Hello
I see that you have progressed a little further, well done. Many new DNN users have similar problems, myself included, but if you keep going you will soon get to know and learn more and it will get easier each time. I promise.
When you see this: <!-- at the start of some coding in your config.file and this --> the coding in between is ignored. It can be used for your own comments such as information to yourself:
<!-- THIS LINE OF TEXT OR CODING BETWEEN THE COMMENTS IS IGNORED -->
<!-- This is a note to yourself. The code below is for your connection to database -->
Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=2stepback.dk,1433);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=myuser;pwd=mypassword;"/>
If you wish to remind yourself of coding lines not forget to surround it with comments because if not it will cause errors.
In order to uncomment your coding so that it can be read and activated you must remove both ends of the comments. If you only remove one of the comments it will cause errors.
Remove: <!--
and
Remove: -->
THIS LINE OF TEXT OR CODING IS NO LONGER IGNORED BECAUSE THE COMMENTS HAVE GONE
Coding below is ignored because it has comments at both ends.
<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=2stepback.dk,1433);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=myuser;pwd=mypassword;"/>
-->
The coding below is not ignored because the comments have been removed:
Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules
<add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=2stepback.dk,1433);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=myuser;pwd=mypassword;"/>
Although the installation video is for DNN 3 some of the installation such as the creation of a virtual directory is the same.
I hope this helps.
Good luck
Lynn