diff --git a/Source/build.cpp b/Source/build.cpp
index 044fefdd..d4b2f40b 100644
--- a/Source/build.cpp
+++ b/Source/build.cpp
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ int CEXEBuild::write_output(void)
 
   // Added by Amir Szekely 3rd August 2002
   if (WriteStringTables() == PS_ERROR) return PS_ERROR;
+  build_header.common.num_string_bytes=build_strlist.getlen();
 
 /*#ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_COMPONENTPAGE
     if (build_header.componenttext_ptr < 0 &&
@@ -1373,6 +1374,7 @@ int CEXEBuild::write_output(void)
       hdrcomp.add(build_sections.get(),build_sections.getlen());
       hdrcomp.add(build_entries.get(),build_entries.getlen());
       hdrcomp.add(build_strlist.get(),build_strlist.getlen());
+      hdrcomp.add(build_langtables.get(),build_langtables.getlen());
 
       if (add_data((char*)hdrcomp.get(),hdrcomp.getlen(),&ihd) < 0) return PS_ERROR;
 
@@ -1638,6 +1640,8 @@ int CEXEBuild::uninstall_generate()
   {
     firstheader fh={0,};
 
+    build_uninst.common.num_string_bytes=ubuild_strlist.getlen();
+
     GrowBuf uhd;
     // add one more bit (the code+strtabs) to the uninstall datablock
     {
@@ -1646,6 +1650,7 @@ int CEXEBuild::uninstall_generate()
       udata.add(&build_uninst,sizeof(build_uninst));
       udata.add(ubuild_entries.get(),ubuild_entries.getlen());
       udata.add(ubuild_strlist.get(),ubuild_strlist.getlen());
+      udata.add(ubuild_langtables.get(),ubuild_langtables.getlen());
 
       set_uninstall_mode(1);
       fh.length_of_header=udata.getlen();
diff --git a/Source/build.h b/Source/build.h
index 2b434974..58577866 100644
--- a/Source/build.h
+++ b/Source/build.h
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class CEXEBuild {
     GrowBuf build_functions, ubuild_functions, *cur_functions;
     GrowBuf build_labels, ubuild_labels, *cur_labels;
     StringList build_strlist,ubuild_strlist;
+    GrowBuf build_langtables, ubuild_langtables;
 
     MMapBuf build_datablock, ubuild_datablock; // use GrowBuf here instead of MMapBuf if you want
     IGrowBuf *cur_datablock; 
diff --git a/Source/exehead/Ui.c b/Source/exehead/Ui.c
index a0d968d0..08cb62d1 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/Ui.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/Ui.c
@@ -366,19 +366,12 @@ int NSISCALL ui_doinstall(void)
   // Added by Amir Szekely 3rd August 2002
   // Multilingual support
   {
-    int size;
-    lang_num=g_inst_header->common.str_tables_num;
-    size=lang_num*sizeof(common_strings);
-    cur_common_strings_table=common_strings_tables=(common_strings*)my_GlobalAlloc(size);
-    GetCompressedDataFromDataBlockToMemory(g_inst_header->common.str_tables,(char*)common_strings_tables,size);
-  #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_UNINSTALL_SUPPORT
-    if (g_is_uninstaller)
-      size=lang_num*sizeof(uninstall_strings);
-    else
-  #endif
-      size=lang_num*sizeof(installer_strings);
-    cur_install_strings_table=install_strings_tables=(char *)my_GlobalAlloc(size);
-    GetCompressedDataFromDataBlockToMemory(g_inst_header->common.inst_str_tables,install_strings_tables,size);
+    extern char *g_db_strtab;
+    lang_num=g_inst_cmnheader->str_tables_num;
+    cur_common_strings_table=common_strings_tables=
+      (common_strings*)(g_db_strtab+g_inst_cmnheader->num_string_bytes);
+    cur_install_strings_table=install_strings_tables=
+      (char*)((unsigned long)common_strings_tables+lang_num*sizeof(common_strings));
 
     myitoa(state_language, GetUserDefaultLangID());
     set_language();
diff --git a/Source/exehead/fileform.c b/Source/exehead/fileform.c
index 1868e6b2..47b85c5e 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/fileform.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/fileform.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static int bz2_needreinit;
 
 #include "ui.h"
 
-static char *g_db_strtab;
+char *g_db_strtab;
 
 static int g_db_offset;
 HANDLE g_db_hFile;
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ static int NSISCALL _dodecomp(int offset, HANDLE hFileOut, char *outbuf, int out
 }
 #else//NSIS_COMPRESS_WHOLE
 
-
-#if 0 // SHOUDLNT NEED THIS IF EVEYRTHING IS IN PROPER ORDER
 static char _inbuffer[IBUFSIZE];
 static char _outbuffer[OBUFSIZE];
 extern int m_length;
@@ -301,55 +299,6 @@ static int NSISCALL __ensuredata(int amount)
   return 0;
 }
 
