diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
index 95ab61b..ea9f948 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -42,29 +42,30 @@
  */
 class CI_DB_sqlsrv_driver extends CI_DB {
 
-	public $dbdriver = 'sqlsrv';
+	var $dbdriver = 'sqlsrv';
 
 	// The character used for escaping
-	protected $_escape_char = '';
+	var $_escape_char = '';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	protected $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
-	protected $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	var $_like_escape_str = " ESCAPE '%s' ";
+	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
 
 	/**
 	 * The syntax to count rows is slightly different across different
 	 * database engines, so this string appears in each driver and is
-	 * used for the count_all() and count_all_results() public functions.
+	 * used for the count_all() and count_all_results() functions.
 	 */
-	protected $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	protected $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
+	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
+	var $_random_keyword = ' ASC'; // not currently supported
 
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function db_connect($pooling = false)
+	function db_connect($pooling = false)
 	{
 		// Check for a UTF-8 charset being passed as CI's default 'utf8'.
 		$character_set = (0 === strcasecmp('utf8', $this->char_set)) ? 'UTF-8' : $this->char_set;
@@ -92,9 +93,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function db_pconnect()
+	function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		return $this->db_connect(TRUE);
 	}
@@ -107,9 +109,10 @@
 	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
 	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	public function reconnect()
+	function reconnect()
 	{
 		// not implemented in MSSQL
 	}
@@ -143,10 +146,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
+	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	protected function _execute($sql)
+	function _execute($sql)
 	{
 		return sqlsrv_query($this->conn_id, $sql, null, array(
 			'Scrollable'				=> SQLSRV_CURSOR_STATIC,
@@ -159,9 +163,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -187,9 +192,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	public function trans_commit()
+	function trans_commit()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -210,9 +216,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	public function trans_rollback()
+	function trans_rollback()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -233,11 +240,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		// Escape single quotes
 		return str_replace("'", "''", $str);
@@ -248,9 +256,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	public function affected_rows()
+	function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return @sqlrv_rows_affected($this->conn_id);
 	}
@@ -262,9 +271,10 @@
 	*
 	* Returns the last id created in the Identity column.
 	*
+	* @access public
 	* @return integer
 	*/
-	public function insert_id()
+	function insert_id()
 	{
 		return $this->query('select @@IDENTITY as insert_id')->row('insert_id');
 	}
@@ -277,10 +287,11 @@
 	* Grabs the major version number from the
 	* database server version string passed in.
 	*
+	* @access private
 	* @param string $version
 	* @return int16 major version number
 	*/
-	protected function _parse_major_version($version)
+	function _parse_major_version($version)
 	{
 		preg_match('/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/', $version, $ver_info);
 		return $ver_info[1]; // return the major version b/c that's all we're interested in.
@@ -316,10 +327,11 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function count_all($table = '')
+	function count_all($table = '')
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
 			return '0';
@@ -341,10 +353,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	boolean
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		return "SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type = 'U' ORDER BY name";
 	}
@@ -356,10 +369,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
+	function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		return "SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$this->_escape_table($table)."'";
 	}
@@ -371,10 +385,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	public function _field_data($table)
+	function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		return "SELECT TOP 1 * FROM " . $this->_escape_table($table);	
 	}
@@ -422,44 +437,46 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape Table Name
 	 *
-	 * This public function adds backticks if the table name has a period
+	 * This function adds backticks if the table name has a period
 	 * in it. Some DBs will get cranky unless periods are escaped
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _escape_table($table)
+	function _escape_table($table)
 	{
 		return $table;
-	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	}	
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Escape the SQL Identifiers
 	 *
-	 * This public function escapes column and table names
+	 * This function escapes column and table names
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		return $item;
 	}
 
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
 	 * From Tables
 	 *
-	 * This public function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
+	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	the table name
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	type
+	 * @return	type
 	 */
-	public function _from_tables($tables)
+	function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -476,12 +493,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the insert keys
 	 * @param	array	the insert values
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{	
 		return "INSERT INTO ".$this->_escape_table($table)." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
 	}
@@ -493,6 +511,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -500,7 +519,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _update($table, $values, $where)
+	function _update($table, $values, $where)
 	{
 		foreach($values as $key => $val)
 		{
@@ -517,12 +536,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific truncate string from the supplied data
 	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
-	 * This public function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
+	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _truncate($table)
+	function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return "TRUNCATE ".$table;
 	}
@@ -534,12 +554,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific delete string from the supplied data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @param	string	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where)
 	{
 		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
 	}
@@ -551,12 +572,13 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
 	 * @param	integer	the number of rows to limit the query to
 	 * @param	integer	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
 		$i = $limit + $offset;
 	
@@ -568,15 +590,18 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	public function _close($conn_id)
+	function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@sqlsrv_close($conn_id);
 	}
 
 }
 
+
+
 /* End of file mssql_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
index 6452742..cd061dd 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _create_database($name)
+	function _create_database($name)
 	{
 		return "CREATE DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -52,10 +53,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _drop_database($name)
+	function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		return "DROP DATABASE ".$name;
 	}
@@ -65,9 +67,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _drop_table($table)
+	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		return "DROP TABLE ".$this->db->_escape_identifiers($table);
 	}
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@
 	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	protected function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -237,11 +242,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be renamed
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the old table name
 	 * @param	string	the new table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	protected function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		// I think this syntax will work, but can find little documentation on renaming tables in MSSQL
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
@@ -250,4 +256,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file sqlsrv_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php
index 095e344..52d338a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_result.php
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of rows in the result set
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	public function num_rows()
+	function num_rows()
 	{
 		return @sqlsrv_num_rows($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -53,9 +54,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	pubilc function num_fields()
+	function num_fields()
 	{
 		return @sqlsrv_num_fields($this->result_id);
 	}
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of column names
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	public function list_fields()
+	function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
 		foreach(sqlsrv_field_metadata($this->result_id) as $offset => $field)
@@ -87,9 +90,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates an array of objects containing field meta-data
 	 *
+	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	public function field_data()
+	function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
 		foreach(sqlsrv_field_metadata($this->result_id) as $offset => $field)
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return	null
 	 */
-	public function free_result()
+	function free_result()
 	{
 		if (is_resource($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -132,9 +136,10 @@
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		// Not implemented
 	}
@@ -146,9 +151,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _fetch_assoc()
+	function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		return sqlsrv_fetch_array($this->result_id, SQLSRV_FETCH_ASSOC);
 	}
@@ -160,14 +166,16 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	protected function _fetch_object()
+	function _fetch_object()
 	{
 		return sqlsrv_fetch_object($this->result_id);
 	}
 
 }
 
+
 /* End of file mssql_result.php */
 /* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php
index 9e9dde3..44e6faf 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_utility.php
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	protected function _list_databases()
+	function _list_databases()
 	{
 		return "EXEC sp_helpdb"; // Can also be: EXEC sp_databases
 	}
@@ -53,10 +54,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	protected function _optimize_table($table)
+	function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in MS SQL?
 	}
@@ -68,10 +70,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	protected function _repair_table($table)
+	function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		return FALSE; // Is this supported in MS SQL?
 	}
@@ -81,10 +84,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * MSSQL Export
 	 *
+	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	protected function _backup($params = array())
+	function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');