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lynnr
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12 years ago

Test Execute on Windows 8.1 Preview

We are attempting to run our tests on the Windows 8.1 Preview.



However, the installation for Test Execute crashes the system during the 

"Configuring the Sentinel HASP License Manager" step.



What can we do to get things tested on 8.1 before it releases?
  • lynnr's avatar
    lynnr
    New Contributor
    12 years ago
    Those instructions seem to indicate a hardware key of some sort:



    9. Connect the HASP key and see the led is on. It may blink a while and then should glow constantly.



    Since we don't have one of those, I don't see any point in following the directions.



    The licensing of TestComplete and TestExecute cause us more issues than any other software product we use.  It is quite painful to deal with licensing issues when we just want to use the software to get the job done.  I really encourage SmartBear to look at other options for license control.



  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
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    12 years ago

    Hi Lynn,


     


    As you are using TestExecute (that has the Floating User license), the product can obtain the license from a remote License Manager computer. In this case, you don't need to activate the TestExecute license on the computer where Windows 8.1 is installed, and you can simply miss this error (the licensing modules are installed at the end of the installation process - the product was already installed when the system crashed).


    However, TestExecute doesn't officially support this OS version. So, even if you use TestExecute on the computer, we cannot guarantee that it will work without any issues.