diff --git a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
index f9e22a7..6ab40a3 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/mainWindow.py
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ class mainWindow(wx.Frame):
 		mb = wx.MenuBar()
 		buffer = wx.Menu()
 		self.update = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Update current buffer"))
+		self.update.Enable(False)
 		self.load_previous_items = buffer.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Load previous items"))
+		self.load_previous_items.Enable(False)
 		mb.Append(buffer, _(u"Buffer"))
 		help_ = wx.Menu()
 		self.about = help_.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"About {0}").format(application.name,))
+		self.about.Enable(False)
 		self.check_for_updates = help_.Append(wx.NewId(), _(u"Check for updates"))
+		self.check_for_updates.Enable(False)
 		mb.Append(help_, _(u"Help"))
 		self.SetMenuBar(mb)