Okay, i'm setting up this new vbulletin software on my server, Mysql 4.1 Is installed and the databases are created as instructed in the instillation documentation... But after step one i gets this

Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\vb\upload\includes\db_mysql.php on line 140

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file.

Now i’m setting this up on my own server, The config file matches the database status all the way.. I’m using ISS v 5.1; can there be a possible permission issue with this?

<?php
/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # vBulletin 3.0.4 # ||
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # All PHP code in this file is ©2000-2005 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. # ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| #################################################################### ||
\*======================================================================*/

/*-------------------------------------------------------*\
| ****** NOTE REGARDING THE VARIABLES IN THIS FILE ****** |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| If you get any errors while attempting to connect to |
| MySQL, you will need to email your webhost because we |
| cannot tell you the correct values for the variables |
| in this file. |
\*-------------------------------------------------------*/

// ****** DATABASE SERVER NAME ******
// This is the hostname or IP address of the database server.
// It is in the format HOSTORT. If no PORT is specified, 3306 is used.
// If you are unsure of what to put here, leave it at the default value.
$servername = 'localhost:3306';

// ****** DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
// This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
// These must be obtained through your webhost.
$dbusername = 'root';
$dbpassword = '******';

// ****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$dbname = 'newvb';

// ****** TECHNICAL EMAIL ADDRESS ******
// If any database errors occur, they will be emailed to the address specified here.
// Leave this blank to not send any emails when there is a database error.
$technicalemail = 'Redexe@charter.net';

// ****** PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS ******
// This option allows you to turn persistent connections to MySQL on or off.
// The difference in performance is negligible for all but the largest boards.
// If you are unsure what this should be, leave it off.
// 0 = Off; 1 = On
$usepconnect = 1;

// ****** PATH TO ADMIN & MODERATOR CONTROL PANELS ******
// This setting allows you to change the name of the folders that the admin and
// moderator control panels reside in. You may wish to do this for security purposes.
// Please note that if you change the name of the directory here, you will still need
// to manually change the name of the directory on the server.
$admincpdir = 'admincp';
$modcpdir = 'modcp';

// ****** USERS WITH ADMIN LOG VIEWING PERMISSIONS ******
// The users specified here will be allowed to view the admin log in the control panel.
// Users must be specified by *ID number* here. To obtain a user's ID number,
// view their profile via the control panel. If this is a new installation, leave
// the first user created will have a user ID of 1. Seperate each userid with a comma.
$canviewadminlog = '1';

// ****** USERS WITH ADMIN LOG PRUNING PERMISSIONS ******
// The users specified here will be allowed to remove ("prune") entries from the admin
// log. See the above entry for more information on the format.
$canpruneadminlog = '1';

// ****** USERS WITH QUERY RUNNING PERMISSIONS ******
// The users specified here will be allowed to run queries from the control panel.
// See the above entries for more information on the format.
// Please note that the ability to run queries is quite powerful. You may wish
// to remove all user IDs from this list for security reasons.
$canrunqueries = '1';

// ****** UNDELETABLE / UNALTERABLE USERS ******
// The users specified here will not be deletable or alterable from the control panel by any users.
// To specify more than one user, separate userids with commas.
$undeletableusers = '1';

// ****** SUPER ADMINISTRATORS ******
// The users specified below will have permission to access the administrator permissions
// page, which controls the permissions of other administrators
$superadministrators = '1';

// Prefix that your vBulletin tables have in the database.
// For example: $tableprefix = 'vb3_';
$tableprefix = 'EV';

// Prefix that all vBulletin cookies will have
// For example
$cookieprefix = 'bb';

/*======================================================================*\
|| ####################################################################
|| #
|| # CVS: $RCSfile: accessmask.php,v $ - $Revision: 1.46 $
|| ####################################################################
\*======================================================================*/
?>

I have a unix box, not sure if it is different than windows ~

When you create a database, you have to create a database permission for the database user. Maybe you have forgot to create that?

Also it is better to use a non-root user. If you are running in a shared environment and somebody have access to your config.php file, by using the password, he can wipe out all the databases on your server.

I trashed that old verson of vbulletin. I got sold a bogus copy, i now have a good one that has no problems. People who don't have good computer knowlege should be warned

Alright guys thanks for your help. No really thank you, i have it all undercontrol now. You guys are so helpful, it took me hours to sort out all the feed back you guys gave me.. thanks!! :-|