diff --git a/bazaar/Updater/Updater.cpp b/bazaar/Updater/Updater.cpp
index 93c066d35..6ddc706dc 100644
--- a/bazaar/Updater/Updater.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/Updater/Updater.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ String Updater::GetPlatformRoot(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // constructor
 Updater::Updater()
 {
@@ -207,10 +208,9 @@ bool Updater::START_Updater(String const &operation)
 	if(chmod(~tempName, 0755) != 0)
 		return true;
 	
-	// note the -k to gksu -- it makes it preserve the environment
-	String params = "-k -u root \"" + tempName + "\"";
-	if(SysStart("gksu", params, environ) == -1)
-		return true;
+	// executes the file asking for password
+	return SysStartAdmin(tempName, "", environ);
+	
 #else
 	// for windows, simply execute the file
 	if(SysStart(tempName, "", environ) == -1)
diff --git a/bazaar/Updater/Updater.upp b/bazaar/Updater/Updater.upp
index a399322fd..da05293ec 100644
--- a/bazaar/Updater/Updater.upp
+++ b/bazaar/Updater/Updater.upp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ description "Web Installer/Updater module\377";
 
 uses
 	CtrlLib,
-	SysExec,
-	Web;
+	Web,
+	SysExecGui;
 
 file
 	Updater.iml,
diff --git a/bazaar/Updater/init b/bazaar/Updater/init
index 4a5258ced..9b3d8a121 100644
--- a/bazaar/Updater/init
+++ b/bazaar/Updater/init
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _Updater_icpp_init_stub
 #define _Updater_icpp_init_stub
 #include "CtrlLib/init"
-#include "SysExec/init"
 #include "Web/init"
+#include "SysExecGui/init"
 #endif