The way to check that is to first right-click Network Neighborhood and select Properties. Also, this is necessary since the ColdFusion server works as an add-on to your web server software. I used the Personal Web Server for my work. The ColdFusion Studio 4.5 CD-ROM setup lists Studio, Enterprise Server and Spectrum as possible items to install. ColdFusion Studio Studio is the web development tool that can be used for ColdFusion development, as well as standard HTML page development.
Installation is straightforward, following the wizards.
In order to view local ColdFusion pages on your browser, you need to have the ColdFusion server software installed to work in coordination with your web server software. This is not obvious according to the documentation that came with the software. A single user version comes with ColdFusion Studio. Your ISP must purchase and install the proper version of ColdFusion server for your pages to work over the Internet. The same is true for companies using ColdFusion on an Intranet.