Please following the steps in Micheal site very and make it sure you create the username and password in SQL2005 and then copy the username and password to your web config file as this :

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Hi Michael,

I Followed your istall instructions for loading DNN4 onto my WinVista. However, when I go to open DNN in Explorer I get an error message.

The message follows.

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Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.  This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

Source Error:

Line 86: </system.webServer> Line 87: <system.web> Line 88: <machineKey Line 89: validationKey="F9D1A2D3E1D3E2F7B3D9F90FF3965ABDAC304902" Line 90: decryptionKey="F9D1A2D3E1D3E2F7B3D9F90FF3965ABDAC304902F8D923AC"

Source File: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\dotnetnukedev\web.config    Line: 88

Server Error in '/' Application.

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Configuration Error

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Any ideas as to how I go about fixing this?

Thanks in advance.

Arman.

Using IIS Manager 7, check the Default Document for the web site. Make sure that default.aspx is listed.

Under Sites, right click on Default Web Site (or whichever site you are using) and select Edit Bindings. It should say http localhost 80 *.

Also right click on the main web site and select Manage Web Site | Advanced Settings and ensure that the Bindings and Physical Path are correct.

You should be able to browse to http://localhost after these settings are set properly.

Let us know how you make out.