diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/number-snip.rkt b/collects/drscheme/private/number-snip.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb14f3c873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/number-snip.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require framework
+         racket/class
+         racket/snip)
+(define snip-class (send (get-the-snip-class-list) find
+                        (format "~s" `(lib "number-snip.ss" "drscheme" "private"))))
+(provide snip-class)
+;; this is here because there may be old number snips
+;; out there that still point to this file
diff --git a/collects/tests/drracket/snip/number-snip.rkt b/collects/tests/drracket/snip/number-snip.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07043ae760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/tests/drracket/snip/number-snip.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#reader(lib"read.ss""wxme")WXME0108 ## 
+#|
+   This file uses the GRacket editor format.
+   Open this file in DrRacket version 5.3.0.16 or later to read it.
+
+   Most likely, it was created by saving a program in DrRacket,
+   and it probably contains a program with non-text elements
+   (such as images or comment boxes).
+
+            http://racket-lang.org/
+|#
+ 29 7 #"wxtext\0"
+3 1 6 #"wxtab\0"
+1 1 8 #"wximage\0"
+2 0 8 #"wxmedia\0"
+4 1 34 #"(lib \"syntax-browser.ss\" \"mrlib\")\0"
+1 0 16 #"drscheme:number\0"
+3 0 44 #"(lib \"number-snip.ss\" \"drscheme\" \"private\")\0"
+1 0 36 #"(lib \"comment-snip.ss\" \"framework\")\0"
+1 0 93
+(
+ #"((lib \"collapsed-snipclass.ss\" \"framework\") (lib \"collapsed-sni"
+ #"pclass-wxme.ss\" \"framework\"))\0"
+) 0 0 43 #"(lib \"collapsed-snipclass.ss\" \"framework\")\0"
+0 0 19 #"drscheme:sexp-snip\0"
+0 0 36 #"(lib \"cache-image-snip.ss\" \"mrlib\")\0"
+1 0 68
+(
+ #"((lib \"image-core.ss\" \"mrlib\") (lib \"image-core-wxme.rkt\" \"mr"
+ #"lib\"))\0"
+) 1 0 29 #"drscheme:bindings-snipclass%\0"
+1 0 88
+(
+ #"((lib \"pict-snip.rkt\" \"drracket\" \"private\") (lib \"pict-snip.r"
+ #"kt\" \"drracket\" \"private\"))\0"
+) 0 0 33 #"(lib \"bullet-snip.ss\" \"browser\")\0"
+0 0 25 #"(lib \"matrix.ss\" \"htdp\")\0"
+1 0 22 #"drscheme:lambda-snip%\0"
+1 0 57
+#"(lib \"hrule-snip.rkt\" \"macro-debugger\" \"syntax-browser\")\0"
+1 0 26 #"drscheme:pict-value-snip%\0"
+0 0 45 #"(lib \"image-snipr.ss\" \"slideshow\" \"private\")\0"
+1 0 38 #"(lib \"pict-snipclass.ss\" \"slideshow\")\0"
+2 0 55 #"(lib \"vertical-separator-snip.ss\" \"stepper\" \"private\")\0"
+1 0 18 #"drscheme:xml-snip\0"
+1 0 31 #"(lib \"xml-snipclass.ss\" \"xml\")\0"
+1 0 21 #"drscheme:scheme-snip\0"
+2 0 34 #"(lib \"scheme-snipclass.ss\" \"xml\")\0"
+1 0 10 #"text-box%\0"
+1 0 32 #"(lib \"text-snipclass.ss\" \"xml\")\0"
+1 0 1 6 #"wxloc\0"
+          0 0 60 0 1 #"\0"
+0 75 1 #"\0"
+0 12 90 -1 90 -1 3 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 1 -1 0 9
+#"Standard\0"
+0 75 7 #"Monaco\0"
+0 12 90 -1 90 -1 3 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 24
+#"framework:default-color\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 150 0 150 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 15
+#"text:ports out\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 150 0 150 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 93 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1
+-1 2 15 #"text:ports err\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 93 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1
+-1 2 1 #"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 175 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 17
+#"text:ports value\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 175 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 92 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 34 139 34 0 0 0 -1
+-1 2 27 #"Matching Parenthesis Style\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 92 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 34 139 34 0 0 0 -1
+-1 2 1 #"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 38 38 128 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 37
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:symbol\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 38 38 128 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 38
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:keyword\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 38 38 128 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 194 116 31 0 0 0 -1 -1 2
+38 #"framework:syntax-color:scheme:comment\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 194 116 31 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 41 128 38 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 37
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:string\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 41 128 38 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 39
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:constant\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 41 128 38 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 132 60 36 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 42
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:parenthesis\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 132 60 36 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 36
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:error\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 36
+#"framework:syntax-color:scheme:other\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 81 112 203 0 0 0 -1 -1 2
+38 #"drracket:check-syntax:lexically-bound\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 81 112 203 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 178 34 34 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 28
+#"drracket:check-syntax:set!d\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 178 34 34 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 37
+#"drracket:check-syntax:unused-require\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 36
+#"drracket:check-syntax:free-variable\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 68 0 203 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 31
+#"drracket:check-syntax:imported\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 68 0 203 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 47
+#"drracket:check-syntax:my-obligation-style-pref\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 178 34 34 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 116 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 50
+#"drracket:check-syntax:their-obligation-style-pref\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 116 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 48
+#"drracket:check-syntax:unk-obligation-style-pref\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 139 142 28 0 0 0 -1 -1 2
+49 #"drracket:check-syntax:both-obligation-style-pref\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 139 142 28 0 0 0 -1 -1 2
+26 #"plt:htdp:test-coverage-on\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 165 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 27
+#"plt:htdp:test-coverage-off\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 165 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 4 1
+#"\0"
+0 70 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+-1 -1 4 4 #"XML\0"
+0 70 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+-1 -1 2 1 #"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 34 139 34 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 37
+#"plt:module-language:test-coverage-on\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 34 139 34 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 1
+#"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 176 48 96 0 0 0 -1 -1 2 38
+#"plt:module-language:test-coverage-off\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 176 48 96 0 0 0 -1 -1 4 1
+#"\0"
+0 71 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+-1 -1 4 1 #"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 255 0 0 0 -1
+-1 4 1 #"\0"
+0 71 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 255 0 0 0 -1
+-1 4 1 #"\0"
+0 71 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 100 0 0 0 0 -1
+-1 0 1 #"\0"
+0 75 7 #"Monaco\0"
+0.0 12 90 -1 90 -1 3 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 255
+255 255 1 -1 0 1 #"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+0.0 13 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+-1 -1 2 1 #"\0"
+0 -1 1 #"\0"
+0.0 13 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+-1 -1 4 1 #"\0"
+0 71 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 93 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 255 0 0 0 0 0 -1
+-1 2 1 #"\0"
+0 70 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 93 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 148 0 211 0 0 0 -1
+-1 2 1 #"\0"
+0 70 1 #"\0"
+1.0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 255 0 0 0 -1
+-1           0 4 0 4 3 12 #"#lang racket"
+0 0 4 29 1 #"\n"
+0 6          10 4 4 #"5/6\0"
+3 #"#e\0"
+9 #"improper\0"
+2 #"1\0"
+0 0 4 29 1 #"\n"
+0           0
diff --git a/collects/tests/drracket/snip/run-all.rkt b/collects/tests/drracket/snip/run-all.rkt
index 82a4b8d186..13764d7fba 100644
--- a/collects/tests/drracket/snip/run-all.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/drracket/snip/run-all.rkt
@@ -5,34 +5,45 @@
 
