I built my site using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server Express.

When it was ready, I created a .bak file of the database and uploaded it to my host, who then restored it to a previously created empty database of the same name. I then uploaded my site, filled in the connection strings, database user, password etc and all has been well ever since. No problems whatsoever.

In the months since the database/site has been on-line, it has grown with users and blog posts etc. Anyway, I wanted to attach it again to my  local website for a bit of maintenance and testing etc. So, I asked my host to create a backup of the database, which they did and I downloaded. I then did a restore on my computer and it worked fine, could see all my data - but only in SQL Server Express. When I try to run the site locally, however, with the pre-existing connection string, it doesn't work. Any ideas what I need to do?

Thanks.

Hi steven,

Yes, please give us more informations about that what you try to do.

Anyway it's sounds like you didn't installed the IIS and given the permissions to the folder.
You need the IIS for example that you can type "http://localhost/DNN462/" and visit your DNN-Site.

You can find the explanation how to install IIS here:
www.dotnetnukerocks.com/tabid/991/Default.aspx

But please give us more informations about your problem.

I hope that I could helped you!

greetings Marc