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CFIDE and cfdocs folders removed after migrating from ColdFusion MX 6.1 to ColdFusion MX 7

Issue

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Uninstalling Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1 after migrating toColdFusion MX 7 removes the CFIDE and cfdocs folders. This problem exists primarily on Windows machines and when ColdFusion MX is configured to run with an external web server.

Reason

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The ColdFusion MX 7 CFIDE and cfdocs folders replace the ColdFusion MX 6.1 folders during the migration process. However, you are still able to uninstall ColdFusion MX 6.1 using the uninstall program. When you run the uninstall program for ColdFusion MX 6.1, the CFIDE and cfdocs folders are removed and therefore, you are unable to run ColdFusion MX 7 afterwards.

Solution

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Use the steps below to avoid this problem:

1. Start the ColdFusion MX 7 installation with ColdFusion MX 6.1 running, so that the migration will occur. Make sure you allow to configure with an external web server.
2. Complete the ColdFusion MX 7 installation and copy any items that didn't migrate.
3. Make a copy of the CFIDE and cfdocs folders.
4. Uninstall ColdFusion MX 6.1.
5. Restart the ColdFusion Application Server service.
6. Copy the CFIDE and cfdocs folders back to the root directory.

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