diff --git a/build/bakefiles/config.bkl b/build/bakefiles/config.bkl
index d0458b1701..a17f588216 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/config.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/config.bkl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <option name="UNICODE">
         <values>0,1</values>
         <values-description>,Unicode</values-description>
-        <default-value>0</default-value>
+        <default-value>1</default-value>
         <description>
             Compile Unicode build of wxWidgets?
         </description>
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ Set the version of your Mingw installation here.
         <set var="BUILD">debug</set>
         <set var="SHARED">0</set>
         <set var="WXUNIV">0</set>
-        <set var="UNICODE">0</set>
+        <set var="UNICODE">1</set>
         <!-- Free version does not distribute OpenGL,
              in commercial distribution better use dmars_smake format -->
         <set var="USE_OPENGL">0</set>
diff --git a/build/msw/config.bcc b/build/msw/config.bcc
index feeb5565ae..02c824eea8 100644
--- a/build/msw/config.bcc
+++ b/build/msw/config.bcc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ WXUNIV = 0
 
 # Compile Unicode build of wxWidgets? [0,1]
 !ifndef UNICODE
-UNICODE = 0
+UNICODE = 1
 !endif
 
 # Use MSLU library when building Unicode version. [0,1]
diff --git a/build/msw/config.gcc b/build/msw/config.gcc
index fa6a470c27..69ea740b72 100644
--- a/build/msw/config.gcc
+++ b/build/msw/config.gcc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SHARED := 0
 WXUNIV := 0
 
 # Compile Unicode build of wxWidgets? [0,1]
-UNICODE := 0
+UNICODE := 1
 
 # Use MSLU library when building Unicode version. [0,1]
 MSLU := 0
diff --git a/build/msw/config.vc b/build/msw/config.vc
index 96cf231071..15bccf83b1 100644
--- a/build/msw/config.vc
+++ b/build/msw/config.vc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SHARED = 0
 WXUNIV = 0
 
 # Compile Unicode build of wxWidgets? [0,1]
-UNICODE = 0
+UNICODE = 1
 
 # Use MSLU library when building Unicode version. [0,1]
 MSLU = 0
diff --git a/build/msw/config.wat b/build/msw/config.wat
index f708ff55f3..2ce9095921 100644
--- a/build/msw/config.wat
+++ b/build/msw/config.wat
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ WXUNIV = 0
 
 # Compile Unicode build of wxWidgets? [0,1]
 #   1 - Unicode
-UNICODE = 0
+UNICODE = 1
 
 # Type of compiled binaries [debug,release]
 BUILD = debug
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a92f381984..e4bb8e2c84 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-textbuf        use wxTextBuffer class
   --enable-textfile       use wxTextFile class
   --enable-timer          use wxTimer class
-  --enable-unicode        compile wxString with Unicode support
+  --enable-unicode       compile without Unicode support
   --enable-sound          use wxSound class
   --enable-mediactrl      use wxMediaCtrl class
   --enable-gstreamer8     force GStreamer 0.8 instead of 0.10 with the wxMediaCtrl class on unix
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_POPUPWIN=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_TIPWINDOW=no
 
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8=auto
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8_LOCALE=no
@@ -3340,7 +3340,7 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_POPUPWIN=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_TIPWINDOW=yes
 
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8=auto
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8_LOCALE=no
@@ -22756,13 +22756,11 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <sys/types.h> /* for off_t */
-     #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 int
 main ()
 {
-int (*fp) (FILE *, off_t, int) = fseeko;
-     return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && fp (stdin, 0, 0);
+return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && (fseeko) (stdin, 0, 0);
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -22802,13 +22800,11 @@ cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 #define _LARGEFILE_SOURCE 1
-#include <sys/types.h> /* for off_t */
-     #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 int
 main ()
 {
-int (*fp) (FILE *, off_t, int) = fseeko;
-     return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && fp (stdin, 0, 0);
+return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && (fseeko) (stdin, 0, 0);
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -39670,7 +39666,6 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking how many arguments gethostbyname_r() takes... $ECHO_C" >&
 else
 
 
-################################################################
 
 ac_cv_func_which_gethostbyname_r=unknown
 
@@ -39900,7 +39895,6 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 fi
 
-################################################################
 
 
 fi
@@ -40049,19 +40043,94 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
       fi
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking how many arguments getservbyname_r() takes" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking how many arguments getservbyname_r() takes... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+                              { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for getservbyname_r" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for getservbyname_r... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
 
