diff --git a/common.inc.php b/common.inc.php
index cb8150a..d637936 100644
--- a/common.inc.php
+++ b/common.inc.php
@@ -35,13 +35,17 @@ error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
 define('REQUIREDFIELD','<span class="requiredfield">*</span>');
 
 //figure out the directory to prepend to directoroy names, depending on if we are in a subdirectory or not
-if(substr(getcwd(),-6)=="/admin")
+// Dennis Fix so works in windows servers.
+// Windows based servers use '\' in directories. This code works for WIN servers and or *nix servers.
+if(substr(getcwd(),-6)=="/admin" || substr(getcwd(),-6)=="\\admin")
 	$prependdir="../";
-else if(substr(getcwd(),-7)=="/config")
+else if(substr(getcwd(),-6)=="/super" || substr(getcwd(),-6)=="\\super")
 	$prependdir="../";
-else if(substr(getcwd(),-3)=="/db")
+else if(substr(getcwd(),-7)=="/config" || substr(getcwd(),-7)=="\\config")
 	$prependdir="../";
-else if(substr(getcwd(),-8)=="/scripts")
+else if(substr(getcwd(),-3)=="/db" || substr(getcwd(),-3)=="\\db")
+	$prependdir="../";
+else if(substr(getcwd(),-8)=="/scripts" || substr(getcwd(),-8)=="\\scripts")
 	$prependdir="../";
 else
 	$prependdir="";
@@ -49,7 +53,6 @@ else
 $sfiabversion=@file($prependdir."version.txt");
 $config['version']=trim($sfiabversion[0]);
 
-
 //make sure the data subdirectory is writable, if its not, then we're screwed, so make sure it is!
 if(!is_writable($prependdir."data"))
 {
diff --git a/db/db_update.php b/db/db_update.php
index 64b3f6e..b6154ca 100644
--- a/db/db_update.php
+++ b/db/db_update.php
@@ -84,7 +84,50 @@ if($dbcodeversion && $dbdbversion)
 				echo "db.update.$ver.sql detected - running...\n";
 				readfile("db.update.$ver.sql");
 				echo "\n";
-				system("mysql --default-character-set=latin1 -h$DBHOST -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME <db.update.$ver.sql");
+				//  Dennis If 'system' and 'mysql' do not exist use each section of the sql files not system("sql" 
+				//  i.e. for windows ISP servers that do not provide system and sql.exe executable
+				exec("mysql -q --help", $outputnotused, $exec_sqlstatus);
+				if(function_exists("system") and $exec_sqlstatus == 0 )  {
+					// echo "<b><br />** db_update USING system('mysql ..) on this server!<b><br />";
+					system("mysql --default-character-set=latin1 -h$DBHOST -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME <db.update.$ver.sql", $exit_code);
+				}
+				else{
+					// Dennis  'system and 'mysql' not available on this server. loop thru all sections of .sql files
+					$exit_code = 0;   // assume no errors for now
+					$filename = 'db.update.'.$ver.'.sql';
+					// Temporary variable, used to store current query
+					$templine = '';
+					// Read in entire file
+					$lines = file($filename);
+					// Loop through each line
+					foreach ($lines as $line)
+					{
+						// Skip it if it's a comment
+						if (substr($line, 0, 2) == '--' || $line == '')
+							continue;
+ 						// Add this line to the current segment
+						$templine .= $line;
+						// If it has a semicolon at the end, it's the end of the query
+						if (substr(trim($line), -1, 1) == ';')
+						{
+							// Perform the query
+							if(!mysql_query($templine)){
+								echo('<br/>Error performing query!<br/>'.$templine.'<br/>  mysqlerror: '.mysql_error().'<br /><br />');
+								$error_count += 1;
+							    $exit_code = -1;   // do we bail out here or keep going?  keep going for now,  get all errors
+							}
+							// Reset temp variable to empty
+							$templine = '';
+						}
+					}
+					echo "<br />";				
+				}
+				if($exit_code != 0) {
+					/* mysql failed!, what now? */
+					$error_count += 1;
+		        	echo "<br /><b>ERROR in db_update: Failed to execute query(s) without error!<br />";
+					echo "Update scripts bad or system('mysql' .. ) call failed!</b><br /><br />";
+				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index e4f2221..1307c8c 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -38,8 +38,35 @@ if(file_exists("data/config.inc.php"))
 	exit;
 }
 ?>
+<?php
+//  Dennis  2011-02-21   Added all these checks prior to install 
+if(!function_exists("system")) {
+	echo "<br />Warning: Function 'system' is not available in this server! Installation may not work!<br /><br />";
+}
+if(!function_exists("exec")) {
+	echo "Warning: Function 'exec' is not available in this server! Installation may not work!<br /><br />";
+}
+else {
+	$status = 99;
+    exec("mysql -q --help", $output, $status);
+	if(!$status == 0){
+		echo "Warning: Functions 'system' and 'exec' are available but 'mysql.exe' is not setup for use in system() calls<br />Install on this server may not have full funtionality!<br /><br />";		
+	}
+	$status = 99;
+	exec("php -v",$output,$status);
+	if ($status == 0){
+		//echo "Good:  php is callable from exec and system!<br />";	
+		}
+	else{
+		echo "Warning: Functions 'system' and 'exec' are available but 'php.exe' is not setup for use in system() calls<br />Install on this server may not have full funtionality!<br /><br />";	
+		}
+}
+//  This check can be eliminated after all pdf reports are converted to tcpdf
+if (!function_exists("pdf_new")){
+echo "Warning: pdflib is not installed on this server! Most pdf reports will fail!<br /><br />";	
+}
 
