Coldfusion 9 installation problem with IIS7

Question

Windows web server 2008 R2 64 bit, CF9 64 bit, IIS7, ISAPI extensions and filters and II6 metabase compatability installed. OS is on C default, and trying to install CF to D:

Testing IIS and it shows index.html correctly from c:\inetpub\wwwroot at http://localhost/index.html

Then I install CF to D:\ , single standard server licence, select run with all IIS sites, select C:\inetpub\wwwroot as the web root for administrator, and when it gets to the bit where it is supposed to open up administrator to complete the installation it opens up the browser with a 500 error.

Now when I go back to http://localhost/index.html I also get a 500 error, if i uninstall CF I can again reach the html page.

CFIDE has been installed in C:\inetpub\wwwroot presumably correctly. Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong please.

Update

The exact IIS error is

HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error
The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred.

Module  IsapiModule
Notification    ExecuteRequestHandler
Handler AboMapperCustom-28262
Error Code  0x800700c1
Requested URL   http://127.0.0.1:80/test.htm
Physical Path   C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.htm
Logon Method    Anonymous
Logon User  Anonymous

Resolves as below

Answer 1

I tried a different approach with my Windows 7 Home Premium - See http://coldfusioner.blogspot.com/2011/12/fix-number-1-installing-64-bit.html

It seems that I was successful by using the IIS Connector batch scripts manually and then to create a second default web site after installing the handlers. My article link above shows the steps I took - a very raw article and will likely be refined as I hear from others how they adapted my approach. The important thing is that this worked ;>) I hope it helps others...

Answer 2

The problem could be that your Application Pool that is part of your default website. It is possible to set it to run 32 bit applications. Try setting the Enable32bit to false in the defaultapppool of your IIS server, restart the app pool and your www service itself. Then try to use the ColdFusion wsconfig tool to add the IIS mapping. It should work even without the cf 9 updater 1 being installed on the server.

Answer 3

Try checking the file system permissions for this folder:

D:\ColdFusion9\runtime\lib\wsconfig

The account that IIS uses needs Read, Execute and Modify permissions on this folder and below.

Answer 4

I'm humiliated to admit it, but the problem was that what I thought was the cf9 64 bit installer, was the 32 bit one.

@ Dave and @ CfSimplicity many thanks for your help and in particular the IIS user account stuff was new learning for me.

Answer 5

It might be because of two problems.

1) you haven't installed CGI, ISAPI extensions and ISAPI filters aren't installed yet in Web Server (IIS) of Server manager.

Window 2008 R2 with Coldfusion

2) you need to enable 32 bit application at IIS7.

Internal 500 error CF9 on Window 2008

Answer 6

There is a setting Enable 32-Bit Applications under Application Pool>Advanced settings. Set this to True and you will gain access to your CFIDE>Administrator page.