diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index f765027af..3c6496596 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -195,11 +195,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
                 + (ui->toolBar->height() * !hide_tool_bar);
             
             ui->stackedWidget->resize(w, h);
-            if (vid_resize == 0) {
-                setFixedSize(w, modifiedHeight);
-            } else {
-                resize(w, modifiedHeight);
-            }
+            setFixedSize(w, modifiedHeight);
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp b/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
index da1e6b8a4..27dab7f85 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_platform.cpp
@@ -224,8 +224,14 @@ plat_get_filename(char *s)
 int
 plat_path_abs(char *path)
 {
-    QFileInfo fi(path);
-    return fi.isAbsolute() ? 1 : 0;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
+    if ((path[1] == ':') || (path[0] == '\\') || (path[0] == '/'))
+        return 1;
+
+    return 0;
+#else
+    return path[0] == '/';
+#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_progsettings.cpp b/src/qt/qt_progsettings.cpp
index 6ccac7b51..08e972801 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_progsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_progsettings.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void ProgSettings::accept()
     update_mouse_msg();
     main_window->ui->retranslateUi(main_window);
     QString vmname(vm_name);
-    if (vmname.at(vmname.size() - 1) == "\"" || vmname.at(vmname.size() - 1) == "'") vmname.truncate(vmname.size() - 1);
+    if (vmname.at(vmname.size() - 1) == '"' || vmname.at(vmname.size() - 1) == '\'') vmname.truncate(vmname.size() - 1);
     main_window->setWindowTitle(QString("%1 - %2 %3").arg(vmname, EMU_NAME, EMU_VERSION_FULL));
     QString msg = main_window->status->getMessage();
     main_window->status.reset(new MachineStatus(main_window));