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Dan Rowe

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01/20/2008 12:17 AM
I did a clean install of DNN 4.8 on an XP Pro running IIS 5.1 I called the site "dnn48" I ran the install step by step as defined in your tutorial (as it is clear and precise not to mention it usually always works) I set the install wizard to false as well as updates I installed the website with no errors But when trying to navigate to the site after the install I got a 403 error I checked all settings for the folder rights and the IIS properties and all seemed right Having determiend the ASP was what was being denied I tried a completely new install and got the same exact results. I tried the aspnet_iisreg and so forth but got nowhere. Thinking there may be an issue with the install that I did not see (mostly on the wizard tab that allows you to check the folder properties) I opted to install again with wizrd set to true The install worked Not settling for "o well its installed just move on and it will never bother me again" Cause this is not the first time i compared my settings The first thing i noted was the IIS property page tabs were different and the directory tab had a slightly funcky address. And the Browse button was missing. ALso noted the "Share located on another computer" option was disabled ((See ISS Settigs 1.png)) Next I compared the folder properties they were Identical other then the Web Sharing tab ( by the way I did not set anything on either folders for this tab). You will Notice the website that works is set to share and the alias is set to the websites name "DNNV48" ((See Folder Props 1.png)) So I figured I would add the share to the non working website. Clicking on the add share button and then trying to add the identical settings other then the name gets me an error that says " The alias "LM/W3SVC/1/Root/dnn48" already exist. Please choose a different alias." ((See adding the share.png)) So I did but that did not change anything. And who is it thats using the share alias? And does that matter? Also doing a compare to the 2 folders I see there are 86 more file and 23 more folders in the working web site. Although after reviewing them it appears that most are possibly related to entering the website after the install was successful? Not sure about that. Some strange findings? Also I see I cant upload images so sorry for the reference to them if you are interested to see them Ill be glad to email them to you.

Mitchel Sellers User is Offline

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01/20/2008 11:54 PM
If you could e-mail the pictures to me that would be great as this does appear to be a VERY interesting configuration item and I would like to try and help you pinpoint the issue.

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Carlos Ruiz User is Offline

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02/04/2008 7:35 PM
After a couple of hours and 3 installs following Mitchel's article to install dnn 4.8 (which usually works) I found that I needed to leave the AutoUpgrade and the UseInstallWizard values in the web.config file as "true". Here is how they look by default: The article mentions to change the AutoUpgrade and the UseInstallWizard values in the web.config file to "false" (which works well on dnn 4.6 and 4.7), and even though the install completes without problem, I would always get the 403 error when going to the site. Then, I found this post which shows the same resolution, but my IIS properties for the Virtual Directories look exactly the same for 3 instances of dnn (4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 now). I guess dnn 4.8 doesn't like it when you run the install with those values changed to false. Why it behaves this way is not clear; it's a mistery to me but hope this helps someone figure it out.