I'm having multiple issues with the install. In my mind, this would be a fairly typica install for someone looking to learn about DNN.
I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate - this is a clean install. Next I downloaded MS SQL 2005 Express & Management Studio Express followed by VWD 2005 Express & VB 2005 Express.
The next step was for me to download the latest DNN Starter kit. Following the instructions, I installed all 4 componants and then created a new DNN Project in VWD. The loaded Welcome page instructs the user that the fastest way get up and going is the simply hit CTRL-F5. Upon doing this, I found a mess of errors. I poked around a bit and found that VWD wasn't connecting to my SQL Server. This is because by default, the SQL Server Browser service is disabled. No big deal there, I was able to take care of that - of course even if it isn't running, if I name the server, it should connect to it, but I tried this through a simple ODBC connection and no dice.
Anyway, tried the CTRL-F5 again, and it gerneated over 50 errors and loaded a page from the documentation that was irrelevant. I decided to try to open Default.aspx and at last, progress! This started an install process that took about 10 minutes to run in which it installed a copy of version 3 and proceeded through the line of upgrades to the current release. It then continued on until it was done and offered to reload Default. When it did, the page errored out with the following:
"Unhandled Error
Error Details
File Error Failed to generate a user instance of SQL Server due to a failure in starting the process for the user instance. The connection will be closed."
I noticed that the database still didn't exist, so I attached the DB in the project and tried to run it again and I still get the same error. When I compile, I get 42 errors & 14 warnings. The first 20 or so errors are validation errors against Welcome.htm. The 21st is "The Runat attribute must have value at the Server" and is against texteditor.ascx. The next 9 errors are against this page as well. The remainder are validation errors against default.aspx.
So, my question is this, does anyone have any idea what is causing this mess?
I'm new to .net development so you'll have to bare with me in not knowing if there was a step that I missed in my set up.
My next step is to do the advanced install to see if that gets me anywhere. Help!