diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/echidna_configuration.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/echidna_configuration.tcl
index 61f8ae28..f6d34092 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/echidna_configuration.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/echidna_configuration.tcl
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# $Revision: 1.25 $
-# $Date: 2007-08-20 22:54:45 $
+# $Revision: 1.26 $
+# $Date: 2007-11-05 02:28:46 $
 # Author: Ferdi Franceschini (ffr@ansto.gov.au)
 # Last revision by: $Author: ffr $
 
 # Required by server_config.tcl 
-VarMake Instrument Text Internal 
+VarMake Instrument Text Internal
 Instrument echidna 
 Instrument lock
 
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ fileeval $cfPath(scan)/scan.tcl
 source $cfPath(hipadaba)/hipadaba_configuration.tcl
 source gumxml.tcl
 
-#::histogram_memory::setmode pulser
-#::histogram_memory::setmode calibration
-::histogram_memory::setmode normal
 ::histogram_memory::initialize
 
 
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/kowari_configuration.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/kowari_configuration.tcl
index f1573547..f6b98cfe 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/kowari_configuration.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/kowari_configuration.tcl
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-# $Revision: 1.8 $
-# $Date: 2007-08-20 22:54:45 $
+# $Revision: 1.9 $
+# $Date: 2007-11-05 02:29:31 $
 # Author: Ferdi Franceschini (ffr@ansto.gov.au)
 # Last revision by: $Author: ffr $
 
 # Required by server_config.tcl 
 VarMake Instrument Text Internal
-sicslist setatt Instrument privilege internal
 Instrument kowari 
 Instrument lock
 
@@ -33,9 +32,6 @@ fileeval $cfPath(scan)/scan.tcl
 source $cfPath(hipadaba)/hipadaba_configuration.tcl
 source gumxml.tcl
 
-#::histogram_memory::setmode pulser
-#::histogram_memory::setmode calibration
-::histogram_memory::setmode normal
 ::histogram_memory::initialize
 
 
@@ -58,23 +54,7 @@ detector_description This detects Kowaris
 detector_description lock
 MakeStateMon hmscan 
 
-if 0 {
-proc instrument_set_sobj_attributes {} {
-
-    motor_set_sobj_attributes 
-    ::utility::set_motor_attributes
-    ::utility::set_histomem_attributes
-    ::utility::set_sobj_attributes
-    ::plc::set_sobj_attributes 
-    ::counter::set_sobj_attributes 
-    ::nexus::set_sobj_attributes 
-    ::histogram_memory::set_sobj_attributes 
-## TODO move the following to the new ansto gumxml.tcl
-    sicslist setatt getgumtreexml privilege internal
-}
-
-instrument_set_sobj_attributes 
-}
+MakeStateMon hmscan
 fileeval extraconfig.tcl
 server_set_sobj_attributes
 buildHDB instrument_dictionary