diff --git a/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c b/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c
index 67961b721..770439258 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/InitOutput.c
@@ -588,34 +588,17 @@ winFixupPaths (void)
     }
     if (getenv("HOME") == NULL)
     {
-        HMODULE shfolder;
-        SHGETFOLDERPATHPROC shgetfolderpath = NULL;
         char buffer[MAX_PATH + 5];
         strncpy(buffer, "HOME=", 5);
 
-        /* Try to load SHGetFolderPath from shfolder.dll and shell32.dll */
-        
-        shfolder = LoadLibrary("shfolder.dll");
-        /* fallback to shell32.dll */
-        if (shfolder == NULL)
-            shfolder = LoadLibrary("shell32.dll");
-
-        /* resolve SHGetFolderPath */
-        if (shfolder != NULL)
-            shgetfolderpath = (SHGETFOLDERPATHPROC)GetProcAddress(shfolder, "SHGetFolderPathA");
-
         /* query appdata directory */
-        if (shgetfolderpath &&
-                shgetfolderpath(NULL, CSIDL_APPDATA|CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE, NULL, 0, 
-                    buffer + 5) == 0)
-        { 
+        if (SHGetFolderPathA(NULL, CSIDL_APPDATA|CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE, NULL, 0, buffer + 5) == 0)
+        {
             putenv(buffer);
         } else
         {
             winMsg (X_ERROR, "Can not determine HOME directory\n");
-        } 
-        if (shfolder != NULL)
-            FreeLibrary(shfolder);
+        }
     }
     if (!g_fLogFileChanged) {
         static char buffer[MAX_PATH];
@@ -825,10 +808,10 @@ winUseMsg (void)
 	  "\theight and initial position for that screen. Additionally\n"
 	  "\ta monitor number can be specified to start the server on,\n"
 	  "\tat which point, all coordinates become relative to that\n"
-      "\tmonitor (Not for Windows NT4 and 95). Examples:\n"
-      "\t -screen 0 800x600+100+100@2 ; 2nd monitor offset 100,100 size 800x600\n"
-      "\t -screen 0 1024x768@3        ; 3rd monitor size 1024x768\n"
-      "\t -screen 0 @1 ; on 1st monitor using its full resolution (the default)\n");
+	  "\tmonitor. Examples:\n"
+	  "\t -screen 0 800x600+100+100@2 ; 2nd monitor offset 100,100 size 800x600\n"
+	  "\t -screen 0 1024x768@3        ; 3rd monitor size 1024x768\n"
+	  "\t -screen 0 @1 ; on 1st monitor using its full resolution (the default)\n");
 
   ErrorF ("-silent-dup-error\n"
 	  "\tIf another instance of " EXECUTABLE_NAME " with the same display number is running\n"
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmonitors.c b/hw/xwin/winmonitors.c
index a9d46f90e..967ae6d35 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmonitors.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmonitors.c
@@ -53,30 +53,8 @@ wBOOL CALLBACK getMonitorInfo(HMONITOR hMonitor, HDC hdc, LPRECT rect, LPARAM _d
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-typedef WINAPI wBOOL (*ENUMDISPLAYMONITORSPROC)(HDC,LPCRECT,MONITORENUMPROC,LPARAM);
-ENUMDISPLAYMONITORSPROC _EnumDisplayMonitors;
-
-wBOOL CALLBACK getMonitorInfo(HMONITOR hMonitor, HDC hdc, LPRECT rect, LPARAM _data);
-
 Bool QueryMonitor(int index, struct GetMonitorInfoData *data)
 {
-    /* Load EnumDisplayMonitors from DLL */
-    HMODULE user32;
-    FARPROC func;
-    user32 = LoadLibrary("user32.dll");
-    if (user32 == NULL)
-    {
-        winW32Error(2, "Could not open user32.dll");
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    func = GetProcAddress(user32, "EnumDisplayMonitors");
-    if (func == NULL)
-    {
-        winW32Error(2, "Could not resolve EnumDisplayMonitors: ");
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    _EnumDisplayMonitors = (ENUMDISPLAYMONITORSPROC)func;
-
     /* prepare data */
     if (data == NULL)
         return FALSE;
@@ -84,9 +62,5 @@ Bool QueryMonitor(int index, struct GetMonitorInfoData *data)
     data->requestedMonitor = index;
 
     /* query information */
-    _EnumDisplayMonitors(NULL, NULL, getMonitorInfo, (LPARAM) data);
-
-    /* cleanup */
-    FreeLibrary(user32);
-    return TRUE;
+    return EnumDisplayMonitors(NULL, NULL, getMonitorInfo, (LPARAM) data);
 }
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winprocarg.c b/hw/xwin/winprocarg.c
index 0c24b083c..2b6949ed1 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winprocarg.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winprocarg.c
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ ddxProcessArgument (int argc, char *argv[], int i)
         struct GetMonitorInfoData data;
         if (!QueryMonitor(iMonitor, &data))
         {
-            ErrorF ("ddxProcessArgument - screen - "
-                    "Querying monitors is not supported on NT4 and Win95\n");
+            ErrorF ("ddxProcessArgument - screen - Querying monitors failed\n");
         } else if (data.bMonitorSpecifiedExists == TRUE) 
         {
 		  winErrorFVerb(2, "ddxProcessArgument - screen - Found Valid ``@Monitor'' = %d arg\n", iMonitor);
@@ -383,8 +382,7 @@ ddxProcessArgument (int argc, char *argv[], int i)
           struct GetMonitorInfoData data;
           if (!QueryMonitor(iMonitor, &data))
           {
-              ErrorF ("ddxProcessArgument - screen - "
-                      "Querying monitors is not supported on NT4 and Win95\n");
+              ErrorF ("ddxProcessArgument - screen - Querying monitors failed\n");
           } else if (data.bMonitorSpecifiedExists == TRUE) 
           {
 			g_ScreenInfo[nScreenNum].iMonitor = iMonitor;
@@ -411,8 +409,7 @@ ddxProcessArgument (int argc, char *argv[], int i)
         struct GetMonitorInfoData data;
         if (!QueryMonitor(iMonitor, &data))
         {
-		  ErrorF ("ddxProcessArgument - screen - "
-                  "Querying monitors is not supported on NT4 and Win95\n");
+		  ErrorF ("ddxProcessArgument - screen - Querying monitors failed\n");
         } else if (data.bMonitorSpecifiedExists == TRUE) 
         {
 		  winErrorFVerb (2, "ddxProcessArgument - screen - Found Valid ``@Monitor'' = %d arg\n", iMonitor);