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12/28/2006 11:22 PM
 
linwx99

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  I get following error message when I insatll 4.4.0 starterkit. Does anybody know the reason? Thank you.

Server Error in '/DotNetNuke Website1' Application.

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 73: 
Line 74:             'Determine the Upgrade status and redirect to Install.aspx
Line 75:             Select Case GetUpgradeStatus()
Line 76:                 Case Globals.UpgradeStatus.Install, Globals.UpgradeStatus.Upgrade
Line 77:                     If AutoUpgrade Then

Source File: C:\DotNetNuke Website1\App_Code\Global.asax.vb    Line: 75

Stack Trace: 

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetConnectionString(String name) +49
   DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetConnectionString() +78
   DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider..ctor() +83

[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
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String TypeName, String CacheKey, Boolean UseCache) +234
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) +571
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider.CreateProvider() +39
   DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider..cctor() +13

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.GetUpgradeStatus() +67
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.CheckVersion() in C:\DotNetNuke Website1\App_Code\Global.asax.vb:75
   DotNetNuke.Common.Global.Application_Start(Object Sender, EventArgs E) in C:\DotNetNuke Website1\App_Code\Global.asax.vb:252

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42
 
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