Compatible with Windows 7
The new operating system from Microsoft Windows 7 will be out this month.
As every time with Windows, there is a new Logo program for certification. As opposed to Vista, where they were 5 or 6 different logos, there is just one logo for everyone.
VLC 1.0.2 has been tested against the testing suite and was considered as “Compatible with Windows 7”. This just mean that VLC conforms to the specifications and tests from Microsoft. It is supposed to check for common
issues to minimize the number of crashes, hangs, and reboots and is compliant with Windows 7 64-bit.
VLC also install and uninstall in the correct way on Windows 7.
Of course, this should be transparent for all users, but it will matter for people upgrading older install of Windows to Windows 7. This also shows the quality that can be managed in open source community.
Works with Windows Vista
At the same time, VLC also got the “Works with Windows VIsta” Logo. I am not sure it is really of any interest now. :D
VLC issues on Windows 7
However, be careful, VLC still has issues on Windows 7, because of many broken drivers, made by major hardware makers. It can show pixelized outputs when rescaling. Please change the video output to OpenGL and restart VLC as a work-around.