I have spent an enormous amount of time trying this, so any help would be most appreciated!!

Steps I have taken:

-Unzipped DNN4.4.1 Install to a dev server (2000 server, running IIS5.5) under the dotnetnuke folder, set the folder permissions for machinename\aspnet user. (set everything as instructed, ASPNET account with full permissions for DNN folder, then IIS settings for .net framework, etc.)

-Created a SQL Server 2005 (different server) database called dotnetnuke, with a username/password and dbo rights over the database.

-Changed config file wiht correct connection string parameters to point to the server & database, with the relevant username/password

-Fired it up, no joy???

I tried the same thing on my local machine, gave access read/write/modify access to the ASPNET account on the dotnetnuke folder and the local server and all worked. 

The problem appears to be the location of the DNN folder as opposed to the location of the SQL database, and the fact that the ASPNET user on the webserver is not a domain acount , and therefore cannot be granted access on the database server?? 

Any thoughts? Please!!!!

Thanks

Billy

Thanks Chris, yes, I can access the db via the username/password, and have setup both connection strings, and have setup to run the .net 2.0 framework, here is the error I get:

aspnet_wp.exe could not be launched because the username and/or password supplied in the processModel section of the config file are invalid

I think this means that the ASPNET user can't access the database (residing on a different machine) and I can't give the ASPNET user access to the database because it's not recognised on the database server, however, i would expect the username password I have set for database access 9and set in my connection string) would overcome this problem, so I'm stumped to be honest

Cheers

Billy