Difference between revisions of "Upgrading ColdFusion"

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Upgrading ColdFusion 10

Upgrading ColdFusion 10 to the latest available HotFix

1. Log into ColdFusion Administrator
2. Navigate to Security-->Sandbox Security. Uncheck 'Enable ColdFusion Sandbox Security' and click 'Submit Changes'.
3. Restart ColdFusion in the Services section of your VPS.
4. Log back into ColdFusion Administrator
5. Click the Server Updates link, then click "Check for updates"
6. When you see and available update, click Download and install. CF will notify you that CF will be restarted. At this point click OK, then open the task manager. If you see the ColdFusion.exe process stop but not start back up, manually restart the service in the Windows Services utility.
7. Once complete, log back into ColdFusion Administrator, go to Security-->Sandbox Security - check 'Enable ColdFusion Sandbox Security' then click Submit Changes.
8. Restart ColdFusion

If you have not previously applied ColdFusion 10 Update 1

The ColdFusion to IIS connector must be removed and re-added after applying ColdFusion 10 Update 1 (or any Cumulative Hotfix that includes Update 1. After applying HotFix 1 for ColdFusion 10, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to C:\ColdFusion10\cfusion\runtime\bin and open 'wsconfig.exe'.
2. Remove the existing connector within the 'wsconfig' tool.
3. Now click the 'Add' button in the 'wsconfig' tool.
4. Make sure 'All' is selected as the 'IIS Web Site' then click OK. The tool will restart IIS, then you'll be able to continue using ColdFusion.