diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
index e1362f9089..39ebb1c25c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
@@ -353,30 +353,58 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (fn == String.Empty)
                     continue;
 
-                FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(assembly);
+                String filedata = String.Empty;
 
-                if (fi == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                Byte[] data = new Byte[fi.Length];
-
-                try
+                if (File.Exists(assembly+".text"))
                 {
-                    FileStream fs = File.Open(assembly, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
-                    fs.Read(data, 0, data.Length);
-                    fs.Close();
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Unable to open script assembly {0}, reason: {1}", assembly, e.Message);
-                }
+                    FileInfo tfi = new FileInfo(assembly+".text");
 
+                    if (tfi == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    Byte[] tdata = new Byte[tfi.Length];
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        FileStream tfs = File.Open(assembly+".text", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+                        tfs.Read(tdata, 0, tdata.Length);
+                        tfs.Close();
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Unable to open script textfile {0}, reason: {1}", assembly+".text", e.Message);
+                    }
+
+                    filedata = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding().GetString(tdata);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(assembly);
+
+                    if (fi == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    Byte[] data = new Byte[fi.Length];
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        FileStream fs = File.Open(assembly, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+                        fs.Read(data, 0, data.Length);
+                        fs.Close();
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Unable to open script assembly {0}, reason: {1}", assembly, e.Message);
+                    }
+
+                    filedata = System.Convert.ToBase64String(data);
+                }
                 XmlElement assemblyData = xmldoc.CreateElement("", "Assembly", "");
                 XmlAttribute assemblyName = xmldoc.CreateAttribute("", "Filename", "");
                 assemblyName.Value = fn;
                 assemblyData.Attributes.Append(assemblyName);
 
-                assemblyData.InnerText = System.Convert.ToBase64String(data);
+                assemblyData.InnerText = filedata;
 
                 wrapper.AppendChild(assemblyData);
             }
@@ -441,6 +469,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                                         FileStream fs = File.Create(path);
                                         fs.Write(filedata, 0, filedata.Length);
                                         fs.Close();
+
+                                        Byte[] textbytes = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding().GetBytes(asm.InnerText);
+                                        fs = File.Create(path+".text");
+                                        fs.Write(textbytes, 0, textbytes.Length);
+                                        fs.Close();
                                     }
                                 }
                                 break;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/CodeTools/Compiler.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/CodeTools/Compiler.cs
index 5d8f445a4d..5b3dce7152 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/CodeTools/Compiler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/CodeTools/Compiler.cs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.CodeTools
 
             // Check this late so the map is generated on sim start
             //
-            if (File.Exists(OutFile))
+            if (File.Exists(OutFile) && File.Exists(OutFile+".text"))
             {
 //                m_scriptEngine.Log.DebugFormat("[Compiler] Returning existing assembly for {0}", asset);
                 return OutFile;
@@ -579,6 +579,48 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.CodeTools
             }
 //            m_scriptEngine.Log.DebugFormat("[Compiler] Compiled new assembly "+
 //                    "for {0}", asset);
+
+            // Because windows likes to perform exclusive locks, we simply
+            // write out a textual representation of the file here
+            //
+            // Read the binary file into a buffer
+            //
+            FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(OutFile);
+
+            if (fi == null)
+            {
+                string errtext = String.Empty;
+                errtext += "No compile error. But not able to stat file.";
+                throw new Exception(errtext);
+            }
+
+            Byte[] data = new Byte[fi.Length];
+
+            try
+            {
+                FileStream fs = File.Open(OutFile, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+                fs.Read(data, 0, data.Length);
+                fs.Close();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                string errtext = String.Empty;
+                errtext += "No compile error. But not able to open file.";
+                throw new Exception(errtext);
+            }
+
+            // Convert to base64
+            //
+            string filetext = System.Convert.ToBase64String(data);
+
+            System.Text.ASCIIEncoding enc = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();
+
+            Byte[] buf = enc.GetBytes(filetext);
+
+            FileStream sfs = File.Create(OutFile+".text");
+            sfs.Write(buf, 0, buf.Length);
+            sfs.Close();
+
             return OutFile;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index a5570b3dab..7a36bc24e2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
                             if (File.Exists(m_Assemblies[assetID]))
                                 File.Delete(m_Assemblies[assetID]);
                             
-                            if (File.Exists(m_Assemblies[assetID]+".state"))
-                                File.Delete(m_Assemblies[assetID]+".state");
+                            if (File.Exists(m_Assemblies[assetID]+".text"))
+                                File.Delete(m_Assemblies[assetID]+".text");
                             
                             if (File.Exists(m_Assemblies[assetID]+".mdb"))
                                 File.Delete(m_Assemblies[assetID]+".mdb");