diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/sysinfo.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/sysinfo.c
index 084744df023..9ec4a3c8eed 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/sysinfo.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/sysinfo.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define NDEBUG
 #include <internal/debug.h>
 
+extern PEPROCESS PsIdleProcess;
 extern ULONG NtGlobalFlag; /* FIXME: it should go in a ddk/?.h */
 ULONGLONG STDCALL KeQueryInterruptTime(VOID);
 
@@ -611,13 +612,20 @@ QSI_DEF(SystemProcessInformation)
 		SpiCur->ProcessName.Buffer = (void*)(pCur+curSize);
 
 		// copy name to the end of the struct
-		RtlInitAnsiString(&imgName, pr->ImageFileName);
-		RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&SpiCur->ProcessName, &imgName, FALSE);
+		if(pr != PsIdleProcess)
+		{
+		  RtlInitAnsiString(&imgName, pr->ImageFileName);
+		  RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&SpiCur->ProcessName, &imgName, FALSE);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+                  RtlInitUnicodeString(&SpiCur->ProcessName, NULL);
+		}
 
 		SpiCur->BasePriority = pr->Pcb.BasePriority;
 		SpiCur->ProcessId = pr->UniqueProcessId;
 		SpiCur->InheritedFromProcessId = pr->InheritedFromUniqueProcessId;
-		SpiCur->HandleCount = ObpGetHandleCountByHandleTable(pr->ObjectTable);
+		SpiCur->HandleCount = (pr->ObjectTable ? ObpGetHandleCountByHandleTable(pr->ObjectTable) : 0);
 		SpiCur->VmCounters.PeakVirtualSize = pr->PeakVirtualSize;
 		SpiCur->VmCounters.VirtualSize = pr->VirtualSize.QuadPart;
 		SpiCur->VmCounters.PageFaultCount = pr->LastFaultCount;
@@ -670,10 +678,6 @@ QSI_DEF(SystemProcessInformation)
 	}  while ((pr != syspr) && (pr != NULL));
 
 	*ReqSize = ovlSize;
-	if (pr != NULL)
-	  {
-	    ObDereferenceObject(pr);
-	  }
 	return (STATUS_SUCCESS);
 }
 
@@ -849,7 +853,7 @@ QSI_DEF(SystemHandleInformation)
 
         do
 	  {
-            hCount = hCount + ObpGetHandleCountByHandleTable(pr->ObjectTable);
+            hCount = hCount + (pr->ObjectTable ? ObpGetHandleCountByHandleTable(pr->ObjectTable) : 0);
             pr = PsGetNextProcess(pr);
 
 	    if ((pr == syspr) || (pr == NULL))
@@ -858,11 +862,6 @@ QSI_DEF(SystemHandleInformation)
 
 	DPRINT("SystemHandleInformation 2\n");
 
-	if (pr != NULL)
-	  {
-	    ObDereferenceObject(pr);
-	  }
-
         curSize = sizeof(SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION)+
                   (  (sizeof(SYSTEM_HANDLE_TABLE_ENTRY_INFO) * hCount) - 
                      (sizeof(SYSTEM_HANDLE_TABLE_ENTRY_INFO) ));
@@ -883,9 +882,9 @@ QSI_DEF(SystemHandleInformation)
 
 	 do
 	  {
-            int Count = 0, HandleCount = 0;
+            int Count = 0, HandleCount;
 
-            HandleCount = ObpGetHandleCountByHandleTable(pr->ObjectTable);
+            HandleCount = (pr->ObjectTable ? ObpGetHandleCountByHandleTable(pr->ObjectTable) : 0);
 
             for (Count = 0; HandleCount > 0 ; HandleCount--)
                {
@@ -900,12 +899,6 @@ QSI_DEF(SystemHandleInformation)
 		break;
 	   } while ((pr != syspr) && (pr != NULL));
 
-
-	if (pr != NULL)
-	  {
-	    ObDereferenceObject(pr);
-	  }
-
 	DPRINT("SystemHandleInformation 4\n");
 	return (STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/idle.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/idle.c
index 11e846408e3..430d4acd001 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/idle.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/idle.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 /* GLOBALS *******************************************************************/
 
+extern PEPROCESS PsIdleProcess;
+
 /* FUNCTIONS *****************************************************************/
 
 /** System idle thread procedure
@@ -53,8 +55,8 @@ PsInitIdleThread(VOID)
    NTSTATUS Status;
    PETHREAD IdleThread;
    KIRQL oldIrql;
-   
-   Status = PsInitializeThread(NULL,
+
+   Status = PsInitializeThread(PsIdleProcess,
 			       &IdleThread,
 			       NULL,
 			       KernelMode,
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c
index 651c8dda8cf..ed1788bd912 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/process.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 VOID INIT_FUNCTION PsInitClientIDManagment(VOID);
 
 PEPROCESS EXPORTED PsInitialSystemProcess = NULL;
+PEPROCESS PsIdleProcess = NULL;
 
 POBJECT_TYPE EXPORTED PsProcessType = NULL;
 
