diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
index 48c321b34..3c1704d31 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ bool PluginsManager::loadPlugins(const char *dir)
 
 				if ((!pi->_funcItems) || (pi->_nbFuncItem <= 0))
 					throw string("Missing \"FuncItems\" array, or the nb of Function Item is not set correctly");
-
+/*
 				for (int c = 0 ; c < pi->_nbFuncItem ; c++)
 					if (!pi->_funcItems[c]._pFunc)
 						throw string("\"FuncItems\" array is not set correctly");
-
+*/
 				pi->_pluginMenu = ::CreateMenu();
 				
 				pi->_pFuncSetInfo(_nppData);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void PluginsManager::setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const char *menuName)
 			{
 				_pluginsCommands.push_back(PluginCommand(_pluginInfos[i]->_moduleName, j, _pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._pFunc));
 				int cmdID = ID_PLUGINS_CMD + (_pluginsCommands.size() - 1);
-				_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._cmdID = cmdID;
+				_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._cmdID = (_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._pFunc == NULL)?0:cmdID;
 				string itemName = _pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._itemName;
 
 				if (_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._pShKey)
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ void PluginsManager::setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const char *menuName)
 					PluginCmdShortcut pcs(Shortcut(itemName.c_str(), false, false, false, 0x00), cmdID, _pluginInfos[i]->_moduleName, j);	//VK_NULL and everything disabled, the menu name is left alone
 					pluginCmdSCList.push_back(pcs);
 				}
-				::InsertMenu(_pluginInfos[i]->_pluginMenu, j, MF_BYPOSITION, cmdID, itemName.c_str());
+				unsigned int flag = MF_BYPOSITION | ((_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._pFunc == NULL)?MF_SEPARATOR:0);
+				::InsertMenu(_pluginInfos[i]->_pluginMenu, j, flag, (_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._pFunc == NULL)?0:cmdID, itemName.c_str());
+
 				if (_pluginInfos[i]->_funcItems[j]._init2Check)
 					::CheckMenuItem(_hPluginsMenu, cmdID, MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_CHECKED);
 			}
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/SysMsg/SysMsg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/SysMsg/SysMsg.cpp
index 3ba97b530..266f659c2 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/SysMsg/SysMsg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/SysMsg/SysMsg.cpp
@@ -20,138 +20,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-/*
-DWORD ShortToLongPathName(LPCTSTR lpszShortPath, LPTSTR lpszLongPath, DWORD cchBuffer)
-{
-    // Catch null pointers.
-    if (!lpszShortPath || !lpszLongPath)
-    {
-        SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    // Check whether the input path is valid.
-    if (0xffffffff == GetFileAttributes(lpszShortPath))
-        return 0;
-
-    // Special characters.
-    char const sep = '\\';
-    char const colon = ':';
-
-    // Make some short aliases for basic_strings of TCHAR.
-    typedef std::basic_string<TCHAR> tstring;
-    typedef tstring::traits_type traits;
-    typedef tstring::size_type size;
-    size const npos = tstring::npos;
-
-    // Copy the short path into the work buffer and convert forward 
-    // slashes to backslashes.
-    tstring path = lpszShortPath;
-    std::replace(path.begin(), path.end(), '/', sep);
-
-    // We need a couple of markers for stepping through the path.
-    size left = 0;
-    size right = 0;
-
-    // Parse the first bit of the path.
-    if (path.length() >= 2 && isalpha(path[0]) && colon == path[1]) // Drive letter?
-    {
-        if (2 == path.length()) // 'bare' drive letter
-        {
-            right = npos; // skip main block
-        }
-        else if (sep == path[2]) // drive letter + backslash
-        {
-            // FindFirstFile doesn't like "X:\"
-            if (3 == path.length())
-            {
-                right = npos; // skip main block
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                left = right = 3;
-            }
-        }
-        else return 0; // parsing failure
-    }
-    else if (path.length() >= 1 && sep == path[0])
-    {
-        if (1 == path.length()) // 'bare' backslash
-        {
-            right = npos;  // skip main block
-        }
-        else 
-        {
-            if (sep == path[1]) // is it UNC?
-            {
-                // Find end of machine name
-                right = path.find_first_of(sep, 2);
-                if (npos == right)
-                    return 0;
-
-                // Find end of share name
-                right = path.find_first_of(sep, right + 1);
-                if (npos == right)
-                    return 0;
-            }
-            ++right;
-        }
-    }
-    // else FindFirstFile will handle relative paths
-
-    // The data block for FindFirstFile.
-    WIN32_FIND_DATA fd;
-
-    // Main parse block - step through path.
-    while (npos != right)
-    {
-        left = right; // catch up
-
-        // Find next separator.
-        right = path.find_first_of(sep, right);
-
-        // Temporarily replace the separator with a null character so that
-        // the path so far can be passed to FindFirstFile.
-        if (npos != right)
-            path[right] = 0;
-
-        // See what FindFirstFile makes of the path so far.
-        HANDLE hf = FindFirstFile(path.c_str(), &fd);
-        if (INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE == hf)
-            return 0;
-        FindClose(hf);
-
-        // Put back the separator.
-        if (npos != right)
-            path[right] = sep;
-
-        // The file was found - replace the short name with the long.
-        size old_len = (npos == right) ? path.length() - left : right - left;
-        size new_len = traits::length(fd.cFileName);
-        path.replace(left, old_len, fd.cFileName, new_len);
-
-        // More to do?
-        if (npos != right)
-        {
-            // Yes - move past separator .
-            right = left + new_len + 1;
-
-            // Did we overshoot the end? (i.e. path ends with a separator).
-            if (right >= path.length())
-                right = npos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // If buffer is too small then return the required size.
-    if (cchBuffer <= path.length())
-        return path.length() + 1;
-
-    // Copy the buffer and return the number of characters copied.
-    traits::copy(lpszLongPath, path.c_str(), path.length() + 1);
-    return path.length();
-}
-*/
-
 void systemMessage(const char *title)
 {
   LPVOID lpMsgBuf;