Install fails with XOOPS, issue with MySQL 5.5

[0.6.5] Install fails with mysql 5.5

installation script (install.php) fails on step 2 with message
Error: Tables could not be created.

reason: CREATE TABLE ... TYPE=MyISAM syntax unsupported
solution: replace with ENGINE=MyISAM

c:\xampp\php\php.ini

change the following from:
error_reporting = E_ALL | E_STRICT

to:
error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED