I had a similar issue a week or so ago with the installer opening, and then vanishing. Resetting the DEP setting corrected the issue for me, so I wouldn't discount it so lightly.
-Justin > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Allan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:57 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: install problem > > That won't resolve every issue with the installer exiting. As Neil > said, sometimes the only way to get it to work is to do a silent > install. > > Andy > > On 25/01/06, Jim Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From Macr...err...Adobe site.... > > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/releasenotes/mx/m > x61_known_problems.html#installationandconfiguration > > > > (It's down on the page, so I'll paste the section here....) > > > > 60086 > > > > On Windows 2003 systems with Service Pack 1 (SP1), the installer > > immediately exits in the "preparing to install" dialog before > > extracting files. This worked previously on Windows 2003 > without SP1. > > > > A feature of Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 is "Data Execution > > Prevention". This security feature blocks the InstallAnywhere > > self-extractor for CF 6.1 and all JRun4 Updaters. (CF 7.0 is not > > affected). To fix this problem, do the following: > > > > 1. Click Start, right click My Computer, and select Properties. > > 2. On the Advanced tab, click the [Settings] button under the > > Performance section. > > 3. Select the Data Execution Prevention Tab in the Performance > > Options dialog. > > 4. Select the radio button for "Turn on DEP ... except > those I select:" > > 5. Select "Add" and select the Coldfusion or JRun > installer. (the > > entry shows up as "InstallAnywhere Self-Extractor" in the dialog) > > 6. Select "Apply" on the "performance options" and "OK" on the > > "System Properties" page > > 7. Now run the installer > > > > Here is Microsoft's description of this feature: > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- > us/memory/base/data_execution_prevention.as > > > > On 1/25/06, Jennifer Gavin-Wear > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Coldfusion mx6.1 install on win 2003 standard. > > > > > > I see the installation wiz kick off and then it just > disappears, can't see > > > any processes left running. > > > > > > Ideas anyone? > > > > > > Thanks, Jenny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230427 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
