Windows Vista

I (Torley Linden) started this page because we're getting a lot of questions about whether Second Life supports Windows Vista or not. Officially at this time (2007-03-20), not yet, hence why the System Requirements page says:

NOTE: Second Life does NOT currently support Windows Vista

so we'll update it when we do support Vista. (I haven't personally used Vista.) In the meantime, here are some resources to ease the transition:

Forum threads

You can discuss in the Technical Issues forum. Also try an Advanced Search.

• "Vista?" - General info.
• Will SL Work on Windows Vista?
• "Ati - Vista - OpenGL drivers out"
• Windows Vista/ SL hardware problems

More official info

• Windows Vista Status - Dated 2007-02-09 from the Official Linden Blog. Steve Linden explains why the First Look Viewer is an important step towards Vista compatibility.

• Does Second Life run on Windows Vista? - Dated 2006-10-26 from the Knowledge Base. An older article, but some things you may want to know.

Public Issue Tracker

You can search for "vista" to see issues fellow Residents have reported.

Personal experiences

Please share info in the following example format:

Resident name:

System: (copy-and-paste the info from Help menu > About Second Life)

Other details: