diff --git a/ethereal/assets/debugger/debugger.qml b/ethereal/assets/debugger/debugger.qml
index f204647c8e..fa56737a22 100644
--- a/ethereal/assets/debugger/debugger.qml
+++ b/ethereal/assets/debugger/debugger.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 	property alias dataText: rawDataField.text
 
 	onClosing: {
-		compileTimer.stop()
+		//compileTimer.stop()
 	}
 
 	MenuBar {
@@ -112,13 +112,15 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 						anchors.right: settings.left
 						focus: true
 
+						/*
 						Timer {
 							id: compileTimer
 							interval: 500 ; running: true ;  repeat: true
 							onTriggered: {
-								dbg.compile(codeEditor.text)
+								dbg.autoComp(codeEditor.text)
 							}
 						}
+						*/
 					}
 
 					Column {
diff --git a/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml b/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
index 4b252f2009..c783cde830 100644
--- a/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
+++ b/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 				anchors.right: parent.right
 				height: 200
 				Image {
-					source: ui.assetPath("tx.png")
+					source: "../tx.png"
 					anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 					MouseArea {
 						anchors.fill: parent
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 					}
 				}
 				Image {
-					source: ui.assetPath("new.png")
+					source: "../new.png"
 					anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 					MouseArea {
 						anchors.fill: parent
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 					}
 				}
 				Image {
-					source: ui.assetPath("net.png")
+					source: "../net.png"
 					anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 					MouseArea {
 						anchors.fill: parent
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 				}
 
 				Image {
-					source: ui.assetPath("heart.png")
+					source: "../heart.png"
 					anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 					MouseArea {
 						anchors.fill: parent
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 				onDoubleClicked:  peerWindow.visible = true
 				anchors.fill: parent
 			}
-			source: ui.assetPath("network.png")
+			source: "../network.png"
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 			width: 150
 			fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
 			smooth: true
-			source: ui.assetPath("facet.png")
+			source: "../facet.png"
 			x: 10
 			y: 10
 		}
diff --git a/ethereal/assets/qml/webapp.qml b/ethereal/assets/qml/webapp.qml
index 63927f0ebe..5e4c035d8d 100644
--- a/ethereal/assets/qml/webapp.qml
+++ b/ethereal/assets/qml/webapp.qml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 			experimental.preferences.javascriptEnabled: true
 			experimental.preferences.navigatorQtObjectEnabled: true
 			experimental.preferences.developerExtrasEnabled: true
-			experimental.userScripts: [ui.assetPath("ext/pre.js"), ui.assetPath("ext/big.js"), ui.assetPath("ext/string.js"), ui.assetPath("ext/ethereum.js")]
+			experimental.userScripts: ["../ext/pre.js", "../ext/big.js", "../ext/string.js", "../ext/ethereum.js"]
 			experimental.onMessageReceived: {
 				console.log("[onMessageReceived]: ", message.data)
 				// TODO move to messaging.js
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 						inspector.visible = false
 					}else{
 						inspector.visible = true
+            inspector.url = webview.experimental.remoteInspectorUrl
 					}
 				}
 				onDoubleClicked: {
@@ -224,7 +225,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 		WebView {
 			id: inspector
 			visible: false
-			url: webview.experimental.remoteInspectorUrl
 			anchors {
 				left: root.left
 				right: root.right
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 				name: "inspectorShown"
 				PropertyChanges {
 					target: inspector
-					url: webview.experimental.remoteInspectorUrl
 				}
 			}
 		]
diff --git a/ethereal/debugger.go b/ethereal/debugger.go
index 64ca316f86..997c2e8dd2 100644
--- a/ethereal/debugger.go
+++ b/ethereal/debugger.go
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ func (self *DebuggerWindow) Compile(code string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Used by QML
+func (self *DebuggerWindow) AutoComp(code string) {
+	if self.Db.done {
+		self.Compile(code)
+	}
+}
+
 func (self *DebuggerWindow) ClearLog() {
 	self.win.Root().Call("clearLog")
 }
@@ -110,8 +117,6 @@ func (self *DebuggerWindow) Debug(valueStr, gasStr, gasPriceStr, scriptStr, data
 		return
 	}
 
-	self.SetAsm(script)
-
 	var (
 		gas      = ethutil.Big(gasStr)
 		gasPrice = ethutil.Big(gasPriceStr)
@@ -257,6 +262,10 @@ func (self *Debugger) StepHook(pc int, op ethchain.OpCode, mem *ethchain.Memory,
 	return self.halting(pc, op, mem, stack, stateObject)
 }
 
+func (self *Debugger) SetCode(byteCode []byte) {
+	self.main.SetAsm(byteCode)
+}
+
 func (self *Debugger) BreakPoints() []int64 {
 	return self.breakPoints
 }
diff --git a/ethereal/ext_app.go b/ethereal/ext_app.go
index c02f5ccb38..17c342a1b9 100644
--- a/ethereal/ext_app.go
+++ b/ethereal/ext_app.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethreact"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/go-qml/qml"
 )
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ type AppContainer interface {
 type ExtApplication struct {
 	*ethpub.PEthereum
 
