diff --git a/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp b/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp
index 544e265ee3..8662ba88b1 100755
--- a/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -265,11 +265,14 @@ void CMainWindow::UpdateGUI(CLIENT_STATE* pcs)
 	for(i = 0; i < m_ResultListCtrl.GetItemCount(); i ++) {
 		RESULT* re = (RESULT*)m_ResultListCtrl.GetItemData(i);
 		if(!re) {
+            /*
 			m_ResultListCtrl.SetItemColor(i, RGB(128, 128, 128));
             if (m_ResultListCtrl.GetItemProgress(i, 4) != 100) {
 			    m_ResultListCtrl.SetItemProgress(i, 4, 100);
 			    m_ResultListCtrl.SetItemText(i, 5, "00:00:00");
             }
+            */
+            m_ResultListCtrl.DeleteItem(i);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ void CMainWindow::UpdateGUI(CLIENT_STATE* pcs)
 	for(i = 0; i < m_XferListCtrl.GetItemCount(); i ++) {
 		PERS_FILE_XFER* pfx = (PERS_FILE_XFER*)m_XferListCtrl.GetItemData(i);
 		if(!pfx) {
+            /*
 			m_XferListCtrl.SetItemColor(i, RGB(128, 128, 128));
             if (m_XferListCtrl.GetItemProgress(i, 2) != 100) {
 			    m_XferListCtrl.SetItemProgress(i, 2, 100);
@@ -372,6 +376,8 @@ void CMainWindow::UpdateGUI(CLIENT_STATE* pcs)
 			    m_XferListCtrl.SetItemText(i, 5, "0.00 KBps");
 			    m_XferListCtrl.SetItemText(i, 6, g_szMiscItems[7]);
             }
+            */
+            m_XferListCtrl.DeleteItem(i);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1356,7 +1362,7 @@ void CMainWindow::OnCommandExit()
 	}
 
 	SaveUserSettings();
-	SaveListControls();
+	//SaveListControls();
 
 	// This was causing trouble in the installer because the SS window
 	// would recieve the WM_DESTROY message first, thereby causing
@@ -1500,7 +1506,7 @@ int CMainWindow::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpcs)
 	read_log_flags();
 
 	LoadUserSettings();
-	LoadListControls();
+	//LoadListControls();
 
 	LPSTR command_line;
 	char* argv[100];
diff --git a/html/user/prefs.php b/html/user/prefs.php
index 63b917f168..5825d6ea9a 100644
--- a/html/user/prefs.php
+++ b/html/user/prefs.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     $subset = $_GET["subset"];
     page_head(subset_name($subset)." preferences");
 	if ($_GET['updated']) {
-	    echo '<p style="color: ref">Your preference has been updated and will take effect the next time BOINC starts, or you may manually retrieve the preference in the BOINC software.';
+	    echo '<p style="color: red">Your preference has been updated and will take effect the next time BOINC starts, or you may manually retrieve the preference in the BOINC software.</p>';
 	}
     if ($subset == "global") {
         print_prefs_display_global($user);