Personally, if you have SQL 2000 or 2005 I would avoid SQL Express like the plague, I never have any luck getting it to work.

In SQL 2000/2005 Create a new Database, call it DNN484 if you like (something that you will know what it is in the future perhaps) then create a user (sql authentication, not windows) in SQL who has access and DB_owner permissions on the DB.

Then in the DNN wizard choose the SQL 2000/2005 Option, put in the server name, put in the database name of DNN484, the username and password, click test connection.

If you're not using SQLExpress don't bother putting the database in the app_data folder, I always keep my databases in their own folder somewhere outside of the website folders.

Hi All,

I appreciate if somebody can clarify the above since I am stock. Also would like to know if there is any documentation that handles DNN installation with ms sql 2005 Enterprise or the Developer edition.

Thanks,

Doron