diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 51b4242..7fdc6db 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -6,12 +6,28 @@ const { app, ipcMain, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
 const Window = require('./Window')
 const DataStore = require('./DataStore')
 const electronLocalshortcut = require('electron-localshortcut');
+const commandExists = require('command-exists');
+const { execSync } = require('child_process')
+const exec = require('child_process').exec;
 
 require('electron-reload')(process.cwd())
 
 // create a new todo store name "Todos Main"
 const todosData = new DataStore({ name: 'Todos Main' })
 
+function getPythonInterpreter() {
+  var result = undefined;
+  var found = commandExists.sync('python3') 
+                || commandExists.sync('python') 
+                || commandExists.sync('python');
+  if (found) {
+    result = execSync("python -c 'import sys; print(sys.executable)'")
+  }
+
+  console.log('Returning: '.concat(result));
+  return result;
+}
+
 function main () {
   // todo list window
   let mainWindow = new Window({
@@ -30,6 +46,14 @@ function main () {
     mainWindow.webContents.send('todos', todosData.todos)
   })
 
+  ipcMain.on('get-sys-cfg-jupyter-lab', (event) => {
+    console.log('get-sys-cfg-jupyter-lab() called')
+    var resp = (
+      getPythonInterpreter()
+    );
+    event.sender.send('asynchronous-reply', resp);
+  });
+
   // create add todo window
   ipcMain.on('open-url-window', () => {
     // if addTodoWin does not already exist
diff --git a/src/package-lock.json b/src/package-lock.json
index 16dba4f..d938476 100644
--- a/src/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/package-lock.json
@@ -514,6 +514,11 @@
         "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "command-exists": {
+      "version": "1.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/command-exists/-/command-exists-1.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LTQ/SGc+s0Xc0Fu5WaKnR0YiygZkm9eKFvyS+fRsU7/ZWFF8ykFM6Pc9aCVf1+xasOOZpO3BAVgVrKvsqKHV7w=="
+    },
     "component-emitter": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 4e86868..d59cdbc 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "standard": "^12.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "electron": "^3.0.4",
     "electron-localshortcut": "^3.2.1",
     "electron-reload": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.html b/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.html
index 7ca0338..9337574 100644
--- a/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.html
+++ b/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <div class="container">
             <div class="container large-header" id="advanced-config-header">
                 <a class="back-btn" href="javascript:void" id="backBtn"><i class="fas fa-arrow-left fa-2x"></i></a>
-                <h2 style="display: inline;">Advanced configuration</h2>
+                <h2 id="advanced-config-header-txt">Advanced configuration</h2>
             </div>
 
             <div class="input-group mb-3">
@@ -22,19 +22,22 @@ <h2 style="display: inline;">Advanced configuration</h2>
             </div>
 
             <div class="input-group mb-3">
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Path to initial directory" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" id="pythonInterpreterPath">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Path to initial directory" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" id="initialPath">
                 <div class="input-group-append form-inline-link-div">
-                    <a class="form-inline-link" href="javascript:void" id="pythonInterpreterPathBtn"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></a>
+                    <a class="form-inline-link" href="javascript:void" id="initialPathBtn"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></a>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
             <div class="input-group mb-3">
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Port number (number or 'auto')" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" id="pythonInterpreterPath">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Port number (number or 'auto')" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" id="portNum">
                 <div class="input-group-append form-inline-link-div">
-                    <a class="form-inline-link" href="javascript:void" id="pythonInterpreterPathBtn"></a>
+                    <a class="form-inline-link" href="javascript:void" id="portNumBtn"></a>
                 </div>
             </div>
             
+            <a class="refill-btn" href="javascript:void" id="refillBtn"><i class="fas fa-redo refill-btn-txt"></i></a>
+            <a class="refill-btn-tool-tip text-primary">rescan</a>
+            
             <div class="col-sm advanced-config-btn-grp">
                 <button id="submitBtn" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary float-right">start</button>
                 <button id="cancelBtn" type="cancel" class="btn btn-secondary float-right">cancel</button>
@@ -42,6 +45,12 @@ <h2 style="display: inline;">Advanced configuration</h2>
       
