Hi gang,
i was here a while back lurking when i could not get the ads to work/install etc.
i signed up today to put a lot of people out of their missery :)
install the ads package auto or manually.
Then, go to the language setting and forget the british, asian php, utf8 bullsh#t.
SELECT [ENGLISH] AND THE ADS INSTALL WILL WORK PERFECTLY AND YOU WILL SEE THE OPTION TO SETUP THE ADS IN ADMIN.
All the best.