Index: wp-admin/css/install.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/install.css	(revision 25496)
+++ wp-admin/css/install.css	(working copy)
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@
 }
 
 .message {
-	border: 1px solid #e6db55;
+	border: 1px solid #F04040;
 	padding: 0.3em 0.6em;
 	margin: 5px 0 15px;
-	background-color: #ffffe0;
+	background-color: #FFA0A0;
 }
 
 /* install-rtl */
Index: wp-admin/install.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/install.php	(revision 25496)
+++ wp-admin/install.php	(working copy)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 	if ( ! is_null( $error ) ) {
 ?>
-<p class="message"><?php printf( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: %s' ), $error ); ?></p>
+<p class="message"><?php echo esc_html( $error ); ?></p>
 <?php } ?>
 <form id="setup" method="post" action="install.php?step=2">
 	<table class="form-table">
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 			<td><input name="weblog_title" type="text" id="weblog_title" size="25" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $weblog_title ); ?>" /></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
-			<th scope="row"><label for="user_login"><?php _e('Username'); ?></label></th>
+			<th scope="row"><label for="user_login"><?php _ex( 'Username&#42;', 'required' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td>
 			<?php
 			if ( $user_table ) {
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@
 			} ?>
 			</td>
 		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<th scope="row"><label for="admin_email"><?php _e( 'Your Email&#42;' ); ?></label></th>
+			<td><input name="admin_email" type="text" id="admin_email" size="25" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $admin_email ); ?>" />
+				<p><?php _e( 'Double-check your email address before continuing.' ); ?></p></td>
+		</tr>
 		<?php if ( ! $user_table ) : ?>
 		<tr>
 			<th scope="row">
@@ -127,11 +132,6 @@
 		</tr>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 		<tr>
-			<th scope="row"><label for="admin_email"><?php _e( 'Your E-mail' ); ?></label></th>
-			<td><input name="admin_email" type="text" id="admin_email" size="25" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $admin_email ); ?>" />
-			<p><?php _e( 'Double-check your email address before continuing.' ); ?></p></td>
-		</tr>
-		<tr>
 			<th scope="row"><label for="blog_public"><?php _e( 'Privacy' ); ?></label></th>
 			<td colspan="2"><label><input type="checkbox" name="blog_public" value="1" <?php checked( $blog_public ); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Allow search engines to index this site.' ); ?></label></td>
 		</tr>
@@ -199,22 +199,22 @@
 		$error = false;
 		if ( empty( $user_name ) ) {
 			// TODO: poka-yoke
-			display_setup_form( __('you must provide a valid username.') );
+			display_setup_form( __( 'Please provide a valid username.' ) );
 			$error = true;
 		} elseif ( $user_name != sanitize_user( $user_name, true ) ) {
-			display_setup_form( __('the username you provided has invalid characters.') );
+			display_setup_form( __( 'The username you provided has invalid characters.' ) );
 			$error = true;
 		} elseif ( $admin_password != $admin_password_check ) {
 			// TODO: poka-yoke
-			display_setup_form( __( 'your passwords do not match. Please try again' ) );
+			display_setup_form( __( 'Your passwords do not match. Please try again' ) );
 			$error = true;
 		} else if ( empty( $admin_email ) ) {
 			// TODO: poka-yoke
-			display_setup_form( __( 'you must provide an e-mail address.' ) );
+			display_setup_form( __( 'You must provide an email address.' ) );
 			$error = true;
 		} elseif ( ! is_email( $admin_email ) ) {
 			// TODO: poka-yoke
-			display_setup_form( __( 'that isn&#8217;t a valid e-mail address. E-mail addresses look like: <code>username@example.com</code>' ) );
+			display_setup_form( __( 'Sorry, that isn&#8217;t a valid email address. Email addresses look like: <code>username@example.com</code>' ) );
 			$error = true;
 		}
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
 <table class="form-table install-success">
 	<tr>
-		<th><?php _e( 'Username' ); ?></th>
+		<th><?php _ex( 'Username', 'successful install' ); ?></th>
 		<td><?php echo esc_html( sanitize_user( $user_name, true ) ); ?></td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>