diff --git a/e107_admin/prefs.php b/e107_admin/prefs.php
index cf8e5501c..fe06601a1 100644
--- a/e107_admin/prefs.php
+++ b/e107_admin/prefs.php
@@ -1469,14 +1469,22 @@ $text .= "
 					$text .= "
 							</select></td>
 					</tr>
+					";
+
+					/*
+					 // Highly problematic.
+					$text .= "
 					<tr>
 						<td><label for='signup-remote-emailcheck'>".PRFLAN_160."</label></td>
 						<td>
 							".$frm->radio_switch('signup_remote_emailcheck', $pref['signup_remote_emailcheck'])."
 						</td>
-					</tr>
+					</tr>";
+
+					*/
 
 
+					$text .= "
 
 					<tr>
 						<td><label for='membersonly-enabled'>".PRFLAN_58."</label></td>
diff --git a/e107_admin/update_routines.php b/e107_admin/update_routines.php
index d610b5962..a3f55ff2b 100644
--- a/e107_admin/update_routines.php
+++ b/e107_admin/update_routines.php
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ $update_debug = TRUE;			// TRUE gives extra messages in places
 if (defined('TEST_UPDATE')) $update_debug = TRUE;
 
 
-if (!defined('LAN_UPDATE_8')) { define('LAN_UPDATE_8', ''); }
-if (!defined('LAN_UPDATE_9')) { define('LAN_UPDATE_9', ''); }
+//if (!defined('LAN_UPDATE_8')) { define('LAN_UPDATE_8', ''); }
+//if (!defined('LAN_UPDATE_9')) { define('LAN_UPDATE_9', ''); }
 
 
 // Determine which installed plugins have an update file - save the path and the installed version in an array
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ if (!$dont_check_update)
 	}
 	
 	// set 'master' to true to prevent other upgrades from running before it is complete. 
-	$dbupdate['706_to_800'] = array('master'=>true, 'title'=>LAN_UPDATE_8.' 1.x '.LAN_UPDATE_9.' 2.0','message'=> LAN_UPDATE_29);
-	$dbupdate['core_prefs'] = array('master'=>true, 'title'=>LAN_UPDATE_13);						// Prefs check
+	$dbupdate['706_to_800'] = array('master'=>true, 'title'=> e107::getParser()->lanVars(LAN_UPDATE_4, array('1.x','2.0')), 'message'=> LAN_UPDATE_29);
+	$dbupdate['core_prefs'] = array('master'=>true, 'title'=> LAN_UPDATE_13);						// Prefs check
 //	$dbupdate['70x_to_706'] = LAN_UPDATE_8.' .70x '.LAN_UPDATE_9.' .706';
 }		// End if (!$dont_check_update)
 
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ class e107Update
 	function updateCore($func='')
 	{
 		$mes = e107::getMessage();
-		
+		$tp = e107::getParser();
+
+
 	//	foreach($this->core as $func => $data)
 	//	{
 			if(function_exists('update_'.$func)) // Legacy Method. 
@@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ class e107Update
 				{
 					if(function_exists("update_".$func))
 					{
-						$message = LAN_UPDATE_7." ".$func;
+						// $message = LAN_UPDATE_7." ".$func;
+						$message = $tp->lanVars(LAN_UPDATE_7, $this->core[$func]['title']);
 						$error = call_user_func("update_".$func, "do");
 						
 						if($error != '')
@@ -254,6 +257,8 @@ class e107Update
 		$mes = e107::getMessage();
 		
 		$text = "";
+
+
 		
 		foreach($this->core as $func => $data)
 		{
@@ -500,7 +505,9 @@ function update_706_to_800($type='')
 	// List of unwanted $pref values which can go
 	$obs_prefs = array('frontpage_type','rss_feeds', 'log_lvcount', 'zone', 'upload_allowedfiletype', 'real', 'forum_user_customtitle',
 						'utf-compatmode','frontpage_method','standards_mode','image_owner','im_quality', 'signup_option_timezone',
-						'modules', 'plug_sc', 'plug_bb', 'plug_status', 'plug_latest', 'subnews_hide_news', 'upload_storagetype'
+						'modules', 'plug_sc', 'plug_bb', 'plug_status', 'plug_latest', 'subnews_hide_news', 'upload_storagetype',
+						'signup_remote_emailcheck'
+
 				);
 
