diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 6a1f8768..1e43203c 100755
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,28 @@ void CClient::SetSndCrdPreferredMonoBlSizeIndex ( const int iNewIdx )
     Channel.CreateNetTranspPropsMessFromCurrentSettings();
 }
 
+void CClient::SetSndCrdDev ( const int iNewDev )
+{
+    // if client was running then first
+    // stop it and restart again after new initialization
+    const bool bWasRunning = Sound.IsRunning();
+    if ( bWasRunning )
+    {
+        Sound.Stop();
+    }
+
+    Sound.SetDev ( iNewDev );
+
+    // init again because the sound card actual buffer size might
+    // be changed on new device
+    Init ( iSndCrdPreferredMonoBlSizeIndex );
+
+    if ( bWasRunning )
+    {
+        Sound.Start();
+    }
+}
+
 void CClient::Start()
 {
     // init object
diff --git a/src/client.h b/src/client.h
index 9386bcf2..69951c48 100755
--- a/src/client.h
+++ b/src/client.h
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ public:
     int GetAudioBlockSizeIn() { return Channel.GetAudioBlockSizeIn(); }
     int GetUploadRateKbps() { return Channel.GetUploadRateKbps(); }
 
+    int          GetSndCrdNumDev() { return Sound.GetNumDev(); }
+    std::string  GetSndCrdDeviceName ( const int iDiD )
+        { return Sound.GetDeviceName ( iDiD ); }
+
+    void         SetSndCrdDev ( const int iNewDev );
+    int          GetSndCrdDev() { return Sound.GetDev(); }
+    void         OpenSndCrdDriverSetup() { Sound.OpenDriverSetup(); }
+
     void SetSndCrdPreferredMonoBlSizeIndex ( const int iNewIdx );
     int GetSndCrdPreferredMonoBlSizeIndex()
         { return iSndCrdPreferredMonoBlSizeIndex; }
@@ -143,8 +151,7 @@ public:
     void SendPingMess()
         { Channel.CreatePingMes ( PreciseTime.elapsed() ); };
 
-    CSound*   GetSndInterface() { return &Sound; }
-    CChannel* GetChannel()      { return &Channel; }
+    CChannel* GetChannel() { return &Channel; }
 
 
     // settings
diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
index e6f88bed..8f203d25 100755
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ CClientSettingsDlg::CClientSettingsDlg ( CClient* pNCliP, QWidget* parent,
 
     // init combo box containing all available sound cards in the system
     cbSoundcard->clear();
-    for ( int iSndDevIdx = 0; iSndDevIdx < pClient->GetSndInterface()->GetNumDev(); iSndDevIdx++ )
+    for ( int iSndDevIdx = 0; iSndDevIdx < pClient->GetSndCrdNumDev(); iSndDevIdx++ )
     {
-        cbSoundcard->addItem ( pClient->GetSndInterface()->GetDeviceName ( iSndDevIdx ).c_str() );
+        cbSoundcard->addItem ( pClient->GetSndCrdDeviceName ( iSndDevIdx ).c_str() );
     }
-    cbSoundcard->setCurrentIndex ( pClient->GetSndInterface()->GetDev() );
+    cbSoundcard->setCurrentIndex ( pClient->GetSndCrdDev() );
 
     // "OpenChatOnNewMessage" check box
     if ( pClient->GetOpenChatOnNewMessage() )
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void CClientSettingsDlg::hideEvent ( QHideEvent* hideEvent )
 
 void CClientSettingsDlg::OnDriverSetupBut()
 {
-    pClient->GetSndInterface()->OpenDriverSetup();
+    pClient->OpenSndCrdDriverSetup();
 }
 
 void CClientSettingsDlg::OnSliderNetBuf ( int value )
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void CClientSettingsDlg::OnSoundCrdSelection ( int iSndDevIdx )
 {
     try
     {
-        pClient->GetSndInterface()->SetDev ( iSndDevIdx );
+        pClient->SetSndCrdDev ( iSndDevIdx );
     }
     catch ( CGenErr generr )
     {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void CClientSettingsDlg::OnSoundCrdSelection ( int iSndDevIdx )
             QString ( " The previous driver will be selected." ), "Ok", 0 );
 
