diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2f4cdab..2500efa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "IPTCInfo3",
     "numpy",
     "ninepatch@git+https://github.com/vindolin/ninepatch",
-    "pi_heif>=0.8.0"
+    "pi_heif>=0.8.0",
+    'pysdl2-dll ; platform_system == "Windows"',
+    'pygame ; platform_system == "Windows"'
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/src/picframe/controller.py b/src/picframe/controller.py
index 7ba1b34..beeab22 100644
--- a/src/picframe/controller.py
+++ b/src/picframe/controller.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def __init__(self, model, viewer):
         self.__paused = False
         self.__force_navigate = False
         self.__next_tm = 0
-        self.__date_from = make_date('1901/12/15')  # TODO This seems to be the minimum date to be handled by date functions  # noqa: E501
+        self.__date_from = make_date('1970/1/2')  # TODO This seems to be the minimum date to be handled by date functions  # noqa: E501
         self.__date_to = make_date('2038/1/1')
         self.__location_filter = ""
         self.__where_clauses = {}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def date_from(self, val):
         try:
             self.__date_from = float(val)
         except ValueError:
-            self.__date_from = make_date(val if len(val) > 0 else '1901/12/15')
+            self.__date_from = make_date(val if len(val) > 0 else '1970/1/2')
         if len(val) > 0:
             self.__model.set_where_clause('date_from', "exif_datetime > {:.0f}".format(self.__date_from))
         else:
diff --git a/src/picframe/start.py b/src/start.py
similarity index 95%
rename from src/picframe/start.py
rename to src/start.py
index cf37fbe..e95741a 100644
--- a/src/picframe/start.py
+++ b/src/start.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import logging
 import argparse
+import ctypes
 import os
 import locale
 import sys
-from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
+from shutil import copytree
 
 from picframe import model, viewer_display, controller, __version__
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ def copy_files(pkgdir, dest, target):
         fullpath = os.path.join(pkgdir,  target)
         destination = os.path.join(dest,  PICFRAME_DATA_DIR)
         destination = os.path.join(destination,  target)
-        copy_tree(fullpath,  destination)
+        copytree(fullpath,  destination)
     except Exception:
         raise
 
@@ -97,7 +98,11 @@ def main():
     group.add_argument("configfile", nargs='?', help="/path/to/configuration.yaml")
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if args.initialize:
-        if os.geteuid() == 0:
+        try:
+            is_admin = os.getuid() == 0
+        except AttributeError:
+            is_admin = ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() != 0
+        if is_admin:
             print("Don't run the initialize step with sudo. It might put the files in the wrong place!")
             return
         pkgdir = sys.modules['picframe'].__path__[0]