Coldfusion files outside of webroot

Greetings, I haven't used CF in awhile so it's almost like starting over again. I have the following configuration ColdFusion Version 8 on a Windows platform (development) running IIS vs 5.1.
I placed my application files in a folder outside Inetpub, created the mapping in the CF administrator but for some reason it couldn't "find" the folder/files. So I added a virtual directory in IIS pointing to it but I still have no luck with getting CF to find my application.
My "default.cfm" file is in /Inetpub/wwwroot/ and it makes calls to all the other files located in /MyAppFolder/SubFolders/
What I get is an HTTP 500 Internal Server Error.....annoying really but I've tried everything I can think of to get it to work. I don't remember it being a problem when I used CF previously.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated......

I had/have Robust Exception Handling Enabled but still do not get any info from CF on where or what the problem is.
To answer the other questions by GArlington....
<quote>
My "default.cfm" file is in /Inetpub/wwwroot/ and it makes calls to all the other files located in /MyAppFolder/SubFolders/
</quote>
Is the second dir CF's root? No, the second directory is not in the CF root, the CF root is under Inetpub
How did you map it in CF? I am not sure what you are asking, I used the CF administrator, went to "mappings" under server settings, gave it the "logical" name and then pointed it to the directory. It's pretty straight forward and didn't allow for much in the way of "optional" settings.
How do you call it from your default.cfm? The default.cfm file sitting in wwwroot has an included file that is used for the "menu" (i.e. navigation). That included file resides in the app folder that is outside Inetpub. The problem comes when I select one of the menu items from that "included" file.
I guess this is why I am confused, CF seems to "see" the file if it's included, but to make a call directly to it via href does not appear to work. Maybe I'll try CFlocation.....
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