试用一个工具的新版本，需要做几件事：
1、下载并安装新工具的版本（对于QTP11而言，这个过程有点痛苦，因为安装包足有3.6G）
2、查看新版本特性说明
3、试用
在安装包中找到Readme.htm文件，打开并查看一些注意事项：
1、安装说明在QT_Install_Guide.pdf文件中描述
2、安装QTP11的最低配置要求：
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Computer/Processor: |
Pentium IV or higher microprocessor (minimum 1 Ghz) |
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Operating System: |
Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
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Memory: |
Minimum of 1GB when no more than three add-ins are loaded simultaneously. Additional memory is required when loading more add-ins and when using the Save movie to results option to capture movies during run sessions. |
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Color Settings: |
High Color (16 bit). |
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Graphics Card: |
Graphics card with 64 MB video memory |
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Free Hard Disk Space: |
1 GB of free disk space for application files and folders. You must also have an additional 120 MB of free disk space on the system disk (the disk on which the operating system is installed). |
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Browser: |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 or a later supported version. |
For a complete list of all supported operating systems, browsers, and development environments, see the HP QuickTest Professional Product Availability Matrix
关于QTP支持的操作系统、浏览器、开发环境等详细的信息可查看QTP_PAM.pdf文件。
或者在线访问最近更新的关于QTP系统环境需求的相关信息（http://www.hp.com/go/QTP_SysReq）：
3、HP QuickTest Asset Upgrade Tool for HP ALM/Quality Center（QC10的QTP资产升级工具）
The HP QuickTest Asset Upgrade Tool for HP ALM/Quality Center, and its corresponding documentation, is available for download from:
http://support.openview.hp.com/selfsolve/document/KM910435
4、安装前的注意事项
（1）You cannot install QuickTest when a McAfee Anti-Virus application is running.
（2）QuickTest does not support Windows user names with non-English letters.
（3）The path in which installation files for QuickTest are located, and the path in which QuickTest is installed, can contain only English characters.
（4）If you want to work with .NET 4.0, it is best to install it before you install QuickTest. If you install .NET 4.0 after you install QuickTest, you must manually register two .NET DLLs as follows:
In <QuickTest installation folder>\GlobalAssemblyCache\Net4, execute the following commands:
..\..\bin\GACRegUtil4x86.exe -i Mercury.QTP.Agent.dll
..\..\bin\GACRegUtil4x86.exe -i Mercury.QTP.WpfAgent.dll
安装包目录下有个文件QTPSilentInstaller.bat，支持QTP的静安装。
安装完后，在help目录中找到Whats_New.chm文件，查看QTP11的新特性：
- Manage Your Test Data
- Test Your GUI and UI-Less Application Functionality in One Test
- New Run Results Viewer
- Help QuickTest Identify Your Objects as a Manual Tester Would – VISUALLY
- Collaborate with Developers to Pinpoint Defects Using Log Tracking
- Out-of-the-Box Support for Web 2.0 Toolkit Applications
- New Web Testing Capabilities
- Automatically Parameterize Steps
- New Silverlight Add-in
- Extend WPF and Silverlight Support
- Use Extensibility Accelerator for Web Add-in Extensibility Development
- It's Easier Than Ever to Insert Regular Expressions
- Load Function Libraries at Run Time
- Avoid Downtime Due to License Server Failures
- Improved Documentation Structure Helps You Find the Information You Need
以及增强的功能：
- New Object Spy Functionality
- Compare, Merge, and Export Object Repositories with Checkpoints and Output Values
- Add Images to Your Run Results
- New Dual Monitor Support
- New Web Test Object Operations
- New WpfTable Test Object
- Hide the Keyword View
- Enable Running QTP Tests on Minimized RDP Session Windows
- See Version Control Status of Tests, Components, and Function Libraries at a Glance
- Business Process Testing Enhancements
- Web Add-in Extensibility Enhancements
- Get Critical Updates Using the New HP Update Tool
- Extended Trial Period for QuickTest Seat License
- Updated QuickTest Asset Upgrade Tool for HP ALM and Quality Center
还有，新添加支持的操作系统和环境：
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Environment |
Versions |
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Operating Systems |
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.NET FrameWork |
.NET FrameWork 3.5 |
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Virtualization environment |
Citrix 5 |
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Web |
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.NET |
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Java |
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TE |
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SAP |
Enhanced CRM 2007 support |
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Delphi |
Delphi 2005 |
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Power Builder |
PowerBuilder 11.5 |
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Stingray |
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VisualAge |
SmallTalk 7.5 |
剩下的工作就是细细体会和试用QTP11的新特性了！Enjoy！