OK, I've done this twice now. Have a client with Network Solutions hosting. I create the db, ftp all 4.09 install files up. Run the regular configuration wizard. All tests for db and file connectivity are fine. It installs all db scripts. I give it host password, it's happy. I give it Admin password, and it clocks. Then barfs with a runtime error. Changing the mode="RemoteOnly" to mode="Off" in the web.config file yields the following after I rerun /default.aspx:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings.GetPortalSettings(Int32 TabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +91
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +83
   DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +4097
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +92
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64

Please help! I've run these installs many times, and it's just fine...

Thanks for anyone who can suggest what to do next.

Tom

I haven't used the auto-install. I've done this many many times in various version of DNN 4.x, and it's pretty straight forward stepping through the wizard. Only difference here is that I'm running on Network Solutions (client's hosting), which I've never used before. I just don't understand why it would fail at that point. When I test for file permissions, it's green. When I test for db connectivity and access, it's green. Thoughts anyone?

Thanks.

Tom

Tom,

make sure, not to have special characters in your settings. Besides you need to configure your database to use a case-insensitive collation.