Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Getting Started / August 2006

Hello, I just purchased the Macromedia Studio 8 and installed it.  All the
products worked fine except the ColdFusion.  After the installation was
completed it tried to run the ColdFusion Administrator and the following error
appeared:  I have included the error reported in the event log plus the system
information below.

Server Application Error
The server has encountered an error while loading an application during the
processing of your request. Please refer to the event log for more detail
information. Please contact the server administrator for assistance.

Event Manager Error:
Event Type:    Warning
Event Source:    W3SVC
Event Category:    None
Event ID:    36
Date:        8/11/2006
Time:        6:51:30 AM
User:        N/A
Computer:    MARCOS
Description:
The server failed to load application '/LM/W3SVC'.  The error was 'The
specified metadata was not found.
'.
For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft
Online Support site located at: http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.  

System Information:
OS Name    Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version    5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
System Name    MARCOS
System Manufacturer    Hewlett-Packard
System Model    HP Pavilion dv8000 (EE944AV)
System Type    X86-based PC
Processor    x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~2161 Mhz
Processor    x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~2161 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date    Hewlett-Packard F.09, 3/13/2006
SMBIOS Version    2.4
Windows Directory    C:\WINDOWS
System Directory    C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device    \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale    United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer    Version = "5.1.2600.2765 (xpsp.050928-1517)"
User Name    MARCOS\Marcos Gonzalez
Time Zone    Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory    2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory    990.07 MB
Total Virtual Memory    2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory    1.96 GB
Page File Space    3.85 GB
Page File    C:\pagefile.sys