diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/BreakPointsPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/BreakPointsPad.cs
index 4ce7f688fa..23eb98a564 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/BreakPointsPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/BreakPointsPad.cs
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 		{
 			debugger = (WindowsDebugger)DebuggerService.CurrentDebugger;
 
-			debugger.Initialize += delegate {
-				InitializeDebugger();
-			};
-
 			breakpointsList = new ListView();
 			breakpointsList.FullRowSelect = true;
 			breakpointsList.AutoArrange = true;
@@ -65,6 +61,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 			path.Width = 400;
 
 			RedrawContent();
+
+			if (debugger.ServiceInitialized) {
+				InitializeDebugger();
+			} else {
+				debugger.Initialize += delegate {
+					InitializeDebugger();
+				};
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void InitializeDebugger()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/CallStackPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/CallStackPad.cs
index 5eeb463efd..99f0f40f3c 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/CallStackPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/CallStackPad.cs
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 		{
 			debugger = (WindowsDebugger)DebuggerService.CurrentDebugger;
 
-			debugger.Initialize += delegate {
-				InitializeDebugger();
-			};
-
 			callStackList = new ListView();
 			callStackList.FullRowSelect = true;
 			callStackList.AutoArrange = true;
@@ -63,6 +59,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 			language.Width = 400;
 
 			RedrawContent();
+
+			if (debugger.ServiceInitialized) {
+				InitializeDebugger();
+			} else {
+				debugger.Initialize += delegate {
+					InitializeDebugger();
+				};
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void InitializeDebugger()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/ExceptionHistoryPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/ExceptionHistoryPad.cs
index 4166e696a8..f4866def4b 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/ExceptionHistoryPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/ExceptionHistoryPad.cs
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 		void InitializeComponents()
 		{
 			debugger = (WindowsDebugger)DebuggerService.CurrentDebugger;
-
-			debugger.Initialize += delegate {
-				InitializeDebugger();
-			};
 			
 			exceptionHistoryList = new ListView();
 			exceptionHistoryList.FullRowSelect = true;
@@ -65,6 +61,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 			time.Width = 80;
 			
 			RedrawContent();
+
+			if (debugger.ServiceInitialized) {
+				InitializeDebugger();
+			} else {
+				debugger.Initialize += delegate {
+					InitializeDebugger();
+				};
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void InitializeDebugger()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LoadedModulesPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LoadedModulesPad.cs
index 85a89c3709..744dc2a8e9 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LoadedModulesPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LoadedModulesPad.cs
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 		void InitializeComponents()
 		{
 			debugger = (WindowsDebugger)DebuggerService.CurrentDebugger;
-
-			debugger.Initialize += delegate {
-				InitializeDebugger();
-			};
 			
 			loadedModulesList = new ListView();
 			loadedModulesList.FullRowSelect = true;
@@ -74,6 +70,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 			information.Width = 130;
 
 			RedrawContent();
+
+			if (debugger.ServiceInitialized) {
+				InitializeDebugger();
+			} else {
+				debugger.Initialize += delegate {
+					InitializeDebugger();
+				};
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void InitializeDebugger()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LocalVarPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LocalVarPad.cs
index f80dbb67fe..f88f2ffca0 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LocalVarPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/LocalVarPad.cs
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 		void InitializeComponents()
 		{
 			debugger = (WindowsDebugger)DebuggerService.CurrentDebugger;
-
-			debugger.Initialize += delegate {
-				InitializeDebugger();
-			};
 			
 			ImageList imageList = new ImageList();
 			imageList.Images.Add(IconService.GetBitmap("Icons.16x16.Class"));
@@ -72,6 +68,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 			localVarList.BeforeExpand += new TreeListViewCancelEventHandler(localVarList_BeforeExpand);
 			
 			RedrawContent();
+
+			if (debugger.ServiceInitialized) {
+				InitializeDebugger();
+			} else {
+				debugger.Initialize += delegate {
+					InitializeDebugger();
+				};
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void InitializeDebugger()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/RunningThreadsPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/RunningThreadsPad.cs
index 6d049abf1d..3421357b31 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/RunningThreadsPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Pads/RunningThreadsPad.cs
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 		void InitializeComponents()
 		{
 			debugger = (WindowsDebugger)DebuggerService.CurrentDebugger;
-
-			debugger.Initialize += delegate {
-				InitializeDebugger();
-			};
 			
 			runningThreadsList = new ListView();
 			runningThreadsList.FullRowSelect = true;
@@ -69,6 +65,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 			breaked.Width = 80;
 			
 			RedrawContent();
+
+			if (debugger.ServiceInitialized) {
+				InitializeDebugger();
+			} else {
+				debugger.Initialize += delegate {
+					InitializeDebugger();
+				};
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void InitializeDebugger()
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs
index b70e199fc9..0e8db1d2d0 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Project/Src/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Services
 		MessageViewCategory messageViewCategoryDebuggerLog;
 		public Thread selectedThread;
 		public Function selectedFunction;
+
+		public bool ServiceInitialized {
+			get {
+				return serviceInitialized;
+			}
+		}
 		
 		public bool CanDebug(IProject project)
 		{