diff --git a/debugger/ext_debugger.c b/debugger/ext_debugger.c
index 124ca26d8d9..84dee52ac9d 100644
--- a/debugger/ext_debugger.c
+++ b/debugger/ext_debugger.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void DEBUG_ExternalDebugger(void)
       dbg_sleep_secs = DBG_SLEEPTIME_DEFAULT;
   }
 
-  /* get the curent process id */
+  /* get the current process id */
   attach_pid = getpid();
 
   /* create new process */
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/animate.c b/dlls/comctl32/animate.c
index fa6618cec2c..d8701a79f7a 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/animate.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/animate.c
@@ -361,17 +361,19 @@ static DWORD CALLBACK ANIMATE_AnimationThread(LPVOID ptr_)
         if(GetWindowLongA(infoPtr->hWnd, GWL_STYLE) & ACS_TRANSPARENT) 
         {
             hDC = GetDC(infoPtr->hWnd);
+	    /* sometimes the animation window will be destroyed in between
+	     * by the main program, so a ReleaseDC() error msg is possible */
             infoPtr->hbrushBG = SendMessageA(GetParent(infoPtr->hWnd),WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC,hDC, infoPtr->hWnd);
             ReleaseDC(infoPtr->hWnd,hDC);
         }
         
-    EnterCriticalSection(&infoPtr->cs);
-    ANIMATE_DrawFrame(infoPtr);
-    LeaveCriticalSection(&infoPtr->cs);
+        EnterCriticalSection(&infoPtr->cs);
+        ANIMATE_DrawFrame(infoPtr);
+        LeaveCriticalSection(&infoPtr->cs);
     
         /* time is in microseconds, we should convert it to milliseconds */
         Sleep((infoPtr->mah.dwMicroSecPerFrame+500)/1000);
-}
+    }
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/antimoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/antimoniker.c
index 0af9a64f746..2a696b4d39a 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/antimoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/antimoniker.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI AntiMonikerImpl_ParseDisplayName(IMoniker* iface,
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
- *        AntiMoniker_IsSystemMonker
+ *        AntiMoniker_IsSystemMoniker
  ******************************************************************************/
 HRESULT WINAPI AntiMonikerImpl_IsSystemMoniker(IMoniker* iface,DWORD* pwdMksys)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c b/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c
index be3a293a33e..d6e4c1d0f06 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/bindctx.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI BindCtxImpl_RevokeObjectBound(IBindCtx* iface, IUnknown* punk)
 
     IUnknown_Release(This->bindCtxTable[index].pObj);
     
-    /* left-shift all elements in the rigth side of the curent revoked object */
+    /* left-shift all elements in the right side of the current revoked object */
     for(j=index; j<This->bindCtxTableLastIndex-1; j++)
         This->bindCtxTable[j]= This->bindCtxTable[j+1];
     
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/compositemoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/compositemoniker.c
index cdc9b956dbb..e844c9dc774 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/compositemoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/compositemoniker.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI EnumMonikerImpl_QueryInterface(IEnumMoniker* iface,REFIID
 static ULONG   WINAPI EnumMonikerImpl_AddRef(IEnumMoniker* iface);
 static ULONG   WINAPI EnumMonikerImpl_Release(IEnumMoniker* iface);
 
-/* IEnumMonker prototype functions */
+/* IEnumMoniker prototype functions */
 static HRESULT WINAPI EnumMonikerImpl_Next(IEnumMoniker* iface,ULONG celt,IMoniker** rgelt,ULONG* pceltFetched);
 static HRESULT WINAPI EnumMonikerImpl_Skip(IEnumMoniker* iface,ULONG celt);
 static HRESULT WINAPI EnumMonikerImpl_Reset(IEnumMoniker* iface);
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CompositeMonikerImpl_Reduce(IMoniker* iface,
 
     else{
 
-        /* separate the copmosite moniker in to left and wrigth moniker */
+        /* separate the composite moniker in to left and right moniker */
         IMoniker_Enum(iface,FALSE,&enumMoniker);
         IEnumMoniker_Next(enumMoniker,1,&mostRigthMk,NULL);
         IEnumMoniker_Release(enumMoniker);
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ VOID WINAPI GetAfterCommonPrefix(IMoniker* pGenMk,IMoniker* commonMk,IMoniker**
     *restMk=0;
 
     /* to create an enumerator for pGenMk with current position pointed on the first element after common  */
-    /* prefix: enum the two monikers (left-wrigth) then compare these enumerations (left-wrigth) and stop  */
+    /* prefix: enum the two monikers (left-right) then compare these enumerations (left-right) and stop  */
     /* on the first difference. */
     IMoniker_Enum(pGenMk,TRUE,&enumMoniker1);
 
