diff --git a/CASA/gui/CasaMain.cs b/CASA/gui/CasaMain.cs
index 4fbc4368..3a814dd8 100644
--- a/CASA/gui/CasaMain.cs
+++ b/CASA/gui/CasaMain.cs
@@ -2189,10 +2189,10 @@ namespace Novell.CASA.GUI
 			{
 				if (Directory.Exists(sDirectory))
 				{
+#if LINUX	
 					// make sure user as rights to read and write to this directory
 					try
-					{
-#if LINUX					
+					{				
 						int rcode = Mono.Unix.Native.Syscall.access(sDirectory, 
 														Mono.Unix.Native.AccessModes.R_OK |
 														Mono.Unix.Native.AccessModes.W_OK );
@@ -2210,7 +2210,9 @@ namespace Novell.CASA.GUI
 					{
 						CommonGUI.DisplayMessage(Gtk.MessageType.Error, "Not allowed\r\n" + sDirectory);
 					}
-#endif					
+#else
+					entryStorageDirectory.Text = sDirectory;
+#endif
 									
 				}
 				else