TestComplete Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Microsoft Windows Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.
(Server Core installations are supported only with the WoW64 component installed.)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit edition with Service Pack 3.
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit edition with Service Pack 2.
Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (with the Add Hardware Control Panel component installed).
It is strongly recommended that you have the latest service packs and updates installed for the operating system.
TestComplete Minimum System Requirements
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz or higher.
256 MB of RAM.
700 MB of hard disk space for installation.
800 × 600 or higher resolution monitor.
Mouse or other pointing device.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
TestComplete Recommended System Requirements
Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or higher.
1 GB of RAM on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
2 GB of RAM on Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
700 MB of hard disk space for installation.
Additional free disk space is required to run test projects, as TestComplete creates temporary files to store data generated during the test run. The actual free space required increases with the project size. It is recommended to have at least 200 MB of free disk space in order to run small projects, and 1—2 GB of free disk space to run large projects.
1280 × 1024 or higher resolution monitor.
Mouse or other pointing device.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
Licensing
To activate a TestComplete license, the computer must be connected to the Internet. After the license is activated, an Internet connection is not required.
If you are going to use a TestComplete Floating User license, your computer must have a network connection.
For more information about TestComplete licensing and activation, see TestComplete 8 Licensing Guide.
User Permissions
Installing TestComplete
You must have administrator permissions on the computer where you are going to install TestComplete or perform other installation-related tasks, such as modifying or repairing the TestComplete installation or uninstalling TestComplete. So, you must be logged on as an Administrator or be a member of the Administrators group on that computer.
In addition, if you are running the TestComplete installation program from a network share, you must be logged on under a domain account that has read and execute permissions on that share.
Using TestComplete
To use TestComplete and activate licenses, administrator permissions are not required. However, on Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 administrator permissions are required to perform specific tasks.
Running TestComplete on Virtual Machines
Virtual machines like Microsoft Virtual PC or VMware Workstation are considerable consumers of system resources. Typically, applications run slower on them than on a desktop computer. The more virtual machines are running concurrently on a computer, the slower they will work. If you are going to use TestComplete on a virtual machine, then the computer used for testing should have a configuration that allows the computer to reach highest performance possible (higher than what is specified in the Recommended System Requirements section above).
Important: Using TestComplete on a virtual machine requires a Floating User license. For more information, see TestComplete 8 Licensing Guide.
Additional Requirements for TestComplete
.NET Application Testing
To test .NET applications, Microsoft .NET Framework v. 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 or 4.0 is required.
WPF Application Testing
To test WPF applications, Microsoft .NET Framework v. 3.0, 3.5 or 4.0 is required.
Web Testing
To test web applications, you must have one of the following browsers installed on your computer:
Internet Explorer v. 6—9 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported).
Mozilla Firefox v. 3.5—9.0.
Google Chrome v. 16.
Applications with embedded Microsoft WebBrowser controls are also supported.
Java Application Testing
To test Java applications, you must have one of the following Java virtual machines installed on your computer:
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) ver. 1.5, 6 (1.6) or 7 (1.7).
Silverlight Application Testing
To test Silverlight applications, Silverlight 4 (starting from v. 4.0.50826) must be installed on your computer.
You can obtain the latest version of Silverlight from Microsoft’s website:
» http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx
Flash and Flex Application Testing
To test Flash and Flex applications, you must have Adobe Flash Player v. 10.1.102.64 or later installed on your computer. You can obtain the latest version of Flash Player from Adobe’s website:
» http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
AIR Application Testing
To test AIR applications, you must have Adobe AIR 2 or 3 installed on your computer. You can download it from Adobe’s website:
» http://get.adobe.com/air/
Also, to run AIR applications that have not been installed from AIR installer packages, the AIR Debug Launcher is required.
It is part of the AIR SDK, which can be downloaded from Adobe’s website:
» http://www.adobe.com/go/air_sdk
UI Automation Testing
To test applications using the Microsoft UI Automation technology, Windows Automation API 3.0 is required. This API is pre-installed in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. For other operating systems, it can be installed from Windows Update or obtained from Microsoft’s website:
» http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971513
WCF Service Testing
To test WCF services, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or 4 is required.
Script Debugging
To be able to debug test scripts, you must install Microsoft Script Debugger on your computer. You can obtain it from Microsoft’s website:
» http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2F465BE0-94FD-4569-B3C4-DFFDF19CCD99
Microsoft Visual Studio Integration
To execute TestComplete tests from test projects created in Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite ver. 8.0.50727.42 or later or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers ver. 8.0.50727.42 or later are required.
To install TestComplete’s Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Integration package, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Release is required.
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Data Connectivity
To read data from and write to Microsoft Office Excel 2007 files, any of the following software must be installed on your computer:
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
ADO Support
To use Microsoft Active Data Objects (ADO) in tests, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) ver. 2.1 or later must be installed on your computer. The latest version of MDAC can be downloaded from Microsoft’s website:
» http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx