diff --git a/src/format_skeleton.c b/src/format_skeleton.c
index a0b81c12..2788f92a 100644
--- a/src/format_skeleton.c
+++ b/src/format_skeleton.c
@@ -33,18 +33,10 @@ typedef struct source_tag source_t;
 #include "logging.h"
 
 
-typedef struct _skeleton_codec_tag
-{
-} skeleton_codec_t;
-
-
 static void skeleton_codec_free (ogg_state_t *ogg_info, ogg_codec_t *codec)
 {
-    skeleton_codec_t *skeleton = codec->specific;
-
     DEBUG0 ("freeing skeleton codec");
     ogg_stream_clear (&codec->os);
-    free (skeleton);
     free (codec);
 }
 
@@ -82,12 +74,9 @@ ogg_codec_t *initial_skeleton_page (format_plugin_t *plugin, ogg_page *page)
     ogg_codec_t *codec = calloc (1, sizeof (ogg_codec_t));
     ogg_packet packet;
 
-    skeleton_codec_t *skeleton_codec = calloc (1, sizeof (skeleton_codec_t));
-
     ogg_stream_init (&codec->os, ogg_page_serialno (page));
     ogg_stream_pagein (&codec->os, page);
 
-
     ogg_stream_packetout (&codec->os, &packet);
 
     DEBUG0("checking for skeleton codec");
@@ -95,13 +84,11 @@ ogg_codec_t *initial_skeleton_page (format_plugin_t *plugin, ogg_page *page)
     if ((packet.bytes<8) || memcmp(packet.packet, "fishead\0", 8))
     {
         ogg_stream_clear (&codec->os);
-        free (skeleton_codec);
         free (codec);
         return NULL;
     }
 
     INFO0 ("seen initial skeleton header");
-    codec->specific = skeleton_codec;
     codec->process_page = process_skeleton_page;
     codec->codec_free = skeleton_codec_free;
     codec->headers = 1;
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index ced88cdc..e7824e61 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ refbuf_t *stats_get_streams (void)
 {
 #define STREAMLIST_BLKSIZE  4096
     avl_node *node;
-    int remaining = STREAMLIST_BLKSIZE;
+    unsigned int remaining = STREAMLIST_BLKSIZE;
     refbuf_t *start = refbuf_new (remaining), *cur = start;
     char *buffer = cur->data;
 
diff --git a/win32/icecast.dsp b/win32/icecast.dsp
index a55d2b57..8e9f87a8 100644
--- a/win32/icecast.dsp
+++ b/win32/icecast.dsp
@@ -89,91 +89,47 @@ SOURCE=..\src\admin.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\admin.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\auth.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\auth.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\auth_htpasswd.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\auth_htpasswd.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\auth_url.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\auth_url.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\avl\avl.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\avl\avl.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\cfgfile.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\cfgfile.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\client.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\client.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=..\src\compat.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\connection.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\connection.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\event.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\event.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\format.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\format_flac.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_flac.h
+SOURCE=..\src\format_kate.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -181,23 +137,15 @@ SOURCE=..\src\format_midi.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_midi.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\format_mp3.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_mp3.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\format_ogg.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_ogg.h
+SOURCE=..\src\format_skeleton.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -205,74 +153,38 @@ SOURCE=..\src\format_speex.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_speex.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\format_theora.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_theora.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\format_vorbis.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\format_vorbis.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\fserve.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\fserve.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\global.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\global.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\httpp\httpp.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\httpp\httpp.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\log\log.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\log\log.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\logging.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\logging.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\md5.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\md5.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\os.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -281,26 +193,14 @@ SOURCE=..\src\refbuf.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\refbuf.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\net\resolver.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\net\resolver.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\sighandler.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\sighandler.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\slave.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -309,34 +209,18 @@ SOURCE=..\src\net\sock.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\net\sock.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\source.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\source.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\stats.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\stats.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\thread\thread.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\thread\thread.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\timing\timing.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -345,32 +229,164 @@ SOURCE=..\src\util.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\src\util.h
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\src\xslt.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
 SOURCE=..\src\yp.c
 # End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=..\src\yp.h
-# End Source File
 # End Group
 # Begin Group "Header Files"
 
