I encounted a catstrophic error installing the latest version of Umbraco on W2K8 (I don't have the exact error it was .NET DataType error after selecting the default business skin). But now then entire install is a litany of errors.
I ran the exact install (using Webmatrix) on XP and had absolutely no problems. I wanted to know is there something with IIS 7 or W2K8 that makes the Umbraco install more difficult?
You probably didn't get an answer as your question is a tad spurious to say the least.
What install was you running? Did you ever get to the umbraco back office? Do you have full control over the environment where you are installing? Are you following some kind of guide and if so which one?
Providing a decent question will only help people in giving you the answer.
I am also having major issues - here is what I am getting when I try to select the theme. (ngic is the name I gave the Umbraco application). Also running W2K8 Server.
Server Error in '/ngic' Application.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
Umbraco.Core.Models.PropertyTypeExtensions.DataType(PropertyType propertyType, Int32 propertyId) +175
Umbraco.Core.Models.PropertyExtensions.ToXml(Property property) +302
Umbraco.Core.Services.PackagingService.Export(IContentBase contentBase, String nodeName) +1517
Umbraco.Core.Services.PackagingService.Export(IContent content, Boolean deep) +240
Umbraco.Core.Services.PackagingService.AddChildXml(IContent[] originalDescendants, IEnumerable`1 currentChildren, XElement currentXml) +115
Umbraco.Core.Services.PackagingService.Export(IContent content, Boolean deep) +1113
UmbracoExamine.DataServices.UmbracoContentService.GetLatestContentByXPath(String xpath) +218
UmbracoExamine.BaseUmbracoIndexer.AddNodesToIndex(String xPath, String type) +30
UmbracoExamine.BaseUmbracoIndexer.PerformIndexAll(String type) +1007
UmbracoExamine.BaseUmbracoIndexer.PerformIndexRebuild() +97
Examine.ExamineManager.LoadProviders() +829
Examine.ExamineManager..cctor() +27
[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Examine.ExamineManager' threw an exception.]
Umbraco.Web.Search.ExamineEvents.ApplicationStarted(UmbracoApplicationBase httpApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext) +88
Umbraco.Core.EnumerableExtensions.ForEach(IEnumerable`1 items, Action`1 action) +148
Umbraco.Core.CoreBootManager.Complete(Action`1 afterComplete) +144
Umbraco.Web.WebBootManager.Complete(Action`1 afterComplete) +331
[HttpException (0x80004005): The type initializer for 'Examine.ExamineManager' threw an exception.]
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.EnsureAppStartCalledForIntegratedMode(HttpContext context, HttpApplication app) +3985477
System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +191
System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +325
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +407
System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +375
[HttpException (0x80004005): The type initializer for 'Examine.ExamineManager' threw an exception.]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +11524352
System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +141
System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +4782309
Error installing Umbraco on W2K8
I encounted a catstrophic error installing the latest version of Umbraco on W2K8 (I don't have the exact error it was .NET DataType error after selecting the default business skin). But now then entire install is a litany of errors.
I ran the exact install (using Webmatrix) on XP and had absolutely no problems. I wanted to know is there something with IIS 7 or W2K8 that makes the Umbraco install more difficult?
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Chicane,
You probably didn't get an answer as your question is a tad spurious to say the least.
What install was you running?
Did you ever get to the umbraco back office?
Do you have full control over the environment where you are installing?
Are you following some kind of guide and if so which one?
Providing a decent question will only help people in giving you the answer.
I am also having major issues - here is what I am getting when I try to select the theme. (ngic is the name I gave the Umbraco application). Also running W2K8 Server.
Server Error in '/ngic' Application.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.Stack Trace:
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