The launchpad program provides you with a single location to view
release information and start the installation process.
Use the launchpad program to start the installation of
Rational® Functional Tester in
the following cases:
- Installing from the product CDs
- Installing from an electronic image on your local file system
- Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive
By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM® Installation Manager is automatically
installed if it is not already on your computer, and it starts preconfigured
with the location of the repository that contains the Rational Functional Tester package.
If you install and start Installation Manager directly,
then you must set repository preferences manually.
To install from the
launchpad:
Follow the instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete
the installation. For complete details, see
Installing Rational Functional Tester by using the Installation Manager GUI.
Important: Installation notes for the Windows Vista operation system:
- You must run the launchpad program as administrator.
- If you are starting the installation of Rational Functional Tester from
the launchpad program, you must run the launchpad programs as administrator.
If the launchpad program starts automatically (for example, if you are installing
from a CD), stop the launchpad program and restart it by using the Run
as administrator command (At the root level of the CD or disk
image, right-click launchpad.exe and click Run as Administrator.).
- Selecting installation directories within the Program Files directory
(C:\Program Files) is not recommended. If you select either an Installation
Location or Shared Resources Directory within the Program Files directory,
the packages that you install must be run as administrator.