A system and method for determining whether one or more applications in a virtual software layer and one or more applications in a base environment are compatible. The method includes intercepting an access attempt from an application on a computer system to a file on the computer system, such as a system...http://www.google.com/patents/US8090744?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8090744 - Method and apparatus for determining compatibility between a virtualized application and a base environment