diff --git a/comrad/app/screens/profile/profile.py b/comrad/app/screens/profile/profile.py
index a69c7fc..e5448b2 100644
--- a/comrad/app/screens/profile/profile.py
+++ b/comrad/app/screens/profile/profile.py
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ class ProfileScreen(ProtectedScreen):
 
         # desc from us
         self.log(f'do I know where {self.app.username} lives?')
+        self.log('local',self.app.comrad.exists_locally(self.app.username))
+        self.log('contact',self.app.comrad.exists_locally_as_contact(self.app.username))
+        self.log('account',self.app.comrad.exists_locally_as_account(self.app.username))
+        
         if not self.app.comrad.exists_locally(self.app.username):
             author_desc=f'Comrad @{self.app.username} is not a contact of yours.'
             self.author_desc = AuthorDesc(text=author_desc)
diff --git a/comrad/backend/comrades.py b/comrad/backend/comrades.py
index a422a01..0b461b1 100644
--- a/comrad/backend/comrades.py
+++ b/comrad/backend/comrades.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class ComradX(Caller):
 
     def exists_locally(self,name=None):
         pubkey=self.find_pubkey(name=name)
+        self.log(f'I am {self.name}, looking for {name}, and found pubkey {pubkey} (mine is {self.pubkey})')
         return bool(pubkey)
 
     def exists_locally_as_contact(self,name=None):
diff --git a/comrad/backend/keymaker.py b/comrad/backend/keymaker.py
index 7d4f3c2..2b3ed9c 100644
--- a/comrad/backend/keymaker.py
+++ b/comrad/backend/keymaker.py
@@ -281,20 +281,21 @@ class Keymaker(Logger):
 
 
     def find_pubkey(self,name=None):
-        # self.log('<-',name)
+        self.log('<-',name)
         if not name: name=self.name
+        self.log('<---',name)
         if self.name==name and 'pubkey' in self._keychain and self._keychain['pubkey']:
             pk=self._keychain['pubkey']
             return ComradAsymmetricPublicKey(b64dec(pk)) if type(pk)==bytes else pk
         
         res = self.crypt_keys.get(name, prefix='/pubkey/')
-        # self.log(f'crypt_keys({name}) -->',res)
+        self.log(f'crypt_keys({name}) -->',res)
         if not res:
-            res = self.load_qr(self.name)
-            # self.log(f'load_qr({name}) -->',res)
+            res = self.load_qr(name)
+            self.log(f'load_qr({name}) -->',res)
         if not res: return
         key = ComradAsymmetricPublicKey(b64dec(res))
-        # self.log('-->',key)
+        self.log('-->',key)
         return key
         # self.log('I don\'t know my public key! Do I need to register?')
         # raise ComradException(f'I don\'t know my public key!\n{self}\n{self._keychain}')
diff --git a/script/install b/script/install
index 7895813..0cf979a 100644
--- a/script/install
+++ b/script/install
@@ -216,8 +216,14 @@ then
 
 fi
 
-if [ "$machine" = "Cygwin" ] || [ "$machine" = "MinGw" ]
+if [ "$machine" = "MinGw" ]
 then
+
+    # make sure packages installed
+    pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-zbar curl wget unzip gcc make openssl-devel
+
+
+
     arch="$(uname -m)"
     if [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ]
     then
@@ -230,10 +236,13 @@ then
     # rm miniconda.exe
     # cmd "miniconda.exe /InstallationType=JustMe /RegisterPython=0 /S /D=$path_conda"
 
+
     path_conda_windows="${path_conda//\//\\}"
     wincmd="miniconda.exe /S /D=C:\\msys64$path_conda_windows"
     echo "executing! $wincmd"
     cmd //c "$wincmd"
+
+    
     
 
     ### install themis from source