diff --git a/bin/installDeps.sh b/bin/installDeps.sh
index 2acebd82..256bc55c 100755
--- a/bin/installDeps.sh
+++ b/bin/installDeps.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ fi
 
 #check node version
 NODE_VERSION=$(node --version)
-if [ ! $(echo $NODE_VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1-2) = "v0.6" ]; then
-  echo "You're running a wrong version of node, you're using $NODE_VERSION, we need v0.6.x" >&2
+if [ ! $(echo $NODE_VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1-2) = "v0.8" ]; then
+  echo "You're running a wrong version of node, you're using $NODE_VERSION, we need v0.8.x" >&2
   exit 1 
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/installOnWindows.bat b/bin/installOnWindows.bat
index 0e3e2099..826867aa 100644
--- a/bin/installOnWindows.bat
+++ b/bin/installOnWindows.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @echo off
-set NODE_VERSION=0.6.5
+set NODE_VERSION=0.8.1
 set JQUERY_VERSION=1.7
 
 :: change directory to etherpad-lite root
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ echo _
 echo Copying custom templates...
 set custom_dir=node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom
 FOR %%f IN (index pad timeslider) DO (
-  if NOT EXIST %custom_dir%\%%f.js copy %custom_dir%\js.template %custom_dir%\%%f.js
-  if NOT EXIST %custom_dir%\%%f.css copy %custom_dir%\css.template %custom_dir%\%%f.css
+  if NOT EXIST "%custom_dir%\%%f.js" copy "%custom_dir%\js.template" "%custom_dir%\%%f.js"
+  if NOT EXIST "%custom_dir%\%%f.css" copy "%custom_dir%\css.template" "%custom_dir%\%%f.css"
 )
 
 echo _