diff --git a/kcontrol/icons/icons.cpp b/kcontrol/icons/icons.cpp
index fda2d3013..d1454171e 100644
--- a/kcontrol/icons/icons.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/icons/icons.cpp
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ void KIconConfig::save()
     g.writeEntry("IconUseRoundedRect", mpRoundedCheck->isChecked(), true, true);
     g.writeEntry("ShowKonqIconActivationEffect", mpActiveEffectCheck->isChecked(), true, true);
 
+    kapp->dcopClient()->send( "konqueror*", "KonquerorIface", "reparseConfiguration()", "" );
+    kapp->dcopClient()->send( "kdesktop", "KDesktopIface", "configure()", "" );
+
     mpConfig->sync();
     mpSystrayConfig->sync();
     mpKickerConfig->sync();
diff --git a/kdesktop/kdesktopshadowsettings.cpp b/kdesktop/kdesktopshadowsettings.cpp
index 474d645b1..6f18850e9 100644
--- a/kdesktop/kdesktopshadowsettings.cpp
+++ b/kdesktop/kdesktopshadowsettings.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 KDesktopShadowSettings::KDesktopShadowSettings(KConfig *cfg) : 
     KShadowSettings(),
-    m_textColor(TQColor(255,255,255)),
+    m_textColor(TQColor("#FFFFFF")),
     _UID(0L)
 {
     setConfig(cfg);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void KDesktopShadowSettings::setConfig(KConfig *val)
     setUID();
 
     config->setGroup("FMSettings");
-    m_textColor = config->readColorEntry("NormalTextColor", &Qt::white);
+    m_textColor = config->readColorEntry("NormalTextColor", TQColor("#FFFFFF"));
     m_bgColor = config->readColorEntry("ItemTextBackground");
     m_isEnabled = config->readBoolEntry("ShadowEnabled", true);
 
diff --git a/kpersonalizer/kospage.cpp b/kpersonalizer/kospage.cpp
index 9c9262a9a..3d92f2f4e 100644
--- a/kpersonalizer/kospage.cpp
+++ b/kpersonalizer/kospage.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void KOSPage::writeKDE(){
 	cglobal->writeEntry("SingleClick", true, true, true);
 
 	claunch->setGroup("FeedbackStyle");
-	claunch->writeEntry("BusyCursor", true);
+	claunch->writeEntry("BusyCursor", false);
 
 	cwin->setGroup("Windows");
 	cwin->writeEntry("TitlebarDoubleClickCommand", "Shade");
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void KOSPage::writeWindows(){
 	cglobal->writeEntry("SingleClick", false, true, true);
 
 	claunch->setGroup("FeedbackStyle");
-	claunch->writeEntry("BusyCursor", true);
+	claunch->writeEntry("BusyCursor", false);
 
 	cwin->setGroup("Windows");
 	cwin->writeEntry("TitlebarDoubleClickCommand", "Maximize");
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void KOSPage::getUserDefaults(){
 	b_SingleClick = cglobal->readBoolEntry("SingleClick", true);
 
 	claunch->setGroup("FeedbackStyle");
-	b_BusyCursor = claunch->readBoolEntry("BusyCursor", true);
+	b_BusyCursor = claunch->readBoolEntry("BusyCursor", false);
 
 	cwin->setGroup("Windows");
 	s_TitlebarDCC = cwin->readEntry("TitlebarDoubleClickCommand", "Shade");