-	blockChan       chan ethreact.Event
-	changeChan      chan ethreact.Event
+	blockChan       chan ethutil.React
+	changeChan      chan ethutil.React
 	quitChan        chan bool
 	watcherQuitChan chan bool
 
@@ -38,8 +37,8 @@ type ExtApplication struct {
 func NewExtApplication(container AppContainer, lib *UiLib) *ExtApplication {
 	app := &ExtApplication{
 		ethpub.NewPEthereum(lib.eth),
-		make(chan ethreact.Event),
-		make(chan ethreact.Event),
+		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
+		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
 		make(chan bool),
 		make(chan bool),
 		container,
diff --git a/ethereal/flags.go b/ethereal/flags.go
index 2c9b3af5fa..d5ca9f336a 100644
--- a/ethereal/flags.go
+++ b/ethereal/flags.go
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func defaultAssetPath() string {
 			assetPath = filepath.Join(exedir, "../Resources")
 		case "linux":
 			assetPath = "/usr/share/ethereal"
-		case "window":
-			fallthrough
+		case "windows":
+			assetPath = "./assets"
 		default:
 			assetPath = "."
 		}
diff --git a/ethereal/gui.go b/ethereal/gui.go
index 2bad90361c..9f28045f86 100644
--- a/ethereal/gui.go
+++ b/ethereal/gui.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethreact"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethwire"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) showWallet(context *qml.Context) (*qml.Window, error) {
 	gui.readPreviousTransactions()
 	gui.setPeerInfo()
 
-	gui.update()
+	go gui.update()
 
 	return win, nil
 }
@@ -267,68 +266,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) setWalletValue(amount, unconfirmedFunds *big.Int) {
 func (gui *Gui) update() {
 	reactor := gui.eth.Reactor()
 
-	blockChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
-	txChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
-	objectChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
-	peerChan := make(chan ethreact.Event)
+	blockChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
+	txChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
+	objectChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
+	peerChan := make(chan ethutil.React, 1)
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
-
-	state := gui.eth.StateManager().TransState()
-
-	unconfirmedFunds := new(big.Int)
-	gui.win.Root().Call("setWalletValue", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ethutil.CurrencyToString(state.GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount)))
-
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case b := <-blockChan:
-				block := b.Resource.(*ethchain.Block)
-				gui.processBlock(block, false)
-				if bytes.Compare(block.Coinbase, gui.address()) == 0 {
-					gui.setWalletValue(gui.eth.StateManager().CurrentState().GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount, nil)
-				}
-
-			case txMsg := <-txChan:
-				tx := txMsg.Resource.(*ethchain.Transaction)
-
-				if txMsg.Name == "newTx:pre" {
-					object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
-
-					if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
-						gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "send")
-						gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
-
-						unconfirmedFunds.Sub(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
-					} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
-						gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "recv")
-						gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
-
-						unconfirmedFunds.Add(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
-					}
-
-					gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, unconfirmedFunds)
-				} else {
-					object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
-					if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
-						object.SubAmount(tx.Value)
-					} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
-						object.AddAmount(tx.Value)
-					}
-
-					gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, nil)
-
-					state.UpdateStateObject(object)
-				}
-			case <-objectChan:
-				gui.loadAddressBook()
-			case <-peerChan:
-				gui.setPeerInfo()
-			case <-ticker.C:
-				gui.setPeerInfo()
-			}
-		}
-	}()
 	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", blockChan)
 	reactor.Subscribe("newTx:pre", txChan)
 	reactor.Subscribe("newTx:post", txChan)
@@ -339,6 +281,61 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 	}
 	reactor.Subscribe("peerList", peerChan)
 
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+
+	state := gui.eth.StateManager().TransState()
+
+	unconfirmedFunds := new(big.Int)
+	gui.win.Root().Call("setWalletValue", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ethutil.CurrencyToString(state.GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount)))
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case b := <-blockChan:
+			block := b.Resource.(*ethchain.Block)
+			gui.processBlock(block, false)
+			if bytes.Compare(block.Coinbase, gui.address()) == 0 {
+				gui.setWalletValue(gui.eth.StateManager().CurrentState().GetAccount(gui.address()).Amount, nil)
+			}
+
+		case txMsg := <-txChan:
+			tx := txMsg.Resource.(*ethchain.Transaction)
+
+			if txMsg.Event == "newTx:pre" {
+				object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
+
+				if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
+					gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "send")
+					gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
+
+					unconfirmedFunds.Sub(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
+				} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
+					gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx), "recv")
+					gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
+
+					unconfirmedFunds.Add(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
+				}
+
+				gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, unconfirmedFunds)
+			} else {
+				object := state.GetAccount(gui.address())
+				if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.address()) == 0 {
+					object.SubAmount(tx.Value)
+				} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.address()) == 0 {
+					object.AddAmount(tx.Value)
+				}
+
+				gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, nil)
+
+				state.UpdateStateObject(object)
+			}
+		case <-objectChan:
+			gui.loadAddressBook()
+		case <-peerChan:
+			gui.setPeerInfo()
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			gui.setPeerInfo()
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) setPeerInfo() {
diff --git a/ethereal/html_container.go b/ethereal/html_container.go
index 1e835eebcb..04136f8017 100644
--- a/ethereal/html_container.go
+++ b/ethereal/html_container.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-qml/qml"
 	"github.com/howeyc/fsnotify"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func (app *HtmlApplication) RootFolder() string {
 	if err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return path.Dir(folder.RequestURI())
+	return path.Dir(ethutil.WindonizePath(folder.RequestURI()))
 }
 func (app *HtmlApplication) RecursiveFolders() []os.FileInfo {
 	files, _ := ioutil.ReadDir(app.RootFolder())
@@ -77,11 +76,13 @@ func (app *HtmlApplication) NewWatcher(quitChan chan bool) {
 
