diff --git a/suite/common/pref/pref-advanced.xul b/suite/common/pref/pref-advanced.xul
index 28008023b4e..75eeb3f69fb 100644
--- a/suite/common/pref/pref-advanced.xul
+++ b/suite/common/pref/pref-advanced.xul
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@
     var _elementIDs = ["advancedJavaAllow", "advancedMailFTP", "advancedMailFTPAddress"];
     
     function Startup() {
-      ftpCheck();
+      ftpCheck(false);
       turboCheck();
     }   
     
-    function ftpCheck() {
+    function ftpCheck(setFocus) {
       var checked = document.getElementById("advancedMailFTP").checked;
       var field = document.getElementById("advancedMailFTPAddress");
       field.disabled = !checked;
 
-      if (! field.disabled)
+      if (!field.disabled && setFocus)
         field.focus();
     }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     <vbox align="start">
       <checkbox id="advancedMailFTP" label="&sendAddFtpCheck.label;" accesskey="&sendAddFtpCheck.accesskey;"
                 prefstring="advanced.mailftp"
-                oncommand="ftpCheck();"/>
+                oncommand="ftpCheck(true);"/>
     </vbox>
     <hbox class="indent">
       <textbox id="advancedMailFTPAddress"
diff --git a/suite/common/pref/pref-mousewheel.xul b/suite/common/pref/pref-mousewheel.xul
index aa64e659820..deaff18e208 100644
--- a/suite/common/pref/pref-mousewheel.xul
+++ b/suite/common/pref/pref-mousewheel.xul
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     }
   }  
   
-   function enableField(aCheckbox, aNodeID) 
+   function enableField(aCheckbox, aNodeID, setFocus) 
    { 
      var el = document.getElementById(aNodeID); 
      if (aCheckbox.checked) 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
      else 
        el.removeAttribute("disabled"); 
 
-     if (!el.disabled)
+     if (!el.disabled && setFocus)
        el.focus();
    } 
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
             </hbox>
             <checkbox id="mousewheelWithNoKeySysNumlines" label="&useSystemDefault.label;" accesskey="&useSystemDefault.accesskey;"
                       prefstring="mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines"
-                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithNoKeyNumlines');"/>
+                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithNoKeyNumlines', true);"/>
           </vbox>
         </hbox>
         <radio value="1" label="&scrollPgUpPgDn.label;" accesskey="&scrollPgUpPgDn.accesskey;"/>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             </hbox>
             <checkbox id="mousewheelWithAltKeySysNumlines" label="&useSystemDefault.label;" accesskey="&useSystemDefault.accesskey;"
                       prefstring="mousewheel.withaltkey.sysnumlines"
-                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithAltKeyNumlines');"/>
+                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithAltKeyNumlines', true);"/>
           </vbox>
         </hbox>
         <radio value="1" label="&scrollPgUpPgDn.label;" accesskey="&scrollPgUpPgDn.accesskey;"/>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
             </hbox>
             <checkbox id="mousewheelWithCtrlKeySysNumlines" label="&useSystemDefault.label;" accesskey="&useSystemDefault.accesskey;"
                       prefstring="mousewheel.withcontrolkey.sysnumlines"
-                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithCtrlKeyNumlines');"/>
+                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithCtrlKeyNumlines', true);"/>
           </vbox>
         </hbox>
         <radio value="1" label="&scrollPgUpPgDn.label;" accesskey="&scrollPgUpPgDn.accesskey;"/>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             </hbox>
             <checkbox id="mousewheelWithShiftKeySysNumlines" label="&useSystemDefault.label;" accesskey="&useSystemDefault.accesskey;"
                       prefstring="mousewheel.withshiftkey.sysnumlines"
-                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithShiftKeyNumlines');"/>
+                      oncommand="enableField(this, 'mousewheelWithShiftKeyNumlines', true);"/>
           </vbox>
         </hbox>
         <radio value="1" label="&scrollPgUpPgDn.label;" accesskey="&scrollPgUpPgDn.accesskey;"/>
diff --git a/suite/common/pref/pref-offline.xul b/suite/common/pref/pref-offline.xul
index a6e19b6d175..b6d6c74013c 100644
--- a/suite/common/pref/pref-offline.xul
+++ b/suite/common/pref/pref-offline.xul
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@
   <script type="application/x-javascript">
   <![CDATA[
     var _elementIDs = ["offlineStartupstate", "whengoingOnlinestate", "whengoingOfflinestate", "offlineCompactFolder", "offlineCompactFolderMin"];
-  ]]>
     
   function Startup()
   {
     var aCheckbox = document.getElementById("offlineCompactFolder");
-    enableField(aCheckbox, "offlineCompactFolderMin");
+    enableField(aCheckbox, "offlineCompactFolderMin", false);
   }
 
-  function enableField(aCheckbox, aNodeID) 
+  function enableField(aCheckbox, aNodeID, setFocus) 
   { 
      var aField = document.getElementById(aNodeID); 
      if (aCheckbox.checked) 
@@ -54,10 +53,10 @@
      else 
          aField.setAttribute("disabled", "true"); 
     
-     if (! aField.disabled)
+     if (!aField.disabled && setFocus)
        aField.focus();
   } 
-
+  ]]>
   </script>
 
 <groupbox>
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@
     <hbox align="center">
         <checkbox id="offlineCompactFolder" label="&offlineCompact.label;" accesskey="&offlineCompact.accesskey;"
             prefstring="mail.prompt_purge_threshhold"
-            oncommand="enableField(this,'offlineCompactFolderMin');"/> 
+            oncommand="enableField(this,'offlineCompactFolderMin',true);"/> 
         <textbox id="offlineCompactFolderMin" size="5" value="100"
             preftype="int" prefstring="mail.purge_threshhold"/>
         <label value="&kb.label;"/>