diff --git a/xpfc/shell/src/nsShellInstance.cpp b/xpfc/shell/src/nsShellInstance.cpp
index 30062bfc4984..fee038d1034e 100644
--- a/xpfc/shell/src/nsShellInstance.cpp
+++ b/xpfc/shell/src/nsShellInstance.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ nsShellInstance::nsShellInstance()
 
 nsShellInstance::~nsShellInstance()
 {
+  //NS_ShutdownINetService();
+
   NS_IF_RELEASE(mDeviceContext);
   NS_IF_RELEASE(mApplicationWindow);
 
@@ -116,9 +118,9 @@ nsresult nsShellInstance::Init()
   mPref->Startup(nsnull);
 
 
-  res = NS_InitINetService();
-  if (NS_OK != res)
-    return res;
+  //res = NS_InitINetService();
+  //if (NS_OK != res)
+  //  return res;
 
   // Create a Stream Manager
   res = nsRepository::CreateInstance(kCStreamManager, 
diff --git a/xpfc/shell/src/unix/main.cpp b/xpfc/shell/src/unix/main.cpp
index 8711c8d9f135..cea1a320fc3a 100644
--- a/xpfc/shell/src/unix/main.cpp
+++ b/xpfc/shell/src/unix/main.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #define XPFC_DLL "libxpfc10.so"
 
 extern "C" char *fe_GetConfigDir(void) {
-  printf("XXX: return /tmp for fe_GetConfigDir\n");
   return strdup("/tmp");
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@ void main(int argc, char **argv)
   nsIShellInstance * pShellInstance ;
   nsIApplicationShell * pApplicationShell ;
 
+  PL_InitializeEventsLib("");
+
   XtSetLanguageProc(NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
   topLevel = XtVaAppInitialize(&app_context, "Shell", NULL, 0, &argc, argv, NULL, NULL);
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ void main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     PR_Init(PR_USER_THREAD, PR_PRIORITY_NORMAL, 0);
     PR_STDIO_INIT();
+    
 
     // Let get a ShellInstance for this Application instance
     nsRepository::RegisterFactory(kCShellInstanceCID, XPFC_DLL, PR_FALSE, PR_FALSE);
@@ -157,8 +159,7 @@ void main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     // We're done, clean up
   nsApplicationManager::DeleteShellAssociation(pApplicationShell, pShellInstance);
-  NS_ShutdownINetService();
-  PR_Cleanup();
+  //PR_Cleanup();
 
   // book out of here
   return ;
diff --git a/xpfc/shell/src/windows/winmain.cpp b/xpfc/shell/src/windows/winmain.cpp
index bba14cc02bb8..5badcb4518a6 100644
--- a/xpfc/shell/src/windows/winmain.cpp
+++ b/xpfc/shell/src/windows/winmain.cpp
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ int CALLBACK WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE prevInstance, LPSTR cmdParam,
 	nsIShellInstance * pShellInstance ;
 	nsIApplicationShell * pApplicationShell ;
 
-    PR_Init(PR_USER_THREAD, PR_PRIORITY_NORMAL, 0);
-    PR_STDIO_INIT();
+  PL_InitializeEventsLib("");
 
-    PL_InitializeEventsLib("");
+  PR_Init(PR_USER_THREAD, PR_PRIORITY_NORMAL, 0);
+  PR_STDIO_INIT();
+
+    
 
 
     // Let get a ShellInstance for this Application instance
@@ -148,8 +150,7 @@ int CALLBACK WinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE prevInstance, LPSTR cmdParam,
 
     NS_RELEASE(pApplicationShell);
     NS_RELEASE(pShellInstance);
-
-    NS_ShutdownINetService();
+    
     //PR_Cleanup();
 
     // book out of here