but when i try that approach i get the following

Error1The specified folder is not valid. Specify a value for the TargetReportItemFolder property in the deployment settings. If you are deploying to a SharePoint site, the location must be a fully-qualified URL to the target library or folder.00

Integrating with sharepoint seems to bring in multiple points of failure in the configuration process, when it works its great but if you make a mistake in the set up and configuration its not always noticable until later.

I read an article about disabling anonymous authentication but according to sharepoint that has already been done.