diff --git a/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Directory/SearchLandCommand.cs b/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Directory/SearchLandCommand.cs
index 682c3c18..067d594b 100644
--- a/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Directory/SearchLandCommand.cs
+++ b/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Directory/SearchLandCommand.cs
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.TestClient.Commands
 
             if (searchType.StartsWith("au"))
                 searchTypeFlags = DirectoryManager.SearchTypeFlags.Auction;
-            else if (searchType.StartsWith('m'))
+            else if (searchType.StartsWith("m"))
                 searchTypeFlags = DirectoryManager.SearchTypeFlags.Mainland;
-            else if (searchType.StartsWith('e'))
+            else if (searchType.StartsWith("e"))
                 searchTypeFlags = DirectoryManager.SearchTypeFlags.Estate;
             else if (searchType.StartsWith("al"))
                 searchTypeFlags = DirectoryManager.SearchTypeFlags.Any;
diff --git a/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Inventory/ChangeDirectoryCommand.cs b/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Inventory/ChangeDirectoryCommand.cs
index 9130a8c2..a698c49b 100644
--- a/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Inventory/ChangeDirectoryCommand.cs
+++ b/Programs/examples/TestClient/Commands/Inventory/ChangeDirectoryCommand.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.TestClient.Commands.Inventory.Shell
                 // Use '/' as a path seperator.
             }
             InventoryFolder currentFolder = Client.CurrentDirectory;
-            if (pathStr.StartsWith('/'))
+            if (pathStr.StartsWith("/"))
                 currentFolder = Inventory.RootFolder;
 
             if (currentFolder == null) // We need this to be set to something. 
diff --git a/Programs/examples/TestClient/Parsing.cs b/Programs/examples/TestClient/Parsing.cs
index 1d71091d..9a305c5f 100644
--- a/Programs/examples/TestClient/Parsing.cs
+++ b/Programs/examples/TestClient/Parsing.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.TestClient
                     else
                     {
                         trimmed = current.Trim();
-                        if (trimmed.StartsWith('\"') && trimmed.EndsWith('\"'))
+                        if (trimmed.StartsWith("\"") && trimmed.EndsWith("\""))
                         {
                             trimmed = trimmed.Remove(0, 1);
                             trimmed = trimmed.Remove(trimmed.Length - 1);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse.TestClient
 
             trimmed = current.Trim();
 
-            if (trimmed.StartsWith('\"') && trimmed.EndsWith('\"'))
+            if (trimmed.StartsWith("\"") && trimmed.EndsWith("\""))
             {
                 trimmed = trimmed.Remove(0, 1);
                 trimmed = trimmed.Remove(trimmed.Length - 1);