# Verify Installation and Configuration

You are browsing a local file (file://) rather than an HTTP connection (http://)

If you accessed the documentation by using the 'Open File...' or 'Open Local...' command of your browser then you will not be able to invoke ColdFusion applications.

Check the URL displayed at the top of your browser. If it is prefixed with 'file://' then this is the problem. Re-connect to the Welcome to ColdFusion page using your web server's address followed by '/cfdocs/index.htm'. For example, if your server's address is 'bigbadserver.com' then you would use the URL:

       http://bigbadserver.com/cfdocs/index.htm

If you are unable to browse the file using an HTTP connection because your web server is not yet set up, you need to do this before continuing with ColdFusion.