 	// List of DB tables not required (includes a few from 0.6xx)
@@ -1132,7 +1139,8 @@ function update_706_to_800($type='')
 	  {
 	    if ($just_check) return update_needed('Remove obsolete prefs');
 		unset($pref[$p]);
-		$do_save = TRUE;
+		e107::getConfig()->remove($p);
+		$do_save = true;
 		$log->addDebug('Removed obsolete pref: '.$p);
 	//	$accum[] = $p;
 	  }
@@ -1657,6 +1665,7 @@ function update_706_to_800($type='')
 		{
 		//	save_prefs();
 			e107::getConfig()->setPref($pref)->save(false,true,true);
+
 			$log->logMessage(LAN_UPDATE_50);
 		//	$log->logMessage(implode(', ', $accum), E_MESSAGE_NODISPLAY);
 			
diff --git a/e107_core/xml/default_install.xml b/e107_core/xml/default_install.xml
index 445aa42f2..1599796b8 100644
--- a/e107_core/xml/default_install.xml
+++ b/e107_core/xml/default_install.xml
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
 		<core name="signup_option_realname">0</core>
 		<core name="signup_option_signature">0</core>
 		<core name="signup_pass_len">6</core>
-		<core name="signup_remote_emailcheck">0</core>
 		<core name="signup_text"></core>
 		<core name="signup_text_after"></core>
 		<core name="siteadmin">admin</core>
diff --git a/e107_handlers/validator_class.php b/e107_handlers/validator_class.php
index 45cda51e3..39b3083df 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/validator_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/validator_class.php
@@ -1281,7 +1281,8 @@ class validatorClass
 								}
 								break;
 							case 3 :			// Check email address against remote server
-								if (vartrue($pref['signup_remote_emailcheck']))
+
+							/*	if (vartrue($pref['signup_remote_emailcheck']))
 								{
 									require_once(e_HANDLER."mail_validation_class.php");
 									list($adminuser,$adminhost) = split ("@", SITEADMINEMAIL);
@@ -1296,6 +1297,7 @@ class validatorClass
 										$errMsg = ERR_INVALID_EMAIL;
 									}
 								}
+							*/
 								break;
 							default :
 								echo 'Invalid vetMethod: '.$options['vetMethod'].'<br />';	// Really a debug aid - should never get here
diff --git a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_e107_update.php b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_e107_update.php
index a76245fd5..4f5e21bc0 100644
--- a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_e107_update.php
+++ b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_e107_update.php
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@
  *
 */
 
+
+
+
+
 define("LAN_UPDATE_2", "Action");
 define("LAN_UPDATE_3", "Not Needed");
-
-// define("LAN_UPDATE_5", "Update available");
-define("LAN_UPDATE_7", "Executed");
-define("LAN_UPDATE_8", "Update from");
-define("LAN_UPDATE_9", "to");
-//define("LAN_UPDATE_10", "Available Updates");
-//define("LAN_UPDATE_11", ".617 to .7 Update Continued");
+define("LAN_UPDATE_4", "Update from [x] to [y]");
+define("LAN_UPDATE_7", "Executed [x]");
 define("LAN_UPDATE_12", "One of your tables contains duplicate entries.");
 define("LAN_UPDATE_13", "Add additional/missing core settings");
 define("LAN_UPDATE_14", "Start version: ");
@@ -59,4 +58,11 @@ define("LAN_UPDATE_57", "Before continuing, please manually delete the following
 define("LAN_UPDATE_CAPTION_PLUGIN", "Plugin Updates"); // Unused
 define("LAN_UPDATE_CAPTION_CORE", "Core Updates"); // Unused
 
+// define("LAN_UPDATE_5", "Update available");
+// define("LAN_UPDATE_8", "Update from");
+// define("LAN_UPDATE_9", "to");
+//define("LAN_UPDATE_10", "Available Updates");
+//define("LAN_UPDATE_11", ".617 to .7 Update Continued");
+
+
 ?>
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