Hi,
First I would like to tell you some basics about my environment:
- Windows VISTA Ultimate using IIS7
- Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005
- Visual Studio 2005
- DotNetNuke v4.8.4 Source version
- DotNetNuke v4.9.0 Source version (eventually ...
I have now invested a whole day trying to do the following two things:
1) Upgrade of a DNN 4.8.4 source code installation to DNN 4.9.0 source code installation
- Tried first to copy the 4.9.0 source over the 4.8.4 installation. NOGO !
- Tried then to install a clean 4.9.0 source version ... NOGO. I wanted to install a clean version and after that copy skins, modules, content etc for the upgrade.
2) Clean installation of DNN 4.0.9 Source code version
- I created a directory for the application.
- Extracted the source code to that directory.
- added a web application referring to the website directory.
- Added security for NETWORK_SERVICES to full, inheriting access rights down the whole tree.
All well this far.
- Then I started the application and the installation starts.
- Directory access - OK.
- Database access - OK.
- Host and admin user accounts - OK.
- Modules installation - OK.
- Installation reporting successfull and asking me to click the link to go to my new portals startpage.
THIS IS NOGO - ETERNAL LOOP.
I have tried this clean installation 5 times - same result all times. What am I doing wrong ? I did this for v4.8.4 and no problems. What has been changed in the code for v4.9.0.
I must also advice the dotnetnuke team that on release dates for new versions - please do not say that you have updated the documentation when you only provide the v4.4.1-something docs. This is extremely frustrating and it happens all the time.
Can anyone help me with hints to how successfully install a clean DNN v4.9.0 Source to start with.
Rgds/Gunnar