diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 17d7a984..2c6da68c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-09 08:57:54) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-09 23:09:46) dev
diff --git a/applications/admin/controllers/wizard.py b/applications/admin/controllers/wizard.py
index f870d488..e116830f 100644
--- a/applications/admin/controllers/wizard.py
+++ b/applications/admin/controllers/wizard.py
@@ -248,8 +248,11 @@ def sort_tables(tables):
     def append(table,trail=[]):
         if table in trail:
             raise RuntimeError
-        for t in d[table]: append(t,trail=trail+[table])
-        if not table in tables: tables.append(table)
+        for t in d[table]:
+            # if not t==table: (problem, no dropdown for self references)
+            append(t,trail=trail+[table])
+        if not table in tables:
+            tables.append(table)
     for table in d: append(table)
     return tables
 
diff --git a/applications/welcome/views/layout.html b/applications/welcome/views/layout.html
index e12fe0ea..44088f2d 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/views/layout.html
+++ b/applications/welcome/views/layout.html
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
   response.files.append(URL('static','css/web2py.css'))
   response.files.append(URL('static','css/bootswatch.css'))
   }}
+  <!-- Makes bootswatch working on IE 7/8 -->
+  <!--[if (lt IE 9)]>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{=URL('static','css/bootswatch_ie.css')}}">
+  <![endif]-->
 
   {{include 'web2py_ajax.html'}}
   
diff --git a/gluon/utils.py b/gluon/utils.py
index ab71ed33..52e04068 100644
--- a/gluon/utils.py
+++ b/gluon/utils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def simple_hash(text, key='', salt = '', digest_alg = 'md5'):
         raise RuntimeError, "simple_hash with digest_alg=None"
     elif not isinstance(digest_alg,str):
         h = digest_alg(text+key+salt)
-    elif key+salt: # backward compatile
+    elif key: # backward compatile
         return hmac_hash(text, key+salt, digest_alg)
     else: # compatible with third party systems
         h = hashlib.new(digest_alg)