diff --git a/linkcheck/__init__.py b/linkcheck/__init__.py
index 6869b3d0..40f292b6 100644
--- a/linkcheck/__init__.py
+++ b/linkcheck/__init__.py
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ from . import i18n
 import _LinkChecker_configdata as configdata
 
 
-def main_is_frozen ():
-    """Return True iff running inside a py2exe-generated executable."""
-    return hasattr(sys, "frozen")
-
-
 def module_path ():
     """Return absolute directory of system executable."""
     return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.executable))
@@ -55,16 +50,12 @@ def module_path ():
 
 def get_install_data ():
     """Return absolute path of LinkChecker data installation directory."""
-    if main_is_frozen():
+    from .loader import is_frozen
+    if is_frozen():
         return module_path()
     return configdata.install_data
 
 
-def get_config_dir ():
-    """Return absolute path of LinkChecker example configuration."""
-    return os.path.join(get_install_data(), "share", "linkchecker")
-
-
 # application log areas
 LOG_ROOT = "linkcheck"
 LOG_CMDLINE = "linkcheck.cmdline"
diff --git a/linkcheck/configuration/__init__.py b/linkcheck/configuration/__init__.py
index c7305140..1b4c783b 100644
--- a/linkcheck/configuration/__init__.py
+++ b/linkcheck/configuration/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import shutil
 import socket
 import _LinkChecker_configdata as configdata
 from .. import (log, LOG_CHECK, LOG_ROOT, ansicolor, lognames,
-    get_config_dir, fileutil, configdict)
+    get_install_data, fileutil, configdict)
 from . import confparse
 from ..decorators import memoized
 
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ def get_modules_info ():
     return lines
 
 
+def get_share_dir ():
+    """Return absolute path of LinkChecker example configuration."""
+    return os.path.join(get_install_data(), "share", "linkchecker")
+
+
 def get_share_file (filename, devel_dir=None):
     """Return a filename in the share directory.
     @param devel_dir: directory to search when developing
@@ -102,13 +107,7 @@ def get_share_file (filename, devel_dir=None):
     @rtype: string
     @raises: ValueError if not found
     """
-    paths = [
-        # when running under py2exe
-        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.executable)),
-                     "share", "linkchecker"),
-        # after installing as a package
-        configdata.config_dir,
-    ]
+    paths = [get_share_dir()]
     if devel_dir is not None:
         # when developing
         paths.insert(0, devel_dir)
@@ -413,7 +412,7 @@ def get_user_config():
     @rtype string
     """
     # initial config (with all options explained)
-    initialconf = normpath(os.path.join(get_config_dir(), "linkcheckerrc"))
+    initialconf = normpath(os.path.join(get_share_dir(), "linkcheckerrc"))
     # per user config settings
     userconf = normpath("~/.linkchecker/linkcheckerrc")
     if os.path.isfile(initialconf) and not os.path.exists(userconf) and \