diff --git a/MiSTer.vcxproj.filters b/MiSTer.vcxproj.filters
index 87cf1d5..677c412 100644
--- a/MiSTer.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/MiSTer.vcxproj.filters
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
       <Filter>Source Files\support</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="support\x86\x86_share.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+      <Filter>Source Files\support</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/file_io.cpp b/file_io.cpp
index 16b8c7c..d37fe18 100644
--- a/file_io.cpp
+++ b/file_io.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ int FileSeekLBA(fileTYPE *file, uint32_t offset)
 }
 
 // Read with offset advancing
-int FileReadAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length)
+int FileReadAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length, int failres)
 {
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ int FileReadAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length)
 		if (ret < 0)
 		{
 			printf("FileReadAdv error(%d).\n", ret);
-			return 0;
+			return failres;
 		}
 	}
 	else if (file->zip)
@@ -568,14 +568,14 @@ int FileReadAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length)
 		{
 			printf("FileReadEx(mz_zip_reader_extract_iter_read) Failed to read, error:%s\n",
 			       mz_zip_get_error_string(mz_zip_get_last_error(&file->zip->archive)));
-			return 0;
+			return failres;
 		}
 		file->zip->offset += ret;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		printf("FileReadAdv error(unknown file type).\n");
-		return 0;
+		return failres;
 	}
 
 	file->offset += ret;
diff --git a/file_io.h b/file_io.h
index e0a8b73..900722e 100644
--- a/file_io.h
+++ b/file_io.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ __off64_t FileGetSize(fileTYPE *file);
 int FileSeek(fileTYPE *file, __off64_t offset, int origin);
 int FileSeekLBA(fileTYPE *file, uint32_t offset);
 
-int FileReadAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length);
+int FileReadAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length, int failres = 0);
 int FileReadSec(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer);
 int FileWriteAdv(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer, int length);
 int FileWriteSec(fileTYPE *file, void *pBuffer);
diff --git a/support/x86/x86_share.cpp b/support/x86/x86_share.cpp
index 54fd835..f4ffbf4 100644
--- a/support/x86/x86_share.cpp
+++ b/support/x86/x86_share.cpp
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 		 *     0000 fail
 		 *     0001 open
 		 *     0010 truncate/open */
+		uint16_t attr = *(uint16_t *)buf;
 		uint16_t actioncode = *(uint16_t *)(buf + 2);
 		uint16_t openmode = *(uint16_t *)(buf + 4);
 
@@ -662,7 +663,9 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if ((actioncode & 0xF0) == 0x10)
+			// some copiers create an empty file with hidden attribute and then fail if found non-hidden file
+			// so prohibit to create a hidden file.
+			if ((actioncode & 0xF0) == 0x10 && !(attr & FAT_HID))
 			{
 				mode = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;
 				spopres = 2;
@@ -736,8 +739,8 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 		FileSeek(&open_file_handles[key], off, SEEK_SET);
 
 		uint16_t sz = buf[6] | (buf[7] << 8);
-		int read = FileReadAdv(&open_file_handles[key], buf, sz);
-		if (!read)
+		int read = FileReadAdv(&open_file_handles[key], buf, sz, -1);
+		if (read < 0)
 		{
 			res = 5;
 			break;
@@ -764,11 +767,15 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 		FileSeek(&open_file_handles[key], off, SEEK_SET);
 
 		uint16_t sz = buf[6] | (buf[7] << 8);
-		int written = FileWriteAdv(&open_file_handles[key], buf + 8, sz);
-		if (!written)
+		int written = 0;
+		if (sz)
 		{
-			res = 5;
-			break;
+			written = FileWriteAdv(&open_file_handles[key], buf + 8, sz);
+			if (!written)
+			{
+				res = 5;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		*buf++ = written;
@@ -908,6 +915,12 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if(strchr(path, '?') || strchr(path, '*'))
+		{
+			res = 2;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		if (!FileDelete(path))
 		{
 			res = 2;
@@ -959,12 +972,15 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 
 			*buf++ = 8;
 			memcpyb(buf, "MiSTer     ", 11);
+
 			buf += 11;
 			*buf++ = 0; *buf++ = 0; // time;
 			*buf++ = 0; *buf++ = 0; // date;
 			*buf++ = 0; *buf++ = 0; *buf++ = 0; *buf++ = 0; // size;
-			*(short *)buf = key; buf += 2;
-			*(short *)buf = 0; buf += 2;
+			*buf++ = key;
+			*buf++ = key >> 8;
+			*buf++ = 0; *buf++ = 0;
+
 			res = 0;
 			reslen = 24;
 			break;
@@ -974,15 +990,18 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 			struct dirent64 de, *de2;
 			while ((de2 = readdir64(d)))
 			{
-				memcpy(&de, de2, sizeof(dirent64));
-				sprintf(str, "%s/%s", path, de.d_name);
-				stat64 *st = getPathStat(str);
-
-				if (st && cmp_name(de.d_name, flt))
+				if (de2->d_type == DT_REG || (attr & FAT_DIR))
 				{
-					name83(de2->d_name, de.d_name);
-					de.d_name[11] = 0;
-					locks[key].dir_items.push_back({ de, *st });
+					memcpy(&de, de2, sizeof(dirent64));
+					sprintf(str, "%s/%s", path, de.d_name);
+					stat64 *st = getPathStat(str);
+
+					if (st && cmp_name(de.d_name, flt))
+					{
+						name83(de2->d_name, de.d_name);
+						de.d_name[11] = 0;
+						locks[key].dir_items.push_back({ de, *st });
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			closedir(d);
@@ -1032,8 +1051,10 @@ static int process_request(void *reqres_buffer)
 
 		memcpyb(buf, &locks[key].dir_items[idx].st.st_size, 4);
 		buf += 4;
-		*(short *)buf = key; buf += 2;
-		*(short *)buf = idx; buf += 2;
+		*buf++ = key;
+		*buf++ = key >> 8;
+		*buf++ = idx;
+		*buf++ = idx >> 8;
 
 		res = 0;
 		reslen = 24;