diff --git a/wince/cemain.c b/wince/cemain.c
index 0bdcc1820..48e727424 100755
--- a/wince/cemain.c
+++ b/wince/cemain.c
@@ -1115,8 +1115,8 @@ ceLoadSavedGame( CEAppGlobals* globals )
                 snprintf( buf, VSIZE(buf), "Unable to open dictionary: %s",
                           dictName );
                 buf[VSIZE(buf)-1] = '\0';
-                ceMessageBoxChar( globals, NULL, buf, L"Oops!", 
-                                  MB_OK | MB_ICONHAND );
+                ceOops( globals, NULL, buf );
+
             }
             XP_FREE( globals->mpool, dictName );
 #endif
@@ -1138,8 +1138,11 @@ ceLoadSavedGame( CEAppGlobals* globals )
                                            CE_RESET_PROC globals );
             if ( success ) {
                 ceSetTitleFromName( globals );
-            } else if ( !!dict ) {
-                dict_destroy( dict );
+            } else {
+                if ( !!dict ) {
+                    dict_destroy( dict );
+                }
+                ceOops( globals, NULL, "Saved game cannot be opened." );
             }
         }
 
@@ -2970,7 +2973,7 @@ ce_util_userError( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, UtilErrID id )
         break;
     }
 
-    ceMessageBoxChar( globals, NULL, message, L"Oops!", MB_OK | MB_ICONHAND );
+    ceOops( globals, NULL, message );
 } /* ce_util_userError */
 
 static XP_Bool
diff --git a/wince/ceutil.c b/wince/ceutil.c
index de37d6a46..d6d0c160c 100755
--- a/wince/ceutil.c
+++ b/wince/ceutil.c
@@ -872,8 +872,8 @@ ceGetPath( CEAppGlobals* globals, CePathType typ,
 } /* ceGetPath */
 
 int
-ceMessageBoxChar( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, XP_UCHAR* str, 
-                  wchar_t* title, XP_U16 buttons )
+ceMessageBoxChar( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, const XP_UCHAR* str, 
+                  const wchar_t* title, XP_U16 buttons )
 {
     /* Get the length required, then alloc and go.  This is technically
        correct, but everywhere else I assume a 2:1 ratio for wchar_t:char. */
@@ -889,3 +889,10 @@ ceMessageBoxChar( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, XP_UCHAR* str,
     }
     return MessageBox( parent, widebuf, title, buttons );
 } /* ceMessageBoxChar */
+
+int
+ceOops( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, const XP_UCHAR* str )
+{
+    return ceMessageBoxChar( globals, parent, str, L"Oops!", 
+                             MB_OK | MB_ICONHAND );
+}
diff --git a/wince/ceutil.h b/wince/ceutil.h
index aea4ea6c1..9886d079b 100755
--- a/wince/ceutil.h
+++ b/wince/ceutil.h
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ void ceCheckMenus( const CEAppGlobals* globals );
 void ceGetItemRect( HWND hDlg, XP_U16 resID, RECT* rect );
 void ceMoveItem( HWND hDlg, XP_U16 resID, XP_S16 byX, XP_S16 byY );
 
-int ceMessageBoxChar( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, XP_UCHAR* str, 
-                      wchar_t* title, XP_U16 buttons );
+int ceMessageBoxChar( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, const XP_UCHAR* str, 
+                      const wchar_t* title, XP_U16 buttons );
+int ceOops( CEAppGlobals* globals, HWND parent, const XP_UCHAR* str );
 
 typedef enum {
     PREFS_FILE_PATH_L