diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 423c08e81a1263a05b49b12274e5b3fc783fc7a3..dc66821c2dde69a3ad36479a15cd540f3623a423 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ class Preferences_window:
 			st = gajim.config.get('trayicon')
 			self.trayicon_checkbutton.set_active(st)
 		else:
-			self.trayicon_checkbutton.set_sensitive(False)
+			if os.name == 'nt':
+				self.trayicon_checkbutton.hide()
+				self.trayicon_checkbutton.set_no_show_all(True)
+			else:
+				self.trayicon_checkbutton.set_sensitive(False)
 
 		#Save position
 		st = gajim.config.get('saveposition')
@@ -231,6 +235,8 @@ class Preferences_window:
 			set_active(gajim.config.get('ignore_unknown_contacts'))
 
 		#sounds
+		if os.name == 'nt': # if windows, player must not become visible on show_all
+			self.xml.get_widget('soundplayer_hbox').set_no_show_all(True)
 		if gajim.config.get('sounds_on'):
 			self.xml.get_widget('play_sounds_checkbutton').set_active(True)
 		else:
@@ -312,18 +318,25 @@ class Preferences_window:
 		buf.connect('changed', self.on_msg_textview_changed)
 
 		#open links with
-		self.links_open_with_combobox = self.xml.get_widget('links_open_with_combobox')
-		if gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'gnome-open':
-			self.links_open_with_combobox.set_active(0)
-		elif gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'kfmclient exec':
-			self.links_open_with_combobox.set_active(True)
-		elif gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'custom':
-			self.links_open_with_combobox.set_active(2)
-			self.xml.get_widget('custom_apps_frame').set_sensitive(True)
-		self.xml.get_widget('custom_browser_entry').set_text(\
-			gajim.config.get('custombrowser'))
-		self.xml.get_widget('custom_mail_client_entry').set_text(\
-			gajim.config.get('custommailapp'))
+		if os.name == 'nt':
+			self.links_frame = self.xml.get_widget('links_frame')
+			self.links_frame.hide()
+			self.links_frame.set_no_show_all(True)
+		else:
+			self.links_open_with_combobox = self.xml.get_widget('links_open_with_combobox')
+			self.links_open_with_combobox.hide()
+			self.links_open_with_combobox.set_no_show_all(True)
+			if gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'gnome-open':
+				self.links_open_with_combobox.set_active(0)
+			elif gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'kfmclient exec':
+				self.links_open_with_combobox.set_active(True)
+			elif gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'custom':
+				self.links_open_with_combobox.set_active(2)
+				self.xml.get_widget('custom_apps_frame').set_sensitive(True)
+			self.xml.get_widget('custom_browser_entry').set_text(\
+				gajim.config.get('custombrowser'))
+			self.xml.get_widget('custom_mail_client_entry').set_text(\
+				gajim.config.get('custommailapp'))
 				
 		#log presences in user file
 		st = gajim.config.get('log_notif_in_user_file')
@@ -353,9 +366,6 @@ class Preferences_window:
 
 	def on_preferences_window_show(self, widget):
 		self.notebook.set_current_page(0)
-		if os.name == 'nt': # if windows, player must not be visible
-			self.xml.get_widget('soundplayer_hbox').hide()
-			self.trayicon_checkbutton.hide()
 		
 		theme_combobox = self.xml.get_widget('theme_combobox')
 		model = theme_combobox.get_model()
diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 916acc3cc7c86d93dd0e910ecc4218293e85b73a..2a556bacdca51e27ab651525b64c0ad7453eea47 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ GTKGUI_GLADE = 'gtkgui.glade'
 class Interface:
 	def launch_browser_mailer(self, kind, url):
 		#kind = 'url' or 'mail'
+		if os.name == 'nt':
+			try:
+				os.startfile(url) # if pywin32 is installed we open
+			except:
+				pass
+			return
 		if gajim.config.get('openwith') == 'gnome-open':
 			app = 'gnome-open'
 			args = ['gnome-open']
diff --git a/src/gtkgui.glade b/src/gtkgui.glade
index 890a44ef645c605e218999ae71725b5f5b5e3c90..8f2bdaebb0bafc9586be095cc12900bb393d4039 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/src/gtkgui.glade
@@ -5290,7 +5290,7 @@
 	      <property name="spacing">5</property>
 
 	      <child>
-		<widget class="GtkFrame" id="frame21">
+		<widget class="GtkFrame" id="links_frame">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
 		  <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
 		  <property name="label_yalign">0.5</property>