no administration page for coldfusion 8

[yayasworld]

Hello, I downloaded coldfusion 8 developer editionn, ran the download, followed the process, untill the very end,

the administration page dose not load.Something about the page can't load, no server. I had set it up as a local host 8500

I then tried to restrat the coldfusion 8 application server manualy, but it fails, error 1053, server did mot respone to request.

Not sure what to do next? I'm running windows xp with service pack 3, can anyone help?

[yayasworld]

I have since tried to reinstall coldfusion 8 developer edition  windows 370 something version,  with the same results.

The final part of the installation had a note

installation complete, however the Adobe Coldfusion 8 service does not appear to be running,

the web server connectors did not install successfully and the web server and/or website could

not be reached on port 80.

Possible reasons include the adobe coldfusion 8 service failed to start,

the 2930 or 51800 ports are blocked or

the web server and/or website is not running or is not configured to listen on port 80( in which

case this is not an error.).

do the following

!) consult the installation guide about how to manually configure the web server connector.

2) ensure that any firewall, software blocking ports 2930 or 51800 is disabled.

3) ensure that the Adobe coldfusion 8 service is started.

4) manually configure your web server connectors.

5) ensure that your web server and website are started.

6) continue your instalation by logging into the configuration wizard at //localhost.8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm

1) is to technical, and only has examples for earlyer versions of coldfsion.

2) checked my firewall, but not really sure what I'm looking for? Is there a list of ports?

3) tried to start the service under systems folder, but I got an error message error 1053, the service did not respond to the

start or control request in a timely fashion.  What dose that mean?

4)how do you manually configure your web server connectors???

5) web server is on, website not sure what that means my website that I have yet to set up, or the default one coldfusion is

suppoes to set up??

6) logged on to said site and got site not found.

also tried the administrator in the program and got the same results.

This is very frustrating, If I had spent the 1200 hunderd dollars to purchase this program, I would have been very disappointed.

With that said, there has to be an easyer way of fixing this problem.

[BKBK]

No idea. As things stand, you have nothing to lose. So here's a suggestion.

It could be that there are two competing installations on your machine. It could also be that, while installing, you chose the option that says you have a web server.

Delete the Coldfusion 8 installation, removing every folder. Alternatively, back up Coldfusion 8 and any older Coldfusion installations, for example, by renamimg the installation folder to something like _Coldfusion8. Restart Windows.

Re-install Coldfusion 8. While you do, choose the option to use the built-in web server. You could, if necessary, configure Coldfusion later to use another web server.

[yayasworld]

Thank's , but I still got the same result. Still no coldfusion

[BKBK]

This might be another example of a familiar issue in Windows XP, what I chose to call the Socks problem. By default, Coldfusion's wsconfig tool scans all ports in the range 2900-3000, thereby exceeding Windows XP SP's socks limit. That prevents Coldfusion from starting.

One solution is to run wsconfig with a reduced number of scanned ports. For example, do  this on the command-line:

{Coldfusion_installation_dir}\runtime\jre\bin\java.exe -DWSConfig.PortScanStartPort=2930 -DWSConfig.PortScanCount=1 -jar {Coldfusion_installation_dir}\runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar

[yayasworld]

BKBK,

Thank you for all the help, My problem is still unresolved, but the links were helpfull,

I'm refering to the "Sock Problem"

You suggest:

One solution would be to run wsconfig with a reduced number of scanned ports,

Do this then on the command-line.

Where do I put the code? What command line? Do I use the run in the start menu o

do I open the wsconfig in coldfusion and change a command line there?

Sorry I'm not a programer, Can you explain it in layman terms.

Thanks.

[yayasworld]

Hello,

One other thing, I was able to run the netstat.txt, and generate a report, but for some reason

I was not able to run a tasklist.txt. I followed the examples and I received a 'tasklist' is not

recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Is there another command I can run, where I might be able to generate that list if PID's?

[yayasworld]

What do you mean by command line?

is it in run?

please explain.

Thank you

[BKBK]

What do you mean by command line?

Sorry for the delay. I went away. To get the command line, follow:

. Programs => Accessories => Command Prompt

[yayasworld]

In my command prompt, I have C:documents and settingsmy name>, rather than just the c: prompt.

Would that make a diffrence?

All so, when I add the line of code you sugested, I get a responce of "The system cannot find the path specified."

what else can I do? Thank you.

[yayasworld]

In my command line, I have C:\Documents and settings\my name>, rather than just a C:\ prompt, would that make a diffrence?

When I added the  line of code you suggested, I got this message, "The system cannot find the path specified."

Is there a way to get to a C:\ prompt? I tried adding C:\ and then enter, I got an incorrect syntax of the command.

thank you for the help.

[BKBK]

In my command line, I have C:\Documents and settings\my name>, rather than just a C:\ prompt, would that make a diffrence?

Not really.

all so, when I add the line of

 you sugested, I get a responce of "The system 
cannot find the path specified." 

Let us see the exact line you added.

[yayasworld]

This is the command I ran: {coldfusion_installation_dir}\runtime\jre\bin\java.exe

-DWSConfig.PortScanStartPort=2930 -DWSConfig.PortScanCount=1 -jar {Coldfusio_installation_dir}

\runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar

Hit enter, result: The system cannot find the path specified.

[BKBK]

You shouldn't read {coldfusion_installation_dir} literally.  It is just a placeholder for the directory where you installed Coldfusion, for example, C:\CFusionMX7 or C:\Coldfusion8

[yayasworld]

Hi ok! got that, now I'm getting another error,

unable to access jarfile C:/coldfusion8runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar

Not sure what that means.  Should I start all over?

[Adam Cameron. · Accepted solution]

yayasworld wrote:

Hi ok! got that, now I'm getting another error,

unable to access jarfile C:/coldfusion8runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar

Not sure what that means.  Should I start all over?

I suspect you have specified your CF dir somewhere as C:/coldfusion8 rather than C:\coldfusion8\.  Because the path it should be looking in is C:\coldfusion8\runtime\lib\wsconfig.jar.

--

Adam

[yayasworld]

Hello adam and BKBK,

The previous code must have worked, I logged on to the administrator and it finished the set-up of coldfusion.

Thanks for all the help!

Rose

[BKBK]

The previous code must have worked, I logged on to the administrator and it finished the set-up of coldfusion.

That was the idea. Oh, and have fun!

[yayasworld]

Thank you,  BKBK

One other small item, every time I restart my system, I have to load the coldfusion8 port code you gave me, is this normal.

I also notice that I have to manually start the Jrun JAR launcher file and then start coldfusion before coldfusion's

administrator will open. Again is that normal?  I've managed to work around this, but can it or will it lead to some major problems

down the road.

Again Thank you for all your help.

ciao! Rose