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Introduction

The Windows application compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user experience. 

For more information, refer to the "Applications or devices that experience a change in behavior after you install this update" section and the "Applications and devices that are included in this update" section.

More Information

Update information

How to obtain this update

Microsoft Update

This update is available from the following Microsoft Update website:

http://update.microsoft.com

Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Operating system

Update

All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

Download Download the package now.

All supported x64-based versions of Windows 7

Download Download the package now.

All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

Download Download the package now.

All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

Download Download the package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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The kinds of problems that are resolved by application compatibility updates

When you try to install and run certain games or applications in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

  • The game, the application, or the driver is installed incorrectly.

  • The game, the application, or the driver causes system instability.

  • The primary functions of the game, of the application, or of the firmware do not work correctly.

Applications or devices that experience a change in behavior after you install this update

The following table lists the applications and devices that were included in this cumulative update package. This table also describes the behavior of these applications and devices after you install the update.

Compatibility updates trigger several changes in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2. The following are the most common: 

Hard block

The update puts a hard block on the application. A hard block prevents an application that is incompatible with Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 from running on the system.

Note Microsoft enables Windows to put a hard block on a non-Microsoft application only if the manufacturer is notified.

Soft block

This update puts a soft block on the application. A soft block notifies you when primary functionality of the application is broken on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, or causes instability of the application experience. 

Driver Block

This action may block an existing driver on your computer. When the driver is migrated during the upgrade, an Inbox driver will be installed.

Applications and devices that are included in this update

Application name

Version

Behavior after you install the update

Print Workshop

2003

Enables the application's functionality.

Nalpeiron Service

NA

Enables the application's functionality.

Visual Studio 2012 Express

NA

Improves user experience by warning the end-user, and then offering solution through URL.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must be running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Hotfix replacement information

This update replaces the following updates:

  • 2492386 Application Compatibility Update for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: April 2011

  • 2762895 Application Compatibility Update for Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2: November 2012

  • 2791765 Application compatibility update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2013

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes
Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM,SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.1.760
    1.17xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    GDR

    6.1.760
    1.22xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Pcamain.sdb

Not applicable

44,930

12-Apr-2013

23:27

Not applicable

Pcamain.sdb

Not applicable

44,930

12-Apr-2013

23:29

Not applicable

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

4,080,530

12-Apr-2013

23:33

Not applicable

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

4,080,530

12-Apr-2013

23:34

Not applicable

Msimain.sdb

Not applicable

1,826,582

12-Apr-2013

23:33

Not applicable

Msimain.sdb

Not applicable

1,826,582

12-Apr-2013

23:35

Not applicable

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.18128

2,176,512

13-Apr-2013

04:45

x86

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.22298

2,176,512

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.18128

474,624

13-Apr-2013

04:45

x86

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.22298

474,624

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Aclayers.dll

6.1.7601.17974

561,664

16-Oct-2012

07:39

x86

Drvmain.sdb

Not applicable

151,630

12-Apr-2013

23:33

Not applicable

Aclayers.dll

6.1.7601.22298

561,664

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Acxtrnal.dll

6.1.7601.22298

212,480

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Drvmain.sdb

Not applicable

151,630

12-Apr-2013

23:35

Not applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

125,346

12-Apr-2013

23:31

Not applicable

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

125,346

12-Apr-2013

23:32

Not applicable

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.18128

308,736

13-Apr-2013

05:49

x64

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.22298

308,736

13-Apr-2013

05:18

x64

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.18128

111,104

13-Apr-2013

05:49

x64

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.22298

111,104

13-Apr-2013

05:18

x64

Aclayers.dll

6.1.7601.18128

350,208

13-Apr-2013

05:49

x64

Acxtrnal.dll

6.1.7601.18128

135,168

13-Apr-2013

05:49

x64

Aclayers.dll

6.1.7601.22298

350,208

13-Apr-2013

05:18

x64

Acxtrnal.dll

6.1.7601.22298

135,168

13-Apr-2013

05:18

x64

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

4,080,530

12-Apr-2013

23:33

Not applicable

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

4,080,530

12-Apr-2013

23:34

Not applicable

Aclayers.dll

6.1.7601.17974

561,664

16-Oct-2012

07:39

x86

Drvmain.sdb

Not applicable

151,630

12-Apr-2013

23:33

Not applicable

Aclayers.dll

6.1.7601.22298

561,664

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Acxtrnal.dll

6.1.7601.22298

212,480

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Drvmain.sdb

Not applicable

151,630

12-Apr-2013

23:35

Not applicable

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.18128

2,176,512

13-Apr-2013

04:45

x86

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.22298

2,176,512

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.18128

474,624

13-Apr-2013

04:45

x86

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.22298

474,624

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

122,324

12-Apr-2013

23:27

Not applicable

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

122,324

12-Apr-2013

23:27

Not applicable

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.18128

565,248

13-Apr-2013

04:34

IA-64

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.22298

565,760

13-Apr-2013

04:33

IA-64

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.18128

241,664

13-Apr-2013

04:34

IA-64

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.22298

241,664

13-Apr-2013

04:33

IA-64

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

4,080,530

12-Apr-2013

23:33

Not applicable

Sysmain.sdb

Not applicable

4,080,530

12-Apr-2013

23:34

Not applicable

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.18128

2,176,512

13-Apr-2013

04:45

x86

Acgenral.dll

6.1.7601.22298

2,176,512

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.18128

474,624

13-Apr-2013

04:45

x86

Acspecfc.dll

6.1.7601.22298

474,624

13-Apr-2013

04:55

x86


More Information

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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