diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp
index 71c3ec49..5fd32e6c 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 extern Name* lastBankNames;
 extern Name* loadedBankNames;
 extern Name* ramBankNames;
+extern bool ramBankNamesLoaded;
 extern int lastBank;
 extern int loadedBank;
 extern int myNumWPs;
@@ -1974,6 +1975,7 @@ BOOL CALLBACK DebuggerCallB(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPara
 
 							case IDC_DEBUGGER_RELOAD_SYMS:
 							{
+								ramBankNamesLoaded = false;
 								lastBank = loadedBank = -1;
 								loadNameFiles();
 								UpdateDebugger(false);
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/debuggersp.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/debuggersp.cpp
index 525ce55c..ded3f982 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/debuggersp.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/debuggersp.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int GetNesFileAddress(int A);
 Name* lastBankNames = 0;
 Name* loadedBankNames = 0;
 Name* ramBankNames = 0;
+bool ramBankNamesLoaded = false;
 int lastBank = -1;
 int loadedBank = -1;
 extern char LoadedRomFName[2048];
@@ -325,16 +326,16 @@ Name* parse(char* lines, const char* filename)
 		if (fail == -1)
 		{
 			continue;
-		}
-		else if (fail) // Show an error to allow the user to correct the defect line
+		} else if (fail)
 		{
-			const char* fmtString = "Error (Code: %d): Invalid line \"%s\" in NL file \"%s\"";
+			// Show an error to allow the user to correct the defect line
+			const char* fmtString = "Error (Code: %d): Invalid line \"%s\" in NL file \"%s\"\n";
 			char* msg = (char*)malloc(strlen(fmtString) + 8 + strlen(lines) + strlen(filename) + 1);
 			sprintf(msg, fmtString, fail, lines, filename);
 			MessageBox(0, msg, "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 			free(msg);
 			lines = pos + 1;
-			MessageBox(0, lines, "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+			//MessageBox(0, lines, "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 			continue;
 		}
 		
@@ -546,16 +547,21 @@ void loadNameFiles()
 {
 	int cb;
 
-	if (ramBankNames)
-		free(ramBankNames);
+	if (!ramBankNamesLoaded)
+	{
+		ramBankNamesLoaded = true;
+		// load RAM names
+		if (ramBankNames)
+			free(ramBankNames);
 		
-	// The NL file for the RAM addresses has the name nesrom.nes.ram.nl
-	strcpy(NLfilename, mass_replace(LoadedRomFName, "|", ".").c_str());
-	strcat(NLfilename, ".ram.nl");
+		// The NL file for the RAM addresses has the name nesrom.nes.ram.nl
+		strcpy(NLfilename, mass_replace(LoadedRomFName, "|", ".").c_str());
+		strcat(NLfilename, ".ram.nl");
+
+		// Load the address descriptions for the RAM addresses
+		ramBankNames = parseNameFile(NLfilename);
+	}
 
-	// Load the address descriptions for the RAM addresses
-	ramBankNames = parseNameFile(NLfilename);
-			
 	// Find out which bank is loaded at 0xC000
 	cb = getBank(0xC000);
 	if (cb == -1) // No bank was loaded at that offset
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/pref.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/pref.cpp
index f85fba00..fad9cea9 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/pref.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/pref.cpp
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ int storeHexPreferences(FILE* f)
 int storePreferences(const char* romname)
 {
 
-	if (debuggerSaveLoadDEBFiles == false) {
+	if (debuggerSaveLoadDEBFiles == false)
 		return 0;
-	}
-
 
 	FILE* f;
 	char* filename;
@@ -174,9 +172,7 @@ int storePreferences(const char* romname)
 	// Moved debugger exit code due to complaints and the Debugger menu option being enabled
 
 	if (!debuggerWasActive)
-	{
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	// With some work, this could be made to prevent writing empty .deb files.
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp
index 0bb9b4ab..4b1b7f1a 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ using namespace std;
 extern Name* lastBankNames;
 extern Name* loadedBankNames;
 extern Name* ramBankNames;
-extern int lastBank;
-extern int loadedBank;
-extern int myNumWPs;
 
 // ################################## End of SP CODE ###########################