-
+?>
 <?
 $showform=true;
 
diff --git a/install2.php b/install2.php
index d6eaa00..2e3fc6b 100644
--- a/install2.php
+++ b/install2.php
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ if(!function_exists("system")) {
 	echo "</body></html>";
 	exit;
 }
+// Dennis    see if mysql is available from cli
+$exec_sqlstatus = 99;    // will be set to 0 if following works. I test this prior to system("mysql...) calls
+exec("mysql -q --help", $outputnotused, $exec_sqlstatus);
 
 if(!file_exists("data/config.inc.php"))
 {
@@ -87,16 +90,55 @@ mysql_select_db($DBNAME);
 		{
 			echo "<b>Not found (good!)</b><br />";
 		}
-
+		// Dennis  count the errors here and in db_update
+		$error_count = 0;
 		echo "Checking for database installer for version $dbcodeversion... ";
 		if(file_exists("db/db.full.$dbcodeversion.sql"))
 		{
 			echo "<b>db/db.full.$dbcodeversion.sql found</b><br />";
 
 			echo "Setting up database tables... ";
-
-			system("mysql --default-character-set=latin1 -h$DBHOST -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME <db/db.full.$dbcodeversion.sql");
-
+			//  Dennis If 'system' and 'mysql' do not exist use each section of the sql files not system("sql" ... 
+			//  i.e. for windows ISP servers that do not provide system and sql.exe executable
+			if(function_exists("system") and $exec_sqlstatus == 0 )  {
+				echo "<b><br />** USING system('mysql ..) on this server!<b><br />";
+				system("mysql --default-character-set=latin1 -h$DBHOST -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME <db/db.full.$dbcodeversion.sql, $exit_code");
+				}
+			else    // 'system' and 'mysql' not available. Try to break up the query and just do each part.
+				{
+				$exit_code = 0;
+				$filename = 'db/db.full.'.$dbcodeversion.'.sql';
+				// Temporary variable, used to store current query
+				$templine = '';
+				// Read in entire file
+				$lines = file($filename);
+				// Loop through each line
+				foreach ($lines as $line)
+				{
+					// Skip it if it's a comment
+					if (substr($line, 0, 2) == '--' || $line == '')
+					continue;
+					// Add this line to the current segment
+					$templine .= $line;
+					// If it has a semicolon at the end, it's the end of the query
+					if (substr(trim($line), -1, 1) == ';')
+					{
+					// Perform the query
+					if(!mysql_query($templine)){
+						echo('<br/>Error performing query!<br/>'.$templine.'<br/>  mysqlerror: '.mysql_error().'<br /><br />');
+						$exit_code = -1;   // do we bail out here or keep going?  keep going for now,  get all errors
+					}
+					// Reset temp variable to empty
+					$templine = '';
+					}
+				}
+				echo "<br/><br />";
+			}
+			if($exit_code != 0) {
+				/* mysql failed!, what now?  */
+				$error_count += 1;
+				echo "<br /><b>mysql failed to execute query(s) without error!<b><br />"; 
+			}
 			echo "<b>Done! installed database version $dbcodeversion</b><br />\n";
 
