Index: branches/RC/core/install/step_templates/check_paths.tpl
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diff -u -r8929 -r10832
--- branches/RC/core/install/step_templates/check_paths.tpl	(.../check_paths.tpl)	(revision 8929)
+++ branches/RC/core/install/step_templates/check_paths.tpl	(.../check_paths.tpl)	(revision 10832)
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 </tr>
 <?php
 	$folder_tpl = ob_get_clean();
-	
+
+	$writeable_base = $this->toolkit->getSystemConfig('Misc', 'WriteablePath');
 	foreach ($this->writeableFolders as $folder_path) {
-		$file_path = FULL_PATH.$folder_path;
-		$folder_status = is_writable($file_path) ? 'OK' : '<span class="error">FAILED</span>';
-		echo sprintf($folder_tpl, $file_path, $folder_status);
+		$file_path = FULL_PATH . str_replace('$1', $writeable_base, $folder_path);
+		if (file_exists($file_path)) {
+			$folder_status = !is_writable($file_path) ? '<span class="error">FAILED</span>' : 'OK';
+			echo sprintf($folder_tpl, $file_path, $folder_status);
+		}
 	}
 ?>
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