diff --git a/src/core/n-io.c b/src/core/n-io.c
index 9a77ef0c81..57310a77a6 100644
--- a/src/core/n-io.c
+++ b/src/core/n-io.c
@@ -1155,14 +1155,11 @@ static REBSER *Read_All_File(char *fname)
 
 	OS_REQUEST_PASSWORD(&req);
 
-	if (req.file.path == NULL) return R_NONE;
+	if (req.data == NULL) return R_NONE;
 
-#ifdef TO_WINDOWS
-	str = Decode_UTF_String(req.file.path, req.file.size, 16, 0, 0);
-#else	
-	str = Decode_UTF_String(req.file.path, req.file.size, 8, 0, 0);
-#endif
-	FREE_MEM(req.file.path);
+	str = Copy_OS_Str(req.data, req.actual);
+
+	FREE_MEM(req.data);
 	SET_STRING(D_RET, str);
 	return R_RET;
 }
diff --git a/src/os/posix/host-lib.c b/src/os/posix/host-lib.c
index aa3f4581e3..7dce669500 100644
--- a/src/os/posix/host-lib.c
+++ b/src/os/posix/host-lib.c
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ static int Try_Browser(char *browser, REBCHR *url)
 	REBYTE *str = malloc(size);
 	REBYTE  c;
 
-	req->file.path = NULL;
+	req->data = NULL;
 
 	while (read(STDIN_FILENO, &c, 1) && c != '\r') {
 		if (c ==  27) { // ESC
@@ -1400,8 +1400,8 @@ static int Try_Browser(char *browser, REBCHR *url)
 			str = realloc(str, size);
 		}
 	}
-	req->file.path = str;
-	req->file.size = pos;
+	req->data = str;
+	req->actual = pos;
 	str[pos++] = 0; // null terminate the tail.. just in case
 }
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/host-lib.c b/src/os/win32/host-lib.c
index bce895fed7..6c6ef38b1d 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/host-lib.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/host-lib.c
@@ -1445,28 +1445,28 @@ static INT CALLBACK BrowseCallbackProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, LPARAM lParam, LPAR
 {
 	REBCNT size = 64;
 	REBCNT  pos = 0;
-	REBUNI *str = (REBUNI*)malloc(size * sizeof(REBUNI));
-	REBUNI  c;
+	REBCHR *str = (REBUNI*)malloc(size * sizeof(REBCHR));
+	REBCHR  c;
 
-	req->file.path = NULL;
+	req->data = NULL;
 
 	while ((c = _getwch()) != '\r') {
 		if (c ==  27) { // ESC
 			free(str);
 			return; 
 		}
-		if (c == 127) { // backspace
+		if (c == '\b') { // backspace
 			if (pos > 0) pos--;
 			continue;
 		}
 		str[pos++] = c;
 		if (pos+1 == size) {
 			size += 64;
-			str = (REBUNI*)realloc(str, size * sizeof(REBUNI));
+			str = (REBCHR *)realloc(str, size * sizeof(REBCHR));
 		}
 	}
-	req->file.path = (REBYTE*)str;
-	req->file.size = pos * sizeof(REBUNI);
+	req->data = (REBYTE*)str;
+	req->actual = pos;
 	str[pos++] = 0;
 }