diff --git a/bin/installOnWindows.bat b/bin/installOnWindows.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6f699de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/installOnWindows.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+@echo off
+set NODE_VERSION=0.6.5
+set JQUERY_VERSION=1.7
+
+:: change directory to etherpad-lite root
+cd bin
+cd ..
+
+echo _
+echo Setting up settings.json...
+copy settings.json.template_windows settings.json
+
+echo _
+echo Updating node...
+curl -lo bin\node.exe http://nodejs.org/dist/v%NODE_VERSION%/node.exe
+
+echo _
+echo Installing etherpad-lite and dependencies...
+cmd /C npm install src/
+
+echo _
+echo Updating jquery...
+curl -lo "node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\js\jquery.min.js" "http://code.jquery.com/jquery-%JQUERY_VERSION%.min.js"
+
+echo _
+echo Some other stuff...
+copy node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\js.template node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\index.template
+copy node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\js.template node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\pad.template
+copy node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\js.template node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\timeslider.template
+copy node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\css.template node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\index.template
+copy node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\css.template node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\pad.template
+copy node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\css.template node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\static\custom\timeslider.template
+
+echo _
+echo Installed Etherpad-lite!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/plugins.js b/src/static/js/pluginfw/plugins.js
index 1d4862230..455dd203b 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/plugins.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/plugins.js
@@ -54,10 +54,22 @@ exports.formatHooks = function (hook_set_name) {
 };
 
 exports.loadFn = function (path, hookName) {
-  var x = path.split(":");
-  var fn = require(x[0]);
-  var functionName = x[1] ? x[1] : hookName;  
+  var functionName
+    , parts = path.split(":");
   
+  // on windows
+  if(process.platform == 'win32') {
+    if(parts.length == 3)
+      functionName = parts.pop();
+    path = parts.join(":");
+  }else{
+    path = parts[0];
+    functionName = parts[1];
+  }
+  
+  var fn = require(path);
+  functionName = functionName ? functionName : hookName;  
+
   _.each(functionName.split("."), function (name) {
     fn = fn[name];
   });