diff --git a/indra/llui/llloadingindicator.cpp b/indra/llui/llloadingindicator.cpp
index f8b029e19c9458e7c5d4f0d13d1f5b678763be6a..2ad5c5a5309695f54000e3a4e110b9b7444fdd5c 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llloadingindicator.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llloadingindicator.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 #include "lluictrlfactory.h"
 #include "lluiimage.h"
 
-static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLLoadingIndicator> r("loading_indicator");
+// registered in llui.cpp to avoid being left out by MS linker
+//static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLLoadingIndicator> r("loading_indicator");
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // LLLoadingIndicator::Data class
diff --git a/indra/llui/llui.cpp b/indra/llui/llui.cpp
index dff1cb93e73a6f1822fc0c20e630794285d0df9d..7f9dca08d2e845b0f94a79fa22ee510ee81c3705 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llui.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llui.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLFlyoutButton> register_flyout_button("
 static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLSearchEditor> register_search_editor("search_editor");
 
 // register other widgets which otherwise may not be linked in
-static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLMenuButton> register_menu_button("menu_button");
 static LLDefaultChildRegistry::Register<LLLoadingIndicator> register_loading_indicator("loading_indicator");
 
 
diff --git a/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.cpp b/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.cpp
index 6b337e0d74c89ae01522370c168556f5224f50f4..a46d961709f9f98d41b2b6e18d07ee3ad7fe9501 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.cpp
@@ -452,14 +452,22 @@ void LLUICtrlFactory::registerWidget(const std::type_info* widget_type, const st
 {
 	// associate parameter block type with template .xml file
 	std::string* existing_tag = LLWidgetNameRegistry::instance().getValue(param_block_type);
-	if (existing_tag != NULL && *existing_tag != tag)
+	if (existing_tag != NULL)
 	{
-		std::cerr << "Duplicate entry for T::Params, try creating empty param block in derived classes that inherit T::Params" << std::endl;
-		// forcing crash here
-		char* foo = 0;
-		*foo = 1;
+		if(*existing_tag != tag)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "Duplicate entry for T::Params, try creating empty param block in derived classes that inherit T::Params" << std::endl;
+			// forcing crash here
+			char* foo = 0;
+			*foo = 1;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// widget already registered
+			return;
+		}
 	}
-	LLWidgetNameRegistry ::instance().defaultRegistrar().add(param_block_type, tag);
+	LLWidgetNameRegistry::instance().defaultRegistrar().add(param_block_type, tag);
 	// associate widget type with factory function
 	LLDefaultWidgetRegistry::instance().defaultRegistrar().add(widget_type, creator_func);
 	//FIXME: comment this in when working on schema generation
diff --git a/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.h b/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.h
index 7da96ffce3d7a8d4027b4dfdc7a30067ba9229cb..c99acee48e1a0e29c18ccd423650e04ca941650f 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.h
+++ b/indra/llui/lluictrlfactory.h
@@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ LLChildRegistry<DERIVED>::Register<T>::Register(const char* tag, LLWidgetCreator
 	LLUICtrlFactory::instance().registerWidget(&typeid(T), &typeid(typename T::Params), &LLUICtrlFactory::createDefaultWidget<T>, tag);
 	
 	// since registry_t depends on T, do this in line here
-	typedef typename T::child_registry_t registry_t;
-	LLChildRegistryRegistry::instance().defaultRegistrar().add(&typeid(T), registry_t::instance());
+	// TODO: uncomment this for schema generation
+	//typedef typename T::child_registry_t registry_t;
+	//LLChildRegistryRegistry::instance().defaultRegistrar().add(&typeid(T), registry_t::instance());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llscrollingpanelparam.cpp b/indra/newview/llscrollingpanelparam.cpp
index 6f5238f0a17878b9eff1cadf10181bef8afd6e18..36d581a41a928d9a5acfc32daec9664508e19f99 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llscrollingpanelparam.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llscrollingpanelparam.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ void LLScrollingPanelParam::onSliderMoved(LLUICtrl* ctrl, void* userdata)
 	if (current_weight != new_weight )
 	{
 		self->mWearable->setVisualParamWeight( param->getID(), new_weight, FALSE );
+		self->mWearable->writeToAvatar();
 		gAgentAvatarp->updateVisualParams();
 	}
 }
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ void LLScrollingPanelParam::onHintHeldDown( LLVisualParamHint* hint )
 				&& new_percent < slider->getMaxValue())
 			{
 				mWearable->setVisualParamWeight( hint->getVisualParam()->getID(), new_weight, FALSE);
+				mWearable->writeToAvatar();
 				gAgentAvatarp->updateVisualParams();
 
 				slider->setValue( weightToPercent( new_weight ) );
@@ -330,6 +332,7 @@ void LLScrollingPanelParam::onHintMinMouseUp( void* userdata )
 				&& new_percent < slider->getMaxValue())
 			{
 				self->mWearable->setVisualParamWeight(hint->getVisualParam()->getID(), new_weight, FALSE);
+				self->mWearable->writeToAvatar();
 				slider->setValue( self->weightToPercent( new_weight ) );
 			}
 		}
@@ -363,6 +366,7 @@ void LLScrollingPanelParam::onHintMaxMouseUp( void* userdata )
 					&& new_percent < slider->getMaxValue())
 				{
 					self->mWearable->setVisualParamWeight(hint->getVisualParam()->getID(), new_weight, FALSE);
+					self->mWearable->writeToAvatar();
 					slider->setValue( self->weightToPercent( new_weight ) );
 				}
 			}