diff --git a/ui/new/index.jsp b/ui/new/index.jsp
index c2c70373e1f..35b3e71c526 100644
--- a/ui/new/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/index.jsp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
                 <div class="midmenu_panel">
                     <div class="midmenu_box" id="midmenu_container">
                     	
-                        
+                        <!--  
                         	<div class="midmenu_list">
                             	<div class="midmenu_content">
                                 	<div class="midmenu_icons"><img src="images/status_green.png" alt="Running" /></div>
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
                                     <div class="midmenu_defaultloader"></div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+                       -->
                        <!--
                             <div class="midmenu_list">
                             	<div class="midmenu_content">
@@ -579,6 +580,16 @@
         <div class="poweredby_box">
         </div>
     </div>
+   
+    <!-- Dialogs -->
+	<div id="dialog_confirmation" title="Confirmation" style="display:none"></div>
+	<div id="dialog_info" title="Info" style="display:none"></div>
+	<div id="dialog_alert" title="Alert" style="display:none"></div>
+	<div id="dialog_error" title="Error" style="display:none"></div>
+	<div id="dialog_session_expired" title="Session Expired" style="display:none">
+		<p>Your session has expired.  Please click 'OK' to return to the login screen.</p>
+	</div>
+	
     <!-- templates starts here-->
     <div class="leftmenu_content" id="leftmenu_instance_group_template" style="display: none">
         <div class="leftmenu_thirdindent">
diff --git a/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp b/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp
index 1d751ed0432..79afb8044fe 100755
--- a/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 <!-- Attach ISO Dialog -->
 <div id="dialog_attach_iso" title="Attach ISO" style="display:none">
     <p>
-        Please specify the ISO you wish to attach to your Virtual Instance: <b><span id="vm_name">
+        Please specify the ISO you wish to attach to your Virtual Instance(s)
         </span></b>.</p>
     <div class="dialog_formcontent">
         <form action="#" method="post" id="form_acquire">
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
index f5df503c03e..fd57155bb7e 100755
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
@@ -14,69 +14,62 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
     var $actionListItem = $("#action_list_item");
     
     var noGroupName = "(no group name)";             
+    
+    var listAPIMap = {
+        API: "listVirtualMachines",
+        APIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
+        APIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"
+    };           
       
     var actionMap = {        
         stopVirtualMachine: {
             label: "Stop Instance",     
             isAsyncJob: true,
             asyncJobResponse: "stopvirtualmachineresponse",
-            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu,
-            listAPI: "listVirtualMachines",
-            listAPIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
-            listAPIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"            
+            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu
         },
         startVirtualMachine: {
             label: "Start Instance",     
             isAsyncJob: true,
             asyncJobResponse: "startvirtualmachineresponse",
-            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu,
-            listAPI: "listVirtualMachines",
-            listAPIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
-            listAPIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"            
+            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu
         },
         rebootVirtualMachine: {
             label: "Reboot Instance",
             isAsyncJob: true,
             asyncJobResponse: "rebootvirtualmachineresponse",
-            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu,
-            listAPI: "listVirtualMachines",
-            listAPIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
-            listAPIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"           
+            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu
         },
         destroyVirtualMachine: {
             label: "Destroy Instance",
             isAsyncJob: true,
             asyncJobResponse: "destroyvirtualmachineresponse",
-            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu,
-            listAPI: "listVirtualMachines",
-            listAPIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
-            listAPIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"            
+            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu
         },
         recoverVirtualMachine: {
             label: "Restore Instance",
             isAsyncJob: false,
-            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu,
-            listAPI: "listVirtualMachines",
-            listAPIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
-            listAPIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"              
+            afterActionSeccessFn: updateVirtualMachineStateInMidMenu
         },
         attachIso: {
             label: "Attach ISO",
             isAsyncJob: true,
             asyncJobResponse: "attachisoresponse",
-            afterActionSeccessFn: function(){
-                //debugger;
-            },
-            dialogBeforeActionFn : doAttachISO,
-            listAPI: "listVirtualMachines",
-            listAPIResponse: "listvirtualmachinesresponse",
-            listAPIResponseObj: "virtualmachine"     
-        }       
+            afterActionSeccessFn: function(){},
+            dialogBeforeActionFn : doAttachISO   
+        },
+        detachIso: {
+            label: "Detach ISO",
+            isAsyncJob: true,
+            asyncJobResponse: "detachisoresponse",
+            afterActionSeccessFn: function(){},
+            dialogBeforeActionFn : doDetachISO   
+        }         
     }            
         
