We are setting up a new install of 4.60.5 and the install would not work. It looks like the download link in the documentation is linking to an older version of the .net hosting bundle.
The link should be updated in the documentation to go to the newest version. After installing the newest version of the hosting bundle the installation worked immediately.
Current link goes to 7.0.5 https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-aspnetcore-7.0.5-windows-hosting-bundle-installer
New link should go to 7.0.14 https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-aspnetcore-7.0.14-windows-hosting-bundle-installer
The error was related to the web.config file. I don't remember exactly what the error was. All I did was install the newer version 7.14 and the install started immediately. I didn't reboot the server or even iis reset. Maybe it was just an an anomaly. Ill try another install tomorrow with 7.05
OK. with NOPcommerce 4.60.5 there is a web.config issue from the Visual studio version when installing on server 2019 - just spent some time resolving.
the above is from NOP4.60.5 Clean install - the process path looks to me to be the issue when moving to the server with the web.config - works fine with local visual studio but not with MS windows server 2019.
I have also found and learnt from 4.50.3 the web.config and the following statement can be an issue and I remove from my web.config to put on the server.. will work with visual studio... but not server