@@ -1385,12 +1385,12 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CompositeMonikerImpl_ParseDisplayName(IMoniker* iface,
     /* This method recursively calls IMoniker::ParseDisplayName on the rightmost component of the composite,*/
     /* passing everything else as the pmkToLeft parameter for that call. */
 
-    /* get the most rigth moniker */
+    /* get the most right moniker */
     IMoniker_Enum(iface,FALSE,&enumMoniker);
     IEnumMoniker_Next(enumMoniker,1,&mostRigthMk,NULL);
     IEnumMoniker_Release(enumMoniker);
 
-    /* get the left  moniker */
+    /* get the left moniker */
     CreateAntiMoniker(&antiMk);
     IMoniker_ComposeWith(iface,antiMk,0,&tempMk);
     IMoniker_Release(antiMk);
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CompositeMonikerImpl_ParseDisplayName(IMoniker* iface,
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
- *        CompositeMoniker_IsSystemMonker
+ *        CompositeMoniker_IsSystemMoniker
  ******************************************************************************/
 HRESULT WINAPI CompositeMonikerImpl_IsSystemMoniker(IMoniker* iface,DWORD* pwdMksys)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
index a2e0a54b25b..d82f46e1174 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI FileMonikerImpl_ParseDisplayName(IMoniker* iface,
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
- *        FileMoniker_IsSystemMonker
+ *        FileMoniker_IsSystemMoniker
  ******************************************************************************/
 HRESULT WINAPI FileMonikerImpl_IsSystemMoniker(IMoniker* iface,DWORD* pwdMksys)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/itemmoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/itemmoniker.c
index 78308416787..f091b7ad18f 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/itemmoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/itemmoniker.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI ItemMonikerImpl_ParseDisplayName(IMoniker* iface,
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
- *        ItemMoniker_IsSystemMonker
+ *        ItemMoniker_IsSystemMoniker
  ******************************************************************************/
 HRESULT WINAPI ItemMonikerImpl_IsSystemMoniker(IMoniker* iface,DWORD* pwdMksys)
 {
diff --git a/files/drive.c b/files/drive.c
index a46a9905157..9b0d1699364 100644
--- a/files/drive.c
+++ b/files/drive.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI GetDiskFreeSpaceW( LPCWSTR root, LPDWORD cluster_sectors,
 /***********************************************************************
  *           GetDiskFreeSpaceExA   (KERNEL32.871)
  *
- *  This function is used to aquire the size of the available and
+ *  This function is used to acquire the size of the available and
  *  total space on a logical volume.
  *
  * RETURNS
diff --git a/objects/dib.c b/objects/dib.c
index 893ce6a9d84..632d8a52f6e 100644
--- a/objects/dib.c
+++ b/objects/dib.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ UINT WINAPI GetDIBColorTable( HDC hdc, UINT startpos, UINT entries,
 /* FIXME the following two structs should be combined with __sysPalTemplate in
    objects/color.c - this should happen after de-X11-ing both of these
    files.
-   NB. RGBQUAD and PALETTENTRY have different orderings of red, green
+   NB. RGBQUAD and PALETTEENTRY have different orderings of red, green
    and blue - sigh */
 
 static RGBQUAD EGAColors[16] = { 
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ INT WINAPI GetDIBits(
 
     if (bits && lines)
     {
-        /* If the bitmap object already have a dib section that contains image data, get the bits from it*/
+        /* If the bitmap object already have a dib section that contains image data, get the bits from it */
         if(bmp->dib && bmp->dib->dsBm.bmBitsPixel >= 15 && info->bmiHeader.biBitCount >= 15)
         {
             /*FIXME: Only RGB dibs supported for now */
diff --git a/tools/wineconf b/tools/wineconf
index daced6bd2c6..4fc0aa1ccf2 100755
--- a/tools/wineconf
+++ b/tools/wineconf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $RCS_ID = '$Id$ ';
 # This program examines the contents of the DOS filesystems and
 # attempts to generate a sensible wine.conf file.  This is output
 # to STDOUT.
-# It reads /etc/FSTAB to find mounting locations of the hard disk drives
+# It reads /etc/fstab to find mounting locations of the hard disk drives
 # It uses the correct algorithm for ordering DOS drives, with the
 # exception of the case of multiple drive controller types, where I don't
 # know what DOS's algorithm is.