diff --git a/include/winprocs.h b/include/winprocs.h
index f68952765..55b2b0611 100644
--- a/include/winprocs.h
+++ b/include/winprocs.h
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ extern void FDECL(safe_status_enablefield,
 extern void FDECL(safe_status_update, (int, genericptr_t, int, int, int, unsigned long *));
 extern boolean NDECL(safe_can_suspend);
 extern void FDECL(stdio_raw_print, (const char *));
+extern void FDECL(stdio_nonl_raw_print, (const char *));
 extern void FDECL(stdio_raw_print_bold, (const char *));
 extern void NDECL(stdio_wait_synch);
 extern int NDECL(stdio_nhgetch);
diff --git a/sys/winnt/windmain.c b/sys/winnt/windmain.c
index 332d363dd..317d4657e 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/windmain.c
+++ b/sys/winnt/windmain.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,9 @@ tty_self_recover_prompt()
     c = 'n';
     ct = 0;
     saved_procs = windowprocs;
-    safe_routines();
+    if (!WINDOWPORT("safe-startup"))
+        windowprocs = *get_safe_procs(2); /* arg 2 uses no-newline variant */
+    windowprocs.win_nhgetch = windows_console_custom_nhgetch;
     raw_print("\n");
     raw_print("\n");
     raw_print("\n");
diff --git a/win/share/safeproc.c b/win/share/safeproc.c
index 28896c9c2..927744c4e 100644
--- a/win/share/safeproc.c
+++ b/win/share/safeproc.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ int optn;
         safe_procs.win_raw_print_bold = stdio_raw_print_bold;
         safe_procs.win_nhgetch = stdio_nhgetch;
         safe_procs.win_wait_synch = stdio_wait_synch;
+        if (optn == 2)
+            safe_procs.win_raw_print = stdio_nonl_raw_print;        
     }
     return &safe_procs;
 }
@@ -536,6 +538,17 @@ stdio_wait_synch()
 void
 stdio_raw_print(str)
 const char *str;
+{
+    if (str)
+        fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", str);
+    return;
+}
+
+/* no newline variation, add to your code:
+    windowprocs.win_raw_print = stdio_nonl_raw_print;  */
+void
+stdio_nonl_raw_print(str)
+const char *str;
 {
     if (str)
         fprintf(stdout, "%s", str);