diff --git a/reactos/include/ndk/pstypes.h b/reactos/include/ndk/pstypes.h
index 18e24f75450..59a563ee220 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ndk/pstypes.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ndk/pstypes.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ extern NTOSAPI POBJECT_TYPE PsThreadType;
 /* ENUMERATIONS **************************************************************/
 
 /* FUNCTION TYPES ************************************************************/
-typedef DWORD (STDCALL* PTHREAD_START_ROUTINE) (LPVOID);
 typedef VOID (STDCALL *PPEBLOCKROUTINE)(PVOID);
 
 typedef NTSTATUS 
diff --git a/reactos/include/ndk/rtlfuncs.h b/reactos/include/ndk/rtlfuncs.h
index daa9ad2fab1..04cc3214112 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ndk/rtlfuncs.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ndk/rtlfuncs.h
@@ -362,6 +362,15 @@ RtlAddAtomToAtomTable (
     OUT PRTL_ATOM Atom
 );
 
+VOID
+STDCALL
+RtlAssert (
+	PVOID FailedAssertion,
+	PVOID FileName,
+	ULONG LineNumber,
+	PCHAR Message
+	);
+
 VOID
 STDCALL
 RtlCopyLuid(
@@ -711,6 +720,14 @@ RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiSize (
 	IN	PUNICODE_STRING	UnicodeString
 	);
     
+NTSTATUS
+STDCALL
+RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString (
+	IN OUT	PANSI_STRING	DestinationString,
+	IN	PUNICODE_STRING	SourceString,
+	IN	BOOLEAN		AllocateDestinationString
+	);
+    
 NTSTATUS
 STDCALL
 RtlUnicodeStringToInteger (
diff --git a/reactos/include/ndk/rtltypes.h b/reactos/include/ndk/rtltypes.h
index 5d43e62d96c..31494b2bfd1 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ndk/rtltypes.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ndk/rtltypes.h
@@ -49,15 +49,29 @@ typedef enum
 
 /* FUNCTION TYPES ************************************************************/
 typedef NTSTATUS
-(*PHEAP_ENUMERATION_ROUTINE)(IN PVOID HeapHandle,
-                             IN PVOID UserParam);
+(*PHEAP_ENUMERATION_ROUTINE)(
+    IN PVOID HeapHandle,
+    IN PVOID UserParam
+);
 
 typedef EXCEPTION_DISPOSITION 
-(*PEXCEPTION_HANDLER)(struct _EXCEPTION_RECORD*, 
-                      PVOID, 
-                      struct _CONTEXT*, 
-                      PVOID);
-                      
+(*PEXCEPTION_HANDLER)(
+    struct _EXCEPTION_RECORD*, 
+    PVOID, 
+    struct _CONTEXT*, 
+    PVOID
+);
+
+typedef DWORD (STDCALL *PTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)(
+    LPVOID Parameter
+);
+
+typedef VOID
+(STDCALL *PRTL_BASE_PROCESS_START_ROUTINE)(
+    PTHREAD_START_ROUTINE StartAddress,
+    PVOID Parameter
+);
+                        
 /* TYPES *********************************************************************/
 
 typedef unsigned short RTL_ATOM;
diff --git a/reactos/include/ndk/umtypes.h b/reactos/include/ndk/umtypes.h
index 3403228dc82..42a33cacc6b 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ndk/umtypes.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ndk/umtypes.h
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@
 #define NT_WARNING(x) ((ULONG)(x)>>30==2)
 #define NT_ERROR(x) ((ULONG)(x)>>30==3)
 
+/* Object Access Rights FIXME: Some are in w32api's psdk..,is that normal ?*/
+#define DIRECTORY_QUERY (0x0001)
+#define DIRECTORY_TRAVERSE (0x0002)
+#define DIRECTORY_CREATE_OBJECT (0x0004)
+#define DIRECTORY_CREATE_SUBDIRECTORY (0x0008)
+#define DIRECTORY_ALL_ACCESS (STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | 0xF)
+#define EVENT_QUERY_STATE (0x0001)
+#define SEMAPHORE_QUERY_STATE (0x0001)
+#define SYMBOLIC_LINK_QUERY 0x0001
+#define SYMBOLIC_LINK_ALL_ACCESS (STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | 0x1)
+
 /* I/O Control Codes for communicating with Mailslots */
 #define FSCTL_MAILSLOT_PEEK             \
     CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_MAILSLOT, 0, METHOD_NEITHER, FILE_READ_DATA)
@@ -709,6 +720,15 @@ typedef struct _FILE_BASIC_INFORMATION
 } FILE_BASIC_INFORMATION, *PFILE_BASIC_INFORMATION;
 
