How to Disable Cold Fusion MX 6

Hello All,
Hopefully this is a simple answer. We have a Cold Fusion 6.1 install on Windows 2003 R2 server that we are looking to decomission but still continue to run IIS. This is a production box so I want to be as unobtrusive as possible. Can someone tell me or point me to how I would disable cold fusion cleanly? I attempted to stop the service once before and after about a day, IIS started complaining and ground to a halt. Any suggestions would be appreciated as I move forward.
Joe

First, run the web server configuration tool to disconnect CF from IIS. Then, you can stop the CF services and/or uninstall CF in its entirety. I don't know if you have a desktop icon for the web server configuration tool, but it's available within the CF install directory as wsconfig.exe (which is really just a wrapper for wsconfig.jar).
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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