were i get a forum prog thats easy

umm if you want a forum then go to: http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/forum_download.as p?mode=forum

if you need the IIS to run the forum, get a host that supports ASP

maybe http://www.webwiz.net/hosting/default.asp 

umm urrr

yeah no offence, but yeah your a newbie alright

umm Geocities doesnt support ASP or anyfin like that as far as i know

if you have a free geocities account then try moved it to www.brinkster.com BUT they only allow 5files at once upload - no FTP so it'll be a pain to upload the forum

and you dont install it like a program on your computer, you just upload the files to your server (site)

change the location of your database, and thats it BUT you have minium requirements, like IIS/ASP etc

try reading these two links:

1. http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/docs_menu.asp?mod e=forum
2. http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/forum_specificati ons.asp?mode=forum

lol, quite a nub yes, but hé, 5 years ago, me to

Now, the forum, use WebWizForums, it works ok, and you can run it on a IIS server, wich is faster and in my opinion better than Apache.

// n00b note: Apache and IIS are the most used webserver's at the internet

Hosting? Well, the ones named work fine, for free, but I found a VERY cheap and good host named serverpro. Not really a shocking name, but they have a very fast connection and ton's of webspace.

Little problem there, since they use Apache (Linux server's), so when you need a forum in PHP, use PHPBB.com. You see that forum all around the internet, but it is highly customizable (weird word).

// n00b note: PHP is a coding language in wich sites are coded. You can see wheither you're dealing with a PHP coded page by the extention of the page, wich is *.php instead of ASP (*.asp, *.aspx)

I'd say the easiest thing to do is get a forum from:
www.bravenet.net

The forums from bravenet r okay, but u shuld learn how to set up forums urself, it isnt very hard.

On the otherhand, WWG forums shatters bravenet to pieces. They alse come w/ good instruction, so if you take out an account from brinkster.com it shuld be easy enuff to set up.