 	app.watcher, err = fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
+		logger.Infoln("Could not create new auto-reload watcher:", err)
 		return
 	}
 	err = app.watcher.Watch(app.RootFolder())
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		logger.Infoln("Could not start auto-reload watcher:", err)
+		return
 	}
 	for _, folder := range app.RecursiveFolders() {
 		fullPath := app.RootFolder() + "/" + folder.Name()
diff --git a/ethereal/qml_container.go b/ethereal/qml_container.go
index a8ce1cb752..cb43a99bde 100644
--- a/ethereal/qml_container.go
+++ b/ethereal/qml_container.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/go-qml/qml"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 type QmlApplication struct {
@@ -20,7 +21,14 @@ func NewQmlApplication(path string, lib *UiLib) *QmlApplication {
 }
 
 func (app *QmlApplication) Create() error {
-	component, err := app.engine.LoadFile(app.path)
+	path := string(app.path)
+
+	// For some reason for windows we get /c:/path/to/something, windows doesn't like the first slash but is fine with the others so we are removing it
+	if string(app.path[0]) == "/" && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		path = app.path[1:]
+	}
+
+	component, err := app.engine.LoadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warnln(err)
 	}
diff --git a/ethereum/flags.go b/ethereum/flags.go
index d5a9c3a8a0..af0fd9a698 100644
--- a/ethereum/flags.go
+++ b/ethereum/flags.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 var Identifier string
 var KeyRing string
+var DiffTool bool
 var KeyStore string
 var StartRpc bool
 var RpcPort int
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func Init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&ConfigFile, "conf", defaultConfigFile, "config file")
 	flag.StringVar(&DebugFile, "debug", "", "debug file (no debugging if not set)")
 	flag.IntVar(&LogLevel, "loglevel", int(ethlog.InfoLevel), "loglevel: 0-5: silent,error,warn,info,debug,debug detail)")
+	flag.BoolVar(&DiffTool, "difftool", false, "creates output for diff'ing. Sets LogLevel=0")
 
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartMining, "mine", false, "start dagger mining")
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartJsConsole, "js", false, "launches javascript console")
diff --git a/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go b/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
index 6e107e376b..852a504879 100644
--- a/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
+++ b/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethreact"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
 	"github.com/obscuren/otto"
@@ -23,8 +22,8 @@ type JSRE struct {
 	vm       *otto.Otto
 	lib      *ethpub.PEthereum
 
-	blockChan  chan ethreact.Event
-	changeChan chan ethreact.Event
+	blockChan  chan ethutil.React
+	changeChan chan ethutil.React
 	quitChan   chan bool
 
 	objectCb map[string][]otto.Value
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ func NewJSRE(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) *JSRE {
 		ethereum,
 		otto.New(),
 		ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum),
-		make(chan ethreact.Event),
-		make(chan ethreact.Event),
+		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
+		make(chan ethutil.React, 1),
 		make(chan bool),
 		make(map[string][]otto.Value),
 	}
@@ -64,9 +63,6 @@ func NewJSRE(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) *JSRE {
 
 	// We have to make sure that, whoever calls this, calls "Stop"
 	go re.mainLoop()
-	// Subscribe to events
-	reactor := ethereum.Reactor()
-	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", re.blockChan)
 
 	re.Bind("eth", &JSEthereum{re.lib, re.vm})
 
@@ -112,6 +108,10 @@ func (self *JSRE) Stop() {
 }
 
 func (self *JSRE) mainLoop() {
+	// Subscribe to events
+	reactor := self.ethereum.Reactor()
+	reactor.Subscribe("newBlock", self.blockChan)
+
 out:
 	for {
 		select {
diff --git a/ethereum/main.go b/ethereum/main.go
index e4d73d4942..39226c1d2b 100644
--- a/ethereum/main.go
+++ b/ethereum/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
 	"runtime"
 )
@@ -20,7 +21,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	// precedence: code-internal flag default < config file < environment variables < command line
 	Init() // parsing command line
+
+	// If the difftool option is selected ignore all other log output
+	if DiffTool {
+		LogLevel = 0
+	}
+
 	utils.InitConfig(ConfigFile, Datadir, "ETH")
+	ethutil.Config.Diff = DiffTool
 
 	utils.InitDataDir(Datadir)