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diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index f420925..b1d35a9 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ Load (ChessProgramState *cps, int i)
 	p[-1] = 0;
 	appData.directory[i] = strdup(engineName);
 	p[-1] = SLASH;
+	if(SLASH == '/' && p - engineName > 1) *(p -= 2) = '.'; // for XBoard use ./exeName as command after split!
     } else appData.directory[i] = ".";
     if(params[0]) {
 	if(strchr(p, ' ') && !strchr(p, '"')) snprintf(buf2, MSG_SIZ, "\"%s\"", p), p = buf2; // quote if it contains spaces
@@ -8363,7 +8364,7 @@ if(appData.debugMode) fprintf(debugFP, "nodes = %d, %lld\n", (int) programStats.
 
     /*
      * If chess program startup fails, exit with an error message.
-     * Attempts to recover here are futile.
+     * Attempts to recover here are futile. [HGM] Well, we try anyway
      */
     if ((StrStr(message, "unknown host") != NULL)
 	|| (StrStr(message, "No remote directory") != NULL)
@@ -8377,7 +8378,14 @@ if(appData.debugMode) fprintf(debugFP, "nodes = %d, %lld\n", (int) programStats.
 		_(cps->which), cps->program, cps->host, message);
 	RemoveInputSource(cps->isr);
 	if(appData.icsActive) DisplayFatalError(buf1, 0, 1); else {
-	    if(cps == &first) appData.noChessProgram = TRUE;
+	    if(cps == &first) {
+		appData.noChessProgram = TRUE;
+		gameMode = MachinePlaysBlack; ModeHighlight(); // kludge to unmark Machine Black menu
+		gameMode = BeginningOfGame; ModeHighlight();
+		SetNCPMode();
+	    }
+	    if(GetDelayedEvent()) CancelDelayedEvent(), ThawUI(); // [HGM] cancel remaining loading effort scheduled after feature timeout
+	    DisplayMessage("", ""); // erase waiting message
 	    DisplayError(buf1, 0);
 	}
 	return;
@@ -13686,6 +13694,7 @@ EditPositionEvent ()
     currentMove = forwardMostMove = backwardMostMove = 0;
     HistorySet(parseList, backwardMostMove, forwardMostMove, currentMove-1);
     DisplayMove(-1);
+    if(!appData.pieceMenu) DisplayMessage("Click clock to clear board", "");
 }
 
 void