diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 51d8cc4d64311abe2c28679473bfc2e9220f5192..dea3168e8fc9cc9fbf2d28ad1d045c58e4885ba5 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -90,7 +90,15 @@ class OC_Util {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public static function getVersion(){
-		return array(1,90,0);
+		return array(1,91,0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the current installed version string of ownCloud
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function getVersionString(){
+		return '2 beta 2';
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/settings/templates/personal.php b/settings/templates/personal.php
index eee5f3979c361e963c0b4307adece894fa6467b4..4406c080edc603d99b3fa5e100eec0edd126a835 100644
--- a/settings/templates/personal.php
+++ b/settings/templates/personal.php
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@
 <?php foreach($_['forms'] as $form){
 	echo $form;
 };?>
+
+<p class="personalblock">
+	<strong>ownCloud</strong>
+	<?php echo(OC_Util::getVersionString()); ?>
+</p>
+
+
+
diff --git a/status.php b/status.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..01b0d7244cbebab76b86ef77e40ec1e4ace0e8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/status.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* ownCloud status page. usefull if you want to check from the outside if an owncloud installation exists
+*
+* @author Frank Karlitschek
+* @copyright 2010 Frank Karlitschek karlitschek@kde.org
+*
+* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+* modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+* version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+*
+* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+* License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+*/
+
+$RUNTIME_NOAPPS = TRUE; //no apps, yet
+
+require_once('lib/base.php');
+
+if(OC_Config::getValue('installed')==1) $installed='true'; else $installed='false';
+
+
+$txt='
+<owncloud>
+  <installed>'.$installed.'</installed>
+  <version>'.implode('.',OC_Util::getVersion()).'</version>
+  <versionstring>ownCloud '.OC_Util::getVersionString().'</versionstring>
+</owncloud>
+';
+
+echo($txt);
+
+
+
+?>