Can't Install ColdFusion 6.1

Posted At : February 16, 2006 12:08 AM | Posted By : Priest
Related Categories: ColdFusion

Bobby just ran into this and I have as well so I figured I'd blog this to remember it...

If you try to install ColdFusion 6.1 on Win2003 with SP1 it will fail with no errors.  The installer will run but then nothing else will happen. 

It's mentioned here on the Macromedia/Adobe site - see note #60086.

From the note:

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

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# Posted By Charlie | 10/5/06 9:28 AM
This worked for me as well. I did have to reboot for it to work. Trying to install w/o reboot gave the same problem.
# Posted By Scott | 8/8/07 6:57 PM
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