Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Getting Started / March 2008

I have just download the installer for Coldfusion 8. I am running a intel.
The install completes and I get a message that reads:

You have successfully completed the first step in installing Adobe Coldfusion 8
Howver, the ColFusion 8 service does not appear to be running, the web
connectors did not install successfully, and the webserver and/or website could
not be reach on port 80. Possible reasons include the Adobe Coldfusion 8
service 8 failed to satrt, the 2930 or 51800 ports are blocked, or the web
server and or website is not running or not configured to liten on port 80 (in
which case this is not an error).

Do the following to complete the installation:
1) Consult the installation guide abbout how to manually configure the web
server connector. Where is this guide?
2) Ensure that any firewall software blocking ports 2930 or 51800 is disabled.
Howw do I do this?
3) Ensure the Coldfusion 8 Service is started? I think I have done this but
now info on doing this?
4) Manually Configure your web server connectors? Come on guys I am a
developer I dont know how to do this?
5) Ensure that your web server and websites are started?
6) continuse your installation by logging into the configuration wizard at
http://localhost:80/CFIDE/administration/index.cfm? I get an error message and
safari download the page to my desktop?

I have got to say that the documentation with this trial is very poor and
uncharacteristic of adobe. Adobe have a huge base in graphic designers that
want to be involved in the web and you do this to them? Hopefully someone can
point me in the correct direction. I have also tried to install it at home on
my PC using iis7 and had no joy either!! very little documentation available
again. I have called the technical helpline that told me if I buy the software
I will get support? I want to run the trial to see if I want to buy it? v
frustrating