-                ac_ext=cpp
-ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
-ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
-ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for getservbyname_r" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for getservbyname_r... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_func_getservbyname_r+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+/* Define getservbyname_r to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares getservbyname_r.
+   For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
+#define getservbyname_r innocuous_getservbyname_r
 
+/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
+    which can conflict with char getservbyname_r (); below.
+    Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
+    <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
+# include <limits.h>
+#else
+# include <assert.h>
+#endif
+
+#undef getservbyname_r
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char getservbyname_r ();
+/* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
+    to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
+    something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
+#if defined __stub_getservbyname_r || defined __stub___getservbyname_r
+choke me
+#endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+return getservbyname_r ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
+       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
+  ac_cv_func_getservbyname_r=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_cv_func_getservbyname_r=no
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_func_getservbyname_r" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_func_getservbyname_r" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_func_getservbyname_r = yes; then
 
         cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -40069,17 +40138,20 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <netdb.h>
+
+#               include <netdb.h>
+
 int
 main ()
 {
 
-                char *name;
-                char *proto;
-                struct servent *se, *res;
-                char buffer[2048];
-                int buflen = 2048;
-                (void) getservbyname_r(name, proto, se, buffer, buflen, &res)
+
+        char *name;
+        char *proto;
+        struct servent *se;
+        struct servent_data data;
+        (void) getservbyname_r(name, proto, se, &data);
+
 
   ;
   return 0;
@@ -40099,7 +40171,54 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_cxx_werror_flag" ||
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r=four
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#   include <netdb.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+        char *name;
+        char *proto;
+        struct servent *se, *res;
+        char buffer[2048];
+        int buflen = 2048;
+        (void) getservbyname_r(name, proto, se, buffer, buflen, &res)
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
   ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r=six
@@ -40108,23 +40227,25 @@ else
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
 
-                cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <netdb.h>
+
+#   include <netdb.h>
+
 int
 main ()
 {
 
-                        char *name;
-                        char *proto;
-                        struct servent *se;
-                        char buffer[2048];
-                        int buflen = 2048;
-                        (void) getservbyname_r(name, proto, se, buffer, buflen)
+        char *name;
+        char *proto;
+        struct servent *se;
+        char buffer[2048];
+        int buflen = 2048;
+        (void) getservbyname_r(name, proto, se, buffer, buflen)
 
   ;
   return 0;
@@ -40144,7 +40265,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_cxx_werror_flag" ||
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
   ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r=five
@@ -40152,51 +40273,13 @@ else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-
-                        cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <netdb.h>
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-                                char *name;
-                                char *proto;
-                                struct servent *se;
-                                struct servent_data data;
-                                (void) getservbyname_r(name, proto, se, &data);
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_cxx_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
-  ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r=four
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
 	ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r=no
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+
+
+
 
 fi
 
@@ -40207,18 +40290,10 @@ fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
-
+else
+  ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r=no
 fi
 
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-        ac_ext=c
-ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
-ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
-ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
-
-
-
 fi
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r" >&6; }
@@ -40238,6 +40313,7 @@ elif test $ac_cv_func_which_getservbyname_r = four; then
 #define HAVE_FUNC_GETSERVBYNAME_R_4 1
 _ACEOF
 
+
 fi
 
 
@@ -46612,7 +46688,10 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$bakefile_cv_prog_makeisgnu" >&6; }
                 PLATFORM_BEOS=1
             ;;
             * )
-                                            ;;
+                { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Unknown platform: $BAKEFILE_FORCE_PLATFORM" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: Unknown platform: $BAKEFILE_FORCE_PLATFORM" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+            ;;
         esac
     fi
 
@@ -49356,10 +49435,21 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 
     cppunit_major_min=`echo $cppunit_version_min | \
            sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\1/'`
+    if test "x${cppunit_major_min}" = "x" ; then
+       cppunit_major_min=0
+    fi
+
     cppunit_minor_min=`echo $cppunit_version_min | \
            sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\2/'`
+    if test "x${cppunit_minor_min}" = "x" ; then
+       cppunit_minor_min=0
+    fi
+
     cppunit_micro_min=`echo $cppunit_version_min | \
            sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\3/'`
+    if test "x${cppunit_micro_min}" = "x" ; then
+       cppunit_micro_min=0
+    fi
 
     cppunit_version_proper=`expr \
         $cppunit_major_version \> $cppunit_major_min \| \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c01a9c41b1..ca1fb3af9f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ if test $DEBUG_CONFIGURE = 1; then
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_POPUPWIN=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_TIPWINDOW=no
 
