Best Practices

The following are best practices for Windows XP Professional application compatibility:

  • Inventory your environment. Know what applications that you currently have in place and are in regular use, and how many copies you are running and actually need.

  • Prioritize your applications. You must determine which of your installed applications are crucial to the success of your business and your overall deployment.

  • Use your Subject Matter Experts. Recruit SMEs to assist in designing adequate tests to fully exercise the applications you have in place. Good SMEs can make or break an application compatibility test plan.

  • Create and use a test plan. Following a test plan (remember that the Application Compatibility Toolkit includes great documentation ...

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