diff --git a/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c b/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
index 51e4b77a52..64eed11d79 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
+++ b/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *disksrc, *audiosink;
   GstElement *pipeline, *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   thread = gst_thread_new("main_thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
 
diff --git a/examples/launch/mp3play b/examples/launch/mp3play
index c5e8e5f955..591b5885d3 100755
--- a/examples/launch/mp3play
+++ b/examples/launch/mp3play
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #/usr/bin/sh
-gstreamer-launch disksrc $1 ! mp3parse ! mpg123 ! audiosink
+gstreamer-launch disksrc $1 ! mp3parse ! mpg123 ! fakesink
diff --git a/examples/queue/queue.c b/examples/queue/queue.c
index f220207c69..146c68912c 100644
--- a/examples/queue/queue.c
+++ b/examples/queue/queue.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/examples/queue2/queue2.c b/examples/queue2/queue2.c
index 175802df61..a3662b14e6 100644
--- a/examples/queue2/queue2.c
+++ b/examples/queue2/queue2.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *pipeline;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/examples/queue3/queue3.c b/examples/queue3/queue3.c
index e87097870f..237b967dba 100644
--- a/examples/queue3/queue3.c
+++ b/examples/queue3/queue3.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/examples/queue4/queue4.c b/examples/queue4/queue4.c
index 867bbe6ab7..a7e9d6d10d 100644
--- a/examples/queue4/queue4.c
+++ b/examples/queue4/queue4.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread, *thread2;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/examples/thread/thread.c b/examples/thread/thread.c
index 2bb7582e61..533c38a6f7 100644
--- a/examples/thread/thread.c
+++ b/examples/thread/thread.c
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *pipeline;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/examples/xml/createxml.c b/examples/xml/createxml.c
index 9af7d37557..9f99c77ab4 100644
--- a/examples/xml/createxml.c
+++ b/examples/xml/createxml.c
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread, *thread2;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   //thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   thread = gst_elementfactory_make("thread", "thread");
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
index 51e4b77a52..64eed11d79 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *disksrc, *audiosink;
   GstElement *pipeline, *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   thread = gst_thread_new("main_thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
 
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/launch/mp3play b/tests/old/examples/launch/mp3play
index c5e8e5f955..591b5885d3 100755
--- a/tests/old/examples/launch/mp3play
+++ b/tests/old/examples/launch/mp3play
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #/usr/bin/sh
-gstreamer-launch disksrc $1 ! mp3parse ! mpg123 ! audiosink
+gstreamer-launch disksrc $1 ! mp3parse ! mpg123 ! fakesink
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c b/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c
index f220207c69..146c68912c 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue/queue.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue2/queue2.c b/tests/old/examples/queue2/queue2.c
index 175802df61..a3662b14e6 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/queue2/queue2.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue2/queue2.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *pipeline;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue3/queue3.c b/tests/old/examples/queue3/queue3.c
index e87097870f..237b967dba 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/queue3/queue3.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue3/queue3.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c b/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c
index 867bbe6ab7..a7e9d6d10d 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread, *thread2;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/thread/thread.c b/tests/old/examples/thread/thread.c
index 2bb7582e61..533c38a6f7 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/thread/thread.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/thread/thread.c
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *pipeline;
   GstElement *thread;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   g_assert(thread != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/xml/createxml.c b/tests/old/examples/xml/createxml.c
index 9af7d37557..9f99c77ab4 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/xml/createxml.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/xml/createxml.c
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   GstElement *bin;
   GstElement *thread, *thread2;
 
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
   if (argc != 2) {
     g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     exit(-1);
   }
 
-  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
-
   /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
   //thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
   thread = gst_elementfactory_make("thread", "thread");