Thanks for resolving your thread.
Many newbies prefer Windows webhosting over Linux webhosting because they're afraid of not being familiar with Linux will make it harder for them to comprehend. But in my experience this is not the case: the fact that paths like
c:\some_folder\some_sub_folder\some_file.txt look more familar for Windows-users than
/home/some_folder/some_sub_folder/some_file.txt doesn't help you when trying to solve some real serious issues with pre-made scripts like coppermine. The reason is not that Windows is bad in itself or that it was inferior to Linux: it is not. The reason is different: the vast majority or pre-made scripts and scripting languages (like PHP or Perl or Python) were written with Linux/Unix in mind and were later ported to sort-of work on Windows as well. I don't want to go into the details why this is so (there often are heated discussions about the superiority /inferiority of one operating system or the other that I don't want to lead here). What I'm trying to say: there's no need to be afraid of Linux-driven webhosting. There's no benefit for newbies if you decide for Windows-based webhosting. Webhosts do offer that because it get's demanded. But if you want things easier and more performant, go for Linux/Unix-driven webhosting, which is usually cheaper as well (or you get more for the same price).
So, well done on switching to Linux-driven webhosting. Just drop the idea to go back to Windows-driven webhosting later. Turn your "temporary Linux-driven webhosting" into "permanent Linux-driven webhosting".
I didn't think I could post a link to my Galley page since I couldn't get coppermine to even install.
The link would have helped anyway, even if your gallery wasn't operational. It's
mandatory to post that, as in "you can't get support if you don't post it".
I have merged your extra thread into the existing one - we don't like two threads about one issue...