diff --git a/include/configwin32.h b/include/configwin32.h
index 27255f93..c469b6a7 100644
--- a/include/configwin32.h
+++ b/include/configwin32.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /* 'Enable Debugging' */
 /* #undef DEBUG */
 #define DEBUG
-
+#define USE_PERL
 /* Set to explicitly specify we don't want to use thread-safe functions in
    curl */
 /* #undef DISABLED_THREADSAFE */
diff --git a/src/commands.c b/src/commands.c
index 0f05f35b..2b89cd1a 100644
--- a/src/commands.c
+++ b/src/commands.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void del_bot_cmd( hash_t *cmd_hash, const bot_cmd *cmd_ptr )
 	{
 		dlog( DEBUG3, "deleting command %s from services bot", ( ( bot_cmd* )hnode_get( cmdnode ) )->cmd );
 		hash_delete_destroy_node( cmd_hash, cmdnode );
-#if USE_PERL
+#ifdef USE_PERL
 		if (IS_PERL_MOD(cmd_ptr->modptr))
 		{
 			ns_free(cmd_ptr->cmd);
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int bot_cmd_about( const CmdParams *cmdparams )
 		if( IS_STANDARD_MOD( cmdparams->bot->moduleptr ) )
 		{
 			irc_prefmsg_list( cmdparams->bot, cmdparams->source, cmdparams->bot->moduleptr->info->about_text );
-#if USE_PERL
+#ifdef USE_PERL
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int bot_cmd_credits( const CmdParams *cmdparams )
 		{
 			irc_prefmsg_list( cmdparams->bot, cmdparams->source, 
 				cmdparams->bot->moduleptr->info->copyright );
-#if USE_PERL
+#ifdef USE_PERL
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/modules.c b/src/modules.c
index 0595c81f..0c353487 100644
--- a/src/modules.c
+++ b/src/modules.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ int unload_module( const char *modname, Client * u )
 			RESET_RUN_LEVEL();
 			SET_SEGV_LOCATION();
 		}
-#if USE_PERL
+#ifdef USE_PERL
 	} else {
 		SET_RUN_LEVEL( mod_ptr );
 		PerlModFini( mod_ptr );
diff --git a/src/neostats.vcproj b/src/neostats.vcproj
index cb3131d7..f066a40e 100644
--- a/src/neostats.vcproj
+++ b/src/neostats.vcproj
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				ExecutionBucket="6"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\Perl\lib\CORE;..\include;..\lib\curl;..\lib\pcre;win32;..\lib\event"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;NEOSTATSCORE;DLL_EXPORT;HAVE_CONFIG_H;CURL_STATICLIB;USE_PERL"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;NEOSTATSCORE;DLL_EXPORT;HAVE_CONFIG_H;CURL_STATICLIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -975,11 +975,11 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\src\win32\resource.h"
+				RelativePath=".\win32\resource.h"
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath=".\win32\resource.h"
+				RelativePath="..\..\src\win32\resource.h"
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
diff --git a/src/transfer.c b/src/transfer.c
index b896fac4..8af357b6 100644
--- a/src/transfer.c
+++ b/src/transfer.c
@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ int new_transfer(char *url, char *params, NS_TRANSFER savetofileormemory, char *
 		return NS_FAILURE;
 	}	
 #endif
+
+		/* dont reuse any connections to the server. This causes havoc with out socket code */
+	if ((ret = curl_easy_setopt(newtrans->curleasyhandle, CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE, 1)) != 0) {
+		nlog(LOG_WARNING, "Curl Set forbid reuse failed. Returned %d for url %s", ret, url);
+		nlog(LOG_WARNING, "Error Was: %s", newtrans->curlerror);
+		curl_easy_cleanup(newtrans->curleasyhandle);
+		ns_free(newtrans);
+		return NS_FAILURE;
+	}	
+
 	/* setup no signals... */
 	if ((ret = curl_easy_setopt(newtrans->curleasyhandle, CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL, 1)) != 0) {
 		nlog(LOG_WARNING, "Curl Set nosignal failed. Returned %d for url %s", ret, url);
@@ -526,15 +536,19 @@ int curl_socket_event_callback(CURL *easy, curl_socket_t s, int action, void *us
 		case CURL_POLL_NONE:
 		case CURL_POLL_IN:
 			UpdateSock(sock, EV_READ|EV_PERSIST, 1, NULL);
+			dlog(DEBUG2, "CurlSock READ %d %d", EV_READ|EV_PERSIST, action);
 			break;
 		case CURL_POLL_OUT:
 			UpdateSock(sock, EV_WRITE|EV_PERSIST, 1, NULL);	
+			dlog(DEBUG2, "CurlSock write %d %d", EV_WRITE|EV_PERSIST, action);
 			break;
 		case CURL_POLL_INOUT:
 			UpdateSock(sock, EV_READ|EV_WRITE|EV_PERSIST, 1, NULL);	
+			dlog(DEBUG2, "CurlSock INOUT %d %d", EV_READ|EV_WRITE|EV_PERSIST, action);
 			break;	
 		case CURL_POLL_REMOVE:
 			UpdateSock(sock, 0, 1, NULL);
+			dlog(DEBUG2, "CurlSock RM %d %d", 0, action);
 			break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/win32/winmain.c b/src/win32/winmain.c
index eac02980..acf1db63 100755
--- a/src/win32/winmain.c
+++ b/src/win32/winmain.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static HMENU hTrayPopMenu;
 static POINT TrayPoint;
 
 static char szConfigFileName[ MAX_PATH ];
-
+#undef NDEBUG
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 static void InitDebugConsole( void )
 {