diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/epicsSingletonMutex.cpp b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/epicsSingletonMutex.cpp
index 9643a1dde..02d5d63c1 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/epicsSingletonMutex.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/epicsSingletonMutex.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ void SingletonUntyped :: incrRefCount ( PBuild pBuild )
 
 void SingletonUntyped :: decrRefCount ( PDestroy pDestroy )
 {
-    assert ( _refCount > 0 );
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > 
         guard ( *pEPICSSigletonMutex );
+    assert ( _refCount > 0 );
     _refCount--;
     if ( _refCount == 0 ) {
         ( *pDestroy ) ( _pInstance );
diff --git a/src/libCom/freeList/freeListLib.c b/src/libCom/freeList/freeListLib.c
index 3ddd1331c..5e07ba9c3 100644
--- a/src/libCom/freeList/freeListLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/freeList/freeListLib.c
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI freeListCleanup(void *pvt)
 epicsShareFunc size_t epicsShareAPI freeListItemsAvail(void *pvt)
 {
     FREELISTPVT *pfl = pvt;
-    return pfl->nBlocksAvailable;
+    size_t nBlocksAvailable;
+    epicsMutexMustLock(pfl->lock);
+    nBlocksAvailable = pfl->nBlocksAvailable;
+    epicsMutexUnlock(pfl->lock);
+    return nBlocksAvailable;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp b/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
index b40ceb0dc..d6c3ecd9b 100644
--- a/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #if defined ( _MSC_VER )
     // some interesting bugs found in the MS implementation of new
-#   if _MSC_VER > 1310  /* this gets fixed some release after visual studio 7 we hope */
+#   if _MSC_VER >= 1900
+        static size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max ();
+#   elif _MSC_VER > 1310  /* this gets fixed some release after visual studio 7 we hope */
         static const size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max ();
 #   else
         static const size_t unsuccessfulNewSize = numeric_limits < size_t > :: max () - 100;
diff --git a/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp b/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
index 0fb8bacba..35fdaf9db 100644
--- a/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+* Copyright (c) 2015 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
 *     National Laboratory.
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
-* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 /*
  *      $Revision-Id$
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ epicsTimerQueueActiveForC ::
         bool okToShare, unsigned priority ) :
     timerQueueActive ( refMgr, okToShare, priority )
 {
+    timerQueueActive::start();
 }
 
 epicsTimerQueueActiveForC::~epicsTimerQueueActiveForC ()
diff --git a/src/libCom/timer/timerPrivate.h b/src/libCom/timer/timerPrivate.h
index 5533647e3..186b799e6 100644
--- a/src/libCom/timer/timerPrivate.h
+++ b/src/libCom/timer/timerPrivate.h
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+* Copyright (c) 2015 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
 *     National Laboratory.
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
-* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 /*
  *      $Revision-Id$
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ class timerQueueActive : public epicsTimerQueueActive,
 public:
     typedef epicsSingleton < timerQueueActiveMgr > :: reference RefMgr;
     timerQueueActive ( RefMgr &, bool okToShare, unsigned priority );
+    void start ();
     epicsTimer & createTimer ();
     epicsTimerForC & createTimerForC ( epicsTimerCallback pCallback, void *pArg );
     void show ( unsigned int level ) const;
diff --git a/src/libCom/timer/timerQueueActive.cpp b/src/libCom/timer/timerQueueActive.cpp
index a1c25f4a0..6225b11a0 100644
--- a/src/libCom/timer/timerQueueActive.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/timer/timerQueueActive.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+* Copyright (c) 2015 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
 *     National Laboratory.
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
-* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 \*************************************************************************/
 /*
+ *      $Revision-Id$
  *
  *      Author  Jeffrey O. Hill
  *              johill@lanl.gov
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ timerQueueActive ::
         epicsThreadGetStackSize ( epicsThreadStackMedium ), priority ),
     sleepQuantum ( epicsThreadSleepQuantum() ), okToShare ( okToShareIn ), 
     exitFlag ( false ), terminateFlag ( false )
+{
+}
+
+void timerQueueActive::start ()
 {
     this->thread.start ();
 }
diff --git a/src/std/rec/biRecord.dbd b/src/std/rec/biRecord.dbd
index c0498c300..501ecab83 100644
--- a/src/std/rec/biRecord.dbd
+++ b/src/std/rec/biRecord.dbd
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ recordtype(bi) {
 	}
 	field(OSV,DBF_MENU) {
 		prompt("One Error Severity")
-		promptgroup(GUI_BITS1)
+		promptgroup(GUI_ALARMS)
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(1)
 		menu(menuAlarmSevr)
 	}
 	field(COSV,DBF_MENU) {
 		prompt("Change of State Svr")
-		promptgroup(GUI_BITS2)
+		promptgroup(GUI_ALARMS)
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(1)
 		menu(menuAlarmSevr)
 	}
 	field(ZNAM,DBF_STRING) {
 		prompt("Zero Name")
-		promptgroup(GUI_CALC)
+		promptgroup(GUI_DISPLAY)
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(1)
 		size(26)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ recordtype(bi) {
 	}
 	field(ONAM,DBF_STRING) {
 		prompt("One Name")
-		promptgroup(GUI_CLOCK)
+		promptgroup(GUI_DISPLAY)
 		pp(TRUE)
 		interest(1)
 		size(26)