 # PROP Default_Filter "h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl"
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\src\admin.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\auth.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\auth_htpasswd.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\auth_url.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\avl\avl.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\cfgfile.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\client.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\compat.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\connection.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\event.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_flac.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_kate.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_midi.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_mp3.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_ogg.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_skeleton.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_speex.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_theora.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\format_vorbis.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\fserve.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\global.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\httpp\httpp.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\log\log.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\logging.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\md5.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\refbuf.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\net\resolver.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\sighandler.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\net\sock.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\source.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\stats.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\thread\thread.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\src\timing\timing.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\src\util.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\src\xslt.h
 # End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\src\yp.h
+# End Source File
 # End Group
 # End Target
 # End Project
diff --git a/win32/icecastService.cpp b/win32/icecastService.cpp
index 446c7c2f..9dc58a17 100644
--- a/win32/icecastService.cpp
+++ b/win32/icecastService.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <direct.h>
 extern "C" {
 #include "thread/thread.h"
@@ -15,6 +14,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "stats.h"
 }
 
+// Issues to be wary of. Careful of the runtime you use, I've had printf and similar routines
+// crash because of this on apparently valid strings. some weird thing related to checking for
+// multiple byte characters.  DeleteService only marks a service for deletion, and the docs
+// are unclear on the cases that lead to purging however a reboot should do it.
 
 SERVICE_STATUS          ServiceStatus; 
 SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE   hStatus; 
@@ -30,14 +33,16 @@ int InitService()
    return(result); 
 }
 
-void installService(char *path)
+void installService (const char *path)
 {
-	if (path) {
-		char	fullPath[8096*2] = "";
+    if (path) {
+        char	fullPath[8096*2] = "\"";
+        int len = GetModuleFileName (NULL, fullPath+1, sizeof (fullPath)-1);
 
-		_snprintf(fullPath, sizeof (fullPath), "\"%s\\icecastService.exe\" \"%s\"", path, path);
-		SC_HANDLE handle = OpenSCManager( NULL, NULL, SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS );
-		if (handle == NULL)
+         _snprintf(fullPath+len+1, sizeof (fullPath)-len, "\" \"%s\"", path);
+
+        SC_HANDLE manager = OpenSCManager( NULL, NULL, SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS );
+        if (manager == NULL)
 		{
 			LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
 			FormatMessage( 
@@ -58,9 +63,9 @@ void installService(char *path)
 		}
 
 		SC_HANDLE service = CreateService(
-				handle,
-			"Icecast",
-			"Icecast Media Server",
+				manager,
+                PACKAGE_STRING,
+                PACKAGE_STRING " Streaming Media Server",
 			GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_EXECUTE,
 			SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS,
 			SERVICE_AUTO_START,
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ void installService(char *path)
 			NULL,
 			NULL
 		);
-		if (handle == NULL)
+		if (service == NULL)
 		{
 			LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
 			FormatMessage( 
@@ -89,19 +94,19 @@ void installService(char *path)
 
 			printf ("CreateService: %s\n", (LPCTSTR)lpMsgBuf);
 			LocalFree( lpMsgBuf );
-			CloseServiceHandle (handle);
+			CloseServiceHandle (manager);
 			return;
 		}
 
 		printf("Service Installed\n");
 		CloseServiceHandle (service);
-		CloseServiceHandle (handle);
+		CloseServiceHandle (manager);
 	}
 }
 void removeService()
 {
-	SC_HANDLE handle = OpenSCManager( NULL, NULL, SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS );
-	if (handle == NULL)
+	SC_HANDLE manager = OpenSCManager( NULL, NULL, SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS );
+	if (manager == NULL)
 	{
 		LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
 		FormatMessage( 
@@ -121,13 +126,15 @@ void removeService()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	SC_HANDLE service = OpenService(handle, "Icecast", DELETE);
+	SC_HANDLE service = OpenService (manager, PACKAGE_STRING, DELETE);
 	if (service) {
 		DeleteService(service);
 		printf("Service Removed\n");
+        CloseServiceHandle (service);
 	}
 	else
 		printf("Service not found\n");
+    CloseServiceHandle (manager);
 }
 void ControlHandler(DWORD request) 
 { 
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ void ServiceMain(int argc, char** argv)
    ServiceStatus.dwCheckPoint = 0; 
    ServiceStatus.dwWaitHint = 0; 
  
