HOWTO: use QualityCenter 10 on Windows 8 (or 7) with IE10

HP QualityCenter is normally run through InternetExplorer (as it doesn't work in any other browser). However if you are using a recent version of IE, your (not completely recent) HP QC installation may simply refuse to work.

This howto assumes that you have admin privileges on your PC and that you know how to use a cmd.exe.

INSTAL QCExplorer (i.e. QC standalone):

QualityCenter can be run in an IE independent window using QC Explorer. Go to

http[s]://<your_server>/qcbin/ClientSide_index.html

This will install the folder

C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\Quality Center Client Side\

RUN QC standalone:

The client side installer does not create shortcut or Start menu entries. So you will need to do that yourself. Also most users have problems unless they run QCExplorer as adminstrator.

• Open the Quality Center Client Side folder in windows explorer and create a shortcut to QCExplorer on your desktop.
• Right click on the shortcut icon, select Advanced...->Run as administrator.
• Double click the shortcut, enter your server address including http[s]: and qcbin and click Go.

If you get a warning that capicom.dll is missing, go to the next section.

INSTALL capicom.dll:

If QCExplorer complains about missing capicom.dll then

• Download the capicom installer from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25281
• Open a cmd.exe as administrator.

  Goto Start->All Programs->Accessories
  right click Command Prompt
  choose Run as admnistrator

• Install capicom into a temporary folder:

  msiexec /a Downloads\capicom_dc_sdk.msi /qb TARGETDIR=c:\CAPITMP

• Copy capicom.dll from c:\CAPITMP\PFiles\... to C:\Windows\SysWOW64
• Register capicom.dll:

  regsvr32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\capicom.dll

• Delete the temp install folder c:\CAPITMP

Now quit and restart QCExplorer and try to access the server again (this SHOULD work without a reboot).

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