Specifications

ADOBE COLDFUSION 8

Installing and Using ColdFusion

Installing ColdFusion using the server configuration

Once you have determined the answers to the questions in the section “Gathering information necessary to install

the server configuration” on page 7, you can then do the following, as applicable:

• Installing ColdFusion server configuration in Windows

• Installing the ColdFusion server configuration in UNIX

Installing ColdFusion server configuration in Windows

Note: The Windows installer requires a computer that supports at least 256 colors.

Install ColdFusion in Windows

Read the online version of the Release Notes for any late-breaking information or updates. For more infor-

mation, see www.adobe.com/go/cf8_releasenotes.

2 Ensure that your operating system meets the system requirements described on the Adobe website at

www.adobe.com/go/cf8_sysreqs.

3 Review “Installation considerations for Windows” on page 5 and “Installation considerations for all platforms”

on page 5.

4 Determine the answers to the questions in the table in “Gathering information necessary to install the server

configuration” on page 7.

5 Close any applications that are currently running on your computer.

ColdFusion Administrator password? ___________________________________________________

Whether to enable RDS? ___ Yes

___ No

Note: RDS allows the server to interact with remotely connected

developers. Adobe recommends that you disable RDS for produc-

tion servers.

Disabling RDS also disables the directory browsing applets in the

ColdFusion Administrator.

RDS password? ___________________________________

Question Answer