diff --git a/wp-admin/network.php b/wp-admin/network.php
index d0b9f225d..6b847a653 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network.php
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ include( './admin-header.php' );
  * @since 3.0.0
  */
 function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
+	global $is_apache;
 
 	if ( get_option( 'siteurl' ) != get_option( 'home' ) ) {
 		echo '<div class="error"><p><strong>' . __('Error:') . '</strong> ' . sprintf( __( 'Your <strong>WordPress address</strong> must match your <strong>Site address</strong> before creating a Network. See <a href="%s">General Settings</a>.' ), esc_url( admin_url( 'options-general.php' ) ) ) . '</p></div>';
@@ -166,7 +167,6 @@ function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
 	<p><?php _e( 'Fill in the information below and you&#8217;ll be on your way to creating a network of WordPress sites. We will create configuration files in the next step.' ); ?></p>
 	<?php
 
-	// @todo IIS and ! $is_apache
 	if ( isset( $_POST['subdomain_install'] ) ) {
 		$subdomain_install = (bool) $_POST['subdomain_install'];
 	} elseif ( apache_mod_loaded('mod_rewrite') ) { // assume nothing
@@ -177,9 +177,10 @@ function network_step1( $errors = false ) {
 		$subdomain_install = false;
 		if ( got_mod_rewrite() ) // dangerous assumptions
 			echo '<div class="updated inline"><p><strong>' . __( 'Note:' ) . '</strong> ' . __( 'Please make sure the Apache <code>mod_rewrite</code> module is installed as it will be used at the end of this installation.' ) . '</p>';
-		else
+		elseif ( $is_apache )
 			echo '<div class="error inline"><p><strong>' . __( 'Warning!' ) . '</strong> ' . __( 'It looks like the Apache <code>mod_rewrite</code> module is not installed.' ) . '</p>';
-		echo '<p>' . __( 'If <code>mod_rewrite</code> is disabled, ask your administrator to enable that module, or look at the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html">Apache documentation</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=apache+mod_rewrite">elsewhere</a> for help setting it up.' ) . '</p></div>';
+		if ( $is_apache )
+			echo '<p>' . __( 'If <code>mod_rewrite</code> is disabled, ask your administrator to enable that module, or look at the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html">Apache documentation</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=apache+mod_rewrite">elsewhere</a> for help setting it up.' ) . '</p></div>';
 	}
 
 	if ( allow_subdomain_install() && allow_subdirectory_install() ) : ?>