 /* Class 2 */
+typedef struct _FILE_STANDARD_INFORMATION
+{
+    LARGE_INTEGER AllocationSize;
+    LARGE_INTEGER EndOfFile;
+    ULONG NumberOfLinks;
+    BOOLEAN DeletePending;
+    BOOLEAN Directory;
+} FILE_STANDARD_INFORMATION, *PFILE_STANDARD_INFORMATION;
+
 typedef struct _FILE_NETWORK_OPEN_INFORMATION 
 {
     LARGE_INTEGER CreationTime;                                 
diff --git a/reactos/include/ntdll/ntdll.h b/reactos/include/ntdll/ntdll.h
index cca0de5775a..15bb7d87549 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ntdll/ntdll.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ntdll/ntdll.h
@@ -3,44 +3,13 @@
 #include <ntos/ntdef.h>
 #endif
 
-#define UNIMPLEMENTED DbgPrint("%s in %s:%d is unimplemented\n",__FUNCTION__,__FILE__,__LINE__);
-
-#ifndef __USE_W32API
-
-#ifndef NASSERT
-#define assert(x) if (!(x)) {DbgPrint("Assertion "#x" failed at %s:%d\n", __FILE__,__LINE__); for(;;);}
-#define ASSERT(x) if (!(x)) {DbgPrint("Assertion "#x" failed at %s:%d\n", __FILE__,__LINE__); for(;;);}
-#else
-#define assert(x)
-#define ASSERT(x)
-#endif
-
-#endif
-
 #ifdef NDEBUG
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 #define TRACE_LDR(args...) if (RtlGetNtGlobalFlags() & FLG_SHOW_LDR_SNAPS) { DbgPrint("(LDR:%s:%d) ",__FILE__,__LINE__); DbgPrint(args); }
-#define DPRINT(args...)
 #else
-#define DPRINT
 #endif	/* __GNUC__ */
-#define CHECKPOINT
 #else
 #define TRACE_LDR(args...) do { DbgPrint("(LDR:%s:%d) ",__FILE__,__LINE__); DbgPrint(args); } while(0)
-#define DPRINT(args...) do { DbgPrint("(NTDLL:%s:%d) ",__FILE__,__LINE__); DbgPrint(args); } while(0)
-#define CHECKPOINT do { DbgPrint("(NTDLL:%s:%d) Checkpoint\n",__FILE__,__LINE__); } while(0)
-#endif
-
-#ifdef DBG
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#define DPRINT1(args...) do { DbgPrint("(NTDLL:%s:%d) ",__FILE__,__LINE__); DbgPrint(args); } while(0)
-#else
-#define DPRINT1              DbgPrint("(NTDLL:%s:%d) ",__FILE__,__LINE__); DbgPrint
-#endif
-#define CHECKPOINT1 do { DbgPrint("(NTDLL:%s:%d) Checkpoint\n",__FILE__,__LINE__); } while(0)
-#else
-#define DPRINT1(args...)
-#define CHECKPOINT1(args...)
 #endif
 
 /* Macros expanding to the appropriate inline assembly to raise a breakpoint */
diff --git a/reactos/lib/ntdll/dbg/debug.c b/reactos/lib/ntdll/dbg/debug.c
index 22034f80d1d..2b4cf258343 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/ntdll/dbg/debug.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/ntdll/dbg/debug.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #define NDEBUG
 #include <ntdll.h>
+#include <rosrtl/thread.h>
 
 /* FUNCTIONS *****************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/reactos/lib/ntdll/inc/ntdll.h b/reactos/lib/ntdll/inc/ntdll.h
index c1bf081e0d7..11e6fb85239 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/ntdll/inc/ntdll.h
+++ b/reactos/lib/ntdll/inc/ntdll.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <ntdll/rtl.h>
 #include <ntdll/ldr.h>
 #include <ntdll/ntdll.h>
+#include <debug.h> /* FIXME REMOVE THIS */
 
 /* ROSRTL Headers */
 #include <rosrtl/string.h> /* FIXME: KILL ROSRTL */