diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.java
index df49e6199b5b..1687263a3815 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.options.OptionalConfigurable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil {
   }
 
 
-  public static List<Configurable> buildConfigurablesList(final ConfigurableEP[] extensions, final Configurable[] components, ConfigurableFilter filter) {
+  public static List<Configurable> buildConfigurablesList(final ConfigurableEP[] extensions, final Configurable[] components, @Nullable ConfigurableFilter filter) {
     List<Configurable> result = new ArrayList<Configurable>();
     for (ConfigurableEP extension : extensions) {
       ContainerUtil.addIfNotNull(extension.createConfigurable(), result);
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurablesGroupBase.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurablesGroupBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d42f87f72f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ConfigurablesGroupBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2010 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.intellij.openapi.options.ex;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.ComponentManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.Configurable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurableEP;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurableGroup;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author nik
+ */
+public abstract class ConfigurablesGroupBase implements ConfigurableGroup {
+  private Configurable[] myChildren;
+  private ComponentManager myComponentManager;
+  private final ExtensionPointName<ConfigurableEP> myConfigurablesExtensionPoint;
+
+  protected ConfigurablesGroupBase(ComponentManager componentManager, final ExtensionPointName<ConfigurableEP> configurablesExtensionPoint) {
+    myComponentManager = componentManager;
+    myConfigurablesExtensionPoint = configurablesExtensionPoint;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Configurable[] getConfigurables() {
+    if (myChildren == null) {
+      final ConfigurableEP[] extensions = myComponentManager.getExtensions(myConfigurablesExtensionPoint);
+      Configurable[] components = myComponentManager.getComponents(Configurable.class);
+
+      List<Configurable> result = ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.buildConfigurablesList(extensions, components, getConfigurableFilter());
+      myChildren = result.toArray(new Configurable[result.size()]);
+    }
+    return myChildren;
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  protected abstract ConfigurableFilter getConfigurableFilter();
+}
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/IdeConfigurablesGroup.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/IdeConfigurablesGroup.java
index f099ad6794e9..4ee03b08bcf1 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/IdeConfigurablesGroup.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/IdeConfigurablesGroup.java
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.options.ex;
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.options.*;
-
-import java.util.List;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurableGroup;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.OptionsBundle;
 
 /**
  * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
@@ -28,7 +26,10 @@ import java.util.List;
  * Time: 3:35:56 PM
  * To change this template use Options | File Templates.
  */
-public class IdeConfigurablesGroup implements ConfigurableGroup {
+public class IdeConfigurablesGroup extends ConfigurablesGroupBase implements ConfigurableGroup {
+  public IdeConfigurablesGroup() {
+    super(ApplicationManager.getApplication(), ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.APPLICATION_CONFIGURABLES);
+  }
 
   public String getDisplayName() {
     return OptionsBundle.message("ide.settings.display.name");
@@ -38,14 +39,9 @@ public class IdeConfigurablesGroup implements ConfigurableGroup {
     return OptionsBundle.message("ide.settings.short.name");
   }
 
-  public Configurable[] getConfigurables() {
-    final Application app = ApplicationManager.getApplication();
-    final ConfigurableEP[] extensions = app.getExtensions(ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.APPLICATION_CONFIGURABLES);
-    Configurable[] components = app.getComponents(Configurable.class);
-
-    List<Configurable> result = ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.buildConfigurablesList(extensions, components, null);
-
-    return result.toArray(new Configurable[result.size()]);
+  @Override
+  protected ConfigurableFilter getConfigurableFilter() {
+    return null;
   }
 
   public boolean equals(Object object) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ProjectConfigurablesGroup.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ProjectConfigurablesGroup.java
index 74ecce5af38a..910bf991e967 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ProjectConfigurablesGroup.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/ex/ProjectConfigurablesGroup.java
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.options.ex;
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.options.*;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.Configurable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurableGroup;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.NonDefaultProjectConfigurable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.OptionsBundle;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 /**
  * @author max
  */
-public class ProjectConfigurablesGroup implements ConfigurableGroup {
-  private Project myProject;
+public class ProjectConfigurablesGroup extends ConfigurablesGroupBase implements ConfigurableGroup {
+  private final Project myProject;
 
   public ProjectConfigurablesGroup(Project project) {
+    super(project, ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.PROJECT_CONFIGURABLES);
     myProject = project;
   }
 
@@ -44,17 +46,14 @@ public class ProjectConfigurablesGroup implements ConfigurableGroup {
     return myProject.isDefault();
   }
 
-  public Configurable[] getConfigurables() {
-    final ConfigurableEP[] extensions = myProject.getExtensions(ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.PROJECT_CONFIGURABLES);
-    Configurable[] components = myProject.getComponents(Configurable.class);
-    List<Configurable> result = ConfigurableExtensionPointUtil.buildConfigurablesList(extensions, components, new ConfigurableFilter() {
+  @Override
+  protected ConfigurableFilter getConfigurableFilter() {
+    return new ConfigurableFilter() {
       public boolean isIncluded(final Configurable configurable) {
         if (isDefault() && configurable instanceof NonDefaultProjectConfigurable) return false;
         return true;
       }
-    });
-
-    return result.toArray(new Configurable[result.size()]);
+    };
   }
 
   public int hashCode() {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/LangExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/LangExtensions.xml
index 797029508bbd..b56748745cea 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/LangExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/LangExtensions.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 
 
