You have HTTP friendly error messages on: turn them off and you will found out your error is actually:
Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0126'
Include file not found
/forum/setup.asp, line 52
The include file '../config.asp' was not found.
Have you definately got your paths correct? It uses relative links to find the include files and it can't find yours. Check you followed the correct places to put the files.
quote: Have you definately got your paths correct? It uses relative links to find the include files and it can't find yours. Check you followed the correct places to put the files.
i have the config file in the "forum" directory. is that incorrect?