Index: wp-admin/network.php
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--- wp-admin/network.php	(revision 22978)
+++ wp-admin/network.php	(working copy)
@@ -309,13 +309,18 @@
 function network_step2( $errors = false ) {
 	global $wpdb;
 
+	$home_path         = get_home_path();
 	$hostname          = get_clean_basedomain();
 	$slashed_home      = trailingslashit( get_option( 'home' ) );
 	$base              = parse_url( $slashed_home, PHP_URL_PATH );
-	$wp_dir_from_root  = preg_replace( '#^' . preg_quote( $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'], '#' ) . '#', '', ABSPATH );
+	$wp_dir_from_root  = preg_replace( '#^' . preg_quote( $home_path, '#' ) . '#', '', ABSPATH );
 	$wp_siteurl_subdir = trailingslashit( '/' . preg_replace( '#^' . preg_quote( $base, '#' ) . '#', '', $wp_dir_from_root ) );
 	$rewrite_base      = ! empty( $wp_siteurl_subdir ) ? ltrim( trailingslashit( $wp_siteurl_subdir ), '/' ) : '';
 
+	$location_of_wp_config = ABSPATH;
+	if ( ! file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) && file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' ) )
+		$location_of_wp_config = trailingslashit( dirname( ABSPATH ) );
+
 	// Wildcard DNS message.
 	if ( is_wp_error( $errors ) )
 		echo '<div class="error">' . $errors->get_error_message() . '</div>';
@@ -349,9 +354,9 @@
 		<h3><?php esc_html_e( 'Enabling the Network' ); ?></h3>
 		<p><?php _e( 'Complete the following steps to enable the features for creating a network of sites.' ); ?></p>
 		<div class="updated inline"><p><?php
-			if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . '.htaccess' ) )
+			if ( file_exists( $home_path . '.htaccess' ) )
 				printf( __( '<strong>Caution:</strong> We recommend you back up your existing <code>wp-config.php</code> and <code>%s</code> files.' ), '.htaccess' );
-			elseif ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'web.config' ) )
+			elseif ( file_exists( $home_path . 'web.config' ) )
 				printf( __( '<strong>Caution:</strong> We recommend you back up your existing <code>wp-config.php</code> and <code>%s</code> files.' ), 'web.config' );
 			else
 				_e( '<strong>Caution:</strong> We recommend you back up your existing <code>wp-config.php</code> file.' );
@@ -360,7 +365,7 @@
 	}
 ?>
 		<ol>
-			<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file in <code>%s</code> <strong>above</strong> the line reading <code>/* That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */</code>:' ), ABSPATH ); ?></p>
+			<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file in <code>%s</code> <strong>above</strong> the line reading <code>/* That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */</code>:' ), $location_of_wp_config ); ?></p>
 				<textarea class="code" readonly="readonly" cols="100" rows="6">
 define('MULTISITE', true);
 define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', <?php echo $subdomain_install ? 'true' : 'false'; ?>);
@@ -454,7 +459,7 @@
 EOF;
 
 	?>
-		<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>web.config</code> file in <code>%s</code>, replacing other WordPress rules:' ), trailingslashit( str_replace( trailingslashit( $wp_siteurl_subdir ), '', ABSPATH ) ) ); ?></p>
+		<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>web.config</code> file in <code>%s</code>, replacing other WordPress rules:' ), $home_path ); ?></p>
 		<?php
 		if ( ! $subdomain_install && WP_CONTENT_DIR != ABSPATH . 'wp-content' )
 			echo '<p><strong>' . __('Warning:') . ' ' . __( 'Subdirectory networks may not be fully compatible with custom wp-content directories.' ) . '</strong></p>';
@@ -488,7 +493,7 @@
 EOF;
 
 		?>
-		<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>.htaccess</code> file in <code>%s</code>, replacing other WordPress rules:' ), ABSPATH ); ?></p>
+		<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>.htaccess</code> file in <code>%s</code>, replacing other WordPress rules:' ), $home_path ); ?></p>
 		<?php
 		if ( ! $subdomain_install && WP_CONTENT_DIR != ABSPATH . 'wp-content' )
 			echo '<p><strong>' . __('Warning:') . ' ' . __( 'Subdirectory networks may not be fully compatible with custom wp-content directories.' ) . '</strong></p>';