thank god, allah, buddha, isis, etc...geesh.
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:49:00 +1100, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I'm sure you are all aware, I've had a rather eventful installation > experience, installing CFMX7 on my WinXpPro dev machine, so I can get > to know CF7. It's got a bit heated, and I've clearly offended a few > people by being so insistent and persistent, but you'll all be as > relieved as I am to learn that my CF7 is now going!!!!!!!!! > > I decided with some help (detailed below) that the problem wasn't the > CFMX7 installer but windows, and that CFMX7 either didnt detect the > problem, or did but didn't tell me any way what the problem was. I > cleaned out a lot of applicatoins that are not used any more (mostly > shareware) and got rid of a lot of servicse I dont use, cleared off > all traces of CFMX from my system, then tried another install. I > installed using the built-in web server, and BINGO! - a working > installation. > > Thanks be to: > > * Neil Robertson-Ravo from UK who hung around last night for 5 and a > half hours working through the problem with me by MSN Instant > messenger, and helped me decide it wasnt CF but windows causing the > problem AND > > * Michael Tangorre who was quick to offer help, and in fact spent > several hours today using the remote desktop while his fiance called > him from upstairs (now THERE's dedication to helping a fellow > traveller!!) and who advised me to get rid of all the old rubbish on > my system, AND > > * Dave Watts, who gave me the suggestion that did the trick > > And also, thanks to Jochem van Dieten and Steven Erat of Macromedia > Support, both of whom offered to spend their own time by breeze or > remote desktop to help me work out what was stopping this installer > from doing what it should do. > > Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! You people are Good People. > > A couple of things that could be improved in the ColdFusion installer: > > * When the installer fails, there is never an indication as to why it > fails. I think there ought to be. > > * In the docs, there is a page headed "Verifying the installation" > with a number of checks to make sure it's all set up correctly. But > there is no link to documentation about what to do if it's not. It > wouldnt take a lot of effort for someone to just put a link to the > support notes describing how to fix what's broken. > > * If there is an app running on the system that will break the > installer, how hard should it be to search for it in the preparatory > stage of the installer, then halt the instaler if it's present, with a > warning, asking the user to close it down before proceeding. > > * Despite all the assurances, there does appear to be issues with the > installer and IIS5.1. Yes, a great many people have installed it > successfully with IIS, but also quite a few, such as myself and others > who have written to me who DO have problems with IIS. > > In my case, these things could have saved me a LOT of time installing > my CF7, and would certainly have saved all of you on CF-Talk a lot of > anguish with all my posts on the topic. > > Anyway, its done now, and i'm now running on the built-in web server. > > -- > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:196705 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
