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Yes, it true Loadrunner 11.52supportsWindows 8and Internet Explorer 10 but there are some limitations.
Windows 8 support is added in service pack 11.52. Loadrunner 11.52 supports Windows 8 x64 systems and Windows 7 x64. It does not support for Windows 8 x86 systems.
Restart is required after installing prerequisite Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Packages. After installing the prerequisites restart the machine before installing the setup.
Limitations
On a Windows 8 64-bit operating system, VuGen cannot record when creating a script using Citrix and Web in multi-protocol mode. Recording is also not supported for the Oracle Web App 11i protocol. This is because the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer 10 is currently unsupported for these modes and protocols. Terminal Emulation (RTE)  scripts cannot be recorded or replayed on Windows 8. The TruClient Ajax - IE protocol is not supported for the Windows 8 operating system.
Text Check
Insert Text check button will not be available on Vu…

Web_find and Web_Image_check function are used to find the specified text in the response of the HTML page. This function is only support in HTTP/HTML protocol based script. You should need to make sure that do the following changes in the run time settings before you use these two functions.
Go to Vuser -> Run-time Settings Go to internet Protocol -> Preferences
Select the “Enable Image and Text Check” check box.
Web_find and web_image_check  will throw an error if the text or image does not found in the response.
For example if you want to set error when some text found. Then use the following example.

Example:
web_reg_find("Text=404", "Fail=Found", LAST);
If you do not want to throw an error regardless of the condition then use web_reg_save_param function with "Notfound=warning" option.
Example:
web_reg_save_param("NameCheck", "LB=Hi", "RB=Welcome to Loadrunner","Notfound=warning", LAST);
Web_find and web_image_c…

Loadrunner or Vugen not Launching in Internet Explorer (IE)?

Your loadrunner not launching the Internet Explorer? Check out the following options.
Check your loadrunner software is compatible with the current version of Internet Explorer.Close all the browsers before you record any application.Check in the Task Manager  and see if browser process (iexplorer.exe) is running before start of recording. It should be running. Sometimes killing explorer.exe and start recording.(it sometime helps).Completely disable the DEP from windows as shown in the following figure. Follow this link to disable DEP completely.Do you have all the administrative privileges if not atleast try to use “Run as Administrator” if you are using windows 7 or any new version.Have you installed antivirus in your system. Some DLL files might be stopping the vugen to open the browser. Use Process Explorer Software and try to see if any dlls are stopping the browser. If possible disable the antivirus completely for some …

The issue happens when you record the application using java over http protocol. It is a bug in the loadrunner and the HP team fixed the issue with the following solution  there is also a patch which you need to download. If you have HP Passport access, please go through below link.

http://support.openview.hp.com/selfsolve/document/KM1015235
Error:
C:\Documents and settings\noname)\LocalSettings\Temp\noname10\data\vuser_init.java to C:\Documents and settings\no nameLocalSettings\Temp\noname10\data\vuser_init.java(Source directory or file does not exist).
File not found '<Temp>\<Script>\data\Actions.java' File not found '<Temp>\<Script>\data\vuser_init.java'
File not found '<Temp>\<Script>\data\vuser_end.java'

Or:
Failed to copy the file C:\<Path to script>\data\vuser_init.java to C:\<Path to script>\vuser_init.java Failed to copy the file C:\<Path to script>\data\Action.java to C:\<Path to script>\Actions.java
F…

How to get jar files of an application to use with Loadrunner specially for following loadrnner protocols

Flex, Web(HTTP/HTML)
Java Over HTTP
Java Protocols

If your application uses any jar files, you need to find the relevant .jar  files and enable  them in the classpath. To locate the relevant .jar files:Clear the JAR cache by selecting Control Panel > Java > General Tab >Temporary Internet Files > Settings > Delete Files.

Open your application and perform a few business processes to repopulate the JAR cache with .jar files from your application. When you are finished, close your application

Select Control Panel > Java > General Tab > Temporary Internet Files > View. This lists the JAR cache and should only contain the .jar files used by your application.

Download the files. Try the options in the order in which they appear. When you succeed, proceed to the next step to Add the .jar files to the classpath.

Option 1: For each .jar file, go to the listed URL…