diff --git a/packaging/win32/defaults.sh b/packaging/win32/defaults.sh
index 3462f179d3..e67de22155 100644
--- a/packaging/win32/defaults.sh
+++ b/packaging/win32/defaults.sh
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ set_default GCONF_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/GConf/2.18/GConf-2.18.0.1.zip"
 set_default GCONF_DEV_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/GConf/2.18/GConf-dev-2.18.0.1.zip"
 set_default LIBBONOBO_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/libbonobo/2.20/libbonobo-2.20.1.zip"
 set_default LIBBONOBO_DEV_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/libbonobo/2.20/libbonobo-dev-2.20.1.zip"
-set_default GNOME_VFS_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/gnome-vfs/2.18/gnome-vfs-2.18.0.1.zip"
-set_default GNOME_VFS_DEV_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/gnome-vfs/2.18/gnome-vfs-dev-2.18.0.1.zip"
+# work-around #504261, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW missing on Win2k
+set_default GNOME_VFS_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/gnome-vfs/2.14/gnome-vfs-2.14.2-no-openssl.zip" 
+set_default GNOME_VFS_DEV_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/gnome-vfs/2.14/gnome-vfs-dev-2.14.2-no-openssl.zip" 
+#set_default GNOME_VFS_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/gnome-vfs/2.18/gnome-vfs-2.18.0.1.zip"
+#set_default GNOME_VFS_DEV_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/gnome-vfs/2.18/gnome-vfs-dev-2.18.0.1.zip"
 set_default LIBGNOME_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/libgnome/2.20/libgnome-2.20.1.zip"
 set_default LIBGNOME_DEV_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/libgnome/2.20/libgnome-dev-2.20.1.zip"
 set_default LIBGNOMECANVAS_URL "$GNOME_WIN32_URL/libgnomecanvas/2.20/libgnomecanvas-2.20.1.zip"