diff --git a/apps/process-list/process-list.c b/apps/process-list/process-list.c
index e09369f84..d968d6cb7 100644
--- a/apps/process-list/process-list.c
+++ b/apps/process-list/process-list.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ update_processwindow(void)
     CTK_WIDGET_ADD(&processwindow, &processidlabels[i]);
     
     CTK_LABEL_NEW(&processnamelabels[i],
-		  4, i + 1, 22, 1, (char *)p->name);
+		  4, i + 1, 22, 1, PROCESS_NAME_STRING(p));
     CTK_WIDGET_ADD(&processwindow, &processnamelabels[i]);
 
     ++i;
diff --git a/apps/shell/shell-ps.c b/apps/shell/shell-ps.c
index 052b82013..c1d6643db 100644
--- a/apps/shell/shell-ps.c
+++ b/apps/shell/shell-ps.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(shell_ps_process, ev, data)
 
   shell_output_str(&ps_command, "Processes:", "");
   for(p = PROCESS_LIST(); p != NULL; p = p->next) {
-    shell_output_str(&ps_command, (char *)p->name, "");
+    shell_output_str(&ps_command, PROCESS_NAME_STRING(p), "");
   }
 
   PROCESS_END();
diff --git a/apps/webserver-nano/httpd-cgi.c b/apps/webserver-nano/httpd-cgi.c
index b28e8cffe..dec9c5d02 100644
--- a/apps/webserver-nano/httpd-cgi.c
+++ b/apps/webserver-nano/httpd-cgi.c
@@ -359,16 +359,13 @@ make_processes(void *p)
 {
   static const char httpd_cgi_proc[] HTTPD_STRING_ATTR = "<tr align=\"center\"><td>%p</td><td>%s</td><td>%p</td><td>%s</td></tr>\r\n";
   char name[40],tstate[20];
-#if PROCESS_CONF_NO_PROCESS_NAMES
-  strcpy(name, "Not Available");
-#else
-  strncpy(name, ((struct process *)p)->name, 40);
-#endif
+
+  strncpy(name, PROCESS_NAME_STRING((struct process *)p), 40);
   petsciiconv_toascii(name, 40);
   httpd_strcpy(tstate,states[9 + ((struct process *)p)->state]);
   return httpd_snprintf((char *)uip_appdata, uip_mss(), httpd_cgi_proc, p, name,
-  //		 *((char **)&(((struct process *)p)->thread)),
-    *(char **)(&(((struct process *)p)->thread)), //minimal net
+//  *((char **) &(((struct process *)p)->thread)),
+    * (char **)(&(((struct process *)p)->thread)), //minimal net
     tstate);
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/apps/webserver/httpd-cgi.c b/apps/webserver/httpd-cgi.c
index eca8b83ce..c069f531a 100644
--- a/apps/webserver/httpd-cgi.c
+++ b/apps/webserver/httpd-cgi.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ static unsigned short
 make_processes(void *p)
 {
   char name[40];
-
-  strncpy(name, ((struct process *)p)->name, 40);
+ 
+  strncpy(name, PROCESS_NAME_STRING((struct process *)p), 40);
   petsciiconv_toascii(name, 40);
 
   return snprintf((char *)uip_appdata, uip_mss(),
diff --git a/core/loader/dlloader.c b/core/loader/dlloader.c
index 5a1957697..57e058997 100644
--- a/core/loader/dlloader.c
+++ b/core/loader/dlloader.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ dlloader_load(char *path, char *arg)
   }
 
   /* Start the process. */
-  printf("Starting '%s'\n", (*p)->name);
+ 
+  printf("Starting '%s'\n", PROCESS_NAME_STRING(*p));
   process_start(*p, arg);
 
   return LOADER_OK;
diff --git a/platform/avr-atmega128rfa1/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c b/platform/avr-atmega128rfa1/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c
index 3f2d57180..78fd68626 100644
--- a/platform/avr-atmega128rfa1/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c
+++ b/platform/avr-atmega128rfa1/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ make_processes(void *p)
   static const char httpd_cgi_proc[] HTTPD_STRING_ATTR = "<tr align=\"center\"><td>%p</td><td>%s</td><td>%p</td><td>%s</td></tr>\r\n";
   char name[40],tstate[20];
 
-  strncpy(name, ((struct process *)p)->name, 40);
+  strncpy(name, PROCESS_NAME_STRING((struct process *)p), 40);
   petsciiconv_toascii(name, 40);
   httpd_strcpy(tstate,states[9 + ((struct process *)p)->state]);
   return httpd_snprintf((char *)uip_appdata, uip_mss(), httpd_cgi_proc, p, name,
diff --git a/platform/avr-raven/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c b/platform/avr-raven/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c
index 182d0efcd..3034775c8 100644
--- a/platform/avr-raven/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c
+++ b/platform/avr-raven/apps/raven-webserver/httpd-cgi.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ make_processes(void *p)
   static const char httpd_cgi_proc[] HTTPD_STRING_ATTR = "<tr align=\"center\"><td>%p</td><td>%s</td><td>%p</td><td>%s</td></tr>\r\n";
   char name[40],tstate[20];
 
-  strncpy(name, ((struct process *)p)->name, 40);
+  strncpy(name, PROCESS_NAME_STRING((struct process *)p), 40);
   petsciiconv_toascii(name, 40);
   httpd_strcpy(tstate,states[9 + ((struct process *)p)->state]);
   return httpd_snprintf((char *)uip_appdata, uip_mss(), httpd_cgi_proc, p, name,
diff --git a/platform/pc-6001/apps/webserver-mini/httpd-cgi.c b/platform/pc-6001/apps/webserver-mini/httpd-cgi.c
index fe1dc0706..a11643a05 100644
--- a/platform/pc-6001/apps/webserver-mini/httpd-cgi.c
+++ b/platform/pc-6001/apps/webserver-mini/httpd-cgi.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ make_processes(void *p)
 {
   char name[40];
 
-  strncpy(name, ((struct process *)p)->name, 40);
+  strncpy(name, PROCESS_NAME_STRING((struct process *)p), 40);
   petsciiconv_toascii(name, 40);
 
   return sprintf((char *)uip_appdata,