   <!-- Global Code Style -->
-  <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.application.options.CodeStyleSchemesConfigurable" order="after colors"/>
+  <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.application.options.CodeStyleSchemesConfigurable" order="after colors"/>
 
   <!-- File Types -->
   <applicationConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.impl.FileTypeConfigurable"/>
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@
               factoryClass="com.intellij.ide.structureView.impl.StructureViewToolWindowFactory"/>
   <psi.fileReferenceHelper implementation="com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.reference.impl.providers.PsiFileReferenceHelper"/>
   <psi.fileReferenceHelper implementation="com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.reference.impl.providers.JarFileReferenceHelper"/>
-  <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.openapi.vfs.encoding.FileEncodingConfigurable"/>
-  <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.ui.tabs.FileColorsConfigurable" id="fileColors"/>
+  <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.openapi.vfs.encoding.FileEncodingConfigurable"/>
+  <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.ui.tabs.FileColorsConfigurable" id="fileColors"/>
 
   <uiDebuggerExtension implementation="com.intellij.ui.debugger.extensions.PlaybackDebugger"/>
   <uiDebuggerExtension implementation="com.intellij.ui.debugger.extensions.DisposerDebugger"/>
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
index 59c859ebc6bd..3702f6ac42d4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
   <ComponentRoamingType component="PropertiesComponent" type="DISABLED"/>
 
   <progressFunComponentProvider implementation="com.intellij.featureStatistics.ProgressFunProvider"/>
-  <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.javaee.ExternalResourceConfigurable"/>
+  <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.javaee.ExternalResourceConfigurable"/>
 
   <bundledKeymapProvider implementation="com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.DefaultBundledKeymaps"/>
   <!-- <checkinHandlerFactory implementation="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.CheckRemoteStatusCheckinHandlerFactory"/> -->
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/VcsExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/VcsExtensions.xml
index 970c128ebdb2..23341bf71b65 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/VcsExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/VcsExtensions.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <selectInTarget implementation="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.SelectInChangesViewTarget"/>
 
-  <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.configurable.VcsManagerConfigurable" id="vcs"/>
+  <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.configurable.VcsManagerConfigurable" id="vcs"/>
 
   <changesViewContent tabName="Repository" className="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.committed.CommittedChangesViewManager"
                       predicateClassName="com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.committed.CommittedChangesVisibilityPredicate"/>
diff --git a/plugins/copyright/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/copyright/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 379f2cf7e3da..2657e48bd11c 100644
--- a/plugins/copyright/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/copyright/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         a consistent copyright notice.
     </description>
     <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
-      <projectConfigurable implementation="com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.ui.CopyrightProjectConfigurable"/>
+      <projectConfigurable instance="com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.ui.CopyrightProjectConfigurable"/>
       <errorHandler implementation="com.intellij.diagnostic.ITNReporter"/>
       <checkinHandlerFactory implementation="com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.actions.UpdateCopyrightCheckinHandlerFactory"/>
       <projectService serviceInterface="com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.actions.UpdateCopyrightCheckinHandlerState" 
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 786fcd136674..73fdb705090c 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
     <errorHandler implementation="com.intellij.diagnostic.ITNReporter"/>
     <fileTypeFactory implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.GroovyFileTypeLoader"/>
 
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gant.GantConfigurable"/>
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gradle.GradleConfigurable"/>
+    <projectConfigurable instance="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gant.GantConfigurable"/>
+    <projectConfigurable instance="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gradle.GradleConfigurable"/>
 
     <projectService serviceInterface="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gant.GantSettings" serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gant.GantSettings"/>
     <projectService serviceInterface="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gradle.GradleSettings" serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.gradle.GradleSettings"/>
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 6ee2fbc55d1b..0d9aa865dfeb 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <applicationService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.indices.MavenIndicesManager"/>
     <applicationService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.services.MavenServicesManager"/>
 
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.utils.MavenSettings" order="last"/>
+    <projectConfigurable instance="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.utils.MavenSettings" order="last"/>
 
     <stepsBeforeRunProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.tasks.MavenBeforeRunTasksProvider"/>
     <keymapExtension implementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.tasks.MavenKeymapExtension"/>
diff --git a/plugins/spellchecker/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/spellchecker/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 8c95ee9b8b3e..4bd26710b1d4 100644
--- a/plugins/spellchecker/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/spellchecker/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <projectService serviceInterface="com.intellij.spellchecker.SpellCheckerManager"
                     serviceImplementation="com.intellij.spellchecker.SpellCheckerManager"/>
     <editorCustomization implementation="com.intellij.spellchecker.ui.SpellCheckingEditorCustomization"/>
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.spellchecker.settings.SpellCheckerSettingsManager"/>
+    <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.spellchecker.settings.SpellCheckerSettingsManager"/>
 
