Q: I received the following error while trying to install ActiveForums. 

StartJob Starting Installation
StartJob Reading files
Info Loading ActiveForumsAdminGuide3.pdf
Info File ActiveForumsAdminGuide3.pdf read successfully
Info Loading License.txt
Info File License.txt read successfully
Info Loading ReadMe.txt
Info File ReadMe.txt read successfully
Info Loading ActiveForumsTopPosts.zip
Info File ActiveForumsTopPosts.zip read successfully
Info Loading ActiveForums3.0.5-ForDNN3.zip
Info File ActiveForums3.0.5-ForDNN3.zip read successfully
Failure Did not find any .dnn file ???
Failure ExceptionSystem.Exception: File load failed, aborting at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaInstaller.ReadZipStream() at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaInstaller.Install()

How do I correct this?

A:  Errors similar to the one above will usually occur when you try to install the incorrect zip file.  The file you downloaded for ActiveForums is the distribution file.  This contains the documentation and the installation zip files (PA or Private Assembly).  You will need to unzip the file you downloaded to access the proper zip files to install. 

ExceptionSystem.ArgumentException: Invalid File or Directory attributes value. at System.IO.File.SetAttributes(String path, FileAttributes fileAttributes) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaDnnInstallerBase.CreateFile(String FullFileName, Byte[] Buffer) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaDnnInstallerBase.CreateBinFile(PaFile File) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaDnnInstallerBase.CreateFiles(PaFolder Folder) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaDnnInstallerBase.Install(PaFolderCollection folders) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.ResourceInstaller.PaInstaller.Install()

How do I correct this?

A: DotNetNuke has extensive file upload capabilities for content, modules, and skins. These features require custom security settings so that the application is able to create and remove files in your website.

Using Windows Explorer, browse to the root folder of the website ( C:\DotNetNuke by default ). Right-click the folder and select Sharing and Security from the popup menu ( please note that if you are using Windows XP you may need to Enable Simple File Sharing before these options are displayed ). Select the Security tab. Add the appropriate User Account and set the Permissions.

If using Windows 2000 - IIS5
- the {Server}\ASPNET User Account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of the virtual root of your website

If using Windows 2003 - IIS6
- the NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE User Account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of the virtual root of your website