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4/11/2009 10:23 PM
 
James Austin

Joined: 4/10/2009
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No clear instructions for beginners.  Installation and Instructions are for advanced programmers only. I registered and tried "DotNetNuke Quick Administration Guide.pdf" but the screens do not match anything I can find. No mention of what software is needed on my computer. I installed Microsoft .Net just for this and all it did was make it even more confusing and my "Control Panel" stuff disappeared.  What else is needed? I downloaded "DotNetNuke_Community_04.09.03_Install.zip" and extracted it but there is no install or setup file to click on.  What is going on here? Help please.
 
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4/11/2009 11:25 PM
 
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I apologize for inappropriate documentation. AFAIK there are more up2date instructions on www.mitchelsellers.com

in short:

  • unzip DNN install package to a directory on your web server (needs to be a IIS or cassini supporting ASP.Net 2.0+)
  • grant full permissions to ASP.Net Account ("Network Service" by default)
  • create a blank web site and grant owner permission to a user you want to use
  • Setup IIS web site appropriately, set ASP.Net version to 2.0 and default document to default.aspx
  • call your site, the install wizard will show up and guide you
Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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4/12/2009 5:11 AM
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Alex Shirley


Joined: 1/30/2006
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If you are simply experimenting you might want to try 5.0.1 and you might find this way of installing more helpful:

http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Community/Blogs/tabid/825/EntryId/2208/DotNetNuke-Community-Edition-in-the-New-Web-Application-Gallery.aspx

Alex Shirley
 
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