@@ -120,34 +121,36 @@ PsGetNextProcess(PEPROCESS OldProcess)
    
    if (OldProcess == NULL)
      {
-       Status = ObReferenceObjectByPointer(PsInitialSystemProcess,
+       Status = ObReferenceObjectByPointer(PsIdleProcess,
 				           PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS,
 				           PsProcessType,
 				           KernelMode);   
        if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
          {
-	   CPRINT("PsGetNextProcess(): ObReferenceObjectByPointer failed for PsInitialSystemProcess\n");
+	   CPRINT("PsGetNextProcess(): ObReferenceObjectByPointer failed for PsIdleProcess\n");
 	   KEBUGCHECK(0);
 	 }
-       return PsInitialSystemProcess;
+       return PsIdleProcess;
      }
    
    ExAcquireFastMutex(&PspActiveProcessMutex);
    NextProcess = OldProcess;
    while (1)
      {
-       if (NextProcess->ProcessListEntry.Blink == &PsActiveProcessHead)
+       PLIST_ENTRY Flink = (NextProcess == PsIdleProcess ? PsActiveProcessHead.Flink :
+                                                           NextProcess->ProcessListEntry.Flink);
+       if (Flink != &PsActiveProcessHead)
          {
-	   NextProcess = CONTAINING_RECORD(PsActiveProcessHead.Blink,
-					   EPROCESS,
-					   ProcessListEntry);
+           NextProcess = CONTAINING_RECORD(Flink,
+			                   EPROCESS,
+			                   ProcessListEntry);
          }
        else
          {
-	   NextProcess = CONTAINING_RECORD(NextProcess->ProcessListEntry.Blink,
-					   EPROCESS,
-					   ProcessListEntry);
+           NextProcess = NULL;
+           break;
          }
+
        Status = ObReferenceObjectByPointer(NextProcess,
 				           PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS,
 				           PsProcessType,
@@ -162,8 +165,7 @@ PsGetNextProcess(PEPROCESS OldProcess)
 	 }
        else if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
          {
-	   CPRINT("PsGetNextProcess(): ObReferenceObjectByPointer failed\n");
-	   KEBUGCHECK(0);
+	   continue;
 	 }
      }
 
@@ -362,6 +364,44 @@ PsInitProcessManagment(VOID)
    RtlZeroMemory(PiProcessNotifyRoutine, sizeof(PiProcessNotifyRoutine));
    RtlZeroMemory(PiLoadImageNotifyRoutine, sizeof(PiLoadImageNotifyRoutine));
    
+   /*
+    * Initialize the idle process
+    */
+   Status = ObCreateObject(KernelMode,
+			   PsProcessType,
+			   NULL,
+			   KernelMode,
+			   NULL,
+			   sizeof(EPROCESS),
+			   0,
+			   0,
+			   (PVOID*)&PsIdleProcess);
+   if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
+     {
+        DPRINT1("Failed to create the idle process object, Status: 0x%x\n", Status);
+        KEBUGCHECK(0);
+        return;
+     }
+
+   RtlZeroMemory(PsIdleProcess, sizeof(EPROCESS));
+   
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.Affinity = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.IopmOffset = 0xffff;
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.LdtDescriptor[0] = 0;
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.LdtDescriptor[1] = 0;
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.BasePriority = PROCESS_PRIO_IDLE;
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.ThreadQuantum = 6;
+   InitializeListHead(&PsIdleProcess->Pcb.ThreadListHead);
+   InitializeListHead(&PsIdleProcess->ThreadListHead);
+   InitializeListHead(&PsIdleProcess->ProcessListEntry);
+   KeInitializeDispatcherHeader(&PsIdleProcess->Pcb.DispatcherHeader,
+				ProcessObject,
+				sizeof(EPROCESS),
+				FALSE);
+   PsIdleProcess->Pcb.DirectoryTableBase =
+     (LARGE_INTEGER)(LONGLONG)(ULONG)MmGetPageDirectory();
+   strcpy(PsInitialSystemProcess->ImageFileName, "Idle");
+
    /*
     * Initialize the system process
     */
@@ -376,7 +416,9 @@ PsInitProcessManagment(VOID)
 			   (PVOID*)&PsInitialSystemProcess);
    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
      {
-	return;
+        DPRINT1("Failed to create the system process object, Status: 0x%x\n", Status);
+        KEBUGCHECK(0);
+        return;
      }
    
    /* System threads may run on any processor. */
@@ -886,7 +928,7 @@ exitdereferenceobjects:
    Process->Win32WindowStation = (HANDLE)0;
 
    ExAcquireFastMutex(&PspActiveProcessMutex);
-   InsertHeadList(&PsActiveProcessHead, &Process->ProcessListEntry);
+   InsertTailList(&PsActiveProcessHead, &Process->ProcessListEntry);
    InitializeListHead(&Process->ThreadListHead);
    ExReleaseFastMutex(&PspActiveProcessMutex);
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/thread.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/thread.c
index c8f80637877..08a0a10dd02 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/thread.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/thread.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 /* GLOBALS ******************************************************************/
 
 extern LIST_ENTRY PsActiveProcessHead;
+extern PEPROCESS PsIdleProcess;
 
 POBJECT_TYPE EXPORTED PsThreadType = NULL;
 
@@ -703,7 +704,7 @@ PsPrepareForApplicationProcessorInit(ULONG Id)
   PETHREAD IdleThread;
   PKPRCB Prcb = ((PKPCR)((ULONG_PTR)KPCR_BASE + Id * PAGE_SIZE))->Prcb;
 
-  PsInitializeThread(NULL,
+  PsInitializeThread(PsIdleProcess,
 		     &IdleThread,
 		     NULL,
 		     KernelMode,