-    function doAttachISO($t, selectedItemIds) {   
+    function doAttachISO($t, selectedItemIds, listAPIMap) {   
         $.ajax({
-		    data: createURL("command=listIsos&isReady=true&response=json"),
+		    data: createURL("command=listIsos&isReady=true"),
 			dataType: "json",
 			async: false,
 			success: function(json) {
@@ -90,20 +83,20 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 				}
 			}
 		});
-		//$("#dialog_attach_iso").find("#vm_name").text(vmName);
+		
 		$("#dialog_attach_iso")
 		.dialog('option', 'buttons', { 						
 			"Confirm": function() { 			    
 				$(this).dialog("close");
 				var isoId = $("#dialog_attach_iso #attach_iso_select").val();
 				if (isoId == "none") {
-					$("#dialog_alert").html("<p>There is no ISO file to attach to the virtual machine.</p>")
+					$("#dialog_alert").html("<p>There is no ISO file to attach to the virtual machine.</p>");
 					$("#dialog_alert").dialog("open");
 					return false;
 				}	
 				for(var id in selectedItemIds) {
-				   var apiCommand = "command=attachIso&virtualmachineid="+id+"&id="+isoId+"&response=json";
-				   doAction(id, $t, apiCommand);	
+				   var apiCommand = "command=attachIso&virtualmachineid="+id+"&id="+isoId;
+				   doAction(id, $t, apiCommand, listAPIMap);	
 				}			
 			}, 
 			"Cancel": function() { 
@@ -112,6 +105,23 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 		}).dialog("open");
     }
    
+    function doDetachISO($t, selectedItemIds, listAPIMap) {    
+        $("#dialog_confirmation")
+		.html("<p>Please confirm you want to detach an ISO from the virtual machine(s)</p>")
+		.dialog('option', 'buttons', { 						
+			"Confirm": function() { 
+				$(this).dialog("close");				
+				for(var id in selectedItemIds) {
+				   var apiCommand = "command=detachIso&virtualmachineid="+id;
+				   doAction(id, $t, apiCommand, listAPIMap);	
+				}					
+			}, 
+			"Cancel": function() { 
+				$(this).dialog("close"); 
+			} 
+		}).dialog("open");
+    }
+   
     function updateVirtualMachineStateInRightPanel(state) {
         if(state == "Running")
             $rightPanelContent.find("#state").text(state).removeClass("red gray").addClass("green");
@@ -206,7 +216,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
         $arrowIcon.removeClass("close").addClass("open");    
         $.ajax({
 	        cache: false,
-	        data: createURL("command=listVirtualMachines&response=json"),
+	        data: createURL("command=listVirtualMachines"),
 	        dataType: "json",
 	        success: function(json) {	
 	            var instanceGroupMap = {};	       
@@ -238,7 +248,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
                                                         
