diff --git a/codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/c64/C64Zeropage.kt b/codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/c64/C64Zeropage.kt
index c7974d229..8f1b99ead 100644
--- a/codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/c64/C64Zeropage.kt
+++ b/codeCore/src/prog8/code/target/c64/C64Zeropage.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class C64Zeropage(options: CompilationOptions) : Zeropage(options) {
             if(options.zeropage!= ZeropageType.DONTUSE) {
                 // add the free Zp addresses
                 // these are valid for the C-64 but allow BASIC to keep running fully *as long as you don't use tape I/O*
-                free.addAll(listOf(0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x0a, 0x0e,
+                free.addAll(listOf(0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x0a, 0x0e,
                         0x92, 0x96, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0xa5, 0xa6,
                         0xb0, 0xb1, 0xbe, 0xbf, 0xf9).map{it.toUInt()})
             } else {
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt
index 7bf6717bb..f4c186d13 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import prog8.ast.expressions.*
 import prog8.ast.statements.*
 import prog8.ast.walk.AstWalker
 import prog8.ast.walk.IAstModification
-import prog8.code.core.CompilationOptions
-import prog8.code.core.Encoding
-import prog8.code.core.IErrorReporter
-import prog8.code.core.NumericDatatypes
+import prog8.code.core.*
 import prog8.code.target.C64Target
 import prog8.code.target.Cx16Target
 
@@ -21,7 +18,11 @@ class AstPreprocessor(val program: Program,
 
     override fun before(program: Program): Iterable<IAstModification> {
         if(options.compTarget.name==C64Target.NAME) {
-            relocateCx16VirtualRegisters(program, 0x0004u)      // unfortunately, can't be the same address as CommanderX16
+            if(options.zeropage==ZeropageType.KERNALSAFE || options.zeropage==ZeropageType.FULL) {
+                // there is enough space in the zero page to put the cx16 virtual registers there.
+                // unfortunately, can't be the same address as CommanderX16.
+                relocateCx16VirtualRegisters(program, 0x0004u)
+            }
         }
         else if(options.compTarget.name!=Cx16Target.NAME) {
             relocateCx16VirtualRegisters(program, options.compTarget.machine.ESTACK_HI)
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 066ca40b7..15d4f1e73 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ TODO
 
 For next release
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- check that all examples still function correctly
-
 ...
 
 
diff --git a/examples/bsieve.p8 b/examples/bsieve.p8
index 14665c5d3..93d9db3a8 100644
--- a/examples/bsieve.p8
+++ b/examples/bsieve.p8
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ main {
         uword prime
         uword k
         const uword SIZEPL = 8191
-        uword flags_ptr = memory("flags", SIZEPL, $100)
+        uword @zp flags_ptr = memory("flags", SIZEPL, $100)
 
         txt.print("calculating...\n")
 
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 0b6e72c09..dfa3312aa 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -1,30 +1,21 @@
 %import textio
 %zeropage basicsafe
 
+
 main {
     sub start() {
-        uword crc = $ffff
-        if crc & $8000          ;  msb(crc) & $80
-            txt.print("yes")
-        else
-            txt.print("fail!")
 
-        if crc & $1234
-            txt.print("yes")
-        else
-            txt.print("fail!")
-    }
+        uword @zp flags_ptr = memory("flags", 200, 0)
+        txt.print("calculating...\n")
+        txt.print_uwhex(flags_ptr, true)
+        txt.nl()
 
-;    sub start2() {
-;        ubyte[] arr = [1,2,3,4]
-;        uword pointer
-;        ubyte ix
-;
-;        arr[ix] = arr[ix]+1
-;
-;;        arr[3] = arr[3]+1
-;;        pointer[3] = pointer[3]+1
-;
-;        txt.print_ub(arr[3])
-;    }
+        repeat 10 {
+            txt.print("new iter\n")
+            txt.print_ub(@($06))
+            sys.memset(flags_ptr, 200, 0)
+        }
+
+        txt.print("done\n")
+    }
 }