-#else // JUSTINS CLASSIC VERSION
-
-static char _inbuffer[IBUFSIZE];
-static char _outbuffer[OBUFSIZE];
-static int __ensuredata(int amount)
-{
-  int needed=amount-(dbd_size-dbd_pos);
-  if (needed>0)
-  {
-    SetFilePointer(g_db_hFile,dbd_srcpos,NULL,FILE_BEGIN);
-    SetFilePointer(dbd_hFile,dbd_size,NULL,FILE_BEGIN);
-    for (;;)
-    {
-      int err;
-      DWORD or;
-      if (!ReadFile(g_db_hFile,(LPVOID)_inbuffer,min(IBUFSIZE,dbd_fulllen-dbd_srcpos),&or,NULL)) return -1;
-      dbd_srcpos+=or;
-      g_inflate_stream.next_in=_inbuffer;
-      g_inflate_stream.avail_in=or;
-      do
-      {
-        DWORD r,t;
-        g_inflate_stream.next_out=_outbuffer;
-        g_inflate_stream.avail_out=OBUFSIZE;
-        err=inflate(&g_inflate_stream);
-        if (err<0)
-        {
-          return -3;
-        }
-        r=g_inflate_stream.next_out-_outbuffer;
-        if (r)
-        {
-          if (!WriteFile(dbd_hFile,_outbuffer,r,&t,NULL) || r != t)
-          {
-            return -2;
-          }
-          dbd_size+=r;
-        }
-        else if (g_inflate_stream.avail_in || !or) return -3;
-        else break;
-      }
-      while (g_inflate_stream.avail_in);
-      if (amount-(dbd_size-dbd_pos) <= 0) break;
-    }
-    SetFilePointer(dbd_hFile,dbd_pos,NULL,FILE_BEGIN);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-#endif
 
 static int NSISCALL _dodecomp(int offset, HANDLE hFileOut, char *outbuf, int outbuflen)
 {
diff --git a/Source/exehead/fileform.h b/Source/exehead/fileform.h
index 67fbf978..4885069c 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/fileform.h
+++ b/Source/exehead/fileform.h
@@ -283,10 +283,9 @@ typedef struct
 typedef struct
 {
   int str_tables_num; // number of strings tables in array
-  int str_tables; // offset to common string tables array
-  int inst_str_tables; // offset to install/uninstall string tables array
 
   int num_entries; // total number of entries
+  int num_string_bytes; // total number of bytes taken by strings
 
 #ifdef NSIS_SUPPORT_BGBG
   int bg_color1, bg_color2, bg_textcolor;
diff --git a/Source/lang.cpp b/Source/lang.cpp
index def346e1..edc3ee6c 100644
--- a/Source/lang.cpp
+++ b/Source/lang.cpp
@@ -214,27 +214,19 @@ int CEXEBuild::WriteStringTables() {
     FillDefaultsIfNeeded(string_tables[i]);
 
   // Add string tables into datablock
-  GrowBuf cst;
   for (i = 0; i < st_num; i++)
-    cst.add(&string_tables[i]->common, sizeof(common_strings));
+    build_langtables.add(&string_tables[i]->common, sizeof(common_strings));
   build_header.common.str_tables_num = st_num;
-  build_header.common.str_tables = add_data((char*)cst.get(), st_num*sizeof(common_strings), &build_datablock);
 
-  GrowBuf ist;
   for (i = 0; i < st_num; i++)
-    ist.add(&string_tables[i]->installer, sizeof(installer_strings));
-  build_header.common.inst_str_tables = add_data((char*)ist.get(), st_num*sizeof(installer_strings), &build_datablock);
+    build_langtables.add(&string_tables[i]->installer, sizeof(installer_strings));
 
-  GrowBuf ucst;
   for (i = 0; i < st_num; i++)
-    ucst.add(&string_tables[i]->ucommon, sizeof(common_strings));
+    ubuild_langtables.add(&string_tables[i]->ucommon, sizeof(common_strings));
   build_uninst.common.str_tables_num = st_num;
-  build_uninst.common.str_tables = add_data((char*)ucst.get(), st_num*sizeof(common_strings), &ubuild_datablock);
 
-  GrowBuf ust;
   for (i = 0; i < st_num; i++)
-    ust.add(&string_tables[i]->uninstall, sizeof(uninstall_strings));
-  build_uninst.common.inst_str_tables = add_data((char*)ust.get(), st_num*sizeof(uninstall_strings), &ubuild_datablock);
+    ubuild_langtables.add(&string_tables[i]->uninstall, sizeof(uninstall_strings));
 
   return PS_OK;
 }