         </div>
 
+        <div class="result-box">
+            <a id='resultBox'>
+                All good
+            </a>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="need-help-link">
             <a href="javascript:void">Need help?</a>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.js b/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.js
index 0b31196..c85c370 100644
--- a/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.js
+++ b/src/renderer/new_server/advanceduser.js
@@ -2,16 +2,96 @@
 
 const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
 const electron = require('electron')
-const path = require('path')
-const remote = electron.remote
+const remote = electron.remote;
+const app = remote.app;
+
+function updateUI(pythonInterpreterPath) {
+    console.log(pythonInterpreterPath);
+    document.getElementById('pythonInterpreterPath').value = pythonInterpreterPath;
+    document.getElementById('initialPath').value = app.getPath('home');
+}
+
+function getAndUpdateJLabCfg() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+        ipcRenderer.send('get-sys-cfg-jupyter-lab', [])
+        ipcRenderer.on('asynchronous-reply', (event, result) => {
+            updateUI(result);
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+function focusFieldWithError(fieldId) {
+    switch (fieldId) {
+        case 1:
+            document.getElementById('pythonInterpreterPath').focus();
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            document.getElementById('initialPath').focus();
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            document.getElementById('portNum').focus();
+            break;
+        default:
+            console.warn('Unknown value ' + fieldId.toString())
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+function displayMsg(type, msg) {
+    var resultElem = document.getElementById('resultBox');
+    if (type == 'error') {
+        console.error(msg);
+        resultElem.innerHTML = `<a class="text-warning"><i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle"></i> ${msg}</a>`
+    } else if (type == 'info') {
+        console.info(msg);
+        resultElem.innerHTML = `<a class="text-success"><i class="fas fa-info-circle"></i> ${msg}</a>`
+    }
+}
+
+// 0 = No issue
+// [1-] = First field id that is wrong
+function checkValues() {
+    var result = 0;
+
+    // Check the port number
+    var portNumStr = document.getElementById('portNum').value;
+    var portNum = parseInt(portNumStr);
+
+    if (isNaN(portNum) || portNum > 65535) {
+        console.warn('Cannot parse port number: ' + portNumStr);
+        displayMsg('error', `Port number ${portNumStr} is invalid.`);
+        result = 3;
+    } else {
+        console.log('using port ' + portNumStr + ' ' + portNum.toString());
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+function startServer() {
+    var retVal = checkValues();
+    if (retVal != 0) {
+        focusFieldWithError(retVal);
+    } else {
+        displayMsg('info', 'Everything looks good');
+    }
+}
 
 document.getElementById('backBtn').addEventListener('click', (evt) => {
     var window = remote.getCurrentWindow();
-    window.webContents.goBack()
+    window.webContents.goBack();
 })
 
 document.getElementById('cancelBtn').addEventListener('click', (evt) => {
     var window = remote.getCurrentWindow();
-    window.close()
+    window.close();
+})
+
+document.getElementById('submitBtn').addEventListener('click', (evt) => {
+    startServer();
+})
+
+document.getElementById('refillBtn').addEventListener('click', (evt) => {
+    getAndUpdateJLabCfg();
 })
     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.css b/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.css
index 5a9dd5d..ceb55e6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.css
+++ b/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.css
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ body {
     padding-bottom: 1%;
 }
 
+.result-box {
+    font-size: small;
+    text-align: left;
+    position:absolute;
+    bottom:0;
+    left:0;
+    padding-left: 3%;
+    padding-bottom: 1%;
+}
+
 .msg {
     margin-top: 6%;
     text-align: center;
@@ -27,12 +37,36 @@ body {
     padding-right: 3%;
 }
 
+.refill-btn {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    margin-right: 1%;
+    /* float: right; */
+}
+
+.refill-btn-tool-tip {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    display:inline-block;
+    /* vertical-align: bottom;  */
+    font-size: smaller;
+    opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.refill-btn:hover + .refill-btn-tool-tip {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition-delay: 0.3s;
+}
+
+.refill-btn-tool-tip {
+}
+
 .advanced-config-btn-grp {
+    display: inline;
     margin-top: 7%;
 }
 
 .form-inline-link-div {
-    width: 15%;
+    width: 8%;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
 }
@@ -46,6 +80,10 @@ body {
     padding-bottom: 10%;
 }
 
+#advanced-config-header-txt {
+    display: inline;
+}
+
 .no-top-padding {
     padding-top: 0%;
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.js b/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.js
index c3fe6e6..d3b0200 100644
--- a/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.js
+++ b/src/renderer/new_server/newserver.js
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ document.getElementById('advancedUser').addEventListener('click', (evt) => {
   console.log(filePath);
   remote.getCurrentWindow().loadFile(filePath);
 })
+