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  • Nymsen 6 posts 26 karma points
    Jun 16, 2010 @ 13:50
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    Tryed for 3 days to install umbraco - still wont work - Need some help please.

    Ok, i have bin trying to install Umbraco on my XP computer and my Vista computer. i have bin trying to follow guides and tutorials, but there is always a new error!..

    On my Vista laptop i am now on step 2/5: database configuration

    But in this step i get this messege: "Database Connection initialisation failed. The installer cannot connect to the database."

    i have no idea now what to do. Can someone please help me, before i throw the laptop out my window..

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  • Peter Dijksterhuis 1442 posts 1722 karma points
    Jun 16, 2010 @ 13:54
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    Which database are you using and what is the connectionstring you have in the web.config?

     

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  • Nymsen 6 posts 26 karma points
    Jun 16, 2010 @ 14:00
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    Hi,

    i am using Microsoft SQL Server

    And im not even shure where to find the connection string, but i believe this is it:

    <add key="umbracoDbDSN" value="datalayer=SqlServer;server=.\sqlexpress;database=umbraco;user id=umbracouser;password=*******" />

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  • Rich Green 2246 posts 4008 karma points
    Jun 16, 2010 @ 14:07
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    1. Add a text file to your desktop named 1.txt
    2. Rename it to 1.udl (ensure that it's not actually renamed 1.udl.txt)
    3. Open the file, it will open as a Universal Data Link file.
    4. fill it your database details
    5. then open the file in notepad, this should show you a correct connection string.
    Another way to check is to open SQL Server, click new connection, then fill in the details here, if this doesn't work then your connection details / username password are incorrect.
    Rich 

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  • Nymsen 6 posts 26 karma points
    Jun 16, 2010 @ 14:22
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    Hi Rich.

    I am not shure of what u meen in 4. fill it your database details.

    What is my database details?

    - i have mSQL server Manager open. But when i log in i cant login to SQL Server Authentication. I log on to Windows Authentication.

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  • ask 28 posts 48 karma points
    Jun 16, 2010 @ 14:32
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    database details sense your database Name,userID,password details

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