diff --git a/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/arch.cpp b/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/arch.cpp
index 0e2dd262850b..235f6e3c4565 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/arch.cpp
+++ b/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/arch.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*-C++-*-	$NetBSD: arch.cpp,v 1.9 2004/02/27 04:22:26 uwe Exp $	 */
+/* -*-C++-*-	$NetBSD: arch.cpp,v 1.10 2004/03/16 22:30:36 uwe Exp $	 */
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2001, 2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -112,9 +112,11 @@ Architecture::_load_func(const TCHAR * name)
 		_dll = LoadLibrary(TEXT("coredll.dll"));
 
 	if (_dll == NULL) {
-		MessageBox(HpcMenuInterface::Instance()._root->_window,
+		HWND owner = HpcMenuInterface::Instance()._root->_window;
+		MessageBox(owner,
 		    TEXT("Can't load coredll.dll."), TEXT("WARNING"),
 		    MB_ICONWARNING | MB_OK);
+		UpdateWindow(owner);
 
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/hpcmenu.cpp b/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/hpcmenu.cpp
index be94fa2df632..8678c80ee29b 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/hpcmenu.cpp
+++ b/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/hpcmenu.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*-C++-*-	$NetBSD: hpcmenu.cpp,v 1.11 2003/12/21 03:18:31 uwe Exp $	*/
+/* -*-C++-*-	$NetBSD: hpcmenu.cpp,v 1.12 2004/03/16 22:30:36 uwe Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ __END_MACRO
 		    L"Can't allocate memory for extra kernel options.",
 		    TEXT("WARNING"),
 		    MB_ICONWARNING | MB_OK);
+		UpdateWindow(_root->_window);
 
 		return argc;  
 	}
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ __END_MACRO
 			    L"Too many extra kernel options.",
 			    TEXT("WARNING"),
 			    MB_ICONWARNING | MB_OK);
+			UpdateWindow(_root->_window);
 			break;
 		}
 		argv[argc++] = ptokv(locp);
diff --git a/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/load_elf.cpp b/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/load_elf.cpp
index 3d7a8ff17369..6cf643ac2ab7 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/load_elf.cpp
+++ b/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/load_elf.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: load_elf.cpp,v 1.9 2003/12/23 04:59:44 uwe Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: load_elf.cpp,v 1.10 2004/03/16 22:30:36 uwe Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ ElfLoader::symbol_block_size()
 		    TEXT("Can't determine symbol block size."),
 		    TEXT("WARNING"),
 		    MB_ICONWARNING | MB_OK);
+		UpdateWindow(HPC_MENU._root->_window);
 		return (0);
 	}
 
@@ -205,11 +206,13 @@ ElfLoader::symbol_block_size()
 	}
 
 	if (_sym_blk.shstr == NULL || _sym_blk.shsym == NULL) {
-		if (HPC_PREFERENCE.safety_message)
+		if (HPC_PREFERENCE.safety_message) {
 			MessageBox(HPC_MENU._root->_window,
 			    TEXT("No symbol and/or string table in binary.\n(not fatal)"),
 			    TEXT("Information"),
 			    MB_ICONINFORMATION | MB_OK);
+			UpdateWindow(HPC_MENU._root->_window);
+		}
 		free(_sym_blk.header);
 		_sym_blk.header = NULL;