diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/SetupStringtable2.hpp b/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/SetupStringtable2.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b310bb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/SetupStringtable2.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/** @file SetupStringtable2.hpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Mar 2026
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <xo/alloc2/Collector.hpp>
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        struct SetupStringtable2 {
+        public:
+            using ACollector = xo::mm::ACollector;
+
+        public:
+            /** Register object2 (facet,impl) combinations with FacetRegistry **/
+            static bool register_facets();
+            /** Register types with garbage collector **/
+            static bool register_types(obj<ACollector> gc);
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+/* end SetupStringtable2.hpp */
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp b/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp
index 36f66106..73b40baa 100644
--- a/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.hpp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace xo {
     namespace scm {
-        /** Register object2 (facet,impl) combinations with FacetRegistry **/
-        bool stringtable2_register_facets();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp b/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp
index 724d2478..bfebba84 100644
--- a/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/include/xo/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 namespace xo {
     namespace scm {
-        /** Register stringtable2 (facet,impl) combinations with FacetRegistry **/
-        bool stringtable2_register_types(obj<xo::mm::ACollector> gc);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt
index cdf1f223..45048743 100644
--- a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 set(SELF_LIB xo_stringtable2)
 set(SELF_SRCS
     init_stringtable2.cpp
-    stringtable2_register_facets.cpp
+    SetupStringtable2.cpp
+    #stringtable2_register_facets.cpp
     stringtable2_register_types.cpp
 
     StringTable.cpp
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/SetupStringtable2.cpp b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/SetupStringtable2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c43a16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/SetupStringtable2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/** @file SetupStringtable2.cpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Mar 2026
+ **/
+
+#include "SetupStringtable2.hpp"
+
+#include <xo/stringtable2/UniqueString.hpp>
+#include <xo/stringtable2/String.hpp>
+
+#include <xo/facet/FacetRegistry.hpp>
+#include <xo/indentlog/scope.hpp>
+
+namespace xo {
+    using xo::print::APrintable;
+    using xo::mm::ACollector;
+    using xo::mm::AGCObject;
+    using xo::scm::DString;
+    using xo::facet::FacetRegistry;
+    using xo::facet::typeseq;
+    using xo::facet::impl_for;
+
+    namespace scm {
+        bool
+        SetupStringtable2::register_facets()
+        {
+            scope log(XO_DEBUG(true));
+
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DUniqueString>();
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DUniqueString>();
+
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DString>();
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DString>();
+
+            log && log(xtag("DString.tseq", typeseq::id<DString>()));
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        bool
+        SetupStringtable2::register_types(obj<ACollector> gc)
+        {
+            scope log(XO_DEBUG(true));
+
+            bool ok = true;
+
+            ok &= gc.install_type(impl_for<AGCObject, DUniqueString>());
+            ok &= gc.install_type(impl_for<AGCObject, DString>());
+
+            return ok;
+        }
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end SetupStringtable2.cpp */
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/init_stringtable2.cpp b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/init_stringtable2.cpp
index 26d84abe..2b09c587 100644
--- a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/init_stringtable2.cpp
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/init_stringtable2.cpp
@@ -4,24 +4,21 @@
  **/
 
 #include "init_stringtable2.hpp"
-#include "stringtable2_register_facets.hpp"
-#include "stringtable2_register_types.hpp"
+#include "SetupStringtable2.hpp"
 #include <xo/stringtable2/init_stringtable2.hpp>
-//n#include <xo/printable2/init_printable2.hpp>
 #include <xo/alloc2/CollectorTypeRegistry.hpp>
 #include <xo/alloc2/init_alloc2.hpp>
 
 namespace xo {
-    using xo::scm::stringtable2_register_facets;
-    using xo::scm::stringtable2_register_types;
+    using xo::scm::SetupStringtable2;
     using xo::mm::CollectorTypeRegistry;
 
     void
     InitSubsys<S_stringtable2_tag>::init()
         {
-            stringtable2_register_facets();
+            SetupStringtable2::register_facets();
 
-            CollectorTypeRegistry::instance().register_types(&stringtable2_register_types);
+            CollectorTypeRegistry::instance().register_types(&SetupStringtable2::register_types);
         }
 
     InitEvidence
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.cpp b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.cpp
index e6a97dff..b2d59cef 100644
--- a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.cpp
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_facets.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *  @author Roland Conybeare, Mar 2026
  **/
 
+#ifdef NOPE
 #include "stringtable2_register_facets.hpp"
 
 #include <xo/stringtable2/UniqueString.hpp>
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ namespace xo {
         }
     } /*namespace scm*/
 } /*namespace xo*/
+#endif
 
 /* end stringtable2_register_facets.cpp */
diff --git a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.cpp b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.cpp
index 94afd40e..6eb9502d 100644
--- a/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.cpp
+++ b/xo-stringtable2/src/stringtable2/stringtable2_register_types.cpp
@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@ namespace xo {
     using xo::scope;
 
     namespace scm {
-        bool
-        stringtable2_register_types(obj<ACollector> gc)
-        {
-            scope log(XO_DEBUG(true));
-
-            bool ok = true;
-
-            ok &= gc.install_type(impl_for<AGCObject, DUniqueString>());
-            ok &= gc.install_type(impl_for<AGCObject, DString>());
-
-            return ok;
-        }
     }
 } /*namespace xo*/