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3/26/2006 1:30 PM

Michael Walk

Joined: 3/23/2006

Posts: 28

Installing Version 4.0.2

I downloaded Version 4.0.2 and placed the files and folders in a New Folder DotNetNuke in C:\Websites.

I opened VWD and created a new database as instructed in SQL Server 2005 Express.

Next I renamed release.config to web.config and changed the settings as instructed.

I hit control F5 and got 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:

Line 84: 
Line 85:             'Determine the Upgrade status and redirect to Install.aspx
Line 86:             Select Case GetUpgradeStatus()
Line 87:                 Case Globals.UpgradeStatus.Install, Globals.UpgradeStatus.Upgrade
Line 88:                     If AutoUpgrade Then

Source File: C:\Websites\DotNetNuke\App_Code\Global.asax.vb Line: 86

Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetConnectionString(String name) +80
   DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider..ctor() +209

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandle& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean fillCache) +103
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean fillCache) +261
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +66
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type) +6
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String TypeName, String CacheKey, Boolean UseCache) +221
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) +801
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, Boolean UseCache) +56
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType) +36
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider.CreateProvider() +41
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider..cctor() +27

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider.Instance() +0
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings.GetProviderPath() +26
   DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.GetUpgradeStatus() +450
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.CheckVersion() in C:\Websites\DotNetNuke\App_Code\Global.asax.vb:86
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.Application_Start(Object Sender, EventArgs E) in C:\Websites\DotNetNuke\App_Code\Global.asax.vb:263

Can anyone give me some advice on what happened.

thanks.

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