Compatibility of Star Rating

I have been testing compatibility between Windows Photo Gallery (Microsoft Windows Vista) "Star Rating" and the other software. 
Tested software:

• XnView
  
• IDimager Lite
  
• Photo Info (add-in for Microsoft Windows)
  

The only Photo Info rating shows up in Windows Photo Gallery. 
At least the Keywords (Tags) are compatible. 
If you edit any metadata in IDimager you won't be able to open/edit the picture in Photo Info ever.