diff --git a/src/common/thread.c b/src/common/thread.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 02b17cfb..00000000
--- a/src/common/thread.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include "thread.h"
-
-thread *
-thread_new (void)
-{
-	thread *th;
-
-	th = calloc (1, sizeof (*th));
-	if (!th)
-	{
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (_pipe (th->pipe_fd, 4096, _O_BINARY) == -1)
-	{
-		free (th);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return th;
-}
-
-int
-thread_start (thread *th, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg)
-{
-	DWORD id;
-
-	CloseHandle (CreateThread (NULL, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)start_routine, arg, 0, (DWORD *)&id));
-	th->threadid = id;
-
-	return 1;
-}
diff --git a/src/common/thread.h b/src/common/thread.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ca0f937..00000000
--- a/src/common/thread.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#include <windows.h>
-
-typedef struct
-{
-	DWORD threadid;
-	int pipe_fd[2];
-} thread;
-
-thread *thread_new (void);
-int thread_start (thread *th, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg);
diff --git a/src/makeinc.skel b/src/makeinc.skel
index 5612d85f..8961928b 100644
--- a/src/makeinc.skel
+++ b/src/makeinc.skel
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) /DWIN32 /DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS /DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED /DGDK_
 CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -Ic:\mozilla-build\build\xchat-wdk\plugins
 CPPFLAGS = /c /MD /W0 /nologo /DWIN32
 LDFLAGS = /subsystem:windows /nologo
-LIBS = $(LIBS) gdi32.lib shell32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib imm32.lib ole32.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib wininet.lib comdlg32.lib
+LIBS = $(LIBS) gdi32.lib shell32.lib user32.lib advapi32.lib imm32.lib ole32.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib wininet.lib
 
 !ifdef X64
 #############################################################
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ server.obj \
 servlist.obj \
 ssl.obj \
 text.obj \
-thread.obj \
 tree.obj \
 url.obj \
 userlist.obj \
diff --git a/xchat-wdk.patch b/xchat-wdk.patch
index 3474dd00..5e5671da 100644
--- a/xchat-wdk.patch
+++ b/xchat-wdk.patch
@@ -897,283 +897,6 @@ diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/src/fe-gtk/gtkutil.c xchat-wdk/src/
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include "fe-gtk.h"
  
-@@ -51,6 +50,10 @@
- #include "../common/util.h"
- #include "gtkutil.h"
- #include "pixmaps.h"
-+#ifdef WIN32
-+#include "../common/fe.h"
-+#include "../common/thread.h"
-+#endif
- 
- /* gtkutil.c, just some gtk wrappers */
- 
-@@ -63,6 +66,13 @@
- 	void *userdata;
- 	filereqcallback callback;
- 	int flags;		/* FRF_* flags */
-+
-+#ifdef WIN32
-+ 	int multiple;
-+ 	thread *th;
-+ 	char *title;	/* native locale */
-+ 	char *filter;
-+#endif
- };
- 
- static char last_dir[256] = "";
-@@ -164,6 +174,196 @@
- 	}
- }
- 
-+#ifdef WIN32
-+static int
-+win32_openfile (char *file_buf, int file_buf_len, char *title_text, char *filter,
-+			   int multiple)
-+{
-+	OPENFILENAME o;
-+
-+	memset (&o, 0, sizeof (o));
-+
-+	o.lStructSize = sizeof (o);
-+	o.lpstrFilter = filter;
-+	o.lpstrFile = file_buf;
-+	o.nMaxFile = file_buf_len;
-+	o.lpstrTitle = title_text;
-+	o.Flags = 0x02000000 | OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST | OFN_HIDEREADONLY |
-+				 OFN_NOCHANGEDIR | OFN_EXPLORER | OFN_LONGNAMES | OFN_NONETWORKBUTTON;
-+	if (multiple)
-+		o.Flags |= OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT;
-+
-+	return GetOpenFileName (&o);
