Microsoft Vista is certainly a big change in the way we use windows, a brand new look and lots of new things to get used to!  Using programs that were developed in their first instance for a Windows 2000 or Windows XP platform can also raise some questions when it compatibility! 

To date, XZAKT Media along with the assistance of several users whom we are very thankful to,  have tested most of our addins and programs successfully within Vista.  Some, such as ToolTips for FrontPage and Expression, are currently undergoing minor modifications to cope with the changes of Vista and updates will be released as any required fixes are discovered, researched and code amendments implemented.

Here are some fixes that resolve several known issues that are caused by the default configuration of Vista :

Registry Errors, defaults not saving.
Problem : This may be a problem with many programs developed for Windows XP/2000 when run in Vista and it does effect some InstantFX products.  (We've come across many including other MS products including Visual Basic 6!)

Solution : For standalone programs (such as the InstantFX SE range of Flash tools) the solution is quite simple.  When running the program from the windows start menu, rather than left clicking to open it, click on it with your right mouse button.  A menu will be displayed of which there should be a "Run as Administrator" item.  Select this to run the program in admin mode and any registry issues will be resolved! 

Getting Imports or Preferences to Save.
Problem : When imports or program updates are downloaded nothing happens, or when preferences (such as those in Elementz) are saved an error occurs or nothing saves.  This may also resolve issues in InstantFX Tooltips for FrontPage and Expression within Vista.   

Solution : This issue seems to occur if the user is not an Administrator or the program is not run in Administrator mode.  For standalone programs (such as those in the InstantFX SE  range of Flash tools) you can run a program in Vista in administrator mode by right clicking on it's icon and selecting Run as Administrator.  To fix for all users (whether admin or not)  change the security settings of the programs folder to allow Users to modify/write contents within the program folder, this is done as follows :