diff --git a/cervisiapart.cpp b/cervisiapart.cpp
index 3940d45eee3616afa0c0e70f94735dd15268a1d2..4d890d72bb1eba10bcd9477c59406579fb497572 100644
--- a/cervisiapart.cpp
+++ b/cervisiapart.cpp
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ bool CervisiaPart::openSandbox(const QString &dirname)
 
         // remove path from recent sandbox menu
         QFileInfo fi(dirname);
-        recent->removeUrl( KUrl::fromPathOrUrl(fi.absoluteFilePath()) );
+        recent->removeUrl( KUrl(fi.absoluteFilePath()) );
 
         return false;
     }
@@ -1769,14 +1769,14 @@ bool CervisiaPart::openSandbox(const QString &dirname)
 
     // get path of sandbox for recent sandbox menu
     sandbox = cvsRepository.workingCopy();
-    recent->addUrl( KUrl::fromPathOrUrl(sandbox) );
+    recent->addUrl( KUrl(sandbox) );
 
     // get repository for the caption of the window
     repository = cvsRepository.location();
     emit setWindowCaption(sandbox + '(' + repository + ')');
 
     // set m_url member for tabbed window modus of Konqueror
-    m_url = KUrl::fromPathOrUrl(sandbox);
+    m_url = KUrl(sandbox);
 
     // *NOTICE*
     // The order is important here. We have to set the m_url member before
diff --git a/cervisiashell.cpp b/cervisiashell.cpp
index 37ccecb805bac872644db629692ee332806be393..907ce5cfd447c7c2424a147408a7c5537231bc9c 100644
--- a/cervisiashell.cpp
+++ b/cervisiashell.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 
 
 CervisiaShell::CervisiaShell( const char *name )
-  : KParts::MainWindow( 0L,name )
-  , m_part(0)
+  : m_part(0)
 {
+    setObjectName( name );
     setXMLFile( "cervisiashellui.rc" );
 
     KLibFactory* factory = KLibLoader::self()->factory("libcervisiapart");
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void CervisiaShell::setupActions()
 void CervisiaShell::openURL()
 {
     if( !m_lastOpenDir.isEmpty() )
-        m_part->openUrl(KUrl::fromPathOrUrl(m_lastOpenDir));
+        m_part->openUrl( KUrl( m_lastOpenDir ) );
 }