diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 9997506..a64a190 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ It will add the following rake tasks to your project:
   rake neo4j:restart                           # Restart Neo4j
   rake neo4j:reset_yes_i_am_sure               # Wipe your Neo4j Database 
 
+Windows users will need to run in a command prompt with Administrative Privileges
+in order to install Neo4j as a Service. 
+
 === Documentation
 
   @neo = Neography::Rest.new({:protocol => 'http://', 
diff --git a/lib/neography.rb b/lib/neography.rb
index b37d851..e5835eb 100644
--- a/lib/neography.rb
+++ b/lib/neography.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ def find_and_require_user_defined_code
 require 'json'
 require 'logger'
 require 'ostruct'
+require 'os'
+require 'zip/zipfilesystem'
 
 require 'neography/config'
 require 'neography/rest'
diff --git a/lib/neography/tasks.rb b/lib/neography/tasks.rb
index d87b123..f5a0c2a 100644
--- a/lib/neography/tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/tasks.rb
@@ -4,35 +4,113 @@
   desc "Install Neo4j"
   task :install do
     puts 'Installing Neo4j...'
-    %x[wget http://dist.neo4j.org/neo4j-community-1.5.M02-unix.tar.gz]
-    %x[tar -xvzf neo4j-community-1.5.M02-unix.tar.gz]
-    %x[mv neo4j-community-1.5.M02 neo4j]
-    %x[rm neo4j-community-1.5.M02-unix.tar.gz]
-    puts "Neo4j Installed in to neo4j directory." 
+    
+    if OS::Underlying.windows?
+      # Download Neo4j    
+      unless File.exist?('neo4j.zip')
+        df = File.open('neo4j.zip', 'wb')
+        begin
+          df << HTTParty.get("http://dist.neo4j.org/neo4j-community-1.5.M02-windows.zip")
+        ensure
+          df.close()
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Extract and move to neo4j directory
+      unless File.exist?('neo4j')
+        Zip::ZipFile.open('neo4j.zip') do |zip_file|
+          zip_file.each do |f|
+           f_path=File.join(".", f.name)
+           FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(f_path))
+           begin
+             zip_file.extract(f, f_path) unless File.exist?(f_path)
+           rescue
+             puts f.name + " failed to extract."
+           end
+          end
+        end
+        FileUtils.mv "neo4j-community-1.5.M02", "neo4j"
+     end
+
+      # Install if running with Admin Privileges
+      if %x[reg query "HKU\\S-1-5-19"].size > 0 
+        %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j install]
+        puts "Neo4j Installed as a service."
+      end
+
+    else    
+      %x[wget http://dist.neo4j.org/neo4j-community-1.5.M02-unix.tar.gz]
+      %x[tar -xvzf neo4j-community-1.5.M02-unix.tar.gz]
+      %x[mv neo4j-community-1.5.M02 neo4j]
+      %x[rm neo4j-community-1.5.M02-unix.tar.gz]
+      puts "Neo4j Installed in to neo4j directory."
+    end
     puts "Type 'rake neo4j:start' to start it"
   end
   
   desc "Start the Neo4j Server"
   task :start do
     puts "Starting Neo4j..."
-    %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j start]
+    if OS::Underlying.windows? 
+      if %x[reg query "HKU\\S-1-5-19"].size > 0 
+        %x[neo4j/bin/Neo4j.bat start]  #start service
+      else
+        puts "Starting Neo4j directly, not as a service."
+        %x[neo4j/bin/Neo4j.bat]
+      end      
+    else
+      %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j start]  
+    end
   end
   
   desc "Stop the Neo4j Server"
   task :stop do
     puts "Stopping Neo4j..."
-    %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j stop]
+    if OS::Underlying.windows? 
+      if %x[reg query "HKU\\S-1-5-19"].size > 0
+         %x[neo4j/bin/Neo4j.bat stop]  #stop service
+      else
+        puts "You do not have administrative rights to stop the Neo4j Service"   
+      end
+    else  
+      %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j stop]
+    end
   end
 
   desc "Restart the Neo4j Server"
   task :restart do
     puts "Restarting Neo4j..."
-    %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j restart]
+    if OS::Underlying.windows? 
+      if %x[reg query "HKU\\S-1-5-19"].size > 0
+         %x[neo4j/bin/Neo4j.bat restart] 
+      else
+        puts "You do not have administrative rights to stop the Neo4j Service"   
+      end
+    else  
+      %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j restart]
+    end
   end
 
   desc "Reset the Neo4j Server"
   task :reset_yes_i_am_sure do
-      # Stop the server
+    # Stop the server
+    if OS::Underlying.windows? 
+      if %x[reg query "HKU\\S-1-5-19"].size > 0
+         %x[neo4j/bin/Neo4j.bat stop]
+         
+        # Reset the database
+        FileUtils.rm_rf("neo4j/data/graph.db")
+        FileUtils.mkdir("neo4j/data/graph.db")
+        
+        # Remove log files
+        FileUtils.rm_rf("neo4j/data/log")
+        FileUtils.mkdir("neo4j/data/log")
+
+        %x[neo4j/bin/Neo4j.bat start]
+      else
+        puts "You do not have administrative rights to reset the Neo4j Service"   
+      end
+    else  
       %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j stop]
       
       # Reset the database
@@ -46,5 +124,6 @@
       # Start the server
       %x[neo4j/bin/neo4j start]
     end
+  end
 
-end  
\ No newline at end of file
+end  
diff --git a/neography.gemspec b/neography.gemspec
index dc7e9a5..080f544 100644
--- a/neography.gemspec
+++ b/neography.gemspec
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 0.8.7"
   s.add_dependency "httparty", "~> 0.7.3"
   s.add_dependency "json"
+  s.add_dependency "os"
+  s.add_dependency "rubyzip"
 end