diff --git a/sc2/ChangeLog b/sc2/ChangeLog
index aa2c9ba5c..82a01d78c 100644
--- a/sc2/ChangeLog
+++ b/sc2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Changes towards version 0.7:
+- No longer creating and mounting a temporary directory. It is longer used,
+  but it might be again at some point, for loadable modules. - SvdB
 - Added RNG functions that work on a supplied state - SvdB
 - Fixed a crash on startup if uqm.cfg did not exist, flagged and fixed 
   by jdorje - Michael
diff --git a/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp b/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp
index 7ad18ad10..63c268dda 100644
--- a/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp
+++ b/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\file\files.c
 
 SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\file\filintrn.h
 # End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\file\temp.c
-# End Source File
 # End Group
 # Begin Group "graphics"
 
@@ -635,6 +631,18 @@ SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\math\random.h
 SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\math\sqrt.c
 # End Source File
 # End Group
+# Begin Group "md5"
+
+# PROP Default_Filter ""
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\md5\md5.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\md5\md5.h
+# End Source File
+# End Group
 # Begin Group "memory"
 
 # PROP Default_Filter ""
@@ -1491,6 +1499,10 @@ SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\mathlib.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\md5.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\memlib.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h
index b1a996df2..1120b7be8 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file.h
@@ -20,16 +20,18 @@
 #define _FILE_H
 
 #include "port.h"
+#include "libs/uio.h"
 
 // for bool
 #include "types.h"
 
+#if 0
 // from temp.h
-#include "libs/uio.h"
 void initTempDir (void);
 void unInitTempDir (void);
 char *tempFilePath (const char *filename);
 extern uio_DirHandle *tempDir;
+#endif
 
 
 // from dirs.h
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file/Makeinfo b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file/Makeinfo
index 6ab667de2..858a90daa 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file/Makeinfo
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/file/Makeinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-uqm_CFILES="dirs.c files.c temp.c"
+uqm_CFILES="dirs.c files.c"
diff --git a/sc2/src/starcon2.c b/sc2/src/starcon2.c
index c6a0ac143..f5631b7b8 100644
--- a/sc2/src/starcon2.c
+++ b/sc2/src/starcon2.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 			UQM_PATCH_VERSION, UQM_EXTRA_VERSION,
 			__DATE__, __TIME__);
 #ifdef NETPLAY
-	log_add (log_User, "Netplay protocol version %d.%d. Requiring remote "
-			"UQM version %d.%d.%d.",
+	log_add (log_User, "Netplay protocol version %d.%d. Minimum required "
+			"remote UQM version is %d.%d.%d.",
 			NETPLAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MAJOR, NETPLAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MINOR,
 			NETPLAY_MIN_UQM_VERSION_MAJOR, NETPLAY_MIN_UQM_VERSION_MINOR,
 			NETPLAY_MIN_UQM_VERSION_PATCH);
@@ -418,7 +418,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	HFree ((void *) options.addons);
 	prepareMeleeDir ();
 	prepareSaveDir ();
+#if 0
 	initTempDir ();
+#endif
 
 	InitTimeSystem ();
 	InitTaskSystem ();
@@ -454,7 +456,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 		TFB_FlushGraphics ();
 	}
 
+#if 0
 	unInitTempDir ();
+#endif
 	uninitIO ();
 
 #ifdef NETPLAY