diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-cellular_device_tray.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-cellular_device_tray.cpp
index f7c1031..8e2b934 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-cellular_device_tray.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-cellular_device_tray.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void CellularDeviceTray::addMenuItems(TDEPopupMenu* menu)
 	NMProxy* nm = NMProxy::getInstance();
 	Connection* active_conn = nm->getActiveConnection(d->dev);
 	if (active_conn)
-		kdDebug() << active_conn->getObjectPath().data() << endl;
+		kdDebug() << active_conn->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
 
 	// get all available Connections for cellular devices
 	// WILLTODO : repeat for GSM
diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-menuitem.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-menuitem.cpp
index 9ee78b6..67a0470 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-menuitem.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-menuitem.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ void NetworkMenuItem::slotActivate()
 		NMProxy* nm = NMProxy::getInstance();
 		if (nm)
 		{
-			kdDebug() << "Activate Connection " << d->conn->getObjectPath().data() << " on Device " << d->dev->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
-			printf("Activate Connection %s on Device %s\n", d->conn->getObjectPath().data(), d->dev->getObjectPath().ascii());
+			kdDebug() << "Activate Connection " << d->conn->getObjectPath().ascii() << " on Device " << d->dev->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
+			printf("Activate Connection %s on Device %s\n", d->conn->getObjectPath().ascii(), d->dev->getObjectPath().ascii());
 
 #if NM_CHECK_VERSION(0,8,992)
 			if (nm->ActivateConnectionAsync(id, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings", d->conn->getObjectPath(), TQT_DBusObjectPath(QCString(d->dev->getObjectPath())), d->conn->getObjectPath(), err))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void NetworkMenuItem::slotActivate()
 	else if (d->conn)
 	{
 		// no device given, just take the default device
-		printf("Activate Connection %s on default device\n", d->conn->getObjectPath().data());
+		printf("Activate Connection %s on default device\n", d->conn->getObjectPath().ascii());
 		TQT_DBusObjectPath act_conn = nm->getDefaultActiveConnection();
 		TQT_DBusObjectPath device   = nm->getDeviceForActiveConnection(act_conn);
 		vpn_attempt_this_conn = d->conn->getObjectPath();
diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-tray.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-tray.cpp
index f5503d9..78e68ed 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-tray.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-tray.cpp
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ void Tray::slotDeactivateConnection(int index)
 	NMProxy* nm = NMProxy::getInstance();
 
 	if (conn) {
-		TQString actionText = conn->getObjectPath().data();
+		TQString actionText = conn->getObjectPath().ascii();
 		nm->deactivateConnection(conn, dev);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wired_device_tray.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wired_device_tray.cpp
index 21d7082..d6ba7c2 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wired_device_tray.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wired_device_tray.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void WiredDeviceTray::addMenuItems(TDEPopupMenu* menu)
 		NMProxy* nm = NMProxy::getInstance();
 		Connection* active_conn = nm->getActiveConnection(d->dev);
 		if (active_conn)
-			kdDebug() << active_conn->getObjectPath().data() << endl;
+			kdDebug() << active_conn->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
 
 		// get all available Connections for wired devices
 		TQValueList<Connection*> connections = connectionStore->getConnections(NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME);
diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_device_tray.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_device_tray.cpp
index 0885a89..ccc8df5 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_device_tray.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_device_tray.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void WirelessDeviceTray::addWirelessNetworks(TDEPopupMenu* menu)
 	NMProxy* nm = NMProxy::getInstance();
 	Connection* active_conn = nm->getActiveConnection(d->dev);
 	if (active_conn)
-		kdDebug() << active_conn->getObjectPath().data() << endl;
+		kdDebug() << active_conn->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
 
 	// add all wireless connections in range
 	// (we may have more then one connection per network)
diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_menuitem.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_menuitem.cpp
index 13366f5..7205890 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_menuitem.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/knetworkmanager-wireless_menuitem.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void WirelessNetworkItem::slotActivate()
 	{
 		if ( _conn )
 		{
-			kdDebug() << "Activate Connection " << _conn->getObjectPath().data() << " on Device " << _dev->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
+			kdDebug() << "Activate Connection " << _conn->getObjectPath().ascii() << " on Device " << _dev->getObjectPath().ascii() << endl;
 #if NM_CHECK_VERSION(0,8,992)
 			if (!nm->ActivateConnectionAsync(id, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings", _conn->getObjectPath(), TQT_DBusObjectPath(QCString(_dev->getObjectPath())), _conn->getObjectPath(), err))
 #else
diff --git a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/xmlmarshaller.cpp b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/xmlmarshaller.cpp
index a826e39..99fdff3 100644
--- a/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/xmlmarshaller.cpp
+++ b/knetworkmanager-0.8/src/xmlmarshaller.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static TQString toString(const TQDomElement& element)
 
 static TQT_DBusObjectPath toObjectPath(const TQDomElement& element)
 {
-    return TQCString(element.text().ascii());
+    return element.text();
 }
 
 static TQT_DBusData::Type typeFromEntry(const TQDomElement& element)