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Topic: trying to run wwforums

Posted By: sonny b
Subject: trying to run wwforums
Date Posted: 19 February 2003 at 10:45am

I have just installed the forum it is uploaded permissions are set(I think)and i cant figure out how to open it. when i point the browser to it i get a you are not authorized to view this page error403 Dazed and Confused

Someone please help I am using windows with asp and databases supported. I just cant seem to get the forum to open so I can set the properties. I cant even get to any where to put user name and passcode

I was just able to get to the forum admin login page but it would not let me in using the provided username and passcode.

this is where I am at http://www.georgiamxracing.com/www/forum/forum/admin/ - http://www.georgiamxracing.com/www/forum/forum/admin/

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 February 2003 at 1:05pm

This is the error I got:-

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]General error Unable to open registry key 'Temporary (volatile) Jet DSN for process 0xa98 Thread 0xf08 DBC 0x1039258c Jet'.

/www/forum/forum/admin/common.asp, line 134

This is a database connection error, mena that the permissions to connect to the database are incorrect, try contacting your hosting company to get them to change the permisisons, or read the FAQ's in teh ASP section of this site to findout how to do it yourself.

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Posted By: sonny b
Date Posted: 19 February 2003 at 1:32pm

That is wierd i have not seen that error and have set the permissions I will check again i can do permissions on the server

Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 19 February 2003 at 2:10pm

This URL http://www.georgiamxracing.com/www/forum/forum/admin/ - http://www.georgiamxracing.com/www/forum/forum/admin/ cannot be found. But the same without the www and without the admin prompts me for a network password.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 February 2003 at 2:11pm

Turn off friendly http error messages in IE so that you don't get the gerneric error messages and actually gte what the server error is.

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 February 2003 at 2:13pm

If it is asking for a network password then you have a permisisons problem on that directory.

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Posted By: sonny b
Date Posted: 20 February 2003 at 9:08am

Hello again i am still trying to get this to work now I am getting another error

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]General error Unable to open registry key 'Temporary (volatile) Jet DSN for process 0xcec Thread 0xf84 DBC 0x144f6684 Jet'.

/forum/common.asp, line 176

Does anyone know what this means can I do something on my end?

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 20 February 2003 at 10:00am

This is a permissions problem, either read the FAQ's in teh ASP section on how to corrctly set them, or if you don't have access to teh server contact your web host.

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