Hello,

Note: re create a dedicated SQL Server database (not dynamically attached but manually create DB and put connect info in web.config as per instructions on Michel Seller's site) and install dnn5. I use server 2003/IIS6 and SQL Server Management Studio Express

The first time I tried this it worked fine  but I tried to do this again for another database and DNN install (5.01.00) using the exact same install files and setup and unfortunately when I get to the step of going to the web page to run install/install.aspx I get this error messge:

I am at a loss as to what to check / try next. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks in advance!
Ed

 Thanks William,

I included the appSettings section too as it mentions the database connection info as well.

much appreciated,

Ed

PS - it seems odd the error message says "Upgrade Error:" when it is actually not an upgrade but an initial installation.

 <connectionStrings>

    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express -->

    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=MAIL\SQLEXPRESS;Database=DotNetNuke500hc;uid=xxxx;pwd=xxxx);" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

  </connectionStrings>

 <appSettings>

    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules   -->

    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=MAIL\SQLEXPRESS;Database=DotNetNuke500hc;uid=xxxx;pwd=xxxx);" />

    <add key="InstallTemplate" value="DotNetNuke.install.config" />

    <add key="AutoUpgrade" value="false" />

    <add key="UseInstallWizard" value="false" />

    <add key="InstallMemberRole" value="true" />

    <add key="ShowMissingKeys" value="false" />

    <add key="EnableWebFarmSupport" value="false" />

    <add key="EnableCachePersistence" value="false" />

    <add key="HostHeader" value="" />

    <!-- Host Header to remove from URL so "www.mydomain.com/johndoe/Default.aspx" is treated as "www.mydomain.com/Default.aspx" -->

    <add key="RemoveAngleBrackets" value="false" />

    <!--optionally strip angle brackets on public login and registration screens-->

    <add key="PersistentCookieTimeout" value="0" />

    <!--use as persistent cookie expiration. Value is in minutes, and only active if a non-zero figure-->

    <!-- set UsePortNumber to true to preserve the port number if you're using a port number other than 80 (the standard)

    <add key="UsePortNumber" value="true" /> -->

    <add key="InstallationDate" value="1/2/2010" />

  </appSettings>

  That was it - problem solved

Thank you!!! Much appreciated.

I guess I was staring at it too long to see that.

I will likely have a few more questions soon but I am so happy to have this sorted out.

Ed