I've written a new version of Appendix B demonstrating how to install wroxunited.net using any combination of
 

• Visual Web Developer or Visual Studio 'full' editions  
• SQL Server Express or SQL Server 'full' editions  
• The local web server built into Visual Studio\Wisual Web Developer or IIS

It covers tweaking permissions for IIS, adding databases to SQL Server, adding logins to SQL Server, tweaking your web.config file to match your set up and installing things as clearly as possible. Currently the help file only deal with Windows XP but if there's demand for it, I'll add coverage of installing on Windows 2003 Server and Vista.

You can find the helpfile and site code to download on my site at http://www.hmobius.com/downloads.aspx. Hopefully Wrox will host them here at some point as well.

Update (April 20) : When you double-click the helpfile to open it, you may get a security warning appear asking if you want to open this file. If you do, please click to clear the "Always ask before opening this file" check box, and then click Open. See http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron/archi...23/431976.aspx for more information on why this happens.

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Thanks Dan!

Jim Minatel
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Wiley Technology Publishing
WROX Press
Blog: http://wroxblog.typepad.com/
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I still get a error.  ConfiurationErros  The Given assembly name or codebase was invalid.  The last step you put in your help file

 <providers>
   <clear />
   <add name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider" connectionStringName="WroxUnitedMembership" applicationName="/"
     type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
  </providers>

is where I am getting that error

I am using VS 2005 professionl, SQL 2005 Developer Eddtion Full, IIS.

I also can not get it to run local. I hit f5 and get http://localhost:1051/WroxUnited and not http://localhost/WroxUnited

Ok I fixed the error by cuting and pasting what you had. I must have had a typo.

Still have the issue of I hit f5 and get http://localhost:1051/WroxUnited and not http://localhost/WroxUnited

And even if I type it in manually http://localhost/WroxUnited i get you are not authorized to view this page.

Hi tgregory,

Let's contiue this back in your original thread

Dan

Dan Maharry
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The hmobius.com link in the post above isn't working. Is it possible to access this new Appendix B elsewhere?

Thanks!

I'll get that posted on wrox.com and post the link here when it's live tomorrow. Sorry for the delay.

Jim Minatel
Acquisitions Director
Wiley Technology Publishing
WROX Press
Blog: http://wroxblog.typepad.com/
Wrox online library: http://wrox.books24x7.com

It's now available at wrox.com, please look on the download page at:
http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTit...load_code.html

Jim Minatel
Acquisitions Director
Wiley Technology Publishing
WROX Press
Blog: http://wroxblog.typepad.com/
Wrox online library: http://wrox.books24x7.com

I've tried to download the new .chm file for Appendix B from both the code page on the wrox site and from the author's site without sucess. I can download the .chm just fine, but when I open it none of the online content is linked.

Hi Hypershow.
This is probably due to a Microsoft security feature to prevent the viewing of untrusted CHM files. Try:
1. Right-click the CHM file, and then click Properties.
2. Click Unblock.
3. Double-click the .chm file to open the file.

let us know if you still have problems.

Jim Minatel
Acquisitions Director
Wiley Technology Publishing
WROX Press
Blog: http://wroxblog.typepad.com/
Wrox online library: http://wrox.books24x7.com