Exploratory Test Session - 2 on Install and Uninstall feature of WireMaster 0.

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Test Mission: To find information that strengthens and weakens the value of the WireMaster 0.46
installation and uninstall features.

Model under Test: WireMaster_0.46 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/wiremaster/

Tester: Ravisuriya
Session-ID: 15thAug2009-WireManager-s2
Test Machine: Windows XP SP2 | English US
Start Test Date and Time: 15th August 2009 01:23 AM IST
End Test Date and Time: 16th August 2009 02:53 AM IST

Observations or Information and Limitations of Test Session-1:

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1. It was not possible to test across the network such that trying to install or uninstall on other
machine from one machine, was not tested.

2. Test for test maximum number of directory allowed inside a parent destination directory was not
tested.

3. If the installation or model under test also allows the support for more than one language apart
from English would he helpful to the users and might add value to the product and user.

4. It is possible to open the instance of the model under test, while install wizard is not closed for
that install thread.

5. More than one instance of the model under test can be opened in a given time.

Picture – 5a

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Picture – 5b

>> Picture – 5a shows more than one instance of model under test in taskbar. And picture – 5b shows
more than one window of model under test opened.

6. Should be tested on non-Windows machine like Linux and MAC OS etc, how the install of
model under test will behave when installation of it is initiated by the user.

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7. No handling of maximum length of characters that can be entered as a destination folder name. If
one of the destination folder name exceeds the minimum length than the error message is displayed to
the user

Picture – 7a

Picture – 7b

>> Clicking on button Ignore and Retry has the same response from the model under test that is same
error dialog is displayed. It was needed to ‘Abort’ the install process of model under test. The button [x]
in the displayed error dialog was not enabled. This button [x] in the displayed dialogs across the install
and uninstall varies its behavior as enabled and disabled as in picture – 7a. The message displayed in the
picture – 7b will not be helpful to the user as why the installation was aborted.

Investigation reveals that maximum of 199 characters was allowed on windows machine for the
directory and not more than that, while the current testing session.

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8. .Appears like error message of same cause are shown differently that is it have different contents
in the displayed dialog.

Picture – 8a

Picture – 8b

>> Should the error dialog displayed in the observation 7 and the above i.e., picture – 8a. Is this
behavior is as expected? If not what should be expected behavior? The above message also has the
technical description at the end of the install directory. Where as for the error message which is said in
observation 7, no technical description is displayed and also sentences that says about buttons Abort,
Retry and Ignore. Being consistency across the model, might add the weight to the usability of the
product.

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Picture – 8c

Clicking on Ignore button the installation continued, but kept showing the error message with technical
description. The above behavior was seen when the child directory of destination parent directory of
model under test exceeded its folder name 199 characters. Installation was completed as in picture – 8c,
when kept clicking on button ‘Ignore’ in the displayed error message. Might be clicking button ‘Retry’
would also had completed the installation -- but not sure of it.

Picture – 8d

Picture – 8e

Looks like it was possible to the user to work with instance of the model under test after the installation
as did above.

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9. Option for uninstalling the model under test was not possible was not possible through Add or
Remove Programs, as there was no entry of installation of model in Add or Remove Programs.

>> Is this as expected? If not what should be the expected behavior? Providing option to uninstall the
model under test through Add or Remove program will help?

10. Providing the version number along with name of the model under test in the Start menu of
Windows machine will be helpful?

Picture – 10a

11. The shortcut keys on the buttons and GUI object appears to be present in the install and uninstall
wizards of model under test. The observation was made as the shortcut keys were not seen by the tester
for the GUI objects in install and uninstall wizards for model under test.

12. Use of special characters and non-ASCII characters need to be tested for the installation.

13. There was no message to the user when the Regional Options of the Windows test machine had
‘French (France) as its language during the install and uninstall of the model under test.

14. It was possible to delete the folder or destination directory where the model under test was
installed and no message was shown to the user. Trying to launch the instance of model under test after
this through Start menu (as still the launch the model existed) displayed a dialog with title ‘Missing
Shortcut’ and then displaying a dialog with title ‘Problem with Shortcut’.

>> Should the user be allowed to delete the destination install directory of model under test without any
warning message, if allowed? Is this behavior is as expected? If not what should be the expected
behavior?

************ End of Test Session Report – 2************

Information still exist and they can be discovered on and on with the explorations. Exploration for the
functionality information will be at soonest.

Please write your queries, questions, comments, feedbacks, critics and thoughts to email-id:
ravisuriya1@gmail.com

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