diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/window.c b/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/window.c
index dbe79a43af5..fc338da887a 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/window.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/window.c
@@ -168,13 +168,14 @@ User32CreateWindowEx(DWORD dwExStyle,
                      HMENU hMenu,
                      HINSTANCE hInstance,
                      LPVOID lpParam,
-                     BOOL Unicode)
+                     DWORD dwFlags)
 {
     LARGE_STRING WindowName;
     LARGE_STRING lstrClassName, *plstrClassName;
     UNICODE_STRING ClassName;
     WNDCLASSEXA wceA;
     WNDCLASSEXW wceW;
+    BOOL Unicode;
     HWND Handle = NULL;
 
 #if 0
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ User32CreateWindowEx(DWORD dwExStyle,
        RegisterSystemControls();
     }
 
+    Unicode = !(dwFlags & NUCWE_ANSI);
+
     if (IS_ATOM(lpClassName))
     {
         plstrClassName = (PVOID)lpClassName;
@@ -278,7 +281,7 @@ User32CreateWindowEx(DWORD dwExStyle,
                                   hMenu,
                                   hInstance,
                                   lpParam,
-                                  0,
+                                  dwFlags,
                                   NULL);
 
 #if 0
@@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ CreateWindowExA(DWORD dwExStyle,
                                 hMenu,
                                 hInstance,
                                 lpParam,
-                                FALSE);
+                                NUCWE_ANSI);
     return hwnd;
 }
 
@@ -540,7 +543,7 @@ CreateWindowExW(DWORD dwExStyle,
                                 hMenu,
                                 hInstance,
                                 lpParam,
-                                TRUE);
+                                0);
     return hwnd;
 }
 
@@ -955,15 +958,26 @@ GetClientRect(HWND hWnd, LPRECT lpRect)
 {
     PWND Wnd = ValidateHwnd(hWnd);
 
-    if (Wnd != NULL)
+    if (!Wnd) return FALSE;
+    if ( hWnd != GetDesktopWindow()) // Wnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP ) 
     {
-        lpRect->left = lpRect->top = 0;
+/*        lpRect->left = lpRect->top = 0;
         lpRect->right = Wnd->rcClient.right - Wnd->rcClient.left;
         lpRect->bottom = Wnd->rcClient.bottom - Wnd->rcClient.top;
-        return TRUE;
+*/
+        *lpRect = Wnd->rcClient;
+        OffsetRect(lpRect, -Wnd->rcClient.left, -Wnd->rcClient.top);
     }
-
-    return FALSE;
+    else
+    {
+        lpRect->left = lpRect->top = 0;
+        lpRect->right = Wnd->rcClient.right;
+        lpRect->bottom = Wnd->rcClient.bottom;
+/* Do this until Init bug is fixed. This sets 640x480, see InitMetrics.
+        lpRect->right = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
+        lpRect->bottom = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
+*/    } 
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 
@@ -1242,13 +1256,21 @@ GetWindowRect(HWND hWnd,
 {
     PWND Wnd = ValidateHwnd(hWnd);
 
-    if (Wnd != NULL)
+    if (!Wnd) return FALSE;
+    if ( hWnd != GetDesktopWindow()) // Wnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP )
     {
         *lpRect = Wnd->rcWindow;
-        return TRUE;
     }
-
-    return FALSE;
+    else
+    {
+        lpRect->left = lpRect->top = 0;
+        lpRect->right = Wnd->rcWindow.right;
+        lpRect->bottom = Wnd->rcWindow.bottom;
+/* Do this until Init bug is fixed. This sets 640x480, see InitMetrics.
+        lpRect->right = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
+        lpRect->bottom = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
+*/    }
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 
@@ -1693,26 +1715,19 @@ BOOL WINAPI
 SetWindowTextA(HWND hWnd,
                LPCSTR lpString)
 {
-    DWORD ProcessId;
-    if(!GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, &ProcessId))
-    {
-        return FALSE;
-    }
+  PWND pwnd;
 
-    if(ProcessId != GetCurrentProcessId())
-    {
+  pwnd = ValidateHwnd(hWnd);
+  if (pwnd)
+  {
+     if (!TestWindowProcess(pwnd))
+     {
         /* do not send WM_GETTEXT messages to other processes */
-
-        DefSetText(hWnd, (PCWSTR)lpString, TRUE);
-
-        if ((GetWindowLongPtrW(hWnd, GWL_STYLE) & WS_CAPTION) == WS_CAPTION)
-        {
-            DefWndNCPaint(hWnd, HRGN_WINDOW, -1);
-        }
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    return SendMessageA(hWnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)lpString);
+        return (DefWindowProcA(hWnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)lpString) >= 0);
+     }
+     return (SendMessageA(hWnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)lpString) >= 0);
+  }
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 
@@ -1723,26 +1738,19 @@ BOOL WINAPI
 SetWindowTextW(HWND hWnd,
                LPCWSTR lpString)
 {
-    DWORD ProcessId;
-    if(!GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, &ProcessId))
-    {
-        return FALSE;
-    }
+  PWND pwnd;
 
-    if(ProcessId != GetCurrentProcessId())
-    {
+  pwnd = ValidateHwnd(hWnd);
+  if (pwnd)
+  {
+     if (!TestWindowProcess(pwnd))
+     {
         /* do not send WM_GETTEXT messages to other processes */
-
-        DefSetText(hWnd, lpString, FALSE);
-
-        if ((GetWindowLongPtrW(hWnd, GWL_STYLE) & WS_CAPTION) == WS_CAPTION)
-        {
-            DefWndNCPaint(hWnd, HRGN_WINDOW, -1);
-        }
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    return SendMessageW(hWnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)lpString);
+        return (DefWindowProcW(hWnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)lpString) >= 0);
+     }
+     return (SendMessageW(hWnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)lpString) >= 0);
+  }
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/winpos.c b/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/winpos.c
index 084ec260bb9..6ba6e98ed9c 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/winpos.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/user32/windows/winpos.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ MapWindowPoints(HWND hWndFrom, HWND hWndTo, LPPOINT lpPoints, UINT cPoints)
     Delta.x = Delta.y = 0;
     mirror_from = mirror_to = FALSE;
 
-    if (FromWnd && FromWnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP)
+    if (FromWnd && hWndFrom != GetDesktopWindow()) // FromWnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP)
     {
        if (FromWnd->ExStyle & WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL)
        {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ MapWindowPoints(HWND hWndFrom, HWND hWndTo, LPPOINT lpPoints, UINT cPoints)
        Delta.y = FromWnd->rcClient.top;
     }
 
-    if (ToWnd && ToWnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP)
+    if (ToWnd && hWndTo != GetDesktopWindow()) // ToWnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP)
     {
        if (ToWnd->ExStyle & WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL)
        {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ ScreenToClient(HWND hWnd, LPPOINT lpPoint)
     if (!Wnd)
         return FALSE;
 
-    if (Wnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP)
+    if (hWnd != GetDesktopWindow()) // Wnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP )
     {
        if (Wnd->ExStyle & WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL)
           lpPoint->x = Wnd->rcClient.right - lpPoint->x;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ ClientToScreen(HWND hWnd, LPPOINT lpPoint)
     if (!Wnd)
         return FALSE;
 
-    if (Wnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP)
+    if ( hWnd != GetDesktopWindow()) // Wnd->fnid != FNID_DESKTOP )
     {
        if (Wnd->ExStyle & WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL)
           lpPoint->x = Wnd->rcClient.right - lpPoint->x;