Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 344)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 345)
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 		);
 		
-		if (changePrefs) {;
+		if (changePrefs) {
 			Main.pref.put("osm-server.version", null);
 			Main.pref.put("osm-server.additional-versions", null);
-			panel.add(new JLabel("<html><h3>Your preferences have been changed by removing <b>osm-server.version</b> and/or <b>osm-server.additional-versions</b> which were still to referring 0.4.</h3></html>"), GBC.eol());
+			panel.add(new JLabel("<html><h3>Your preferences have been changed by removing <b>osm-server.version</b> and/or <b>osm-server.additional-versions</b> which were still referring to 0.4.</h3></html>"), GBC.eol());
 		}
 		
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainApplication.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainApplication.java	(revision 344)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainApplication.java	(revision 345)
@@ -112,4 +112,10 @@
 			Main.pref.resetToDefault();
 		}
+		
+		if (!Main.pref.getBoolean("plugins-0.5", false)) {
+			Main.pref.put("plugins", null);
+			Main.pref.put("plugins-0.5", "true");
+			System.out.println("disabled plugins setting. re-enable the plugins you need.");
+		}
 
 		// load the early plugins
