diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp
index c9a7bb341..cc342a2af 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/AppearancePage.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ AppearancePage::AppearancePage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
   //loadStyleSheet("Default");
   loadqss();
 
-  load();
+  //load();
 
 
   /* Hide platform specific features */
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/DirectoriesPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/DirectoriesPage.cpp
index 37695801d..936aa7f74 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/DirectoriesPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/DirectoriesPage.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DirectoriesPage::DirectoriesPage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     ui.setupUi(this);
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_QuitOnClose, false);
 
-    load();
+    //load();
 
   	connect(ui.incomingButton, SIGNAL(clicked( bool ) ), this , SLOT( setIncomingDirectory() ) );
   	connect(ui.partialButton, SIGNAL(clicked( bool ) ), this , SLOT( setPartialsDirectory() ) );
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/GeneralPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/GeneralPage.cpp
index 28444fec2..1e0107574 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/GeneralPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/GeneralPage.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ GeneralPage::GeneralPage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
  /* Create RshareSettings object */
   _settings = new RshareSettings();
 
-  load();
+  //load();
 
   /* Hide platform specific features */
 #ifndef Q_WS_WIN
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp
index e8872dd94..e77bb3e7e 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/NotifyPage.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ NotifyPage::NotifyPage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
   /* Create RshareSettings object */
   _settings = new RshareSettings();
 
-  load();
+  //load();
 
    //QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
    //timer->connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateStatus()));
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
index a8f9133b0..731082ba1 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ServerPage::ServerPage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
    timer->connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateStatus()));
    timer->start(1000);
 
-	load();
+	//load();
 	updateStatus();
 
 	bool b = rsPeers->getAllowServerIPDetermination() ;