hmm,. this is what is sucky.,
i downloaded the source, got it up to the install stage, it installed the DB stuff with no problem., then it asked about the modules, during the installation of that., i got a threading error... nothing would work on it., couldnt continue the installation so i restarted the app pool., that took me to an attempt to run it., and then it woudl crash on Portal ID, did a quick search turns out that it might have been an issue with using deployment.config for web.config instead of production, so i said screw it, ill just redo everything., deleted it from iis, all the files., uncompress,. setup iis., ran installation., this time for db prefix names, i used d_ instead of dnn_ since dnn was already used., and THIS TIME i got the error you guys have pointed out about the conversion to integer...
logically., looking at the install., or the db creation., i noticed the DB installation for 4.0 and then the 25 million upgrades it does... shouldnt it be a LITTLE smarter? maybe it is, and im not smart enough to look in the correct place., but.... i selected the custom, no options to skip any part of the installation? no sql script i can run myself so that i dont have to go thru the million upgrades?