diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
index b28ea01acb..6429d4be41 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mssql.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class dbal_mssql extends dbal
 		$this->server = $sqlserver . (($port) ? ':' . $port : '');
 		$this->dbname = $database;
 
-		ini_set('mssql.charset', 'UTF-8');
+		@ini_set('mssql.charset', 'UTF-8');
 
 		$this->db_connect_id = ($this->persistency) ? @mssql_pconnect($this->server, $this->user, $sqlpassword) : @mssql_connect($this->server, $this->user, $sqlpassword);
 
diff --git a/phpBB/install/index.php b/phpBB/install/index.php
index 0a8a45b771..eb49ac5c9b 100755
--- a/phpBB/install/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/index.php
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ else
 	define('STRIP', (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? true : false);
 }
 
+// Try to override some limits - maybe it helps some...
 @set_time_limit(0);
+@ini_set('memory_limit', '128M');
 
 // Include essential scripts
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.' . $phpEx);