Migrating application from XP to Windows 7 / Vista might be a piece of cake or a long frustrating nightmare. It mainly depends on how strict was the developer with Microsoft’s recommendations for OS compliance. The recommendations are documented in detail in a specification document with the misleading title “logo program requirements”. In this workshop we will cover what are the architectural and APIs changes in Vista and Windows 7. How those changes affect applications development. List the requirements from a “well behaved” application. Demo and explain common mistakes and pitfalls in application development that cause issues when running on Windows 7 and Vista. The workshop will give a list of do’s and don’ts to guarantee that your application is not going to have any misunderstandings with the operating system. Using the specification we will introduce the proper solution for every requirement with some tips from my experience in Microsoft Israel compatibility lab.

Gad J. Meir has worked in the computer industry for many years; his second computer language was assembly of PDP 8. His main specialty today is using MSF (Microsoft Solution Framework) principles to identify faults in development or deployment processes/procedures. Gad’s main task is to pre-empt problems in the project-planning phase. Unfortunately, he is usually summoned at the last minute, either when the project is about to die or worse still, for the post mortem. Dealing with corpses is directly connected with his second specialty, which is analyzing dumps, blue screens and other low-level plumbing tasks. Gad’s favorite role is accompanying projects as a technical mentor. In this position, he is exposed to a wide variety of challenging problems, where he uses his extensive hands-on experience to find creative practical solutions. Gad is currently the R&D Manager at IDAG Ltd. (http://www.idag.co.il) and his blogs can be found at http://weblogs.asp.net/gadim/ and http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gadim