diff --git a/src/mysterx/browser.cxx b/src/mysterx/browser.cxx
index 6c5fa83886..ecda59f5ae 100644
--- a/src/mysterx/browser.cxx
+++ b/src/mysterx/browser.cxx
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ Scheme_Object *mx_make_browser(int argc,Scheme_Object **argv) {
 
   browser = (MX_Browser_Object *)scheme_malloc_tagged(sizeof(MX_Browser_Object));
   browser->so.type = mx_browser_type;
-  browser->destroy = destroy;
 
   destroy = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int)); /* freed by msg loop */
   *destroy = 0;
   browserWindowInit.destroy = destroy;
+  browser->destroy = destroy;
 
   // use _beginthread instead of CreateThread
   // because the use of HTMLHelp requires the use of
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Scheme_Object *mx_register_navigate_handler(int argc,Scheme_Object **argv) {
 
   // register handler for NavigateComplete2 event (memID = 259)
 
-  pISink->register_handler(259,argv[1]);
+  pISink->register_handler(259, mx_wrap_handler(argv[1]));
 
   return scheme_void;
 }
diff --git a/src/mysterx/mysterx.cxx b/src/mysterx/mysterx.cxx
index d05a4abdfb..46ce3a44c1 100644
--- a/src/mysterx/mysterx.cxx
+++ b/src/mysterx/mysterx.cxx
@@ -5466,6 +5466,11 @@ void mx_cleanup (void)
   /* looks like CoUninitialize() gets called automatically */
 }
 
+void *mx_wrap_handler(Scheme_Object *h)
+{
+  return GC_HANDLER_BOX(h);
+}
+
 Scheme_Object *scheme_module_name (void)
 {
     return scheme_intern_symbol (MXMAIN);
@@ -5551,7 +5556,7 @@ Scheme_Object *scheme_initialize (Scheme_Env *env)
 
   initMysSinkTable();
 
-  if (isatty (fileno (stdin))) {
+  if (0 && isatty (fileno (stdin))) {
     fprintf (stderr,
 	    "MysterX extension for PLT Scheme, "
 	    "Copyright (c) 1999-2003 PLT (Paul Steckler)\n");
diff --git a/src/mysterx/mysterx.h b/src/mysterx/mysterx.h
index 1e01cc061d..15d3ddd289 100644
--- a/src/mysterx/mysterx.h
+++ b/src/mysterx/mysterx.h
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ extern unsigned long browserCount;
       sprintf(buff,"Can't push argument with VARIANT tag = %X",va.vt); \
       scheme_signal_error(buff); }; } while (0)
 
-
+void *mx_wrap_handler(Scheme_Object *h);
 
 /* This indirection lets us delayload libmzsch.dll: */
 #define scheme_false (scheme_make_false())