diff --git a/plugins/housekeeper/DiskUsageDashlet.inc.php b/plugins/housekeeper/DiskUsageDashlet.inc.php
index 3ae4f6c..6770477 100755
--- a/plugins/housekeeper/DiskUsageDashlet.inc.php
+++ b/plugins/housekeeper/DiskUsageDashlet.inc.php
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class DiskUsageDashlet extends KTBaseDashlet
 			if (OS_WINDOWS)
 			{
 				$cmd = str_replace( '/','\\',$cmd);
-				$result = `"$cmd" 2>&1`;
+				$res = KTUtil::pexec("\"$cmd\" 2>&1");
+				$result = implode("\r\n",$res['out']);
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/plugins/housekeeper/HouseKeeperPlugin.php b/plugins/housekeeper/HouseKeeperPlugin.php
index 0855f76..3eb639c 100755
--- a/plugins/housekeeper/HouseKeeperPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/housekeeper/HouseKeeperPlugin.php
@@ -146,12 +146,7 @@ class HouseKeeperPlugin extends KTPlugin
 
     function setup()
     {
-    	if (OS_UNIX)
-    	{
-    		// unfortunately, df only seems to be working under linux at this stage. we had
-    		// issues getting gnuwin32's df to run in the stack. the application kept on core dumping! ;(
-    		$this->registerDashlet('DiskUsageDashlet', 'ktcore.diskusage.dashlet', 'DiskUsageDashlet.inc.php');
-    	}
+ 		$this->registerDashlet('DiskUsageDashlet', 'ktcore.diskusage.dashlet', 'DiskUsageDashlet.inc.php');
 		$this->registerDashlet('FolderUsageDashlet', 'ktcore.folderusage.dashlet', 'FolderUsageDashlet.inc.php');
 
         $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();