diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 17b73410e4..e86caaab17 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8918,6 +8918,12 @@ David  5 Jan 2004
         hosts_user.php
         util.inc
 
+Gary	5 Jan 2004
+	- changed file_delete() function calls to boinc_delete_file()
+	  as a result of the 2004-01-03 change to filesys.C,h
+	client/win
+		wingui_mainwindow.cpp
+
 Gary    5 Jan 2004
     - BOINC release 2.17 for windows, linux, solaris, mac os x
       (os x version supports both 10.2 <jaguar> and 10.3 <panther>)
diff --git a/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp b/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp
index bacdb919a0..9ef0329083 100755
--- a/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/client/win/wingui_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ void CMainWindow::SaveListControls()
     GetCurrentDirectory(256, szPath);
     strcat(szPath, "\\");
     strcat(szPath, LIST_STATE_FILE_NAME);
-    file_delete(szPath);
+    boinc_delete_file(szPath);
     m_ProjectListCtrl.SaveInactive(szPath, "PROJECTS");
     m_ResultListCtrl.SaveInactive(szPath, "WORK");
     m_XferListCtrl.SaveInactive(szPath, "TRANSFERS");
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ void CMainWindow::SaveUserSettings()
     strcat(szPath, INI_FILE_NAME);
 
     // get rid of old lists
-    file_delete(szPath);
+    boinc_delete_file(szPath);
 
     // save window size/position
     CRect rt;