Hi Michael,

I am another DNN sufferer...love the application but hate the DNN installation, that too with goDaddy !

OK so I setup my GD account. I create SQL server database. Got the SQL server d/b info-Servername, d/b name, uid and pwd.

I change release.config to web.config and change ConnectionString to the following:

<connectionStrings>
    <!--  This is commented as I am using SQL server
   
    Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express
    <add
      name="SiteSqlServer"
      connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
   
    -->
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005-->
    <add
      name="SiteSqlServer"
      connectionString="Server=whsql-v02.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net; Database=DB_68228;uid=myUID;pwd=myPass;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  
  </connectionStrings>

and the appsettings are:

<appSettings>
    <!-- This is commented

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|Database.mdf;"/>

-->
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
    <!-- <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;"/>-->
    <add keyServer=whsql-v02.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net; Database=DB_68228;uid=myUID;pwd=myPass;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" >
   
    <add key="InstallTemplate" value="DotNetNuke.install.config" />
   ..........

..............

</appSettings>

I get the following error :

Server Error in '/' Application.

---

Runtime Error

Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".

<!-- 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>

When I remove the web.config file I get the following error :

DotNetNuke Configuration Error

Could not find file 'd:\hosting\rajanhans\web.config'.Access to the path 'd:\hosting\rajanhans\web.config' is denied.Access to the path 'd:\hosting\rajanhans\SiteUrls.config' is denied.

DotNetNuke has extensive file upload capabilities for content, modules, and skins. These features require custom security settings so that the application is able to create and remove files in your website.

Using Windows Explorer, browse to the root folder of the website ( C:\DotNetNuke by default ). Right-click the folder and select Sharing and Security from the popup menu ( please note that if you are using Windows XP you may need to Enable Simple File Sharing before these options are displayed ). Select the Security tab. Add the appropriate User Account and set the Permissions.

If using Windows 2000 - IIS5
- the {Server}\ASPNET User Account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of the virtual root of your website

If using Windows 2003 - IIS6
- the NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE User Account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of the virtual root of your website

Tried everything ! Cant get it to work...