Sir Bruce .... perhaps you can help with one more thing, connection to the DB.
During setup, there is an extra option compared to the guide screenshot, The SQL database driver option.
I have another VM with SQL server 2017 installed.
Installed the MDAC on the web server VM.
Created a blank DB with the name "webwizforum".
Selecting the native client v11 option produces "adodb.connection provider cannot be found" errors.
Selecting the OLE DB option produces "[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied."
The SA account is disabled by default on installation.
Created another database account but not sure what permissions are required or if there are other missing packages that are not mentioned?
Any ideas please?