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU=no
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8=auto
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8_LOCALE=no
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ else
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_POPUPWIN=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_TIPWINDOW=yes
 
-  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=no
+  DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU=yes
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8=auto
   DEFAULT_wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8_LOCALE=no
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(tarstream,     [  --enable-tarstream      use wxTar streams], wxUS
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(textbuf,       [  --enable-textbuf        use wxTextBuffer class], wxUSE_TEXTBUFFER)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(textfile,      [  --enable-textfile       use wxTextFile class], wxUSE_TEXTFILE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(timer,         [  --enable-timer          use wxTimer class], wxUSE_TIMER)
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(unicode,       [  --enable-unicode        compile wxString with Unicode support], wxUSE_UNICODE)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(unicode,       [  --enable-unicode       compile without Unicode support], wxUSE_UNICODE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(sound,         [  --enable-sound          use wxSound class], wxUSE_SOUND)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(mediactrl,     [  --enable-mediactrl      use wxMediaCtrl class], wxUSE_MEDIACTRL)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(gstreamer8,    [  --enable-gstreamer8     force GStreamer 0.8 instead of 0.10 with the wxMediaCtrl class on unix], wxUSE_GSTREAMER8)
diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt
index 6a2efc738a..58c11b8903 100644
--- a/docs/msw/install.txt
+++ b/docs/msw/install.txt
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@ SHARED=1
   Build shared libraries (DLLs). By default, DLLs are not built
   (SHARED=0).
 
-UNICODE=1
-  To build Unicode versions of the libraries, add UNICODE=1 to make invocation
-  (default is UNICODE=0). If you want to be able to use Unicode version on
+UNICODE=0
+  To build ANSI versions of the libraries, add UNICODE=0 to make invocation
+  (default is UNICODE=1). If you want to be able to use Unicode version on
   Windows9x, you will need to set MSLU=1 as well.
 
   This option affect name of the library ('u' is appended) and the directory
diff --git a/include/wx/mac/setup0.h b/include/wx/mac/setup0.h
index dbf2ba1d59..4c45043ad0 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/setup0.h
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/motif/setup0.h b/include/wx/motif/setup0.h
index cf89a3b213..28674de80b 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/setup0.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/setup0.h b/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
index cdfae50267..e8117bf745 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/setup0.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h b/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
index 0e24d68dcd..fc7d5b81ea 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/os2/setup0.h b/include/wx/os2/setup0.h
index a0fca2ada9..5b3920cb0e 100644
--- a/include/wx/os2/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/os2/setup0.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h b/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h
index 563f0e4bf9..529d15221e 100644
--- a/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/palmos/setup0.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/setup_inc.h b/include/wx/setup_inc.h
index 282c403282..56eaa6cbbb 100644
--- a/include/wx/setup_inc.h
+++ b/include/wx/setup_inc.h
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
 // (Windows 9x doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode
 // will not run under 9x -- but see wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU below).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Setting wxUSE_WCHAR_T to 1 gives you some degree of Unicode support without
diff --git a/include/wx/univ/setup0.h b/include/wx/univ/setup0.h
index dbc1332c13..228efff553 100644
--- a/include/wx/univ/setup0.h
+++ b/include/wx/univ/setup0.h
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@
 // doesn't support it and the programs compiled in Unicode mode will not run
 // under 9x).
 //
-// Default is 0
+// Default is 1
 //
-// Recommended setting: 0 (unless you only plan to use Windows NT/2000/XP)
+// Recommended setting: 1
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 // Set wxUSE_UNICODE_MSLU to 1 if you want to compile wxWidgets in Unicode mode
diff --git a/setup.h.in b/setup.h.in
index 8185ad189f..92f9264fa1 100644
--- a/setup.h.in
+++ b/setup.h.in
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@
 #define wxUSE_DATAVIEWCTRL  0
 #define wxUSE_DATEPICKCTRL  0
 #define wxUSE_DIRPICKERCTRL 0
-#define wxUSE_EDITABLELISTBOX   0
 #define wxUSE_FILEPICKERCTRL 0
 #define wxUSE_FONTPICKERCTRL 0
 #define wxUSE_GAUGE         0
diff --git a/setup.h_vms b/setup.h_vms
index d66fdd451b..8ce750d464 100644
--- a/setup.h_vms
+++ b/setup.h_vms
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ typedef pid_t GPid;
 
 
 #ifndef wxUSE_UNICODE
-    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 0
+    #define wxUSE_UNICODE 1
 #endif
 
 #define wxUSE_WCHAR_T 1