3 tips for migrating applications to Windows 7

16.06.2011

2. Choose the right tools.

While Jones used Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT), that's not the only option. Unfortunately, no tool is perfect, and manual work will be required. "The market for application compatibility assessment tools is still young," Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Stephen Kleynhans wrote in a report titled "Application Compatibility Assessment Tools for Windows 7 Migrations," published in December.