Microsoft product and technology compliance with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) major release 1.0 dated June 20, 2008

Microsoft has tested many of its most popular desktop applications for compatibility with the FDCC and will continue testing until our full suite of products has been evaluated. The following products have been tested and are compatible, when properly configured, with the FDCC version 1.0, which was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 20, 2008.

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3

Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003

Word 2003

Excel 2003

Access 2003

PowerPoint 2003

Outlook 2003

Publisher 2003

InfoPath 2003

Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

Word 2007

Excel 2007

Access 2007

PowerPoint 2007

Outlook 2007

Publisher 2007

InfoPath 2007

Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager

Communicator 2007*

Live Meeting 2007

Microsoft Office Project 2007

Microsoft Office Visio 2007

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

Microsoft Office Groove 2007*

Windows Media Player 11

Windows Internet Explorer 8

Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3

Windows Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 and 2009**

Silverlight 2.0

PowerShell***

Expression Studio 2***

APP-V

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003

Word 2003

Excel 2003

Access 2003

PowerPoint 2003

Outlook 2003

Publisher 2003

InfoPath 2003

Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

Word 2007

Excel 2007

Access 2007

PowerPoint 2007

Outlook 2007

Publisher 2007

InfoPath 2007

Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager

Communicator 2007*

Live Meeting 2007

Microsoft Office Project 2007

Microsoft Office Visio 2007

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

Microsoft Office Groove 2007*

Windows Media Player 11

Windows Internet Explorer 8

Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 and 2009**

Silverlight 2.0

PowerShell***

Expression Studio 2***

APP-V

*When the PC firewall is properly configured.

**Requires administrator to activate.

***Inherently a developer tool; some features require administrator rights.

If you have questions about any desktop software applications that are not in the preceding list, please contact the Microsoft FDCC Team.


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Complying with the FDCC mandate


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