Yes, i agree 100%...i apologize to anyone that may have been confused with my post.  My intentions were good, and in hindsight, i realize that i should have created another thread. My mistake. I spent a good five days installing, uninstalling, creating directories, and changing the web.config file. I tried it backwards and forwards...so when i ran across the redirect script, I was somewhat content, but not completely satisfied. The only reason i even considered using the script, was because i noticed that Godaddy had upgraded the "value application" to 4.0.2. Otherwise, i wouldn't have bothered. I did utilize Mike's instructions from his orginal post, and i'm sure that with all the variables involved, that something is awry on my end. Believe me, i have not given up on it yet, just had to move on to something else and let it all sink in. I will continue to monitor this thread and see what happens, I would be very interested in seeing someone's web.config that has been successsful, i just know it has to be in that file somewhere. So just to be clear to everyone, the redirect script is only an option if you have completely lost faith, need to finish a project, and are comfortable using Godaddy's value application install. These forums are incredibly helpful, so thanks again  and my apologies to anyone that  may have been thrown of track.

Hi, i'm goig to preface this by saying i have 0 dnn experience.

What I am trying to do is install DNN 4.0.3 on the root of my website that is hosted by Godaddy.

I think i've got the process down, but i haven't actually tried an install because i'm confused about what exactly I need to upload and where I need to put it.  I unzipped the starter kit, and that gave me 4 more zipped files, so I unzipped all those, and they are sitting in a folder called DNN Starter Kit, it has a folder named DotNetNuke, ModuleCS, ModuleVB, and Skin.  My install folder is in the DotNetNuke folder, so do I need to upload the contents of the DotNetNuke folder to the root of my website or just upload the folder and when i'm ready to install type in mydomain.com/dotnetnuke/install/install.aspx ?? Sorry to ask such a basic question... but out of the 16 pages of this thread... no one has answered it yet.

Ok so I decided to just play around and unzipped everything onto the root, edited my web.config and went on my merry way with the install.... now I am stuck at a very familiar.

DotNetNuke Configuration Error

Could not find a part of the path 'd:\hosting\username\Config\Backup_20065261256\web_.config'.Access to the path 'd:\hosting\username\web.config' is denied

I have read how to fix this by moving the siteurls.config from the Config folder to the root and by taking the web_.config renaming it web.config and uploading it back to the root.. My problem now is I do not have a Backup_20065261256 folder in my Config folder.... any ideas?