diff -urN aqemu-0.8.2.orig/VM.cpp aqemu-0.8.2/VM.cpp
--- aqemu-0.8.2.orig/VM.cpp	2014-12-29 14:24:27.765214364 -0600
+++ aqemu-0.8.2/VM.cpp	2014-12-29 14:36:44.566278304 -0600
@@ -4563,7 +4563,7 @@
 				else
 					AQError( "bool Virtual_Machine::Load_VM( const QString &file_name )", "SPICE image compression type invalid!" );
 				
-				SPICE.Use_Video_Stream_Compression( Second_Element.firstChildElement( ! "Use_Video_Stream_Compression" ).text() == "false" );
+				SPICE.Use_Video_Stream_Compression( Second_Element.firstChildElement( "Use_Video_Stream_Compression" ).text() != "false" );
 				
 				SPICE.Use_Renderer( Second_Element.firstChildElement( "Use_Renderer" ).text() == "true" );