This type of forum may not be the best choice for you if you (or a friend) isn't capable of manipulating a bit of code. Even with a base install there are periodic security updates that need to be coded, and periodic maintenance/backup of the forum and database.
Consider something like Yahoo Groups if you want to approach zero installation and low maintenance.
'Round here, we prefer to help people learn rather than just "spoon feed" them so give it a whirl yourself - if you follow the readme step by step, you'll be fine - and then post back with any problems you may encounter and we'll point you in the right direction
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If you host offers u ASP then it's very easy to install and will only take 10 mins once the files have been uploaded. When i first used this i had on experance of ASP code.