Hello everybody,

I've made a fresh install (non-WPI, not DN) of 2.5 version. Precisely step by step according to the Administration Guide. All ADS streams from all files removed (used SysInternals' ADSSpy.exe just to be sure), all patches applied before the http://localhost/ was fired off. Everything well prepared, .NET 4.0 AppPool created, all write credentials set. And this is what I get instead of the installation wizard:

Configuration Error

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Access to the database file is not allowed. [ 1884,File name = C:\inetpub\GalleryServerPro\App_Data\GalleryServerPro_Data.sdf,SeCreateFile ]

Source Error:
Line 76: <providers>
Line 77: <clear/>
Line 78: <add applicationName="Gallery Server Pro" connectionStringName="SqlServerCeGalleryDb" name="SqlCeRoleProvider" type="GalleryServerPro.Data.SqlCe.SqlCeRoleProvider"/>
Line 79: <add applicationName="Gallery Server Pro" connectionStringName="SqlServerDbConnection" name="SqlRoleProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider"/>
Line 80: </providers>

Source File: C:\inetpub\GalleryServerPro\web.config Line: 78

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.225

Is there any workaround for this, until another patch comes out?

I've chosen the non-WPI install because I want to use SQL Express. So I don't need the GalleryServerPro_Data.sdf after the installation process anyway.

Thanks for any comments!