This is the initial start page for the WebDriver server

Question

same code is running in firefox but it is not executing in IE9 and displaying the String message "This is the initial start page for the WebDriver server." while no error found on others

        public void setUp() throws Exception {

    File file = new File("C:/Users/Sunil.Wali/Desktop/Softwares/IEDriverServer_Win32_2.37.0/IEDriverServer.exe");
    System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", file.getAbsolutePath());

    driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();
    // driver = new FirefoxDriver();

    baseUrl = "https://tssstrpms501.corp.trelleborg.com:12001";
    driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
}
      @Test
public void testLogin() throws Exception {
    driver.get(baseUrl + "/ProcessPortal/login.jsp");
    driver.findElement(By.id("username")).clear();
    driver.findElement(By.id("username")).sendKeys("sunil.wali");
    driver.findElement(By.id("password")).clear();
    driver.findElement(By.id("password")).sendKeys("Trelleborg@123");
    driver.findElement(By.id("log_in")).click();
    driver.findElement(By.id("processPortalUserDropdown")).click();
    driver.findElement(By.id("dijit_MenuItem_56_text")).click();
}

@After
public void tearDown() throws Exception {
    driver.quit();
    String verificationErrorString = verificationErrors.toString();
    if (!"".equals(verificationErrorString)) {
        fail(verificationErrorString);
    }
}

Output:- Started InternetExplorerDriver server (32-bit) 2.37.0.0 Listening on port 31651

Answer 1

Make sure you have same value of Protected Mode settings for each zone. Refere Required Configuration for IE.

UPDATE: setting ignoreZoomSetting and ignoreProtectedModeSettings capabilities to true helps when you don't have access to change settings.

If you are using qaf you can set capabilities as below:

driver.name=iexplorerDriver
iexplorer.additional.capabilities={'ignoreProtectedModeSettings':true,'ignoreZoomSetting':true,'nativeEvents':false,'acceptSslCerts':true}

Answer 2

• On IE 7 or higher on Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must set the Protected Mode settings for each zone to be the same value. The value can be on or off, as long as it is the same for every zone. To set the Protected Mode settings, choose "Internet Options..." from the Tools menu, and click on the Security tab. For each zone, there will be a check box at the bottom of the tab labeled "Enable Protected Mode".
• Additionally, "Enhanced Protected Mode" must be disabled for IE 10 and higher. This option is found in the Advanced tab of the Internet Options dialog.

http://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/InternetExplorerDriver#Required_Configuration