list of programs authorized

Hi this may be a naive question......

Does Microsoft have a publicly accessable list of programs
from the outside world that it authorizes to use without
problems on machines with different microsoft OS.

I think that someone should do this and give it a rating,

like 1* causes major problems when using on a windows
machine....details etc.

or

3* tested with all versions of windows and no problems
found.

I think someone should rate all the third party software
not just the big name commercial companies.

Thanks
MK

melvin
Wed Oct 22 21:56:19 CDT 2003

Mike;
Not a bad idea. However, I fear, it would only add to the
monumental list of frivolous lawsuits already jaming the
courts. Worse yet, it might fall under the realm of a new
government agency.

<melvin>
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi this may be a naive question......
>
>Does Microsoft have a publicly accessable list of
programs
>from the outside world that it authorizes to use without
>problems on machines with different microsoft OS.
>
>I think that someone should do this and give it a rating,
>
>like 1* causes major problems when using on a windows
>machine....details etc.
>
>or
>
>3* tested with all versions of windows and no problems
>found.
>
>I think someone should rate all the third party software
>not just the big name commercial companies.
>
>Thanks
>MK
>.
>

anonymous
Wed Oct 22 23:06:20 CDT 2003

Surf around this site. Lots of stuff in here.

www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/default.aspx?
subid=22&xslt=software&pgn=ab832650-40b1-4d25-893a-
508d0f941ef2&title=software



>-----Original Message-----
>Hi this may be a naive question......
>
>Does Microsoft have a publicly accessable list of
programs
>from the outside world that it authorizes to use without
>problems on machines with different microsoft OS.
>
>I think that someone should do this and give it a
rating,
>
>like 1* causes major problems when using on a windows
>machine....details etc.
>
>or
>
>3* tested with all versions of windows and no problems
>found.
>
>I think someone should rate all the third party software
>not just the big name commercial companies.
>
>Thanks
>MK
>.
>