-   hStatus = RegisterServiceCtrlHandler("Icecast", (LPHANDLER_FUNCTION)ControlHandler); 
+   hStatus = RegisterServiceCtrlHandler(PACKAGE_STRING, (LPHANDLER_FUNCTION)ControlHandler); 
    if (hStatus == (SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE)0) { 
       // Registering Control Handler failed
       return; 
@@ -188,11 +195,15 @@ void ServiceMain(int argc, char** argv)
    /* Here we do the work */
 
    	int		argc2 = 3;
-	char*	argv2[3];
+	char*	argv2 [4];
 
-	argv2[0] = "icecastService.exe";
-	argv2[1] = "-c";
-	argv2[2] = "icecast.xml";
+    argv2 [0] = argv[0];
+    argv2 [1] = "-c";
+    if (argc < 2)
+        argv2 [2] = "icecast.xml";
+    else
+        argv2 [2] = argv[1];
+    argv2[3] = NULL;
 
 	int ret = mainService(argc2, (char **)argv2);
 
@@ -203,33 +214,48 @@ void ServiceMain(int argc, char** argv)
 }
 
 
-void main(int argc, char **argv) 
+int main(int argc, char **argv) 
 {
+    if (argc < 2)
+    {
+        printf ("Usage:\n %s  remove\n %s  install path\n", argv[0], argv[0]);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (!strcmp(argv[1], "install"))
+    {
+        if (argc > 2)
+        {
+            printf ("Installing service from %s\n", argv[2]);
+            installService(argv[2]);
+        }
+        else
+            printf ("install requires a path arg as well\n");
+        Sleep (2000);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (!strcmp(argv[1], "remove") || !strcmp(argv[1], "uninstall"))
+    {
+        printf ("removing service\n");
+        removeService();
+        Sleep (2000);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
-	bool matched  = false;
-	if (argv[0]) {
-		if (argv[1]) {
-			if (!strcmp(argv[1], "install")) {
-				installService(argv[2]);
-				matched = true;
-			}
-			if (!strcmp(argv[1], "remove")) {
-				removeService();
-				matched = true;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if (matched) {
-		return;
-	}
-	_chdir(argv[1]);
+    if (_chdir(argv[1]) < 0)
+    {
+        printf ("unable to change to directory %s\n", argv[1]);
+        Sleep (2000);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
 	SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY ServiceTable[2];
-	ServiceTable[0].lpServiceName = "Icecast Server";
+	ServiceTable[0].lpServiceName = PACKAGE_STRING;
 	ServiceTable[0].lpServiceProc = (LPSERVICE_MAIN_FUNCTION)ServiceMain;
 
 	ServiceTable[1].lpServiceName = NULL;
 	ServiceTable[1].lpServiceProc = NULL;
 	// Start the control dispatcher thread for our service
 	StartServiceCtrlDispatcher(ServiceTable);  
+
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/win32/icecastService.dsp b/win32/icecastService.dsp
index 0d161f1d..28ec1741 100644
--- a/win32/icecastService.dsp
+++ b/win32/icecastService.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /I "../" /I "../../libxslt/include" /I "../../curl/include" /I "../../iconv/include" /I "../../libxml2/include" /I "..\src" /I "..\src/httpp" /I "..\src/thread" /I "..\src/log" /I "..\src/avl" /I "..\src/net" /I "..\src/timings" /I "../../pthreads" /I "../../oggvorbis-win32sdk-1.0.1/include" /I "../../theora/include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WIN32_SERVICE" /D "HAVE_CURL" /D "USE_YP" /D "HAVE_SYS_STAT_H" /D PACKAGE_VERSION=\"trunk\" /D "HAVE_THEORA" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /I "../" /I "../../libxslt/include" /I "../../curl/include" /I "../../iconv/include" /I "../../libxml2/include" /I "..\src" /I "..\src/httpp" /I "..\src/thread" /I "..\src/log" /I "..\src/avl" /I "..\src/net" /I "..\src/timings" /I "../../pthreads" /I "../../oggvorbis-win32sdk-1.0.1/include" /I "../../theora/include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "WIN32_SERVICE" /D "HAVE_CURL" /D "USE_YP" /D "HAVE_SYS_STAT_H" /D PACKAGE_VERSION=\"trunk\" /D "HAVE_THEORA" /YX /FD /D PACKAGE_STRING=\"Icecast-trunk\" /c
+# SUBTRACT CPP /X
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe