cannot run CF

hi,
thanks for your help in advance. i tried to install CF developer edition with built in server on a windows xp machine. after the installation, when i try to login to admin's page it gives the following error


The page cannot be displayed
There is a problem with the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed.

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Please try the following:

Open the 127.0.0.1:8500 home page, and then look for links to the information you want.
Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

Click Search to look for information on the Internet.
You can also see a list of related sites.

HTTP 500 - Internal server error
Internet Explorer

what am i doing wrong?

I knowed you from EasyCFM lol, I think I do, I dont remember, Im confused, but anywho, Its me Jordon, and I would say you need to enable cookies, and check your services control panel > Administrative Tools > Services look for coldfusion!

Oh yeah, CFML CANNOT take over an ip if something else has it, say apache, IIS, or other sort. or it has a service that is using it. Disable all services that use that ip and try again if thats the problem!

yes, i used to post bunch of things over there. thanks for the help but it still doesn't work. there is no iis running. i don't even have apache. cookies are enabled, control panel > Administrative Tools > Services shows the CF application server is running..

In the IE options panel, try disabling "Use Friendly HTTP Error Messages" to see if CF is actually sending a real error message.

i did something different and run JRun Launcher and got this error message

500 There is no web application configured to service your request
There is no web application configured to service your request

what is this?

Internal server error, must hard reboot my brain! I means that you dont have CFML App. server running, back to the drawing board on reinstalling it.

NOTE: This is a sign, you might not be made for cfml :P no just kidding!

i reinstalled this thing at least 11 times trying every single option. i cannot still log on to the admin page.this is a windows xp machine, and once again i installed the developer version with the built in server.

Not sure what to tell you, because I've installed CFMX on dozens of systems in every configuration and they've all worked fine. Are the services running (check in the Services applet)? Are you appending ":8500" to your URL's when running CFMX in the configuration where it uses it's internal web server? Are you sure you aren't installing this in J2EE mode?

I tried installing CF in every available option. Last one was with the JRun when i received that error message. It didn't work either so I have deleted and reinstalled with built in server. It still doesn't work. This is a windows xp machine. i don't know if i have to do something specific for xp.

i did try 127.0.0.1:8500 but it gives server not found message. i don't know what i am doing wrong...

Not to sound naggy, but are you actually reading and following the installation instructions, or are you just running the installer and clicking "next-next-next"...?

Depending on the mode that you install it, you access CF using different ports. When you install CFMX in "standalone" mode, you use port 8500. When you install it in J2EE mode using the internal JRun web server, you use port 8300 I believe. And if you install it to use an existing web server like IIS or Apache, you don't use any port number at all.

If you open up your services applet, what CF/JRun related services do you see? Are they running? What are they called?

I would try uninstalling everything, and then follow these instructions to install CF in standalone mode using it's built-in web server:

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/cold...i.htm#wp1112861

If that doesn't work, then I'm at a loss. I would next consider potential problems with your operating system, etc. As I said, I've installed CFMX dozens of times in all configurations and never had a single problem.

Hope that helps,

Brian

thanks,

i just realized something, I did install CF to windows 2000 without any problem. on Macromedia's web site, it says Macromedia JRUN 4 does not support windows xp, it supports windows xp pro, windows 2000 and others. would that be my problem?

Dont install it as Jrun, install it as a self contained server, since its only a dev server, and that shouldnt be your problem, dataride runs CFMX (6.1) Redsky with JRUN on windows 2000 a server with Active directory!

i don't know what to do. i did uninstall and reinstall the CF but this time with the trial edition for IIS. however, whenever i try to log on to the CF admin page, it shows it's not found.
on the address bar of the internet explorer, when i type http://127.0.0.1 i can see the folders i created. it shows like CFIDE, test1, test2 folders.

for the services applet, only thing related to CF is ColdFusion MX Application Server, and it says status=started, startup type=automatic, log on as=local system.
i can also see internet connection firewall as started. i am kind of confused, i did install CF earlier version MX on windows 2000 several times without any problem. I am not sure if windows xp home edition that i am using currently is causing a problem.

Did you install this with the internal web server or did you connect it to IIS? This makes all the difference. If you installed in with the internal web server in standalone mode, you can run the cf administrator via:

http://machinename:8500/cfide/administrator/

But if you installed it connected to IIS you'd use

http://machinename/cfide/administrator/

Also, if you installed it with IIS, you must ensure that it properly set IIS to connect .cfm files to the JRun dll files. This is why it is so important that you follow the install instructions, which I am getting the impression that you have not done? Because I do believe that it should run in standalone mode under WinXP Home...

hey,
something came up to my mind. my OS is windows XP home OEM. is it possible that OEM is causing the problem?