diff --git a/lib/pyrrent2http/engine.py b/lib/pyrrent2http/engine.py
index b469260..925d340 100644
--- a/lib/pyrrent2http/engine.py
+++ b/lib/pyrrent2http/engine.py
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import time
 import urllib2
 import httplib
 from os.path import dirname
-#from download import LibraryManager
-
 import pyrrent2http
-
-#import logpipe
 import mimetypes
 import xbmc
 from error import Error
diff --git a/lib/pyrrent2http/pyrrent2http.py b/lib/pyrrent2http/pyrrent2http.py
index 921375f..eb4e9a1 100644
--- a/lib/pyrrent2http/pyrrent2http.py
+++ b/lib/pyrrent2http/pyrrent2http.py
@@ -662,7 +662,12 @@ class Pyrrent2http(object):
             if uriPath != '' and sys.platform.startswith('win') and (os.path.sep == uriPath[0] or uriPath[0] == '/'):
                 uriPath = uriPath[1:]
             try:
-                absPath = os.path.abspath(urllib.unquote(uriPath))
+                if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+                    driveLetter = uriPath[:2]
+                    wpath = uriPath[2:].replace('\\', '/')
+                    absPath = driveLetter + os.path.abspath(urllib.unquote(wpath)).replace('/', '\\')
+                else:
+                    absPath = os.path.abspath(urllib.unquote(uriPath))
                 logging.info('Opening local file: %s' % (absPath,))
                 with open(absPath, 'rb') as f:
                     torrent_info = lt.torrent_info(lt.bdecode(f.read()))