                             $.ajax({
 	                            cache: false,
-	                            data: createURL("command=listVirtualMachines&response=json"),
+	                            data: createURL("command=listVirtualMachines"),
 	                            dataType: "json",
 	                            success: function(json) {		                                                             
 	                                var instances = json.listvirtualmachinesresponse.virtualmachine;                               
@@ -271,22 +281,19 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 		            $link.data("isAsyncJob", apiInfo.isAsyncJob);
 		            $link.data("asyncJobResponse", apiInfo.asyncJobResponse);		     
 		            $link.data("afterActionSeccessFn", apiInfo.afterActionSeccessFn);
-		            $link.data("dialogBeforeActionFn", apiInfo.dialogBeforeActionFn);		
-		            $link.data("listAPI", apiInfo.listAPI);	  
-		            $link.data("listAPIResponse", apiInfo.listAPIResponse);	
-		            $link.data("listAPIResponseObj", apiInfo.listAPIResponseObj);	 	            
+		            $link.data("dialogBeforeActionFn", apiInfo.dialogBeforeActionFn);
 		            $link.bind("click", function(event) {	
 		                $actionMenu.hide();    	 
 		                var $t = $(this);   
 		                var dialogBeforeActionFn = $t.data("dialogBeforeActionFn");
 		                if(dialogBeforeActionFn == null) {		                   
 		                    for(var id in selectedItemIds) {	
-	                            var apiCommand = "command="+$t.data("api")+"&id="+id+"&response=json";                      
-	                            doAction(id, $t, apiCommand); 	
+	                            var apiCommand = "command="+$t.data("api")+"&id="+id;                      
+	                            doAction(id, $t, apiCommand, listAPIMap); 	
 		                    }
 		                }
 		                else {
-		                    dialogBeforeActionFn($t, selectedItemIds);	
+		                    dialogBeforeActionFn($t, selectedItemIds, listAPIMap);	
 		                }
 		                selectedItemIds = {}; //clear selected items for action	                          
 		                return false;
@@ -321,7 +328,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 	    $("#add_link").unbind("click").bind("click", function(event) {
             vmWizardOpen();			
 		    $.ajax({
-			    data: createURL("command=listZones&available=true&response=json"),
+			    data: createURL("command=listZones&available=true"),
 			    dataType: "json",
 			    success: function(json) {
 				    var zones = json.listzonesresponse.zone;					
@@ -336,7 +343,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 		    });
     		
 		    $.ajax({
-			    data: createURL("command=listServiceOfferings&response=json"),
+			    data: createURL("command=listServiceOfferings"),
 			    dataType: "json",
 			    async: false,
 			    success: function(json) {
@@ -369,7 +376,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 			    			    
 		
 		    $.ajax({
-			    data: createURL("command=listDiskOfferings&domainid=1&response=json"),
+			    data: createURL("command=listDiskOfferings&domainid=1"),
 			    dataType: "json",
 			    async: false,
 			    success: function(json) {
@@ -561,14 +568,14 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
             var searchInput = $vmPopup.find("#search_input").val();   
             if (selectedTemplateTypeInVmPopup != "blank") {      
                 if (searchInput != null && searchInput.length > 0)                 
-                    commandString = "command=listTemplates&templatefilter="+selectedTemplateTypeInVmPopup+"&zoneid="+zoneId+"&keyword="+searchInput+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup+"&response=json"; 
+                    commandString = "command=listTemplates&templatefilter="+selectedTemplateTypeInVmPopup+"&zoneid="+zoneId+"&keyword="+searchInput+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup; 
                 else
-                    commandString = "command=listTemplates&templatefilter="+selectedTemplateTypeInVmPopup+"&zoneid="+zoneId+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup+"&response=json";           		    		
+                    commandString = "command=listTemplates&templatefilter="+selectedTemplateTypeInVmPopup+"&zoneid="+zoneId+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup;           		    		
 		    } else {
 		        if (searchInput != null && searchInput.length > 0)                 
-                    commandString = "command=listIsos&isReady=true&bootable=true&zoneid="+zoneId+"&keyword="+searchInput+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup+"&response=json";  
+                    commandString = "command=listIsos&isReady=true&bootable=true&zoneid="+zoneId+"&keyword="+searchInput+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup;  
                 else
-                    commandString = "command=listIsos&isReady=true&bootable=true&zoneid="+zoneId+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup+"&response=json";  
+                    commandString = "command=listIsos&isReady=true&bootable=true&zoneid="+zoneId+"&page="+currentPageInTemplateGridInVmPopup;  
 		    }
     		
 		    var loading = $vmPopup.find("#wiz_template_loading").show();				
@@ -841,7 +848,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
     			$("#midmenu_container").append($t.show());
     			
