I'm reading through this thread, adding as I can...more to come. One thing I notice here Dave is that you mention you had trouble with your uninstall/reinstall, particularly deleting the directory.
Tech support has been recommending that when you uninstall, you reboot afterward, then delete the c:\CFusionMX directory, so that you don't run into the "file busy or locked" situation. Then you can do a cleaner reinstall. This may not clear up the entire situation for you, but it certainly could help. I wonder if it would be adventageous to put uninstall/reinstall instructions in the livedocs? Vernon Viehe ColdFusion Community Manager Developer Relations Macromedia, Inc. Online diary: http://vvmx.blogspot.com/ -------------------- Macromedia DevCon 2002, October 27-30, Orlando, Florida Architecting a New Internet Experience Register today at www.macromedia.com/go/devcon2002 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:50 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFMX - I've never seen anything so unstable in my life - > Also - LONG time CF Supporter......... > > > Amalgamating two similar threads. > > OK here is the sequence of events which have led me to where > I am right now > with my CFMX problems. > > CURRENT SITUATION: > ------------------ > Unable to browse cfm templates on virtual hosts - http 500 > error thrown - > have attempted wsconfig.jar (see below) > > > SEQUENCE: > --------- > CFMX problem. > > 1. Removed CF4.5 ENT, including Registry keys. > > 2. Run the CFMX installation wizard - install verified fine. > > 3. Attempt to view some virtual sites - not working - 500 errors > > 4. Consulted cf-talk - discovered requirement to run > wsconfig.jar and edit > an xml file for virtual site support despite having selected > IIS during CFMX > install - I believe Macromedia should have incorporated this > configuration > into the installation process. > > 5. Virtual sites appear to be functioning just fine now - > proceed to update > code to work in CFMX. > > 6. Converted a few existing popchart driven charts to work > using cfchart > instead. > > 7. Ran into a COM related problem. > > 8. Installed the updater as suggested by cf-talk members to > resolve COM > problems > > 9. COM problem persists > > 10. attempted to run wsconfig.jar again under presumption the > updates may > required redistribution to the virtual hosts. > > 11. No longer able to access the cfadministrator - Unable to > find templates > etc. > > 12. Attempted to remove CFMX - Installer only runs the > uninstall but won't > remove files from c:\cfusionMX folder. > > 13. Unable to manually remove files as one file was "in use" > - Sorry can't > remember which. > > 14. Re-installed CFMX to a new folder c:\cfusion - everything > was fine after > this. > > 15. Went home for the weekend > > 16. Returned on Monday to find my existing problems - 404 errors upon > cfadministrator login, JDBC related error messages and very basic code > producing errors where it was fine before (for over 2 years). > > Some of the problems I'm experiencing remind me of when CF4.0 > required a new > MDAC to be installed. > > 17. Checked server logs and no activity aparent for the > weekend period of > absence. > > 18. Checked and re-checked all Service packs, including > upgrading SQL Server > to SP4 from SP2. SP4 includes an update to the MDAC. > > 19. Removed and reinstalled CFMX to default directory. > > 20. Attempted to run wsconfig.jar - Returns message stating > that IIS already > configured. > > 21. Attempt to view any cfm templates located anywhere on the virtual > sites - won't work! > > 22. The CF Administrator has become accessible again. > > END SEQUENCE > ------------ > > Note, I've opted to use the ODBC Sockets for connecting to my MS SQL 7 > datasource. This is for a number of reasons. firstly, I want to use NT > authentication on the database, which isnt supported by the > JDBC driver. I > was once told in the past that SQL Server logins are stored > in the system > registry and hence are easier to compromise than the NT > logins being stored > in the SAM db or in Active Directory. I've also noted that > several people > have been having problems with the JDBC drivers including inability to > communicate with remote SQL machines on same network etc. > > Any ideas anyone? > > TIA, > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 08 October 2002 13:40 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFMX - I've never seen anything so unstable in my life > > > Quoting Dave Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > However I'm getting a Runtime Exception from that link > > Oeps. The database is running on an experimental machine and I was > upgrading it. Try again. > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
