diff --git a/redo/GNUbase.mk b/redo/GNUbase.mk
index 95524c41..f388a961 100644
--- a/redo/GNUbase.mk
+++ b/redo/GNUbase.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 22 april 2015
-# TODO figure out why ui.h is being regenerated always
+# TODO figure out why ui.h is being regenerated always? and it seems despite that it doesn't affect existing dependencies?
 
 OUTBASE = new
 OUTDIR = out
diff --git a/redo/windows/container.c b/redo/windows/container.c
index cbcb40d3..f8ecc5a7 100644
--- a/redo/windows/container.c
+++ b/redo/windows/container.c
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 // Code for containers. uiMakeContainer() creates a singleHWND of this window class.
 
-#define containerClass L"libui_uiContainerClass"
-
 static LRESULT CALLBACK containerWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 /* TODO
diff --git a/redo/windows/control.c b/redo/windows/control.c
index 6344e93d..61e71278 100644
--- a/redo/windows/control.c
+++ b/redo/windows/control.c
@@ -177,9 +177,10 @@ static void singleSysFunc(uiControl *c, uiControlSysFuncParams *p)
 	complain("unknown p->Func %d in singleSysFunc()", p->Func);
 }
 
-static void singleStartZOrder(uiControl *c, uiControlSysFuncParams *p)
+static int singleStartZOrder(uiControl *c, uiControlSysFuncParams *p)
 {
 	// TODO
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static LRESULT CALLBACK singleSubclassProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, UINT_PTR uIdSubclass, DWORD_PTR dwRefData)
diff --git a/redo/windows/group.c b/redo/windows/group.c
index 625bd192..344d6910 100644
--- a/redo/windows/group.c
+++ b/redo/windows/group.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void groupPreferredSize(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d, intmax_t *width, intma
 {
 	struct group *g = (struct group *) c;
 
-	uiControlPreferredSize(uiControl(g->bin), d, width, height);
+	uiControlPreferredSize(g->child, d, width, height);
 	*width += uiWindowsDlgUnitsToX(groupUnmarginedXMargin, d->Sys->BaseX) * 2;
 	*height += uiWindowsDlgUnitsToY(groupUnmarginedYMarginTop, d->Sys->BaseY) + uiWindowsDlgUnitsToY(groupUnmarginedYMarginBottom, d->Sys->BaseY);
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void groupComputeChildSize(uiControl *c, intmax_t *x, intmax_t *y, intmax
 	RECT r;
 
 	if (GetClientRect(g->hwnd, &r) == 0)
-		logLastError("error getting uiGroup client rect for bin resize in groupResize()");
+		logLastError("error getting uiGroup client rect for computing child size in groupResize()");
 	r.left += uiWindowsDlgUnitsToX(groupUnmarginedXMargin, d->Sys->BaseX);
 	r.top += uiWindowsDlgUnitsToY(groupUnmarginedYMarginTop, d->Sys->BaseY);
 	r.right -= uiWindowsDlgUnitsToX(groupUnmarginedXMargin, d->Sys->BaseX);
diff --git a/redo/windows/init.c b/redo/windows/init.c
index d546d3c6..4ac11501 100644
--- a/redo/windows/init.c
+++ b/redo/windows/init.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static BOOL WINAPI consoleCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrlType)
 	case CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT:
 	case CTRL_SHUTDOWN_EVENT:
 		// the handler is run in a separate thread
-		SendMessageW(initialParent, msgConsoleEndSession, 0, 0);
+		SendMessageW(utilWindow, msgConsoleEndSession, 0, 0);
 		// we handled it here
 		// this WON'T terminate the program because this is a DLL
 		// at least, that's the best I can gather from the MSDN page on the handler function
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ const char *uiInit(uiInitOptions *o)
 	if ((si.dwFlags & STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW) != 0)
 		nCmdShow = si.wShowWindow;
 
-	ce = initCommonControls();
-	if (ce != NULL)
-		return loadLastError(ce);
-
 	hDefaultIcon = LoadIconW(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
 	if (hDefaultIcon == NULL)
 		return loadLastError("loading default icon for window classes");
diff --git a/redo/windows/parent.c b/redo/windows/parent.c
index 8b71d32e..c7d13e83 100644
--- a/redo/windows/parent.c
+++ b/redo/windows/parent.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ BOOL handleParentMessages(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LR
 {
 	HWND control;
 	NMHDR *nm = (NMHDR *) lParam;
-	RECT r;
 
 	switch (uMsg) {
 	case WM_COMMAND:
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ BOOL handleParentMessages(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LR
 	case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
 	case WM_CTLCOLORBTN:
 		if (parentBrush != NULL)
-			if (DeleteObject(c->brush) == 0)
+			if (DeleteObject(parentBrush) == 0)
 				logLastError("error deleting old background brush in containerWndProc()");
 		if (SetBkMode((HDC) wParam, TRANSPARENT) == 0)
 			logLastError("error setting transparent background mode to controls in containerWndProc()");
diff --git a/redo/windows/resize.c b/redo/windows/resize.c
index 8d946dd2..26a65a81 100644
--- a/redo/windows/resize.c
+++ b/redo/windows/resize.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ void doResizes(void)
 	uiControl *c, *parent;
 	intmax_t x, y, width, height;
 	uiSizing d;
-	uiSizngSys sys;
+	uiSizingSys sys;
+	HWND hwnd;
 
 	while (resizes->len != 0) {
 		c = ptrArrayIndex(resizes, uiControl *, 0);
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ void doResizes(void)
 		parent = uiControlParent(c);
 		if (parent == NULL)		// not in a parent; can't resize
 			continue;			// this is for uiBox, etc.
-		d.sys = &sys;
+		d.Sys = &sys;
 		uiControlGetSizing(parent, &d);
 		uiControlComputeChildSize(parent, &x, &y, &width, &height, &d);
 		uiControlResize(c, x, y, width, height, &d);
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ void uiWindowsGetSizing(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d)
 
 	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
 
-	dc = GetDC(c->hwnd);
+	dc = GetDC(hwnd);
 	if (dc == NULL)
 		logLastError("error getting DC in uiWindowsGetSizing()");
 	prevfont = (HFONT) SelectObject(dc, hMessageFont);
@@ -94,9 +95,9 @@ void uiWindowsGetSizing(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d)
 
 	if (SelectObject(dc, prevfont) != hMessageFont)
 		logLastError("error restoring previous font into device context in uiWindowsGetSizing()");
-	if (ReleaseDC(c->hwnd, dc) == 0)
+	if (ReleaseDC(hwnd, dc) == 0)
 		logLastError("error releasing DC in uiWindowsGetSizing()");
 
-	d->XPadding = uiWindowsDlgUnitsToX(winXPadding, sys.BaseX);
-	d->YPadding = uiWindowsDlgUnitsToY(winYPadding, sys.BaseY);
+	d->XPadding = uiWindowsDlgUnitsToX(winXPadding, d->Sys->BaseX);
+	d->YPadding = uiWindowsDlgUnitsToY(winYPadding, d->Sys->BaseY);
 }
diff --git a/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h b/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h
index 4ba05976..60932eed 100644
--- a/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h
+++ b/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ extern ATOM registerWindowClass(HICON, HCURSOR);
 extern void unregisterWindowClass(void);
 
 // container.c
+#define containerClass L"libui_uiContainerClass"
 extern ATOM initContainer(HICON, HCURSOR);
 extern void uninitContainer(void);