 
     <inspectionToolProvider
diff --git a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/settings/SpellCheckerSettingsManager.java b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/settings/SpellCheckerSettingsManager.java
index 40051a4708ad..7804f12971f8 100644
--- a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/settings/SpellCheckerSettingsManager.java
+++ b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/settings/SpellCheckerSettingsManager.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package com.intellij.spellchecker.settings;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SearchableConfigurable;
-import com.intellij.openapi.options.ShowSettingsUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.spellchecker.util.SpellCheckerBundle;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ public class SpellCheckerSettingsManager implements SearchableConfigurable {
   private final SpellCheckerSettings settings;
   private final Project project;
 
-  public SpellCheckerSettingsManager(Project project) {
+  public SpellCheckerSettingsManager(Project project, SpellCheckerSettings settings) {
     this.project = project;
-    settings = SpellCheckerSettings.getInstance(project);
+    this.settings = settings;
   }
 
   @Nls
diff --git a/plugins/ui-designer/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/ui-designer/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index e084fc35ede3..dbaa9da11a70 100644
--- a/plugins/ui-designer/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/ui-designer/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <i18nInspectionTool implementation="com.intellij.uiDesigner.i18n.I18nFormInspection"/>
     <java15InspectionTool implementation="com.intellij.uiDesigner.inspections.Java15FormInspection"/>
 
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.uiDesigner.GuiDesignerConfigurable"/> <!-- GUI Designer -->
+    <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.uiDesigner.GuiDesignerConfigurable"/>
 
     <favoriteNodeProvider implementation="com.intellij.uiDesigner.projectView.UIDesignerFavoriteNodeProvider"/>
     <renameHandler implementation="com.intellij.uiDesigner.projectView.FormRenameHandler"/>
diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/FileAssociationsConfigurable.java b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/FileAssociationsConfigurable.java
index fd85c8d1251e..6527b04b0177 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/FileAssociationsConfigurable.java
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/FileAssociationsConfigurable.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class FileAssociationsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable, Non
     private final UIState myState;
     private AssociationsEditor myEditor;
 
-    FileAssociationsConfigurable(Project project) {
+    public FileAssociationsConfigurable(Project project) {
         myProject = project;
         myState = ServiceManager.getService(project, UIState.class);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index ae61779d7e12..baf9effd9f49 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         serviceInterface="org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.psi.XsltElementFactory"
         serviceImplementation="org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.psi.impl.XsltElementFactoryImpl" />
 
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.associations.impl.FileAssociationsConfigurable" />
+    <projectConfigurable instance="org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.associations.impl.FileAssociationsConfigurable" />
 
     <projectService
         serviceInterface="org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.associations.impl.FileAssociationsConfigurable$UIState"
diff --git a/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml b/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
index 4c062f292d03..89603d037086 100644
--- a/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
+++ b/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
@@ -634,10 +634,10 @@
     <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.profile.codeInspection.ui.ProjectInspectionToolsConfigurable"/>
 
     <!-- Project Structure -->
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.compiler.options.CompilerConfigurable" order="after project"/>
+    <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.compiler.options.CompilerConfigurable" order="after project"/>
     <!-- Compiler -->
 
-    <projectConfigurable implementation="com.intellij.psi.templateLanguages.TemplateDataLanguageConfigurable"/>
+    <projectConfigurable instance="com.intellij.psi.templateLanguages.TemplateDataLanguageConfigurable"/>
 
     <!-- Scopes -->
     <!-- This is registered as a top-level configurable in IDEA, and as a service (accessible from certain dialogs) in platform. -->
diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ManuallySetupExtResourceAction.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ManuallySetupExtResourceAction.java
index 827e60035627..e9d00bbb2aa0 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ManuallySetupExtResourceAction.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ManuallySetupExtResourceAction.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.intellij.javaee.ExternalResourceConfigurable;
 import com.intellij.javaee.ExternalResourceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ShowSettingsUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -34,16 +35,14 @@ public class ManuallySetupExtResourceAction extends BaseExtResourceAction {
 
   protected void doInvoke(@NotNull final PsiFile file, final int offset, @NotNull final String uri, final Editor editor) throws IncorrectOperationException {
     ExternalResourceManager.getInstance().addResource(uri,"");
-    final ExternalResourceConfigurable component = ShowSettingsUtil.getInstance().createProjectConfigurable(file.getProject(), ExternalResourceConfigurable.class);
-    ShowSettingsUtil.getInstance().editConfigurable(
-      file.getProject(),
-      component,
-      new Runnable() {
-        public void run() {
-          component.selectResource(uri);
-        }
+    final ShowSettingsUtil util = ShowSettingsUtil.getInstance();
+    final Project project = file.getProject();
+    final ExternalResourceConfigurable component = util.createProjectConfigurable(project, ExternalResourceConfigurable.class);
+    util.editConfigurable(project, component, new Runnable() {
+      public void run() {
+        component.selectResource(uri);
       }
-    );
+    });
   }
 
   public boolean startInWriteAction() {