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Asked: 2026-05-16T01:37:37+00:00

I’ve been trying to install Umbraco using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer. I’m not

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I’ve been trying to install Umbraco using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer. I’m not sure what credentials to enter for “Database Administrator” and “Database Administrator Password”. I’ve tried the default “sa” as “Database Administrator, and for every password i use i get the error message: “Login failed for sa”. Please what really should I do? Thanks a lot for the help.

Edit: Okay after some googling I got help on the Database Administrator issue here: http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/12/29/sql-server-change-password-of-sa-login-using-management-studio.

But when I launch Umbraco from the WPI window, I get redirected to this url: “http://localhost/install/default.aspx?redir=true&url=/myumbraco “(my app name being MyUmbraco), and get a “404 Not Found Error”.
What should I do now? Please help me!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I had a similar problem but found a solution here: http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/install-and-setup/how-to-install-umbraco-on-windows-server-2008

    “When using the Web PI be certain to leave the Application Name field blank, otherwise the installer will place Umbraco into a sub folder under a web root, which is not supported.”

    An easy thing to miss.

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