-+}
-+
-+static int
-+win32_savefile (char *file_buf, int file_buf_len, char *title_text, char *filter,
-+               int multiple)
-+{
-+    OPENFILENAME o;
-+
-+    memset (&o, 0, sizeof (o));
-+
-+    o.lStructSize = sizeof (o);
-+    o.lpstrFilter = filter;
-+    o.lpstrFile = file_buf;
-+    o.nMaxFile = file_buf_len;
-+    o.lpstrTitle = title_text;
-+    o.Flags = 0x02000000 | OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST | OFN_HIDEREADONLY |
-+                 OFN_NOCHANGEDIR | OFN_EXPLORER | OFN_LONGNAMES | OFN_NONETWORKBUTTON;
-+    if (multiple)
-+        o.Flags |= OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT;
-+
-+    return GetSaveFileName (&o);
-+}
-+
-+static void *
-+win32_thread (struct file_req *freq)
-+{
-+	char buf[1024 + 32];
-+	char file[1024];
-+
-+	memset (file, 0, sizeof (file));
-+	safe_strcpy (file, last_dir, sizeof (file));
-+
-+	if (win32_openfile (file, sizeof (file), freq->title, freq->filter, freq->multiple))
-+	{
-+		if (freq->multiple)
-+		{
-+			char *f = file;
-+
-+			if (f[strlen (f) + 1] == 0)	/* only selected one file */
-+			{
-+				snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "1\n%s\n", file);
-+				write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], buf, strlen (buf));
-+			} else
-+			{
-+				f += strlen (f) + 1; /* skip first, it's only the dir */
-+				while (f[0])
-+				{
-+					snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "1\n%s\\%s\n", /*dir!*/file, f);
-+					write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], buf, strlen (buf));
-+					f += strlen (f) + 1;
-+				}
-+			}
-+
-+		} else
-+		{
-+			snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "1\n%s\n", file);
-+			write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], buf, strlen (buf));
-+		}
-+	}
-+
-+	write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], "0\n", 2);
-+	Sleep (2000);
-+
-+	return NULL;
-+}
-+
-+static void *
-+win32_thread2 (struct file_req *freq)
-+{
-+    char buf[1024 + 32];
-+    char file[1024];
-+
-+    memset (file, 0, sizeof (file));
-+    safe_strcpy (file, last_dir, sizeof (file));
-+
-+    if (win32_savefile (file, sizeof (file), freq->title, freq->filter, freq->multiple))
-+    {
-+        if (freq->multiple)
-+        {
-+            char *f = file;
-+
-+            if (f[strlen (f) + 1] == 0)    /* only selected one file */
-+            {
-+                snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "1\n%s\n", file);
-+                write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], buf, strlen (buf));
-+            } else
-+            {
-+                f += strlen (f) + 1; /* skip first, it's only the dir */
-+                while (f[0])
-+                {
-+                    snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "1\n%s\\%s\n", /*dir!*/file, f);
-+                    write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], buf, strlen (buf));
-+                    f += strlen (f) + 1;
-+                }
-+            }
-+
-+        } else
-+        {
-+            snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "1\n%s\n", file);
-+            write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], buf, strlen (buf));
-+        }
-+    }
-+
-+    write (freq->th->pipe_fd[1], "0\n", 2);
-+    Sleep (2000);
-+
-+    return NULL;
-+}
-+   
-+static int
-+waitline2 (GIOChannel *source, char *buf, int bufsize)
-+{
-+	int i = 0;
-+	int len;
-+
-+	while (1)
-+	{
-+		if (g_io_channel_read (source, &buf[i], 1, &len) != G_IO_ERROR_NONE)
-+			return -1;
-+		if (buf[i] == '\n' || bufsize == i + 1)
-+		{
-+			buf[i] = 0;
-+			return i;
-+		}
-+		i++;
