diff --git a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Server/WindowsServer.asmx.cs b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Server/WindowsServer.asmx.cs
index a451012d..b0110204 100644
--- a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Server/WindowsServer.asmx.cs
+++ b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Server/WindowsServer.asmx.cs
@@ -360,20 +360,50 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Server
         {
             foreach (WPIProduct product in products)
             {
-                string installedHostingPackageVersion = GetInstalledHostingPackageVersion(product.ProductId);
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(installedHostingPackageVersion) && string.Compare(product.Version, installedHostingPackageVersion, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) > 0)
-                {
-                    product.IsUpgrade = true;
-                }
+                string hostingPackageName = product.ProductId;
+                CheckProductForUpdate(hostingPackageName, product);
             }
         }
 
-        private string GetInstalledHostingPackageVersion(string productId)
+        private void CheckProductForUpdate(string hostingPackageName, WPIProduct product)
         {
-            string installedVersion = Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Helicon\\Zoo", productId+"Version", string.Empty) as string;
+            string installedHostingPackageVersion = GetInstalledHostingPackageVersion(hostingPackageName);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(installedHostingPackageVersion))
+            {
+                //6
+                //3.0.90.383
+                if (CompareVersions(product.Version, installedHostingPackageVersion) > 0)
+                {
+                    product.IsUpgrade = true;
+                    product.IsInstalled = false;
+                }
+                
+            }
+        }
+
+        private decimal CompareVersions(string newVersion, string oldVersion)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var version1 = new Version(newVersion);
+                var version2 = new Version(oldVersion);
+
+                return version1.CompareTo(version2);
+
+            }
+            catch (ArgumentException)
+            {
+                return String.Compare(newVersion,oldVersion, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string GetInstalledHostingPackageVersion(string hostingPackageName)
+        {
+            string installedVersion = Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Helicon\\Zoo", hostingPackageName + "Version", string.Empty) as string;
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(installedVersion))
             {
-                installedVersion = Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Helicon\\Zoo", productId + "Version", string.Empty) as string;
+                installedVersion = Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Helicon\\Zoo", hostingPackageName + "Version", string.Empty) as string;
             }
 
             return installedVersion;
@@ -491,6 +521,12 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Server
                 Product product = wpi.GetWPIProductById(productdId);
                 WPIProduct wpiProduct = ProductToWPIProduct(product);
 
+                if (wpiProduct.ProductId == "HeliconZooModule")
+                {
+                    /*null string = HeliconZooModule in registry*/
+                    CheckProductForUpdate("", wpiProduct);
+                }
+
                 Log.WriteEnd("GetWPIProductById");
                 return wpiProduct;
             }
diff --git a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/ProviderControls/HeliconZoo_Settings.ascx.cs b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/ProviderControls/HeliconZoo_Settings.ascx.cs
index 911eb360..42a3c7e8 100644
--- a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/ProviderControls/HeliconZoo_Settings.ascx.cs
+++ b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/ProviderControls/HeliconZoo_Settings.ascx.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public partial class HeliconZoo_Settings : WebsitePanelControlBase, IHostingServ
 
     private void BindHostingPackages()
     {
-        // TODO: try...catch?
+
         WPIProduct[] products = null;
         try
         {
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ public partial class HeliconZoo_Settings : WebsitePanelControlBase, IHostingServ
 
     private void BindEngines()
     {
+        WPIProduct zooModule =  ES.Services.Servers.GetWPIProductById(PanelRequest.ServerId, "HeliconZooModule");
+        if (!zooModule.IsInstalled || zooModule.IsUpgrade)
+        {
+            HostModule.ShowWarningMessage("Zoo Module is not installed or out-of-date. To proceed press 'Add' or 'Update' next to Helicon Zoo Module below, then press 'Install'.");
+        }
+
         // get all engines from IIS
         HeliconZooEngine[] engineList = ES.Services.HeliconZoo.GetEngines(PanelRequest.ServiceId);
 
diff --git a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/WebSitesHeliconZooControl.ascx.cs b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/WebSitesHeliconZooControl.ascx.cs
index edb20258..3e9dd203 100644
--- a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/WebSitesHeliconZooControl.ascx.cs
+++ b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/WebSitesHeliconZooControl.ascx.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web;
@@ -32,7 +33,19 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Portal
             ViewState["WebSitePackageId"] = site.PackageId;
 
             BindEngines(site);
-            BindInstalledApplications();
+            try
+            {
+                BindInstalledApplications();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                lblConsole.Text = "Zoo Module is not installed. Please ask your system administrator to install Zoo on the server to Configuration\\Server\\Web Application Engines.";
+                lblConsole.ForeColor = Color.Red;
+                lblConsole.Font.Size = 16;
+
+                return; // Exit
+            }
+            
             BindApplications();
         }
 
@@ -77,17 +90,27 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Portal
 
         private void BindInstalledApplications()
         {
+            ViewState["IsZooEnabled"] = false;
+            var installedApplications = ES.Services.WebServers.GetZooApplications(PanelRequest.ItemID);
+            ViewState["IsZooEnabled"] = true;
+
             if ((bool) ViewState["IsZooWebConsoleEnabled"])
             {
-                gvInstalledApplications.DataSource = ES.Services.WebServers.GetZooApplications(PanelRequest.ItemID);
+                gvInstalledApplications.DataSource = installedApplications;
                 gvInstalledApplications.DataBind();
+
+                
             }
             else
             {
-                gvInstalledApplications.Visible = false;
-                lblConsole.Visible = false;
+                HideInstalledApplications();
             }
+        }
 
+        private void HideInstalledApplications()
+        {
+            gvInstalledApplications.Visible = false;
+            lblConsole.Visible = false;
         }
 
         private void BindApplications()
@@ -164,6 +187,11 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Portal
 
         private void UpdatedAllowedEngines()
         {
+            if (!(bool) ViewState["IsZooEnabled"])
+            {
+                return; // exit;
+            }
+
             List<ShortHeliconZooEngine> allowedEngines = (List<ShortHeliconZooEngine>)ViewState["AllowedEngines"];
             string[] enabledEngineNames = (string[])ViewState["EnabledEnginesNames"];