I discovered that the WhiteSpaceFilter settings are contained in the /config/Compression.config file. Uploading this file did not resolve the problem. I am still getting the following error:

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.HttpModules.Compression.Settings.GetSettings() +443
   DotNetNuke.HttpModules.Compression.CompressionModule.CompressContent(Object sender, EventArgs e) +375
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +68
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +75

I cleared out and re-installed the database. I uploaded the admin folder, nothing works. I have no idea what is causing the database error above. The next step is to entirely delete all the files and reinstall DNN. I think this time I am going to reinstall it in the root directory since it is a clean site anyway.

The problem above was resolved by using an ASP.NET tool to generate my own machine key and adding it to the web.config file.

I am now receiving the following error:

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