Vista Compatibility: Getting Prepped for Friday and Looking For Help

As you may have already heard, Windows Vista will be available for download on MSDN this Friday, November 17th.  WooHoo!!  While I'm looking forward to using the new OS full time (I've been beta testing off and on for several months) I understand that there are some issues with with running my usual list of software on the brand spanking new platform.  In particular, here's a list of software that I know I'm going to have problems with.

Dell Mobile Broadband for Verizon (Mini PCI)
Visual Studio 2005
HP 7210 Client Software

The HP 7210 support I can live without as Vista comes with the print drivers, so I just can't scan to my client desktop or laptop.  The lack of support for my Verizon broadband access however will keep me from migrating my laptop as I've found the broadband service to be invaluable.  So if any of you out there have managed to get this work, I'd love to hear how you did it. 

As for Visual Studio 2005 support in Vista, here's a url that lists the known compatibility issues with Visual Studio 2005 and workarounds.  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/support/windowsvista/default.aspx.  Most of the issues are fairly manageable with the possible exception of the problem with the Dataset designer.  Here are some helpful hints to help you avoid many of the issues listed in this doc.

1.  Install VS 2005 as Administrator
2.  Be sure to install IIS6 Compatibility Layer
3.  Expect to have to run external tools as Administrator