I've been reading about how to setup DNN and them went for the installation procedure...

First I've downloaded "DotNetNuke_3.2.2_Install.zip" as I have .NET Framework 1.1 on a Windows 2000 Server.

Then I've uncompressed all the files to a folder. After this I have to give permissions to the ASPNET user for the folder and here comes my first problem. This user doesn't exist on my Server!!!

Then I've created a virtual directory on IIS for my folder and set permissions.

Created the SQL database and user login without problems.

After this I'm supposed to edit the "Web.config" file. But this file doesn't exist on my DNN folder!!!

I've also read that DNN will use Access database by default if not configured for SQL. But I've not found the database anywhere on the DNN folders.

I've also tryed to run DNN but I only got this error:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObjectNotCached(String ObjectProviderType) +28
   DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider.CreateProvider() +11
   DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider..cctor() +15

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider" threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Services.Cache.CachingProvider.Instance() +0
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Host.HostSettings.GetHostSettings() +9
   DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.Exceptions.ProcessPageLoadException(Exception exc, String URL) +36
   DotNetNuke.Framework.PageBase.Page_Error(Object Source, EventArgs e) +370
   System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.OnError(EventArgs e) +109
   System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e) +68
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +2094
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() +217
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) +18
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep.Execute() +179
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +87

I'have knowled on servera dn ISS administraion but I'm really confused. Can somebody help me running DNN? Thanks in advance!

Thanks a lot for your reply!

I will update to .NET 2.0 on the server. I hope this will restore the user account. I was not sure if I can upgrade to .NET 2 on a Windows 2000 Server.

I uncompressed the files on a folder on the server and then created a virtual directory on IIS that points to the DNN folder.

I didn't noticed that release.config and developement.config are the web.config file needed for configuration. I've readed the installation procedures, videos and even have a book about DNN and none of them explains this simple thing.

Now I thing I solved my two biggest problems. I will try to do the installation... Thanks again!