The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) and the Application Compatibility Toolkit Data Collector (ACT-DC) use compatibility evaluators to collect and process your application information. Each evaluator performs a set of functions, providing a specific type of information to ACT.
The following table describes the compatibility evaluators that ship with ACT and their supported operating systems.
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Inventory Collector | Examines each of your organization's computers, identifying the installed applications, devices, and system information. |
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User Account Control Compatibility Evaluator (UACCE) | Identifies potential compatibility issues due to an application running under a Protected Administrator (PA) or Standard User (SU) account on Windows Vista. When running, UACCE monitors your running applications to verify interactions with the operating system and to identify potentially incompatible activities. |
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Update Compatibility Evaluator (UCE) | Identifies the potential impact of a new Microsoft Windows update. By using the collected update impact data, you can prioritize your testing and reduce the uncertainty in deploying updates. |
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Windows Vista Compatibility Evaluator (WVCE) | Identifies potential compatibility issues due to components being deprecated in the new operating system, Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) DLLs, and the isolation that Session 0 applications require. |
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Internet Explorer Compatibility Evaluator (IECE) | Identifies potential Web site and Web application issues due to the release of a new operating system. |
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