diff --git a/htroot/compare_yacy.java b/htroot/compare_yacy.java
index 89ba69098..427c55424 100644
--- a/htroot/compare_yacy.java
+++ b/htroot/compare_yacy.java
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ public class compare_yacy {
         searchengines.put("metager2.de (web)", "http://www.metager2.de/search.php?ses=web&q=");
         searchengines.put("metager2.de (international)", "http://www.metager2.de/search.php?ses=international&q=");
         searchengines.put("yahoo.com", "http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=");
-        searchengines.put("romso.de", "http://romso.de/?q=");
+        //searchengines.put("romso.de", "http://romso.de/?q="); // no serach service 2016-01-02
         searchengines.put("Wikipedia English", "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/");
         searchengines.put("Wikipedia Deutsch", "http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/");
         searchengines.put("Sciencenet", "http://sciencenet.fzk.de:8080/yacysearch.html?verify=true&resource=global&nav=all&display=2&meanCount=5&query=");
-        searchengines.put("dbpedia", "http://dbpedia.neofonie.de/browse/~:");
+        //searchengines.put("dbpedia", "http://dbpedia.neofonie.de/browse/~:"); // no search service 2016-01-02
         searchengines.put("wolfram alpha", "http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=");
         searchengines.put("OAIster@OCLC", "http://oaister.worldcat.org/search?q=");
         searchengines.put("oai.yacy.net", "http://oai.yacy.net/yacysearch.html?verify=true&resource=local&nav=all&display=2&meanCount=5&query=");
diff --git a/htroot/portalsearch/yacy-portalsearch.js b/htroot/portalsearch/yacy-portalsearch.js
index ed77cd46a..92ac6338f 100644
--- a/htroot/portalsearch/yacy-portalsearch.js
+++ b/htroot/portalsearch/yacy-portalsearch.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ function yacysearch(clear) {
 				data.channels[0].items,
 				function(i,item) {
 					if (item) {
-						var favicon = "<img src='"+yconf.url+"/ViewImage.png?width=16&amp;height=16&amp;code="+item.faviconCode+"' class='favicon'/>";
+						var favicon = "<img src='"+item.faviconUrl+"' class='favicon'/>";
 						var title = "<h3 class='linktitle'>"+favicon+"<a href='"+item.link+"' target='_blank'>"+item.title+"</a></h3>";						
 						var url = "<p class='url'><a href='"+item.link+"' target='_blank'>"+item.link+"</a></p>"
 						var desc = "<p class='desc'>"+item.description+"</p>";
diff --git a/htroot/yacy/ui/js/yacyui-portalsearch.js b/htroot/yacy/ui/js/yacyui-portalsearch.js
index dffd15e57..10d0a445c 100644
--- a/htroot/yacy/ui/js/yacyui-portalsearch.js
+++ b/htroot/yacy/ui/js/yacyui-portalsearch.js
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ function yacysearch(global, clear) {
 				data.channels[0].items,
 				function(i,item) {
 					if (item) {
-						var favicon = "<img src='"+yconf.url+"/ViewImage.png?width=16&amp;height=16&amp;code="+item.faviconCode+"' class='favicon'/>";
+						var favicon = "<img src='"+item.faviconUrl+"' class='favicon'/>";
 						var title = "<h3 class='linktitle'>"+favicon+"<a href='"+item.link+"' target='_blank'>"+item.title+"</a></h3>";						
 						var url = "<p class='url'><a href='"+item.link+"' target='_blank'>"+item.link+"</a></p>"
 						var desc = "<p class='desc'>"+item.description+"</p>";
diff --git a/htroot/yacysearchitem.json b/htroot/yacysearchitem.json
index a8bb2f413..0e3aa9664 100644
--- a/htroot/yacysearchitem.json
+++ b/htroot/yacysearchitem.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "size": "#[size]#",
       "sizename": "#[sizename]#",
       "guid": "#[urlhash]#",
-      "faviconCode": "#[faviconCode]#",
+      "faviconUrl": "#[faviconUrl]#",
       "host": "#[host]#",
       "path": "#[path]#",
       "file": "#[file]#",
diff --git a/installYaCyWindowsService.bat b/installYaCyWindowsService.bat
index d91c9599d..a9248510d 100644
--- a/installYaCyWindowsService.bat
+++ b/installYaCyWindowsService.bat
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Echo JRE Parameters:%javacmd%
 Echo Startpath %~dp0
 
