2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install_gtk.pm b/perl-install/install_gtk.pm
index 9dac51447..f33495571 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_gtk.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_gtk.pm
@@ -96,16 +96,14 @@ sub create_help_window {
     if ($w = $o->{help_window}) {
 	$_->destroy foreach $w->{window}->children;
     } else {
-	$w = bless {}, 'my_gtk';
+	$w = $o->{help_window} = bless {}, 'my_gtk';
 	$w->{rwindow} = $w->{window} = new Gtk::Window;
 	$w->{rwindow}->set_uposition($::rootwidth - $::helpwidth, $::rootheight - $::helpheight);
 	$w->{rwindow}->set_usize($::helpwidth, $::helpheight);
 	$w->{rwindow}->set_title('skip');
-	$w->sync;
     };
     gtkadd($w->{window}, createScrolledWindow($o->{help_window_text} = new Gtk::Text));
     $w->show;
-    $o->{help_window} = $w;
 }
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm b/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm
index 98928e8a9..10f964191 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ sub enteringStep {
     printf "Entering step `%s'\n", $o->{steps}{$step}{text};
     $o->SUPER::enteringStep($step);
     install_gtk::create_steps_window($o);
-    $o->set_help($step);
+    install_gtk::create_help_window($o); #- HACK: without this it doesn't work (reaches step doPartitionDisks then fail)
+    $o->set_help($o->{step});
 }
 sub leavingStep {
     my ($o, $step) = @_;