I guess that we could somehow expect that are going to be a lot of issues trying to run existing products on Microsoft's latest Windows platform. So far I have tested 3 online banking solutions offered in Belgium and so far there was only 1 of them that works flawlessly in Windows Vista.
So like I mentioned I tested 3 online banking solutions:
- KBC Online
- Dexia Direct Net
- Fortis PC Banking
1. KBC Online
With KBC Online I tried to import an existing key and that's where the problem start. Under normal conditions importing a key will result in the creating of a BCM file in the \Program Files\ directory. This does not work in Windows Vista thanks to the new security features. Running Windows Internet Explorer as an administrator is a possible workaround but not recommended. A better solution would be if the people from the KBC created the BCM file in the user profile's directory where it belongs in the first place. Anyway I have reported this issue.
2. Dexia Direct Net
When you click on the link to start Dexia Direct Net it will open a new windows but the page cannot be retrieved. I have tried running Windows Internet Explorer as an administrator and I have even tried disabling UAC. I had to install Firefox to be able to use Dexia Direct Net so maybe this is not directly a Windows Vista issue. I will try this on a seperate machine running Windows XP + IE 7 to see if the problem lays with IE7. Reporting this problem cannot be done using an online form but I will contact the helpdesk tomorrow during the office hours.
3. Fortis PC Banking
Last but certainly not least is the PC Banking solution provided by Fortis. This one works without any issues, you don't need to run IE as an admin and you don't need to disable UAC.
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The .NET Aficionado
When I open certain media files they will no longer be opened in the Windows Media Player because the file associations were changed during the installation of Nero 7. In Windows XP when you start Windows Media Player and open the options screen there will be a tab where you can choose the file type associations. In Windows Vista however you will not find this tab. In Windows Vista file associations can be changed through a control panel applet.
Click on the Windows Logo button (start) and click on "Control Panel" and then click on "Programs":
Then click on "Default Programs":
Then click on "Set your default programs" (you are almost there):
Select "Windows Media Player" from the list and then you have two options:
- You can either click on "Set this program as default": this will associate all the file types that can be opened by Windows Media Player to Windows Media Player
- Or you can click on "Choose defaults for this program": this allows you to choose the file types
When you choose for the second options just select all the file types that you want to be associated to Windows Media Player and click on "Save". That's it!
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The .NET Aficionado