ReferencePlatforms/Test/Vista

Configuration Details

From Vista Business

Downloaded Software Updates

Download all software updates as of August 8, 2008

Configuration Changes

• Turned OFF all automatic updates
• Turned ON firewall; allowed RDP and SSH
• Turned off all MS networking, leaving only TCP/IP
• Created tester account
• Turned on RDP; allowed tester and Administrator to connect
• Turned off screensavers

Install supplemental language support

• ?? need help here

Third-party applications

• python 2.4.4 (http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4.4/python-2.4.4.msi)
  • install for all users
• python Win32 Extensions ( http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pywin32/pywin32-208.win32-py2.4.exe?download)
• pySyc ( http://pyyaml.org/download/pysyck/PySyck-0.61.2.win32-py2.4.exe)
• cygwin 1.5.22-1
  • perl 5.8.7-5
  • curl 7.15.4-1
  • file 4.16-1
  • vim 7.0.122-1
  • unzip 5.52-2
  • wget 1.10.2-2
  • cvs
• real vnc
  • http://www.realvnc.com/download.html
• buildbot 0.7.5
• Twisted 2.5.0 + ZopeInterface (included)
• for perf testing
  • check out talos
  • from cygwin prompt in /cygdrive/c/
  • cvs -d ":pserver:anonymous:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:/cvsroot" co mozilla/testing/performance/talos
• Install Apache (2.2.4)
  1. install as localhost/localhost
  2. change document root in htconf to "c:/mozilla/testing/performance/talos"
  3. test correct installation
     • open firefox browser window to http://localhost/page_load_test/framecycler.html
       • should see rapidly cycling web pages