diff --git a/spectrum/src/main.cpp b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
index a300a70..c02c1f6 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         std::cerr << "Can't create service.working_dir directory " << CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.working_dir") << ".\n";
         return 1;
     }
-
+#ifndef WIN32
     if (!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group").empty() ||!CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.user").empty() ) {
         struct group *gr;
         if ((gr = getgrnam(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.group").c_str())) == NULL) {
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         chown(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.working_dir").c_str(), pw->pw_uid, gr->gr_gid);
     }

-#ifndef WIN32
     if (!no_daemon) {
         // daemonize
         daemonize(CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.working_dir").c_str(), CONFIG_STRING(&config, "service.pidfile").c_str());
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         std::string dir;
         BOOST_FOREACH(const log4cxx::LogString &prop, p.propertyNames()) {
             if (boost::ends_with(prop, ".File")) {
-                dir = p.get(prop);
+                log4cxx::helpers::Transcoder::encode(p.get(prop), dir);
                 boost::replace_all(dir, "${jid}", jid);
                 break;
             }