doc fixes

Author: Richard Jones

doc/installation.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Installing Roundup
 ==================
 
-:Version: $Revision: 1.76 $
+:Version: $Revision: 1.77 $
 
 .. contents::
 
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ folder names" check box is checked before you extract the files.
 Testing your Python
 -------------------
 
+Note: user of the Windows installer may not run these tests.
+
 Once you've unpacked roundup's source, run ``python run_tests.py`` in the
 source directory and make sure there are no errors. If there are errors,
 please let us know!
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ Roundup -- from installation and scripts.
 For The Really Impatient
 ========================
 
+Note: user of the Windows installer may not use the ``demo.py`` script.
+
 If you just want to give Roundup a whirl Right Now, then simply run
 ``python demo.py``. This will set up a simple demo tracker on your
 machine. When it's done, it'll print out a URL to point your web browser
@@ -220,6 +224,10 @@ Configuring your first tracker
           Admin Password:
                  Confirm:
 
+      Note: running this command will *destroy any existing data in the
+      database*. In the case of MySQL and PostgreSQL, any exsting database
+      will be dropped and re-created.
+
       Once this is done, the tracker has been created.
 
 2. At this point, your tracker is set up, but doesn't have a nice user
@@ -290,6 +298,11 @@ backend (which is guaranteed to be available) and switching to one of the
 other backends at any time using the instructions in the `administration
 guide`_.
 
+Regardless of which backend you choose, Roundup will attempt to initialise
+a new database for you when you run the roundup-admin "initialise" command.
+In the case of MySQL and PostgreSQL you will need to have the appropriate
+privileges to create databases.
+
 
 Configure a Web Interface
 -------------------------