I am totally new to DNN having worked mainly with Joomla before. I want to install DNN on a MS-IIS/6.0 server using MSSQL.

I have been given the credentials for the db but the host won't lift a finger to help me any further. Reading the documentation it says that there is no web.config file and to rename the release.config file....however there WAS a web.config file, so I preseume I just use that?

Secondly, I just need to know where to put the server name. For example in <appSettings> I assume I need to comment out the  SQL Server 2005 Express string and uncomment the SQL Server 2000/2005  and then add in the credentials:

 <add key="server name" value="Server=(local);Database=database name;uid=username;pwd=1234567;"/>

and also in <connectionStrings>

  <add name="server name" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=database name;uid=username;pwd=1234567;"

Is what I have done above correct?

Thks

When I call my site I get this below. I presume that only the web host can view what the error is and fix it?

Server Error in '/' Application.

---

Runtime Error

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="Off"/>
    </system.web>
</configuration>

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
    </system.web>
</configuration>

Wasn't there something about if you open a project in vs and there isn't a web.config, VS creates one for you? To be on the safe side, I'd still rename release.config to web.config and blow away the existing one...
Sanjay