diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.cxx b/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.cxx
index 8392a84e94..232fb72e56 100755
--- a/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.cxx
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ thread_run() {
 
   double last_progress = -1.0;
 
-  _loop_started = GetTickCount();
   MSG msg;
   int retval;
   retval = GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0);
@@ -281,8 +280,7 @@ thread_run() {
     if (got_install && install_progress != last_progress) {
       if (_progress_bar == NULL) {
         // Is it time to create the progress bar?
-        int now = GetTickCount();
-        if (now - _loop_started > 2000) {
+        if (!_install_label.empty()) {
           make_progress_bar();
         }
       } else {
@@ -464,8 +462,8 @@ update_install_label(const string &install_label) {
   int bar_height = min((int)(height * 0.1), 24);
   int bar_y = (height - bar_height * 2);
 
-  int text_width = text_size.cx;
-  int text_height = text_size.cy;
+  int text_width = text_size.cx + 4;
+  int text_height = text_size.cy + 2;
   int text_x = (width - text_width) / 2;
   int text_y = bar_y - text_height - 2;
 
@@ -692,7 +690,7 @@ window_proc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam) {
       SetBkColor(dis->hDC, 0x00ffffff);
 
       DrawText(dis->hDC, text_buffer, -1, &(dis->rcItem), 
-               DT_BOTTOM | DT_CENTER | DT_SINGLELINE);
+               DT_VCENTER | DT_CENTER | DT_SINGLELINE);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.h b/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.h
index 443024afd6..605f361454 100755
--- a/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.h
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/p3dWinSplashWindow.h
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ private:
   double _install_progress;
   LOCK _install_lock;
 
-  int _loop_started;
-
   bool _thread_continue;
   bool _thread_running;
   HANDLE _thread;
diff --git a/direct/src/showutil/Packager.py b/direct/src/showutil/Packager.py
index 866b4301e5..fe220c94b5 100644
--- a/direct/src/showutil/Packager.py
+++ b/direct/src/showutil/Packager.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class Packager:
                     package = self.packager.findPackage(packageName, platform = platform, version = version, requires = self.requires)
                     if package:
                         self.requires.append(package)
-                xrequires = xrequires.NextSiblingElement()
+                xrequires = xrequires.NextSiblingElement('requires')
 
             self.targetFilenames = {}
             xcomponent = xpackage.FirstChildElement('component')
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class Packager:
                 name = xcomponent.Attribute('filename')
                 if name:
                     self.targetFilenames[name] = True
-                xcomponent = xcomponent.NextSiblingElement()
+                xcomponent = xcomponent.NextSiblingElement('component')
 
             self.moduleNames = {}
             xmodule = xpackage.FirstChildElement('module')
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class Packager:
                 moduleName = xmodule.Attribute('name')
                 if moduleName:
                     self.moduleNames[moduleName] = True
-                xmodule = xmodule.NextSiblingElement()
+                xmodule = xmodule.NextSiblingElement('module')
 
             return True