For inquiries or support relating to the ISV Settings Manager: Click here to be added to an email list for updates to the Client Simulator and Settings Manager The Technical Committee (TC) launched an effort to assess how ready third-party applications are on the new Windows platform, Vista. This effort has culminated in a precise (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332170.aspx) definition of readiness. Briefly, a TC Vista-ready application must pass a set of “Basic Readiness” tests. Basic readiness requires registration in Vista’s SPAD, SUD and Open With dialogs. In addition, the TC recognizes a “Good Citizen” application. Good citizenship requires an installation and first run experience that respects user defaults. To aid in implementing these guidelines, the TC developed the Client Simulator. This application offers developers the ability to deploy a mock media, mail and browser client. Each client type is built according to our guideline specification and is offered here as an example for developers. Developers will have the ability to inspect the full source code of the client, and position the client as a rival to any client contending for the types owned in the media, mail and browser classes.

Designed by The Technical Committee (TheTC), the ISV Settings Manager (ISM) is an application built to assist developers in making correct registry settings for their applications on Windows XP and Vista. It assembles registry keys gleaned from Microsoft's MSDN website (www.msdn.microsoft.com). Frequently, third party applications designed for the Windows platform suffer limited visibility and functional availability. After installing such an application, a user experiences difficulty in discovering the application on the main user surfaces start menu, quick launch, desktop, task pane, etc. The user may experience further difficulty in making that application the default for functions like Autoplay, File Associations and Open With. As a result, some applications designed for the platform enjoy prominent selection even when competing applications exist. The ISM houses all the registry settings needed for applications to attain equal visibility on Windows XP and Vista systems. While this information is scattered throughout MSDN, TheTC aimed to centralize this information so that developers have an easier job finding and selecting registry settings for their applications.
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This .chm file is distributed with the application. It is provided as a separate download so users can learn about the tool.	This .tree file is distributed with the application. It is an ASCII file of all the registry settings housed in the tool.
This .tag file is distributed with the application. It is an ASCII file of all the tags handled by the tool.	A complete source listing for the tool. (Not included in Manager Download)