Index: klibloader.cpp
===================================================================
--- klibloader.cpp	(wersja 731542)
+++ klibloader.cpp	(kopia robocza)
@@ -59,41 +59,33 @@
 
 extern QString makeLibName( const QString &libname );
 
-extern QString findLibraryInternal(const QString &name, const KComponentData &cData);
+extern QString findLibrary(const QString &name, const KComponentData &cData);
 
-//static
-QString KLibLoader::findLibrary(const QString &_name, const KComponentData &cData)
-{
-    QString libname = findLibraryInternal(QDir::fromNativeSeparators(_name), cData);
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    // we don't have 'lib' prefix on windows -> remove it and try again
-    if( libname.isEmpty() )
+// removes "lib" prefix, if present
+QString fixLibPrefix(const QString& libname)
+{
+    int pos = libname.lastIndexOf( '/' );
+    if ( pos >= 0 )
     {
-      libname = _name;
-      QString file, path;
-
-      int pos = libname.lastIndexOf( '/' );
-      if ( pos >= 0 )
-      {
-        file = libname.mid( pos + 1 );
-        path = libname.left( pos );
-        libname = path + '/' + file.mid( 3 );
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        file = libname;
-        libname = file.mid( 3 );
-      }
-      if( !file.startsWith( "lib" ) )
-          return libname;
-
-      libname = findLibraryInternal(libname, cData);
+        QString file = libname.mid( pos + 1 );
+        QString path = libname.left( pos );
+        if( !file.startsWith( "lib" ) )
+            return libname;
+        return path + '/' + file.mid( 3 );
     }
+    if( !libname.startsWith( "lib" ) )
+        return libname;
+    return libname.mid( 3 );
+}
 #endif
-    return libname;
+
+//static
+QString KLibLoader::findLibrary(const QString &_name, const KComponentData &cData)
+{
+    return ::findLibrary(_name, cData);
 }
 
-
 KLibrary* KLibLoader::library( const QString &_name, QLibrary::LoadHints hint )
 {
     if (_name.isEmpty())
Index: klibrary.cpp
===================================================================
--- klibrary.cpp	(wersja 734474)
+++ klibrary.cpp	(kopia robocza)
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
     t_func func = reinterpret_cast<t_func>(lib->resolveFunction( symname ));
     if ( !func )
     {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        // a backup for cases when developer has set lib prefix for a plugin name (she should not...)
+        if (!factoryname.startsWith("lib"))
+            return kde3Factory(lib, QByteArray("lib")+symname.mid(5 /*"init_"*/));
+#endif
         kDebug(150) << "The library" << lib->fileName() << "does not offer an"
                     << symname << "function.";
         return 0;
Index: kpluginloader.cpp
===================================================================
--- kpluginloader.cpp	(wersja 731542)
+++ kpluginloader.cpp	(kopia robocza)
@@ -73,22 +73,28 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+extern QString fixLibPrefix(const QString& libname);
+#endif
+
 inline QString findLibraryInternal(const QString &name, const KComponentData &cData)
 {
     QString libname = makeLibName(name);
 
     QFileInfo fileinfo(name);
-    bool hasPraefix = fileinfo.fileName().startsWith("lib");
+    bool hasPrefix = fileinfo.fileName().startsWith("lib");
 
-    if (hasPraefix)
+    if (hasPrefix)
         kDebug(150) << "plugins shouldn't have a 'lib' suffix:" << libname;
 
     QString libfile;
     if (QDir::isRelativePath(libname)) {
         libfile = cData.dirs()->findResource("module", libname);
         if (libfile.isEmpty()) {
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
-            if (!hasPraefix)
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            libname = fixLibPrefix(libname);
+#else
+            if (!hasPrefix)
                 libname = fileinfo.path() + QLatin1String("/lib") + fileinfo.fileName();
 #endif
             libfile = cData.dirs()->findResource("lib", libname);