diff --git a/Quake/common.c b/Quake/common.c
index a8baa061..321b35a5 100644
--- a/Quake/common.c
+++ b/Quake/common.c
@@ -1212,9 +1212,6 @@ static void COM_CheckRegistered (void)
 	if (h == -1)
 	{
 		Cvar_SetROM ("registered", "0");
-#if WINDED
-		Sys_Error ("This dedicated server requires a full registered copy of Quake");
-#endif
 		Con_Printf ("Playing shareware version.\n");
 		if (com_modified)
 			Sys_Error ("You must have the registered version to use modified games");
@@ -2166,6 +2163,18 @@ int FS_ferror(fshandle_t *fh)
 	return ferror(fh->file);
 }
 
+int FS_fgetc(fshandle_t *fh)
+{
+	if (!fh) {
+		errno = EBADF;
+		return EOF;
+	}
+	if (fh->pos >= fh->length)
+		return EOF;
+	fh->pos += 1;
+	return fgetc(fh->file);
+}
+
 char *FS_fgets(char *s, int size, fshandle_t *fh)
 {
 	char *ret;
diff --git a/Quake/common.h b/Quake/common.h
index d04ea501..4cfc36d3 100644
--- a/Quake/common.h
+++ b/Quake/common.h
@@ -245,16 +245,15 @@ void FS_rewind(fshandle_t *fh);
 int FS_feof(fshandle_t *fh);
 int FS_ferror(fshandle_t *fh);
 int FS_fclose(fshandle_t *fh);
+int FS_fgetc(fshandle_t *fh);
 char *FS_fgets(char *s, int size, fshandle_t *fh);
 long FS_filelength (fshandle_t *fh);
 
 
-extern	struct cvar_s	registered;
-
+extern struct cvar_s	registered;
 extern qboolean		standard_quake, rogue, hipnotic;
-
 extern qboolean		fitzmode;
-/* if true, runs in fitzquake mode disabling custom quakespasm hacks. */
+	/* if true, run in fitzquake mode disabling custom quakespasm hacks */
 
 #endif	/* _Q_COMMON_H */
 
diff --git a/Quake/snd_mikmod.c b/Quake/snd_mikmod.c
index 55c9605f..abfbe000 100644
--- a/Quake/snd_mikmod.c
+++ b/Quake/snd_mikmod.c
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ typedef struct _mik_priv {
 
 static BOOL MIK_Seek (MREADER *r, long ofs, int whence)
 {
-	return FS_fseek (((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh, ofs, whence);
+	return FS_fseek(((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh, ofs, whence);
 }
 
 static long MIK_Tell (MREADER *r)
 {
-	return FS_ftell (((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh);
+	return FS_ftell(((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh);
 }
 
 static BOOL MIK_Read (MREADER *r, void *ptr, size_t siz)
@@ -59,12 +59,7 @@ static BOOL MIK_Read (MREADER *r, void *ptr, size_t siz)
 
 static int MIK_Get (MREADER *r)
 {
-	unsigned char c;
-	if (FS_feof(((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh))
-		return EOF;
-	if (FS_fread(&c, 1, 1, ((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh))
-		return (int)c;
-	return EOF;
+	return FS_fgetc(((mik_priv_t *)r)->fh);
 }
 
 static BOOL MIK_Eof (MREADER *r)
@@ -94,10 +89,10 @@ static qboolean S_MIKMOD_CodecInitialize (void)
 	 * md_pansep (stereo channels separation) default 128 is OK.
 	 * no reverbation (md_reverb 0 (up to 15)) is OK.
 	 * md_musicvolume and md_sndfxvolume defaults are 128: OK.
-	 * just tone down overall volume md_volume from 128 to 96: */
+	 * just tone down overall volume md_volume from 128 to 96? */
 	md_volume = 96;
 
-	MikMod_RegisterDriver(&drv_nos);
+	MikMod_RegisterDriver(&drv_nos);	/* only need the "nosound" driver, none else */
 	MikMod_RegisterAllLoaders();
 	if (MikMod_Init(NULL))
 	{