Problem in running 'Test Installation' page on IIS. 1

[ketankshah]

Here is a tip for users installing Cold Fusion Server on Windows NT with web server IIS.

If after successfully installing the CF server when the Test Installation page or the adminstration page does not run from the browser and it pops up "File Save As" dialogue box then there is possibility that the IIS web server is not recognising the .cfm or .cfml extension.

The solution is :

Select to Program->Windows NT 4 Option Pack->Microsoft Internet Information Server->Internet Service Manager. This will open Microsoft Management Console. Select 'Default Web Site' and right click to select the 'Properties'. Select 'Home Directory' tab and click the 'Configuration' button. In 'Add Mappings' tab click the Add button to add new extensions. In 'Executable' field select 'iscf.dll' file from 'CFUSION\BIN' directory. In 'Extension' field type .cfm. Keep everything else unchanged and save the entry. Repeat this step by adding the extensions .cfml and .dbm. After saving all the entries. Stop the IIS server and restart it.

This should solve the problem. ;-)

Ketan

 

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Can you FAQ this ?

Thank you,
RR.
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