It turns out that there is a bug in the install program Macromedia/Adobe uses that will not allow MX7 to install properly on a Win2k3 server that has SP1 or SP2 preinstalled with the OS. You cannot install in interactive mode and have to use silent mode.
Here is a KB article here that details installing in silent mode: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=87bd20f4&sliceId=2 Duane -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 3:08 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: CFMX 7.02 Install Problems And that is? >After further googling I stumbled on a solution! > >Duane > >Hi All, > >I'm trying to sign up for CFTalk, but in the mean time I thought I would >also ask here. I am trying to install CFMX 7.02 on a virtual machine running >Win2k3 SP3. After I complete the install I get a dialog that indicates that >there were nonfatal install errors. When I try to start the service from the >Service Control panel I get an error: > >"Windows could not star the ColdFusion MS 7 Application server on Local >Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log. If this is a >non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service >specific code 2" > >Searching adobe's web site only returns a bunch of errors pointing at CF5. > >Any ideas? > >Thanks, >Duane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245948 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
