I am pretty sure I've followed the instructions.  I'm using the starter kit, because I couldn't compile the source version for some reason.  This is the 4.0.2 version with ASP.NET 2.0 installed on my Windows 2003 webserver.  I am using SQL2000 for the database, and have made my sql connection strings correct.  I also copied the siteurls.config file to my root folder, and gave the user running the application pool full permissions to the entire site.

I am getting this:

Server Error in '/' Application.

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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:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings.GetPortalSettings(Int32 TabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +125 DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +83 DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +3797 System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +92 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42

As far as I can figure, it's the same error "type" and is probably being cause by the same issue. Try the following:

1) Copy all files to anoter location (If it's current in the administrator accounts documents as set by default by Visual Studio).
2) Open up [Microsoft Website], download the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express - Community Technology Preview (CTP) November 2005 program. Once installed, open it up. It may give you an error mentioning something about a volatile parent key. Ignore that and click continue. Right click on the database connection in the database viewer (Left Column, bottom/middle panel). Click ATTACH DATABASE. Browse to your database file to register it. [Just in case scenario.]
3) Confirm your connection strings pointing to your database file. Make sure they are pointing to the right database file. [  |DataDirectory|Database.mdf  ] or whatever you named the database. The |....| needs to be there.
4) Copy your SiteUrls.config file from your /config/ directory to the root directory of your projet.


If you still get the error, I'll debug it for you. I fixed mine. =)