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rajcold
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May 17, 2010
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Old ColdFusion version in 64bit Windows.

  • May 17, 2010
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Dear All,

Is it possible to run ColdFusion 6 in Windows 2008 Server R2 (64bit).I hve checked the website and it looks ColdFusion 9 is compatible with IIS7 in above windows version.

But is it possible to run ColdFusion 6 with IIS7 in Windows 2008 Server R2? We are using very basic functinality of ColdFusion can we use some sort of emulator which will make CF 6 run as if it is running in an 32 bit OS ?

Thanks in advance.

-R

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    Hi

    Just expanding on what Ian mentioned.  Yes it is possible, I was running cf 5 on a 64bit server until upgrading recently to cf9.

    By default IIS runs in 64 bit mode on x64 Windows, but you can switch to 32bit mode.

    The way this works on IIS 7+ and versions prior to IIS 7 is a little different.  Before IIS 7 if it was running in 32bit mode, then every app for every site must run under 32bit mode, regardless of the application pool.  In IIS 7 you can mix 32 bit and 64 bit modes, which overs you a bit more flexibility.

    Just google "iis 32 bit" and you will find heaps of information on setting all this up.

    Cheers

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    Anonymous
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    May 17, 2010

    Hi

    Just expanding on what Ian mentioned.  Yes it is possible, I was running cf 5 on a 64bit server until upgrading recently to cf9.

    By default IIS runs in 64 bit mode on x64 Windows, but you can switch to 32bit mode.

    The way this works on IIS 7+ and versions prior to IIS 7 is a little different.  Before IIS 7 if it was running in 32bit mode, then every app for every site must run under 32bit mode, regardless of the application pool.  In IIS 7 you can mix 32 bit and 64 bit modes, which overs you a bit more flexibility.

    Just google "iis 32 bit" and you will find heaps of information on setting all this up.

    Cheers

    R
    rajcoldAuthor
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    May 18, 2010

    Thanks for all the detailed information to all of you.

    Regards

    -R

    ilssac
    ilssac
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    May 17, 2010

    Windows will allow you to install 32bit programs in "32bit mode".  That is what you will have to do with CF6.  CF8 is the first ColdFusion that supported 64bit operating systems.  IIS will also have to be the 32bit version of IIS.  32bit ColdFusion can not use a 64bit web server.  You will also have to install all the IIS6 compatibility features of IIS7.

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