The most up-to-date list of compatible (or incompatible) applications is now available at Microsoft's website. The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Pros is available for download at the Microsoft TechNet site. The list includes more than 7000 applications and covers both business apps and games. The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List is a Microsoft Excel file that rates apps from compatible to future compatibility to incompatible. If your application is on this list, it will save you lots of analysis time so take advantage of it. I know I am.
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DirectAccess (which is properly spelled as one word and not two, such as Direct Access – even though Microsoft gets it wrong in their website meta tags – though possibly intentional) is one of the most touted new features in Windows 7. Sadly, it’s not really a Windows 7 feature alone. You must deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 in order to take advantage of the DirectAccess feature.
Microsoft has, however, provided a lab demo configuration document here:
You can use this document as a starting point to explore DirectAccess configuration processes even if you don’t have a Server 2008 R2 machine at this time. Now, for some really good news. If you just want to play with WIndows Server 2008 R2, get the evaluation VHD that works in Hyper-V here:
Hopefully this information will help you get started with configuring DirectAccess. Remember, you must configure DirectAccess on the Server 2008 R2 server as well as the Windows 7 clients.
