Hi guys. Ive been trying to install Umbraco for 2 days and have followed countless online instructions and posts on here to make it work. In frustration i'm going to leave a post on here and hopefully have a good answer ready to give it a go again on Monday.

Here's the log if my failed install:

[16:23:992]Performing synchronization pass #1.
[16:23:994]Parameter entry 'Application Path/1' is applicable to 'iisApp/umbraco' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: Application Path
[16:23:994]Parameter entry 'SetAclAppData/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\app_data' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclAppData
[16:23:994]Parameter entry 'SetAclAppPlugins/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\app_plugins' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclAppPlugins
[16:23:995]Parameter entry 'SetAclAreas/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\areas' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclAreas
[16:23:995]Parameter entry 'SetAclBin/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\bin' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclBin
[16:23:995]Parameter entry 'SetAclContent/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\content' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclContent
[16:23:995]Parameter entry 'SetAclScripts/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\scripts' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclScripts
[16:23:995]Parameter entry 'SetAclViews/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\views' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclViews
[16:23:995]Parameter entry 'SetAclWebConfig/1' is applicable to 'setAcl/umbraco\web.config' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: SetAclWebConfig
[16:23:996]Parameter entry 'Connection String/1' is applicable to 'dbFullSql/installSQL.sql' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: Connection String
[16:23:9]Adding msdeploy.iisApp (msdeploy.iisApp).
    Details:
    operationType: Add
    providerName: msdeploy.iisApp
    path: msdeploy.iisApp
[16:23:10]Source createApp (umbraco) does not match destination (Default Web Site/) differing in attributes (isDest,managedRuntimeVersion,enable32BitAppOnWin64,managedPipelineMode,applicationPool,appExists). Update pending.
[16:23:10]Update operation on createApp (umbraco) skipped because of rule ApplicationExistsRule.
    Details:
    rule: ApplicationExistsRule
    operationType: Update
[16:23:89]Source setAcl (umbraco\app_data) does not match destination (Default Web Site//app_data) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:89]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//app_data).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//app_data
[16:23:101]Source setAcl (umbraco\app_plugins) does not match destination (Default Web Site//app_plugins) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:101]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//app_plugins).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//app_plugins
[16:23:113]Source setAcl (umbraco\areas) does not match destination (Default Web Site//areas) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:113]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//areas).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//areas
[16:23:325]Source setAcl (umbraco\bin) does not match destination (Default Web Site//bin) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:325]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//bin).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//bin
[16:23:336]Source setAcl (umbraco\content) does not match destination (Default Web Site//content) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:336]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//content).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//content
[16:23:339]Source setAcl (umbraco\scripts) does not match destination (Default Web Site//scripts) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:339]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//scripts).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//scripts
[16:23:341]Source setAcl (umbraco\views) does not match destination (Default Web Site//views) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:341]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//views).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//views
[16:23:345]Source setAcl (umbraco\web.config) does not match destination (Default Web Site//web.config) differing in attributes (isDest,setAclUser,setAclAccess). Update pending.
[16:23:346]Updating setAcl (Default Web Site//web.config).
    Details:
    operationType: Update
    providerName: setAcl
    path: Default Web Site//web.config
[16:23:347]Source dbFullSql (installSQL.sql) does not match destination (server=.\sqlexpress;database=Lee;uid=sa) differing in attributes (databaseName). Update pending.
[16:23:347]Adding dbFullSql (server=.\sqlexpress;database=Lee;uid=sa).
    Details:
    operationType: Add
    providerName: dbFullSql
    path: server=.\sqlexpress;database=Lee;uid=sa
[16:23:351]Creating database 'Lee'.
[16:23:289]Parameter entry 'Database Name/1' is applicable to 'msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='installSQL.sql']/sqlScript' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: Database Name
[16:23:326]Parameter entry 'Database Username/1' is applicable to 'msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='installSQL.sql']/sqlScript' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: Database Username
[16:23:346]Parameter entry 'Database Password/1' is applicable to 'msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='installSQL.sql']/sqlScript' because of its scope.
    Details:
    name: Database Password
[16:23:346]Source sqlScript (msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='installSQL.sql']/sqlScript) replaced with changed attributes (checksum['1913000116','3320517228']) because of rule Parameterization.
    Details:
    rule: Parameterization
[16:23:348]Adding child sqlScript (msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='server=.\sqlexpress;database=Lee;uid=sa']/sqlScript).
    Details:
    operationType: AddChild
    providerName: sqlScript
    path: msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='server=.\sqlexpress;database=Lee;uid=sa']/sqlScript
[16:23:348]Getting stream data for 'sqlScript' ('msdeploy.iisApp/dbFullSql[@path='installSQL.sql']/sqlScript').
[16:23:350]Opening SQL Connection with connection string 'data source=.\sqlexpress;initial catalog=Lee;user id=sa;pooling=False'. The 'transacted' setting for this connection is 'False'.
[16:23:603]Executing lines 1 to 46 of the script:
EXCEPTION: Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentDetailedClientServerException: An error occurred during execution of the database script. The error occurred between the following lines of the script: "1" and "46". The verbose log might have more information about the error. The command started with the following:
"/*************************************************"
 Password validation failed. The password does not meet Windows policy requirements because it is not complex enough.
'umbracouser' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
-- Creating login
-- Creating user
-- Adding user
-- Adding user
-- Adding user
-- Adding user http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=178587 ---> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Password validation failed. The password does not meet Windows policy requirements because it is not complex enough.
'umbracouser' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
User or role 'umbracouser' does not exist in this database.
-- Creating login
-- Creating user
-- Adding user
-- Adding user
-- Adding user
-- Adding user
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String methodName, Boolean async)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DBStatementInfo.Execute(DbConnection connection, DbTransaction transaction, DeploymentBaseContext baseContext, Int32 timeout)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DBStatementInfo.Execute(DbConnection connection, DbTransaction transaction, DeploymentBaseContext baseContext, Int32 timeout)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DBConnectionWrapper.ExecuteSql(DBStatementInfo sqlStatement, DeploymentBaseContext baseContext, Int32 timeout)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.SqlScriptToDBProvider.AddHelper(DeploymentObject source, Boolean whatIf)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.SqlScriptToDBProvider.Add(DeploymentObject source, Boolean whatIf)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.AddChild(DeploymentObject source, Int32 position, DeploymentSyncContext syncContext)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.HandleAddChild(DeploymentObject destParent, DeploymentObject sourceObject, Int32 position)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.SyncChildrenOrder(DeploymentObject dest, DeploymentObject source)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.SyncChildren(DeploymentObject dest, DeploymentObject source)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.SyncChildrenOrder(DeploymentObject dest, DeploymentObject source)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.SyncChildren(DeploymentObject dest, DeploymentObject source)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.ProcessSync(DeploymentObject destinationObject, DeploymentObject sourceObject)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncToInternal(DeploymentObject destObject, DeploymentSyncOptions syncOptions, PayloadTable payloadTable, ContentRootTable contentRootTable)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncTo(DeploymentProviderOptions providerOptions, DeploymentBaseOptions baseOptions, DeploymentSyncOptions syncOptions)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncTo(String provider, String path, DeploymentBaseOptions baseOptions, DeploymentSyncOptions syncOptions)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncTo(DeploymentWellKnownProvider provider, String path, DeploymentBaseOptions baseOptions, DeploymentSyncOptions syncOptions)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncTo(DeploymentBaseOptions baseOptions, DeploymentSyncOptions syncOptions)
   at Microsoft.Web.PlatformInstaller.MSDeployProxy.Install(InstallerContext context, RemoteCredentials remoteCredentials)