diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wxme/editor.ss b/collects/mred/private/wxme/editor.ss
index 5488a75c..086ba444 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wxme/editor.ss
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wxme/editor.ss
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
   (define undomode? #f)
   (define redomode? #f)
   (define interceptmode? #f)
-  (define loadoverwritesstyles? #f)
+  (define loadoverwritesstyles? #t)
 
   (field [s-custom-cursor-overrides? #f]
          [s-need-on-display-size? #f])
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wxme/stream.ss b/collects/mred/private/wxme/stream.ss
index 10aa45c1..d5ed4bb4 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wxme/stream.ss
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wxme/stream.ss
@@ -569,10 +569,10 @@
         #t
         (cond
          [(and (pair? boundaries)
-               ((tell) . > . (car boundaries)))
+               (items . > . (car boundaries)))
           (set! is-bad? #t)
           (error 'editor-stream-in%
-                 "overread (caused by file corruption?; ~a vs ~a)" (tell) (car boundaries))]
+                 "overread (caused by file corruption?; ~a vs ~a)" items (car boundaries))]
          [(send f bad?)
           (set! is-bad? #t)
           (error 'editor-stream-in% "stream error")]
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@
     (if (read-version . < . 8)
         (send f tell)
         (let ([pos (send f tell)])
+          (when (not (equal? (hash-ref pos-map items pos) pos))
+            (error "again"))
           (hash-set! pos-map items pos)
           items)))
 
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wxme/text.ss b/collects/mred/private/wxme/text.ss
index aa136381..702e1e2f 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wxme/text.ss
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wxme/text.ss
@@ -2479,7 +2479,7 @@
 
   (def/override (insert-port [input-port? f] 
                              [(symbol-in guess same copy standard text text-force-cr) [format 'guess]]
-                             [any? [replace-styles? #f]])
+                             [any? [replace-styles? #t]])
     (if (or write-locked? s-user-locked?)
         'guess ;; FIXME: docs say that this is more specific
         (do-insert-file (method-name 'text% 'insert-file) f format replace-styles?)))