IISPassword: The page cannot be displayed

I got frustrated with trying to do an upgrade from 1.3.8a to v1.3.9h. WinMerge shows so many changes I had no idea where to begin - and the instruction to create a demo folder for a trial was even more confusing.

So I am attempting a fresh install to a new folder (called zencart2) with a new database, with the hopes that I can just load my template changes (created for the old version) into the new version. Ie my CSS, and my custom files. Am I correct on this? And also with hopes that I can also just import my database used by the former version.

I am getting no where with the fresh install though because when I attempt the 'install' step I get "IISPassword: The page cannot be displayed". I have read many of the other posts, but I cannot understand what is being instructed re the IIS or the htaccess. (which htaccess, and where do you drop in the change?)

I am using WindowsXP - I don't know how to find this "Windows" folder via the instructions on the other posts for the IIS.... if, in fact this is my problem.

am presuming you are trying to install zencart on XP home computer; so you have also installed first, apache, php and mysql?

I have done all the unzip on my own computer and have uploaded to the server... (utilizing mysql and a new database). I have had zencart version 1.3.8a working on my site for months. This is about my grief in getting a fresh version installed... or an upgrade to 1.3.9h. Both attempts have been looped at the point of the 'zc_install' step. IE

the http://www.mydomain.com/catalog/zc_install (utilizing my domain and folder of course).

The http://www.mydomain.com/catalog step goes to the correct location, but the next click to "install" goes to a 'page IIS Page cannot be displayed".

As mentioned in my other post on this I have been given the answer from my host tech support.

"The issue was a .htaccess file in the zc_install sub directory. These linux files don't work the same in a windows environment. I have deleted the file so you can now see the install steps correctly. If you see that error ever again, search and destroy those files from the file manager."