By Lee Sykes
April 2008
In this tutorial we demonstrate how to install DotNetNuke v4.8.1 to Windows Vista. You can install DotNetNuke to Vista home premium, business, and ultimate editions.
We walk you through how to configure and install the required programmes for installing DotNetNuke using a fresh installation of Windows Vista Ultimate, once we have setup the required programmes we then demonstrate how to install DotNetNuke to Vista Ultimate.
For this setup we will be using:
- Internet Information Services (IIS)
- The .NET 2.0 Framework
- SQL Server Express
The videos contain:
Video 1 - Introduction, configuring Vista, installing IIS and downloading SQL Server
- Introduction
- How to configure Vista for best performance
- How to install Internet Information Services (IIS)
- How to enable intranet settings
- How to download SQL Server 2005 Express
Time Length: 8min 15secs
Video 2 - Installing SQL Server Express
- How to install SQL Server Express
- System Configuration Check
- Registration Information
- Feature Selection
- Authentication Mode
- Configuration Options
- How to download DotNetNuke
- Setting up folders for localhost installations
Time Length: 10min 8secs
Video 3 - Configuring IIS
- How to access and configure IIS
- How to add a Default.aspx document
- How to add an Application to IIS
- How to set the security permissions for the DotNetNuke installation folder
Time Length: 7min 3secs
Video 4 - Installing DotNetNuke and initial configuration
- How to install DotNetNuke
- How to check the File Permissions
- How to configure and check the Database Connection
- How to create the Host and Admin Accounts
- How to configure the Portal
- How to login to the DotNetNuke installation
Time Length: 6min 54secs
Total Time Length: 32min 20secs
Useful Links
SQL Server Express 2005