How to install DotNetNuke 4.5 to Windows XP Professional (Using IIS)

Installing dnn to windows pro
By Lee Sykes
May 2007

In this video tutorial we demonstrate how to install DotNetNuke v4.5.1 to Windows XP Professional.

We walk you through how to configure and install the required programmes for installing DotNetNuke using a fresh installation of Windows XP Professional.

Once we configure the programmes we demonstrate how to install DotNetNuke.

For this tutorial we demonstrate how to install:

  • Internet Information Services (IIS)
  • ASP.NET 2.0 Framework
  • SQL Server Express 2005
  • Windows Updates
  • DotNetNuke 4.5.1

Video 1

  • Introduction, software required
  • How to configure windows for best performance
  • How to install Internet Information Services (IIS)
  • Testing IIS, navigating to localhost
  • How to download SQL Server Express 2005
  • How to download the .NET 2.0 Framework
Time Length: 7min 25secs

Video 2

  • How to install the .NET 2.0 Framework
  • How to update windows
  • How to install SQL Server Express 2005
  • How to download DotNetNuke
  • Testing IIS after applying windows updates
  • IE7 automatically turns off intranet settings
  • How to enable intranet settings for DotNetNuke
  • Extracting the DotNetNuke installation zip file
  • How to organise the files, folders and installations of DotNetNuke
Time Length: 11min 55secs

Video 3

  • How to setup IIS and create a virtual directory
  • How to access IIS
  • How to create a new virtual directory (create a localhost url)
  • Checking the virtual directory properties
  • How to set the security permissions for the DotNetNuke installation folder
  • How to disable simple file sharing view
  • How to enable the correct permissions for the ASP.NET account
  • How to navigate to the DotNetNuke Site and initiate the installation
  • The DotNetNuke Installation Wizard
  • How to install DotNetNuke using the ‘Typical’ method
  • How to check the correct file permissions
  • How to configure the database connection
  • How to check the database connection
  • How to configure the Host User
  • How to configure the portal administrator user
  • Testing the installation, logging in
Time Length: 13min 07secs

Total Time Length: 32min 27secs

Useful Links

SQL Server Express 2005
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

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