         // recover old selection
-        cbSoundcard->setCurrentIndex ( pClient->GetSndInterface()->GetDev() );
+        cbSoundcard->setCurrentIndex ( pClient->GetSndCrdDev() );
     }
     UpdateDisplay();
 }
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 9cebb02f..e57ae89c 100755
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ void CServer::Stop()
     Timer.stop();
 
     // logging
-    const QString strLogStr = CLogTimeDate::toString() + ": server stopped "
-        "############################################";
+    const QString strLogStr = CLogTimeDate::toString() + ",, server stopped "
+        "-------------------------------------";
 
     qDebug() << strLogStr; // on console
     Logging << strLogStr; // in log file
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ void CServer::Stop()
 void CServer::OnNewChannel ( CHostAddress ChanAddr )
 {
     // logging of new connected channel
-    const QString strLogStr = CLogTimeDate::toString() + ": " +
-        ChanAddr.InetAddr.toString() + " connected";
+    const QString strLogStr = CLogTimeDate::toString() + ", " +
+        ChanAddr.InetAddr.toString() + ", connected";
 
     qDebug() << strLogStr; // on console
     Logging << strLogStr; // in log file
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index da98d2fc..c7bffd8a 100755
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ void CSettings::ReadIniFile ( const QString& sFileName )
     // initialized with a default setting defined here
     if ( GetNumericIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "auddevidx", 1, MAX_NUMBER_SOUND_CARDS, iValue ) )
     {
-        pClient->GetSndInterface()->SetDev ( iValue );
+        pClient->SetSndCrdDev ( iValue );
     }
     else
     {
         // use "INVALID_SNC_CARD_DEVICE" to tell the sound card driver that no
         // device selection was done previously
-        pClient->GetSndInterface()->SetDev ( INVALID_SNC_CARD_DEVICE );
+        pClient->SetSndCrdDev ( INVALID_SNC_CARD_DEVICE );
     }
 
     // sound card preferred buffer size index
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void CSettings::WriteIniFile ( const QString& sFileName )
     SetFlagIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "reverblchan", pClient->IsReverbOnLeftChan() );
 
     // sound card selection
-    SetNumericIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "auddevidx", pClient->GetSndInterface()->GetDev() );
+    SetNumericIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "auddevidx", pClient->GetSndCrdDev() );
 
     // sound card preferred buffer size index
     SetNumericIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "prefsndcrdbufidx", pClient->GetSndCrdPreferredMonoBlSizeIndex() );
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 23644cda..9dd8d555 100755
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -550,10 +550,10 @@ public:
     {
         const QDateTime curDateTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 
-        // format date and time output according to "3.9.2006 11:38:08: "
+        // format date and time output according to "3.9.2006, 11:38:08"
         return QString().setNum ( curDateTime.date().day() ) + "." +
             QString().setNum ( curDateTime.date().month() ) + "." +
-            QString().setNum ( curDateTime.date().year() ) + " " +
+            QString().setNum ( curDateTime.date().year() ) + ", " +
             curDateTime.time().toString();
     }
 };
diff --git a/windows/sound.cpp b/windows/sound.cpp
index 7b19dc20..edd7b6c1 100755
--- a/windows/sound.cpp
+++ b/windows/sound.cpp
@@ -59,20 +59,10 @@ CSound* pSound;
 \******************************************************************************/
 void CSound::SetDev ( const int iNewDev )
 {
-
-// TODO do check if sound interface is running here, take action
-
-
-
-
     // check if an ASIO driver was already initialized
     if ( lCurDev >= 0 )
     {
-        // a device was already been initialized and is used, kill working
-        // thread and clean up
-        // stop driver
-        ASIOStop();
-
+        // a device was already been initialized and is used, first clean up
         // dispose ASIO buffers
         ASIODisposeBuffers();
 
@@ -103,9 +93,7 @@ void CSound::SetDev ( const int iNewDev )
             // available driver in the system. If this fails, too, we throw an error
             // that no driver is available -> it does not make sense to start the llcon
             // software if no audio hardware is available
-            const std::string strErrorMessage = LoadAndInitializeDriver ( iNewDev );
-
-            if ( !strErrorMessage.empty() )
+            if ( !LoadAndInitializeDriver ( iNewDev ).empty() )
             {
                 // loading and initializing the new driver failed, try to find at
                 // least one usable driver