Thank you for being so aggressive... have you followed these instructions....
http://www.acidlabs.org/2005/03/07/acme-guide-11-released/ ... btw... i was the initiating author on this... please don't follow the patch instructions for CF7, just install the latest version of CF8, at some point in the near future, I will upgrade docs to CF8. Cheers, Rae On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:45 PM, MrBuzzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please forgive my simpleton response.. Did you read the 801 release > notes? It seems to cover the caveats of 64 bit, especially connectors > etc. > cheers > > > > On 4/14/08, CyberAngel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Because you did not read my post. > > > > For apache to run under Vista 64bit, the application pools need to be in > > 32bit mode enabled. Or did you miss that? > > > > > > > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Owen West > > Sent: Monday, 14 April 2008 5:31 PM > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [cfaussie] Coldfusion 8U1 and Vista > > > > > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > > > I would certainly agree that in shrinkwrap code release you would simply > > expect an installer routine to figure this sort of thing out. Actually, > as > > you mentioned, you'd expect to have problems with a beta release, not a > rtm > > release! Kind of the opposite of what actually has happened... > > > > > > > > Although, for the life of me I cannot figure out why somebody would have > a > > 32-bit IIS on a 64-bit Windows OS? How would one even end up this way? > Is > > the IIS packaged with Windows 2003 x64 or IA64 only a 32-bit version? I > > could not imagine that being the case? I could understand Apache, esp if > a > > non-tech user had downloaded the 32-bit version for their PC or laptop, > but > > on a server this would (to me anyway) be something of a strange case... > > > > > > > > Nevertheless, Andrew you are absolutely right - we would expect this > sort of > > thing to "just work". It should auto-detect the proper connector to use, > or > > at least throw a warning on screen AND in a log file indicating the > > situation, not just fail silently. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Owen West M.SysDev (C.Sturt) MCP MCAD MCSD > > Computer Programmer > > Applications Development Team > > > > Information Technology & Telecommunications > > Hunter New England Health > > Ph: (02) 4921 4194 > > Fax: (02) 4921 4191 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >>> Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 14/04/2008 4:05 pm >>> > > > > Yes, but you expect the installer to do its job foremost!!! > > > > If like me you had forgotten that IIS was also in 32bit, then why does > the > > installer not pick this up? Like I said first post, there is no error > what > > so ever until you try to run a cfm template. And to then run the CF > > Connector generates all kinds of errors, and unless you know that you > have > > to run it as administrator can be a gotcha as well. > > > > At the end of the day, I came across this by accident. Not even browsing > the > > beta forums was of any help on this. And to make it worse Beta versions > > worked fine. Like I stated. > > > > I think more checking in the installer needs to be done, so users don't > get > > caught out on this like I did. > > > > > > > > Andrew Scott > > Senior Coldfusion Developer > > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > > www.aegeon.com.au <http://www.aegeon.com.au/> > > Phone: +613 9015 8628 > > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > > > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Owen West > > Sent: Monday, 14 April 2008 3:26 PM > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [cfaussie] Coldfusion 8U1 and Vista > > > > > > > > I have been reading the release notes and install guides (I know, but I > > needed to get some sleep and that seemed like the best way) :-) > > > > > > > > It does mention that there are about 77 different combinations of 64-bit > and > > 32-bit CF and IIS and Apache...you need to install the proper web server > > connectors, and also make sure you use the proper connectors when > connecting > > to your web server, depending on whether you have 64 or 32 bit > parts...it > > all seems a bit confusing really... > > > > > > > > Then again, maybe this is just Vista being Vista? > > > > > > > > Owen West MCP MCAD MCSD > > Computer Programmer > > Applications Development Team > > > > Information Technology & Telecommunications > > Hunter New England Health > > Ph: (02) 4921 4194 > > Fax: (02) 4921 4191 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >>> "CyberAngel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/04/2008 5:23 pm >>> > > > > Ok.... > > > > > > > > If anyone is interested this seems to be a bug in the installer. I have > > Apache running on this machine and the only way to have it run was to > have > > the pools run in 32bit mode. So the support of 32 bit was enabled. > > > > > > > > The installer seems to not know this and adjust accordingly, maybe right > > maybe not. > > > > > > > > So when I switched the connectors to use 32 bit for coldfusion bingo, > the > > cfm sites worked again. The moment I switched these pools to not enabled > 32 > > bit the sites no longer worked. Until I switched the 32 bit upport for > > coldfusion connectors off. > > > > > > > > Oh well 4 hours of frustration and installing, but why the hell it seems > to > > want to work this way in the release version was beyond me. > > > > > > > > Problem solved, so if anyone else runs into this you'll have another KB > for > > you tools of how to for Vista 64bit and Coldfusion 8J > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Scott Barnes > > Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2008 12:15 PM > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion 8U1 and Vista > > > > > > > > Well this maybe a "after the fact" tip, but in future i'd recommend you > > install beta products on virtual machines. In the event an RTM/RTW > occurs > > you can swap out your code base on a fresh install. > > > > > > > > Thus removing the headache your in now ;) > > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:10 PM, CyberAngel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > No it shouldn't but it does for some unknown reason... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Scott Barnes > > Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2008 12:02 PM > > > > > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion 8U1 and Vista > > > > > > > > my humble apologies ;) i missed the beta context. It shouldn't make a > > difference but... whom knows. > > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 11:56 AM, CyberAngel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Scott... > > > > > > > > Did you miss the point of me saying that I had the Beta installed and > > working fine? And did you miss that I downloaded nte new 64bit release? > > > > > > > > And I thought you we had been on a role and you go and do that to meJ > > > > > > > > For everyone else's info, I can install the beta 64bit Coldfusion > release > > fine and it runs. The official release WTF happened? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <BR > > > > <BR > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
