts on Vista. Some people may have success if they manually install the fonts after the main program is installed. To do so open "my computer" and open up the icon for the Cd drive and then open up the folder called '05-Solar Fire 4' , then open up the folder labeled 'Disk 3.' In here right click on each one of the following files and select 'install' - Etastro.ttf , etsans.fon , etastrob.ttf. Also see the * paragraph above.
What's the difference between 32-Bit and 64-Bit and how do I tell what I have?