Okay, I lied ... I didn't give up. After trying the setup again I was able to get through the whole process. When I first started setting the forum up I skipped around from one item to the other. They have a wizard kind of a process but I didn't follow it. That may have been the source of my problem. When I used the wizard all the way through the setup it worked.
Anyway, the forum is now set up. I'll have to decide if I want to keep it or scratch it. I didn't see any way to delete it.