 (define known-wxme-failures '("collapsed.rkt"))
 
-(define ((record-failure f gui?) exn)
-  (eprintf "failed to load ~a in ~a mode\n" f (if gui? "gui" "wxme"))
-  ((error-display-handler) (exn-message exn) exn))
+(define (record-failure exn)
+  (parameterize ([current-error-port (current-output-port)])
+    (set! failures (+ failures 1))
+    ((error-display-handler) (exn-message exn) exn)))
 
+(define failures 0)
 (define tried 0)
 
-(define gui-namespace (make-gui-namespace))
-(define base-namespace (make-base-namespace))
+(define on (current-namespace))
 
 (parameterize ([use-compiled-file-paths '()])
   ;; setting the use-compiled-file-paths here is important
   ;; so we don't "cheat" by using the wxme version to compile
   ;; the file and then just avoid using the GUI version at all.
   
-  (for ([f (in-list (directory-list here))])
+  (for ([f (in-list (sort (directory-list here) string<=? 
+                          #:key path->string))])
+    
+    (define gui-namespace (make-gui-namespace))
+    (define base-namespace (make-base-namespace))
+    
     (define f-str (path->string f))
     (unless (member f-str '("info.rkt" "run-all.rkt"))
       (when (regexp-match #rx"[.]rkt$" f-str)
-        
         (parameterize ([current-namespace gui-namespace])
           (set! tried (+ tried 1))
-          (with-handlers ((exn:fail? (record-failure f #t)))
+          (printf "=== trying ~a with gui-namespace\n" f)
+          (with-handlers ((exn:fail? record-failure))
             (dynamic-require (build-path here f) #f)))
         
         (unless (member f-str known-wxme-failures)
           (parameterize ([current-namespace base-namespace])
             (set! tried (+ tried 1))
-            (with-handlers ((exn:fail? (record-failure f #f)))
+            (printf "=== trying ~a with base-namespace\n" f)
+            (with-handlers ((exn:fail? record-failure))
               (dynamic-require (build-path here f) #f))))))))
 
 (printf "tried ~a files\n" tried)
+(unless (zero? failures)
+  (eprintf "~a attempt~a failed\n"
+           failures
+           (if (= failures 1) "" "s")))
\ No newline at end of file