diff --git a/lib/directories.zsh b/lib/directories.zsh
index 0ecb36811..415401eb5 100644
--- a/lib/directories.zsh
+++ b/lib/directories.zsh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ setopt auto_name_dirs       # Auto add variable-stored paths to ~ list.
 setopt multios              # Write to multiple descriptors.
 
 alias ..='cd ..'
+alias ...='cd ../..'
+alias ....='cd ../../..'
 alias cd..='cd ..'
 alias cd...='cd ../..'
 alias cd....='cd ../../..'
diff --git a/themes/ashleydev.zsh-theme b/themes/ashleydev.zsh-theme
index de9ba0133..29680a88d 100644
--- a/themes/ashleydev.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/ashleydev.zsh-theme
@@ -30,14 +30,23 @@ if [[ "$DISABLE_COLOR" != "true" ]]; then
     local _Cstash_=""                                # stash state
 
     # PROMPT colors:
-    local _Cuser_root_="%{$fg_bold[yellow]$bg[red]%}"
-    local _Chost_root_="%{$fg[red]%}"
-    local _Cpath_root_="%{$fg_bold[white]%}"
     local _Cuser_="%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}"
     local _Chost_="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}"
     local _Cpath_="%{$fg_bold[white]%}"
     local _Cjobs_="%{$fg[blue]%}"
 
+    if [[ "`uname -a`" = *CYGWIN* ]]; then
+        local _Cuser_="%{$fg[green]%}"
+        local _Chost_="%{$fg_bold[yellow]%}"
+        local _Cpath_=" %{$fg[yellow]%}"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "`whoami`" = root ]]; then
+        local _Cuser_="%{$fg_bold[yellow]$bg[red]%}"
+        local _Chost_="%{$fg[red]%}"
+        local _Cpath_="%{$fg_bold[white]%}"
+    fi
+
     # RPROMPT colors:
     local _Cdate_="%{$fg[green]%}"
     local _Creturn_code_="%{$fg[red]%}"
@@ -47,9 +56,9 @@ fi
 #-------------------- PROMPT definition: ----------------------
 #
 
-local user_="%(!.$_Cuser_root_.$_Cuser_)%n$R"
-local host_="%(!.$_Chost_root_.$_Chost_)%m$R"
-local path_="%(!.$_Cpath_root_.$_Cpath_)%~$R"
+local user_="$_Cuser_%n$R"
+local host_="$_Chost_%m$R"
+local path_="$_Cpath_%~$R"
 local jobs_="%(1j.$_Cjobs_%j$R.)"
 
 PROMPT='$user_$host_$path_ $GIT_PROMPT_INFO$jobs_# '