Index: proto.h
===================================================================
--- proto.h	(revision 1731)
+++ proto.h	(revision 1732)
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 char *l_to_a(long N, int base);
 int load_licence(unsigned char **data);
 void save_licence(unsigned char *data, int length);
+void rd_create_ui(void);
 RD_BOOL rd_pstcache_mkdir(void);
 int rd_open_file(char *filename);
 void rd_close_file(int fd);
Index: rdp.c
===================================================================
--- rdp.c	(revision 1731)
+++ rdp.c	(revision 1732)
@@ -1044,6 +1044,9 @@
 	uint8 type;
 	uint16 len_src_descriptor, len_combined_caps;
 
+	/* at this point we need to ensure that we have ui created */
+	rd_create_ui();
+
 	in_uint32_le(s, g_rdp_shareid);
 	in_uint16_le(s, len_src_descriptor);
 	in_uint16_le(s, len_combined_caps);
Index: rdesktop.c
===================================================================
--- rdesktop.c	(revision 1731)
+++ rdesktop.c	(revision 1732)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 RD_BOOL g_sendmotion = True;
 RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache = True;
 RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache_persist_enable = False;
-RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache_precache = False;
+RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache_precache = True;
 RD_BOOL g_use_ctrl = True;
 RD_BOOL g_encryption = True;
 RD_BOOL g_encryption_initial = True;
@@ -1132,13 +1132,7 @@
 		DEBUG(("Connection successful.\n"));
 		memset(password, 0, sizeof(password));
 
-		/* only create a window if we dont have one intialized */
-		if (!ui_have_window())
-		{
-			if (!ui_create_window())
-				return EX_OSERR;
-		}
-
+		rd_create_ui();
 		tcp_run_ui(True);
 
 		g_redirect = False;
@@ -1732,6 +1726,18 @@
 	close(fd);
 }
 
+/* create rdesktop ui */
+void
+rd_create_ui()
+{
+	/* only create a window if we dont have one intialized */
+	if (!ui_have_window())
+	{
+		if (!ui_create_window())
+			return EX_OSERR;
+	}
+}
+
 /* Create the bitmap cache directory */
 RD_BOOL
 rd_pstcache_mkdir(void)