server.cfg frustration

[Applekid]

I'm not sure why setting up a dedicated server is kicking my butt but it is!

I'm trying to setup a TF2 server. I've done the update that downloads everything and I have a config at orangebox\cfg\server.cfg

The contents of the .cfg file are verbatim the exact same contents from this post: http://forums.srcds.com/viewtopic/5315

With two exceptions, rcon_password and sv_password, both set to the same non-blank password.

I start with the following:
srcds.exe -console -game tf -hostport 27015 +maxplayers 24 +map ctf_2fort

And in the window that pops up, I see the following:
Executing dedicated server config file
exec: couldn't exec server.cfg

While I can connect to it, I can't rcon into it even though I'm using rcon_password and rcon_address. It's not asking for the connection password so I suspect server.cfg is not working.

So,
A) Is that sample config file wrong? Where?
B) Where can I go from here?

[Mooga]

Where are you executing your start-up command from?

[Applekid]

Right now I'm going right from the command line. I cd to:
c:\progra~1\valve\HLServer\tf2\orangebox

Which is the only place I have srcds.exe

[Drocona]

The cfg should be in C:\progra~1\valve\HLServer\tf2\orangebox\tf (or the modfolder, don't know the exact name)\cfg\server.cfg

make sure it is named .cfg and not .cfg.txt (select all files when saving and save as server.cfg)

[Applekid]

Drocona Wrote:The cfg should be in C:\progra~1\valve\HLServer\tf2\orangebox\tf (or the modfolder, don't know the exact name)\cfg\server.cfg

Ah, I'll try that location when I get back on the LAN. Thanks!