I downloaded Dnn 4.3.5, unzip the source package, copied release.config to web.config and installed from the browser, but i get the error in subject.
My SO is WinXp with IIS 5.1 and SQLExpress 2005 with Windows Authentication

The strange thing is that with the same procedure i described above i have installed successfully in another pc with the same configuration

Hi all

I have the same prob as above, these are my connectionStrings:

<connectionStrings>
<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express -->
<add
name="SiteSqlServer"
connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|PI.mdf"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005
<add
name="SiteSqlServer"
connectionString="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
-->
</connectionStrings>

<appSettings>
<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->
<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|PI.mdf"/>
<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"/>
-->

Thx in advance

Hello,

I have the same problem. I have .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed. I unzipped package DotNetNuke_4.3.5_Install.zip into E:\Program Files\DotNetNuke. I created Virtual Directory in IIS called DotNetNuke which points to E:\Program Files\DotNetNuke. I made default.aspx specified as a Default Document in IIS
I renamed release.config -> web.config. I manually created SQL Server empty database named "DotNetNuke" (I have SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - SQLExpress) . I set the connection string in web.config in TWO places. Here is part of my web.config:
 ...
   <connectionStrings>
     <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express -->
     <add
       name="SiteSqlServer"
       connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"
       providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
   </connectionStrings>
   <appSettings>
     <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules   -->
     <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"/>
 ...
I browsed to localhost/DotNetNuke in my web browser. The result is:
 Error Installing DotNetNuke
 Current Assembly Version: 04.03.05
 ERROR: Could not connect to database specified in connectionString for SqlDataProvider

Robert Magdziarz, Poland