 			//now update the db version in the database
@@ -104,6 +146,13 @@ mysql_select_db($DBNAME);
 
 			echo "<br />";
 			echo "<b>Done!</b><br />";
+			//   Dennis allert if errors! 
+			if ($error_count > 0){
+			  echo "<b>THERE WERE ERRORS!  The database was not created correctly!</b><br />";
+			}
+			else{
+			   echo "<b>DATABASE CREATED SUCCESSFULLY!</b><br />";	
+			}
 			echo "<a href=\"install3.php\">Proceed to installation step 3</a><br />";
 		}
 		else
@@ -117,9 +166,47 @@ mysql_select_db($DBNAME);
 				{
 					echo "<b>db/db.full.$x.sql found</b><br />";
 					echo "Setting up database tables... ";
-
-					system("mysql --default-character-set=latin1 -h$DBHOST -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME <db/db.full.$x.sql");
-
+					//  Dennis If 'system' and 'mysql' do not exist use each section of the sql files not system("sql" 
+					//  i.e. for windows ISP servers that do not provide system and sql.exe executable
+					if(function_exists("system") and $exec_sqlstatus == 0 )  {
+					echo "<b><br />** USING system('mysql ..) on this server!<b><br />";
+					system("mysql --default-character-set=latin1 -h$DBHOST -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS $DBNAME <db/db.full.$x.sql", $exit_code);
+					}
+					else    // 'system' and 'mysql' not available. Try to break up the query and just do each part.
+						{
+						$exit_code = 0;
+						$filename = 'db/db.full.'.$x.'.sql';
+						// Temporary variable, used to store current query
+						$templine = '';
+						// Read in entire file
+						$lines = file($filename);
+						// Loop through each line
+						foreach ($lines as $line)
+						{
+							// Skip it if it's a comment
+							if (substr($line, 0, 2) == '--' || $line == '')
+							continue;
+							// Add this line to the current segment
+							$templine .= $line;
+							// If it has a semicolon at the end, it's the end of the query
+							if (substr(trim($line), -1, 1) == ';')
+							{
+							// Perform the query
+							if(!mysql_query($templine)){
+								echo('<br/>Error performing query!<br/>'.$templine.'<br/>  mysqlerror: '.mysql_error().'<br /><br />');
+							    $exit_code = -1;   // do we bail out here or keep going?  keep going for now,  get all errors
+							}
+							// Reset temp variable to empty
+							$templine = '';
+							}
+						}
+						echo "<br/><br />";
+					}
+					if($exit_code != 0) {
+						/* mysql failed!, what now?  */
+						$error_count += 1;
+						echo "<br/><b>mysql failed to execute query(s) without error!<b><br/>"; 
+					}
 					echo "<b>Done! installed database version $x</b><br />\n";
 
 					//now update the db version in the database
@@ -136,6 +223,13 @@ mysql_select_db($DBNAME);
 
 					echo "<br />";
 					echo "<b>Done!</b><br />";
+					//   Dennis allert if errors!  2011-02-18
+					if ($error_count > 0){
+					  echo "<b>THERE WERE ERRORS!  The database was not created correctly!</b><br />";
+					}
+					else{
+					   echo "<b>DATABASE CREATED SUCCESSFULLY!</b><br />";	
+					}
 					echo "<a href=\"install3.php\">Proceed to installation step 3</a><br />";
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/install3.php b/install3.php
index d86b8c5..e322f56 100644
--- a/install3.php
+++ b/install3.php
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ else $fairyearsuggest=date("Y");
 
 if($month>6) $fiscalyearsuggest=date("Y")+1;
 else $fiscalyearsuggest=date("Y");
-
-$directorysuggest=substr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'],0,-13);
+// Dennis  $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] is not available on many Windows servers
+//$directorysuggest = substr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'],0,-13);
+$directorysuggest = substr(getenv("SCRIPT_NAME"),0,-13);
 echo "<h3>Options</h3>";
 echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"install3.php\">";
 echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"save\" />";