 			    $.ajax({
-				    data: createURL("command=deployVirtualMachine"+moreCriteria.join("")+"&response=json"),
+				    data: createURL("command=deployVirtualMachine"+moreCriteria.join("")),
 				    dataType: "json",
 				    success: function(json) {
 					    var jobId = json.deployvirtualmachineresponse.jobid;
@@ -854,7 +861,7 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 						    timerKey,
 						    function() {
 							    $.ajax({
-								    data: createURL("command=queryAsyncJobResult&jobId="+jobId+"&response=json"),
+								    data: createURL("command=queryAsyncJobResult&jobId="+jobId),
 								    dataType: "json",
 								    success: function(json) {
 									    var result = json.queryasyncjobresultresponse;
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.js
index 9834ecc78c5..45c3ad9b859 100755
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.js
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 // Version: @VERSION@
 
 //var jobIdMap;
-function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand) {      
+function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand, listAPIMap) {      
     var api = $t.data("api");
     var label = $t.data("label");			           
     var isAsyncJob = $t.data("isAsyncJob");
     var asyncJobResponse = $t.data("asyncJobResponse");	
     var afterActionSeccessFn = $t.data("afterActionSeccessFn");	
-    var listAPI = $t.data("listAPI");
-    var listAPIResponse = $t.data("listAPIResponse");
-    var listAPIResponseObj = $t.data("listAPIResponseObj");
+    var listAPI = listAPIMap["listAPI"];
+    var listAPIResponse = listAPIMap["listAPIResponse"];
+    var listAPIResponseObj = listAPIMap["listAPIResponseObj"];
         
     var $midmenuItem = $("#midmenuItemVm_"+id);	
     $midmenuItem.find("#content").removeClass("selected").addClass("inaction");                          
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand) {
                     timerKey,
                     function() {
                         $.ajax({
-                            data: createURL("command=queryAsyncJobResult&jobId="+jobId+"&response=json"),
+                            data: createURL("command=queryAsyncJobResult&jobId="+jobId),
 	                        dataType: "json",									                    					                    
 	                        success: function(json) {		                            							                       
 		                        var result = json.queryasyncjobresultresponse;										                   
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand) {
 	                                    //Before Bug 6041 get fixed, use the temporary solution below.							            
 	                                    $.ajax({
                                             cache: false,
-                                            data: createURL("command="+listAPI+"&id="+id+"&response=json"),
+                                            data: createURL("command="+listAPI+"&id="+id),
                                             dataType: "json",
                                             async: false,
                                             success: function(json) {		                                                                                  
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand) {
     //Sync job (begin) *****
     else { 	              
         $.ajax({
-            data: createURL("command="+api+"&id="+id+"&response=json"),
+            data: createURL("command="+api+"&id="+id),
 	        dataType: "json",
 	        async: false,
 	        success: function(json) {
@@ -121,11 +121,17 @@ function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand) {
 	            //Before Bug 6037 get fixed, use the temporary solution below.							            
 	            $.ajax({
                     cache: false,
-                    data: createURL("command="+listAPI+"&id="+id+"&response=json"),
+                    data: createURL("command="+listAPI+"&id="+id),
                     dataType: "json",
                     async: false,
-                    success: function(json) {		                                                                                  
+                    success: function(json) {	
+                        $midmenuItem.find("#info_icon").removeClass("error").show();
+			            $midmenuItem.data("afterActionInfo", (label + " action succeeded.")); 	                                                                                  
                         afterActionSeccessFn(json[listAPIResponse][listAPIResponseObj][0], $midmenuItem);	                           
+                    },
+                    error: function(XMLHttpResponse) {                       
+                        $midmenuItem.find("#info_icon").addClass("error").show();
+			            $midmenuItem.data("afterActionInfo", (label + " action failed. Reason: " + sanitizeXSS(result.jobresult)));    
                     }
                 });										
 				//After Bug 6037 is fixed, remove temporary solution above and uncomment the line below
@@ -136,7 +142,9 @@ function doAction(id, $t, apiCommand) {
     //Sync job (end) *****
 }
 
-
+function createURL(url) {
+    return url +"&response=json&sessionkey=" + g_sessionKey;
+}
 
 
 
@@ -217,10 +225,6 @@ function isDomainAdmin() {
 	return (g_role == 2);
 }
 
-function createURL(url) {
-    return url + "&sessionkey=" + g_sessionKey;
-}
-
 function setDateField(dateValue, dateField, htmlMarkup) {
     if (dateValue != null && dateValue.length > 0) {
 	    var disconnected = new Date();