diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/config.py b/plugins/gtkgui/config.py
index 124862888..04a527105 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/config.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/config.py
@@ -730,17 +730,22 @@ class Preferences_window:
 		self.xml.get_widget('ignore_events_from_unknown_contacts_checkbutton').\
 			set_active(self.plugin.config['ignore_unknown_contacts'])
 
-		if not self.plugin.config['sounds_on']:
+		#sounds
+		if self.plugin.config['sounds_on']:
+			self.xml.get_widget('play_sounds_checkbutton').set_active(True)
+		else:
 			self.xml.get_widget('sound_player_hbox').set_sensitive(False)
 			self.xml.get_widget('sounds_scrolledwindow').set_sensitive(False)
 			self.xml.get_widget('browse_sounds_hbox').set_sensitive(False)
-			#FIXME:
-		
+
+		if os.name == 'nt': # if windows, player must not be changeable
+			self.xml.get_widget('sound_player_hbox').set_visible(False)
+
 		#sound player
 		self.xml.get_widget('soundplayer_entry').set_text(\
 			self.plugin.config['soundplayer'])
 
-		#sounds
+		#sounds treeview
 		self.sound_tree = self.xml.get_widget('sounds_treeview')
 		model = gtk.ListStore(gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_BOOLEAN, \
 			gobject.TYPE_STRING)
@@ -766,12 +771,6 @@ class Preferences_window:
 		col.pack_start(renderer)
 		col.set_attributes(renderer, text=2)
 		self.fill_sound_treeview()
-
-		if not os.name == 'posix':
-			self.xml.get_widget('soundplayer_entry').set_sensitive(False)
-			self.sound_tree.set_sensitive(False)
-			self.xml.get_widget('sounds_entry').set_sensitive(False)
-			self.xml.get_widget('sounds_button').set_sensitive(False)
 		
 		#Autoaway
 		st = self.plugin.config['autoaway']
diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
index 71fa70f45..9b03955ee 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ import Queue
 import sre
 import common.sleepy
 
+try:
+	import winsound # windows-only built-in module for playing wav
+except ImportError:
+	pass
+
 class CellRendererImage(gtk.GenericCellRenderer):
 
 	__gproperties__ = {
@@ -276,21 +281,25 @@ class plugin:
 			
 
 	def play_sound(self, event):
-		if os.name != 'posix':
+		if not self.config['sounds_on']:
 			return
-		if self.config['soundplayer'] == '':
+		if not self.config[event]: # FIXME: CAN THIS EVER HAPPEN?
 			return
-		if not self.config[event]:
+		path_to_soundfile = self.config[event + '_file']
+		if not os.path.exists(path_to_soundfile):
 			return
-		file = self.config[event + '_file']
-		if not os.path.exists(file):
-			return
-		argv = self.config['soundplayer'].split()
-		argv.append(file)
-		pid = os.spawnvp(os.P_NOWAIT, argv[0], argv)
-		pidp, r = os.waitpid(pid, os.WNOHANG)
-		if pidp == 0:
-			gobject.timeout_add(10000, self.play_timeout, pid)
+		if os.name  == 'nt':
+			winsound.PlaySound(path_to_soundfile, \
+									winsound.SND_FILENAME|winsound.SND_ASYNC)
+		elif os.name == 'posix':
+			if self.config['soundplayer'] == '':
+				return
+			argv = self.config['soundplayer'].split()
+			argv.append(path_to_soundfile)
+			pid = os.spawnvp(os.P_NOWAIT, argv[0], argv)
+			pidp, r = os.waitpid(pid, os.WNOHANG)
+			if pidp == 0:
+				gobject.timeout_add(10000, self.play_timeout, pid)
 
 	def send(self, event, account, data):
 		self.queueOUT.put((event, account, data))