-+	}
-+}
-+
-+static gboolean
-+win32_close_pipe (int fd)
-+{
-+	close (fd);
-+	return 0;
-+}
-+
-+static gboolean
-+win32_read_thread (GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition cond, struct file_req *freq)
-+{
-+	char buf[512];
-+	char *file;
-+
-+	waitline2 (source, buf, sizeof buf);
-+
-+	switch (buf[0])
-+	{
-+	case '0':	/* filedialog has closed */
-+		freq->callback (freq->userdata, NULL);
-+		break;
-+
-+	case '1':	/* got a filename! */
-+		waitline2 (source, buf, sizeof buf);
-+		file = g_filename_to_utf8 (buf, -1, 0, 0, 0);
-+		freq->callback (freq->userdata, file);
-+		g_free (file);
-+		return TRUE;
-+	}
-+
-+	/* it doesn't work to close them here, because of the weird
-+		way giowin32 works. We must _return_ before closing them */
-+	g_timeout_add(3000, (GSourceFunc)win32_close_pipe, freq->th->pipe_fd[0]);
-+	g_timeout_add(2000, (GSourceFunc)win32_close_pipe, freq->th->pipe_fd[1]);
-+
-+	g_free (freq->title);
-+	free (freq->th);
-+	free (freq);
-+
-+	return FALSE;
-+}
-+#endif
-+
- void
- gtkutil_file_req (const char *title, void *callback, void *userdata, char *filter,
- 						int flags)
-@@ -172,6 +372,54 @@
- 	GtkWidget *dialog;
- 	extern char *get_xdir_fs (void);
- 
-+#ifdef WIN32
-+	if (!(flags & FRF_WRITE))
-+	{
-+		freq = malloc (sizeof (struct file_req));
-+		freq->th = thread_new ();
-+		freq->flags = 0;
-+		freq->multiple = (flags & FRF_MULTIPLE);
-+		freq->callback = callback;
-+		freq->userdata = userdata;
-+		freq->title = g_locale_from_utf8 (title, -1, 0, 0, 0);
-+		if (!filter)
-+			freq->filter = "All files\000*.*\000"
-+								"EXE files\000*.EXE\000"
-+								"MP3 files\000*.MP3\000"
-+								"MPEG files\000*.MPG;*.MPEG\000"
-+								"RAR files\000*.RAR\000"
-+								"ZIP files\000*.ZIP\000";
-+		else
-+			freq->filter = filter;
-+
-+		thread_start (freq->th, win32_thread, freq);
-+		fe_input_add (freq->th->pipe_fd[0], FIA_FD|FIA_READ, win32_read_thread, freq);
-+
-+		return;
-+
-+	}
-+	
-+	else {
-+		freq = malloc (sizeof (struct file_req));
-+		freq->th = thread_new ();
-+		freq->flags = 0;
-+		freq->multiple = (flags & FRF_MULTIPLE);
-+		freq->callback = callback;
-+		freq->userdata = userdata;
-+		freq->title = g_locale_from_utf8 (title, -1, 0, 0, 0);
-+		if (!filter)
-+		freq->filter = "Text files\000*.TXT\000"
-+						"All files\000*.*\000";
-+		else
-+		freq->filter = filter;
-+
-+		thread_start (freq->th, win32_thread2, freq);
-+		fe_input_add (freq->th->pipe_fd[0], FIA_FD|FIA_READ, win32_read_thread, freq);
-+
-+	return;
-+	}
-+#endif
-+
- 	if (flags & FRF_WRITE)
- 	{
- 		dialog = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new (title, NULL,
 diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/src/fe-gtk/joind.c xchat-wdk/src/fe-gtk/joind.c
 --- xchat-wdk.orig/src/fe-gtk/joind.c	2006-12-26 05:56:55 +0100
 +++ xchat-wdk/src/fe-gtk/joind.c	2010-10-07 21:25:44 +0200
@@ -1488,17 +1211,6 @@ diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/src/fe-gtk/plugingui.c xchat-wdk/sr
  #include "../common/plugin.h"
  #include "../common/util.h"
  #include "../common/outbound.h"
-@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
- plugingui_load (void)
- {
- 	gtkutil_file_req (_("Select a Plugin or Script to load"), plugingui_load_cb,
--							current_sess, NULL, FRF_ADDFOLDER);
-+							current_sess,
-+							"Plugins and Scripts\000"	"*.dll;*.pl;*.tcl;*.py;*.lua\000"
-+							"All files\000"				"*.*\000", 0);
- }
- 
- static void
 diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/src/fe-gtk/rawlog.c xchat-wdk/src/fe-gtk/rawlog.c
 --- xchat-wdk.orig/src/fe-gtk/rawlog.c	2010-05-16 05:20:22 +0200
 +++ xchat-wdk/src/fe-gtk/rawlog.c	2010-10-07 21:25:44 +0200