After editing the web.config file i get the common line 86 object null error:

Server Error in '/' Application.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:


Line 84:
Line 85:             'Determine the Upgrade status and redirect to Install.aspx
Line 86:             Select Case GetUpgradeStatus()
Line 87:                 Case Globals.UpgradeStatus.Install, Globals.UpgradeStatus.Upgrade
Line 88:                     If AutoUpgrade Then


Source File: d:\hosting\asminc\App_Code\Global.asax.vb    Line: 86

Stack Trace:


[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetConnectionString(String name) +47
   DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider..ctor() +126

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandle& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean fillCache) +103
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean fillCache) +261
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +66
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String TypeName, String CacheKey, Boolean UseCache) +230
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) +571
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider.CreateProvider() +39
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider..cctor() +13

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.GetUpgradeStatus() +324
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.CheckVersion() in d:\hosting\asminc\App_Code\Global.asax.vb:86
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.Application_Start(Object Sender, EventArgs E) in d:\hosting\asminc\App_Code\Global.asax.vb:263

 I then refresh the page, and get:

Error Installing DotNetNuke
Current Assembly Version: 04.00.02
The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider' threw an exception.

And thats it

I didnt change anything out of the ordinary varibles in the web.config file. However I did change the install.aspx.vb file on line 290 to set it to a different varible. <<Dim strProviderPath As String = PortalSettings.GetProviderPath()>> I changed to <<Dim strProviderPath As String = "TEST">>. Fully described in this post.