--- Azureus-2.5.0.0/org/gudy/azureus2/platform/PlatformManagerFactory.java	2007-11-25 15:39:42.205443677 +0200
+++ Azureus-2.5.0.0-new/org/gudy/azureus2/platform/PlatformManagerFactory.java	2007-11-25 15:38:20.288611441 +0200
@@ -43,33 +43,8 @@
 		try{
 			class_mon.enter();
 		
-			if ( platform_manager == null ){
-										  
-				try{
-					if ( getPlatformType() == PlatformManager.PT_WINDOWS ){
-						
-						platform_manager = org.gudy.azureus2.platform.win32.PlatformManagerImpl.getSingleton();
-						
-					}else if( getPlatformType() == PlatformManager.PT_MACOSX ){
-						
-	                    platform_manager = org.gudy.azureus2.platform.macosx.PlatformManagerImpl.getSingleton();
-	                    
-					}
-				}catch( PlatformManagerException e ){
-					
-						// exception will already have been logged
-					
-				}catch( Throwable e ){
-					
-					Debug.printStackTrace(e);
-				}
-			}
-			
-			if ( platform_manager == null ){
-				
-				platform_manager = org.gudy.azureus2.platform.dummy.PlatformManagerImpl.getSingleton();
-			}
-			
+			platform_manager = org.gudy.azureus2.platform.dummy.PlatformManagerImpl.getSingleton();
+
 			return( platform_manager );
 			
 		}finally{
--- Azureus-2.5.0.0/org/gudy/azureus2/pluginsimpl/local/PluginInitializer.java	2007-11-25 15:39:46.665271213 +0200
+++ Azureus-2.5.0.0-new/org/gudy/azureus2/pluginsimpl/local/PluginInitializer.java	2007-11-25 15:34:51.806673540 +0200
@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@
    					"azbpcorepatcher", 
    					"CorePatcher",
 					"true" },
-	   		{	 PluginManagerDefaults.PID_PLATFORM_CHECKER, 
-   					"org.gudy.azureus2.platform.win32.PlatformManagerUpdateChecker", 
-   					"azplatform2", 
-   					"azplatform2",
-					"true" },
 	   		//{	 PluginManagerDefaults.PID_JPC, 
 				//	"com.aelitis.azureus.plugins.jpc.JPCPlugin", 
 				//	"azjpc",