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Installation Testing CheckList
Machine & OS Specifications - Installation
Support of the different platforms and configurations needed?
Check the AutoRun.Exe is working for installation, if not does user is able to run the
Setup.exe file directly
Check the appropriate error messages are popped to user while installation
a. Remote Location,
b. In compatible OS machine
Does Installation in “clean state” working?
Does the installer is able to calculate needed disk space?
Does the installer capturing the baseline free space before launching the installer?
How much disk space is used by the installer if the installation is quit midway (this would help
gathering information on temp files that’s deleted on quitting).
Does the installation recover in case an error is met during the installation?
Does
Is the the installer installed
application able to Repair anyfor
properly corrupt installation?
each type of installation (for typical, custom and
complete)?
Does Installation over/across network working?
Is the installation path configurable/non configurable (allows user to select other than default
location/path)?
Are all the files installed in the respective folders and path
Whether all the files/registry values/services are installed properly.
Check whether the shortcuts are installed properly (Startup Menu, Desktop, Quick Launch)
and also the PATH (any other ENV variables) is updated properly. (It can be CURRENT USERS
profile or All Users profile based on your requirements).
Check the uninstaller entry in add-remove programs. (Check for display string, Display icon
and Support
Does runninginformation etc.).
the installer, and then running the uninstaller, return the machine to the base
state?
Permissions Specifications
If the user logged in, doesn’t have write permission for the machine, how installation reacts
to this?
What happens if the installer tries to install to a directory where there is no write access?
Check for the user privileges before starting installation. (In most of the cases, installer
requires
Check to ADMIN
ensureprivileges).
that when installing the product, it should provide a browse button which
enables the user to install at any folder, and it should provide by default folder (For ex:
C:\program files)
Check
Check to
to ensure
ensure that
that license key is properly
if an evaluation versionstored in Windows
is installed, then aRegistry library. should be
proper message
displayed when the date of period is expired for evaluation version with proper error
message.
“Usability” consideration of the installer.
Does the Installation supports on system with less memory/RAM/HD Space (Non-compliant
configuration)
Check the installer after installation/uninstallation invokes for system reboot for changes to
take effect
Check Conditionsfew registries are getting added in few system folders like C:\Windows or
While installation,
C:\Windows\System32 or C:\WINNT…Check if as per specification, it should be registered
properly.
After installation, Read me file should be opened after installation. On Finish or before Finish.
After installation check for date/Time in INI file. Registries and EXE/Dlls should be added as
per specified.
Can we run multiple installations in parellel
Can we copy and install or run it from location, network failures , how does it impact
Check if install.log does not contain errors
Conduct Regression testing for basic functionality after installation
Test cases should be present for the gracefully handling of corrupted CD or image.
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