 REM Install YaCy as Windows Service
-%exepath%\prunsrv.exe //IS//YaCy --Jvm=auto --StartMode=jvm --StartClass=net.yacy.yacy --Classpath=htroot;lib/yacycore.jar --StartPath=%~dp0 --JvmOptions=%javaopts% --Startup=auto --JvmMx=%jmx% --JvmMs=%jms% --StopMode=jvm --StopClass=net.yacy.yacy --StopParams=-shutdown --Description=%servicedesc%
+%exepath%\prunsrv.exe //IS//YaCy --Jvm=auto --StartMode=jvm --StartClass=net.yacy.yacy --Classpath=lib/yacycore.jar --StartPath=%~dp0 --JvmOptions=%javaopts% --Startup=auto --JvmMx=%jmx% --JvmMs=%jms% --StopMode=jvm --StopClass=net.yacy.yacy --StopParams=-shutdown --Description=%servicedesc%
 
 if not errorlevel 1 goto installed
 Echo Failed installing YaCy service
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/document/id/MultiProtocolURL.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/document/id/MultiProtocolURL.java
index 24907b8d3..1d786dbcf 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/document/id/MultiProtocolURL.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/document/id/MultiProtocolURL.java
@@ -2256,11 +2256,18 @@ public class MultiProtocolURL implements Serializable, Comparable<MultiProtocolU
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get directory listing of file or smb url
+     * respects the hidden attribute of a directory (return null if hidden)
+     * 
+     * @return names of files and directories or null
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
     public String[] list() throws IOException {
-        if (isFile()) return getFSFile().list();
+        if (isFile() && !isHidden()) return getFSFile().list();
         if (isSMB()) try {
             final SmbFile sf = getSmbFile();
-            if (!sf.isDirectory()) return null;
+            if (!sf.isDirectory() || sf.isHidden()) return null;
             try {
                 return TimeoutRequest.list(sf, SMB_TIMEOUT);
             } catch (final SmbException e) {
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/search/index/DocumentIndex.java b/source/net/yacy/search/index/DocumentIndex.java
index aa805c4b7..7512393a3 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/search/index/DocumentIndex.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/search/index/DocumentIndex.java
@@ -204,22 +204,24 @@ public class DocumentIndex extends Segment {
             return;
         }
         final String[] s = start.list();
-        AnchorURL w;
-        for ( final String t : s ) {
-            try {
-                w = new AnchorURL(start, t);
-                if ( w.canRead() && !w.isHidden() ) {
-                    if ( w.isDirectory() ) {
-                        addConcurrent(w);
-                    } else {
-                        try {
-                            this.queue.put(w);
-                        } catch (final InterruptedException e ) {
+        if (s != null) {
+            AnchorURL w;
+            for ( final String t : s ) {
+                try {
+                    w = new AnchorURL(start, t);
+                    if ( w.canRead() && !w.isHidden() ) {
+                        if ( w.isDirectory() ) {
+                            addConcurrent(w);
+                        } else {
+                            try {
+                                this.queue.put(w);
+                            } catch (final InterruptedException e ) {
+                            }
                         }
                     }
+                } catch (final MalformedURLException e1 ) {
+                    ConcurrentLog.logException(e1);
                 }
-            } catch (final MalformedURLException e1 ) {
-                ConcurrentLog.logException(e1);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/startYACY.bat b/startYACY.bat
index eaef4c6da..776acccc0 100644
--- a/startYACY.bat
+++ b/startYACY.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if not exist DATA md DATA
 echo . >DATA\yacy.noconsole
 
 Rem Setting the classpath
-Set CLASSPATH=lib\yacycore.jar;htroot
+Set CLASSPATH=lib\yacycore.jar
 
 REM Please change the "javastart" settings in the web-interface "Basic Configuration" -> "Advanced" 
 set jmx=
diff --git a/stopYACY.bat b/stopYACY.bat
index f692a37a0..d1f7228e4 100644
--- a/stopYACY.bat
+++ b/stopYACY.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title YaCy
 
 Rem Setting the classpath
-Set CLASSPATH=lib\yacycore.jar;htroot
+Set CLASSPATH=lib\yacycore.jar
 
 Rem Stopping yacy
 Echo Generated Classpath:%CLASSPATH%