You will need to choose either software or hardware from the drop-down menu.
Notice that there is an Advanced Search option available as well.
For those who are curious this is what the Advanced Search looks like.
First the software section…notice that each category has a drop-down menu to help you refine your search.
An example of what you will see.
This is from the first page of Kids & Educational - Reference sub category.
Here is an example of a direct search for a particular software (Paint.NET).
The additional details for Paint.NET show which versions are and are not compatible with Windows 7.
As with software it’s possible for you to search through different categories of hardware to refine your search.
The first page of results for Displays - LCD sub category.
For our hardware search example we chose HP w17e 17" Widescreen Monitor.
The first is an accelerator to help you conduct searches for highlighted terms from the Context Menu.
Choose the one that best fits your needs or both if you like.
For our Internet Explorer example we chose Winamp.
Using the Check Compatibility with Windows 7 accelerator will default to software when the appropriate page opens.
Just what we were looking for.
