FYI : This issue has been resolved. The following was found on the web forums. The bit about 256 colours doesn't seem relevant, but the workaround resolved the issue, with a bit of trial and error.
On Windows 2003 Server the Installer could not extract for an unknow reason. The download was clean, but I suspect becuase the display was running only 256 colors the InstallerAnywhere was failing to extract. Here's my workaround: Using a windows 2000 machine I started the CFMX installer, let it extract, then I killed the installer process. I found the extracted directory in the temp folder for the Windows user then I zipped this directory and moved it to the Win 2003 server. On the Windows 2003 machine I started cf_redsky.exe which is the installer executable for Windows. All will install normal after this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:04 AM Subject: [cfaussie] Re: CF MX Install error > Hi Geoff, > > I was involved with Glenn in trying to do this install. We only tried > loading Java after the initial install failed. Just clutching at straws > really. When it made no difference, we uninstalled Java. > > I did get one response off the macromedia web forums, which stated > > "I had some problems setting up WIN 2003 Web edition with 6.1, and had > similar errors. After numerous fresh installs I registered the product > online with Microsoft before installing cfmx and no errors." > > The server in question has a corporate version of Win2003 so there is no MS > requirement to register with MS (unlike OEM versions). > > At this stage I am keen to try registering the OS even though it is not > required and see if this resolves the issue. However, I am not yet certain > if it is possible to register a corporate version? > > Any thoughts? > > Phil. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geoff Bowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: cfaussie > To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:42 AM > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: CF MX Install error > > > > Can I ask why you are installing Java at all?? Would be better to try > > installing CFMX from a vanilla Win2k3 install with no trimmings. > > Specifically for Win2k3 we've done many installations without incident > > so it seems unlikely to be an issue with the installer -- but heh > > stranger things have happened. > > > > -- geoff > > http://www.daemon.com.au/ > > > > > > Wallis, Glenn wrote: > > > Peter, > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > > > Reading the install doco there is an inbuilt Java Runtime included with > the > > > package. Am I incorrect in this thought? > > > > > > As a check, part of our troubleshooting was to install the latest Java > > > Runtime from Sun (v1.4.2??) then run CFMX setup again - install failed > at > > > the same point. Java was then uninstalled, the server rebooted and then > Java > > > Runtime v1.3.1 was installed. CFMX failed at the same point again. > > > > > > This is a fresh install of CFMX not an upgrade. The OS is Win2003 with > IIS6 > > > and SQL2000 SP3a installed. > > > > > > I have confirmed that the media is OK - installed fine on another > Win2003 > > > box with SQL2000 installed - no IIS6 on this server though... > > > > > > The install was attempted as Domain Admin (confirmed member of local > admin) > > > so I doubt it was a permissions issue. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Glenn > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
