tired again from scratch.... this time changed the uft8 again in the install paramas and this time no sql error but i get the following message on the upgrade screen.
- NOTE: Skipped upgrade statements: 1
See details at bottom of page for your inspection.
(Details also logged in the "upgrade_exceptions" table.)
Note: In most cases, these failed statements can be ignored,
as they are indications that certain settings may have already been set on your site.
If all the suggested upgrade steps have been completed (no recommendations left),
you may proceed to Skip Upgrades and continue configuring your site. more info...- Your db prefix of "4gig_" is a potential problem. Database Table-Prefix may only contain letters and numbers and underscores (_).
and errors at the bottom
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists
SKIPPED: Cannot insert configuration_key "SHOW_SPLIT_TAX_CHECKOUT" because it already exists



