Index: install.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/install.php,v
retrieving revision 1.190
diff -u -p -r1.190 install.php
--- install.php	30 Jul 2009 19:32:19 -0000	1.190
+++ install.php	10 Aug 2009 22:01:27 -0000
@@ -1405,7 +1405,9 @@ function install_finished(&$install_stat
     $messages = drupal_set_message();
     $output = '<p>' . st('Congratulations, @drupal has been successfully installed.', array('@drupal' => drupal_install_profile_name())) . '</p>';
     $output .= '<p>' . (isset($messages['error']) ? st('Please review the messages above before continuing on to <a href="@url">your new site</a>.', array('@url' => url(''))) : st('You may now visit <a href="@url">your new site</a>.', array('@url' => url('')))) . '</p>';
-    $output .= '<p>' . st('For more information on configuring Drupal, please refer to the <a href="@help">help section</a>.', array('@help' => url('admin/help'))) . '</p>';
+    if (module_exists('help')) {
+      $output .= '<p>' . st('For more information on configuring Drupal, please refer to the <a href="@help">help section</a>.', array('@help' => url('admin/help'))) . '</p>';
+    }
 
     // Rebuild menu and registry to get content type links registered by the
     // profile, and possibly any other menu items created through the tasks.
Index: modules/node/node.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.module,v
retrieving revision 1.1095
diff -u -p -r1.1095 node.module
--- modules/node/node.module	8 Aug 2009 22:52:59 -0000	1.1095
+++ modules/node/node.module	10 Aug 2009 22:01:34 -0000
@@ -1986,11 +1986,14 @@ function node_page_default() {
 
     $default_message = '<p>' . t('No front page content has been created yet.') . '</p>';
 
-    if (user_access('access administration pages')) {
-      $default_links = array (
-        l(t('Create content'), 'node/add'),
-        l(t('Change the default front page'), 'admin/settings/site-information'),
-      );
+    $default_links = array();
+    if (_node_add_access()) {
+      $default_links[] = l(t('Create content'), 'node/add');
+    }
+    if (user_access('administer site configuration')) {
+      $default_links[] = l(t('Change the default front page'), 'admin/settings/site-information');
+    }
+    if (!empty($default_links)) {
       $default_message .= theme('item_list', $default_links);
     }