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SUCCESS!

I just made my first successful Group/Forum post in the past 2 days of troubleshooting!

The solution : Downgraded my version of MySQL – as the newer(or newest) version has known hiccups with some people in creating database tables (in this case, my installation was failing to create bb_posts) :

By downgrading my version of MySQL I was able to successfully install bbPress with a fresh copy (I did this manually but am positive it would work with single-click installation as well) – and the missing table (bb_posts) was created during my fresh installation.

I sincerely hope this helps someone else out there as I know the ‘error creating topic’ dilemma has affected many people and there are lots of different solutions. Some of us simply need to try the methods mentioned in other threads (deleting forum_id value, or re-enabling forum option in group admin) –

Others are actually dealing with database issues, including missing table(s). This was my case, and I was missing that table because of a MySQL syntax error during installation of bbPress – fixed by downgrading my MySQL version on my WAMP server. (Hate to repeat myself but I know it’s important to be clear).

I have to thank the posters in the thread I linked in the OP for suggesting a manual installation (and hnla for linking to that thread in another topic) – it was by doing a manual installation that I was able to see the error report and pinpoint which database table in particular was failing to install properly, and why (MySQL syntax error).

As for your question on the versions I am using, hnla:

I am running WordPress 3.1 with BuddyPress 1.2.7 and bbPress 1.0.3.
My server is WAMP Server 2.