diff --git a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.Hello/HelloBootstrapper.cs b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.Hello/HelloBootstrapper.cs
index 45f5c0c..ca0c352 100644
--- a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.Hello/HelloBootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.Hello/HelloBootstrapper.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Stylet.Samples.Hello
 {
-    class HelloBootstrapper : IoCBootstrapper<ShellViewModel>
+    class HelloBootstrapper : Bootstrapper<ShellViewModel>
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.TabNavigation/Bootstrapper.cs b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.TabNavigation/Bootstrapper.cs
index 5b3b69f..d8255b4 100644
--- a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.TabNavigation/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.TabNavigation/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Windows;
 
 namespace Stylet.Samples.TabNavigation
 {
-    class Bootstrapper : IoCBootstrapper<ShellViewModel>
+    class Bootstrapper : Bootstrapper<ShellViewModel>
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/Stylet/Bootstrapper.cs b/Stylet/Bootstrapper.cs
index 181f00b..b37c2b7 100644
--- a/Stylet/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Stylet/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -1,84 +1,47 @@
-using System;
+using StyletIoC;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Threading;
 
 namespace Stylet
 {
-    // We pretend to be a ResourceDictionary so the user can do:
-    // <Application.Resources><ResourceDictionary>
-    //     <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
-    //         <local:Bootstrapper/>        
-    //     </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
-    //  </ResourceDictionary></Application.Resources>
-    // rather than:
-    // <Application.Resources><ResourceDictionary>
-    //     <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
-    //         <ResourceDictionary>
-    //             <local:Bootstrapper x:Key="bootstrapper"/>        
-    //         </ResourceDictionary>
-    //     </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
-    //  </ResourceDictionary></Application.Resources>
-    // And also so that we can load the Stylet resources
-    public class Bootstrapper<TRootViewModel> : ResourceDictionary
+    public class Bootstrapper<TRootViewModel> : BootstrapperBase<TRootViewModel>
     {
-        protected Application Application { get; private set; }
+        protected IContainer container;
 
-        public Bootstrapper()
+        protected override void Start()
         {
-            var rc = new ResourceDictionary() { Source = new Uri("/Stylet;component/StyletResourceDictionary.xaml", UriKind.Relative) };
-            this.MergedDictionaries.Add(rc);
+            base.Start();
 
-            this.Start();
+            var builder = new StyletIoCBuilder();
+            this.ConfigureIoC(builder);
+            this.container = builder.BuildContainer();
         }
 
-        protected virtual void Start()
+        protected virtual void ConfigureIoC(IStyletIoCBuilder builder)
         {
-            this.Application = Application.Current;
-            Execute.SynchronizationContext = SynchronizationContext.Current;
-
-            this.Application.Startup += OnStartup;
-            this.Application.Exit += OnExit;
-            this.Application.DispatcherUnhandledException += OnUnhandledExecption;
-
-            this.Application.Startup += (o, e) =>
-            {
-                IoC.Get<IWindowManager>().ShowWindow(IoC.Get<TRootViewModel>());
-            };
-
-            AssemblySource.Assemblies.Clear();
-            AssemblySource.Assemblies.AddRange(this.SelectAssemblies());
-
-            IoC.GetInstance = this.GetInstance;
-            IoC.GetAllInstances = this.GetAllInstances;
-            IoC.BuildUp = this.BuildUp;
+            builder.Autobind(AssemblySource.Assemblies);
+            builder.Bind<IWindowManager>().To<WindowManager>().InSingletonScope();
+            builder.Bind<IViewManager>().To<ViewManager>().InSingletonScope();
         }
 
-        protected virtual object GetInstance(Type service, string key = null)
+        protected override object GetInstance(Type service, string key = null)
         {
-            if (service == typeof(IWindowManager)) service = typeof(WindowManager);
-            return Activator.CreateInstance(service);
+            return this.container.Get(service, key);
         }
 
-        protected virtual IEnumerable<object> GetAllInstances(Type service)
+        protected override IEnumerable<object> GetAllInstances(Type service)
         {
-            return new[] { Activator.CreateInstance(service) };
+            return this.container.GetAll(service);
         }
 
-        protected virtual void BuildUp(object instance) { }
-
-        protected IEnumerable<Assembly> SelectAssemblies()
+        protected override void BuildUp(object instance)
         {
-            return new[] { Assembly.GetEntryAssembly() };
+            this.container.BuildUp(instance);
         }
-
-        protected virtual void OnStartup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e) { }
-        protected virtual void OnExit(object sender, EventArgs e) { }
-        protected virtual void OnUnhandledExecption(object sender, DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e) { }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Stylet/BootstrapperBase.cs b/Stylet/BootstrapperBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d2719a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stylet/BootstrapperBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Threading;
+
+namespace Stylet
+{
+    // We pretend to be a ResourceDictionary so the user can do:
+    // <Application.Resources><ResourceDictionary>
+    //     <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    //         <local:Bootstrapper/>        
+    //     </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    //  </ResourceDictionary></Application.Resources>
+    // rather than:
+    // <Application.Resources><ResourceDictionary>
+    //     <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    //         <ResourceDictionary>
+    //             <local:Bootstrapper x:Key="bootstrapper"/>        
+    //         </ResourceDictionary>
+    //     </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    //  </ResourceDictionary></Application.Resources>
+    // And also so that we can load the Stylet resources
+    public abstract class BootstrapperBase<TRootViewModel> : ResourceDictionary
+    {
+        protected Application Application { get; private set; }
+
+        public BootstrapperBase()
+        {
+            var rc = new ResourceDictionary() { Source = new Uri("/Stylet;component/StyletResourceDictionary.xaml", UriKind.Relative) };
+            this.MergedDictionaries.Add(rc);
+
+            this.Start();
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void Start()
+        {
+            this.Application = Application.Current;
+            Execute.SynchronizationContext = SynchronizationContext.Current;
+
+            this.Application.Startup += OnStartup;
+            this.Application.Exit += OnExit;
+            this.Application.DispatcherUnhandledException += OnUnhandledExecption;
+
+            this.Application.Startup += (o, e) =>
+            {
+                IoC.Get<IWindowManager>().ShowWindow(IoC.Get<TRootViewModel>());
+            };
+
+            AssemblySource.Assemblies.Clear();
+            AssemblySource.Assemblies.AddRange(this.SelectAssemblies());
+
+            IoC.GetInstance = this.GetInstance;
+            IoC.GetAllInstances = this.GetAllInstances;
+            IoC.BuildUp = this.BuildUp;
+        }
+
+        protected abstract object GetInstance(Type service, string key = null);
+        protected abstract IEnumerable<object> GetAllInstances(Type service);
+        protected abstract void BuildUp(object instance);
+
+        protected IEnumerable<Assembly> SelectAssemblies()
+        {
+            return new[] { Assembly.GetEntryAssembly() };
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void OnStartup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e) { }
+        protected virtual void OnExit(object sender, EventArgs e) { }
+        protected virtual void OnUnhandledExecption(object sender, DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e) { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Stylet/IoCBootstrapper.cs b/Stylet/IoCBootstrapper.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index bfb4cba..0000000
--- a/Stylet/IoCBootstrapper.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-using StyletIoC;
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using System.Windows;
-
-namespace Stylet
-{
-    public class IoCBootstrapper<TRootViewModel> : Bootstrapper<TRootViewModel>
-    {
-        protected IContainer container;
-
-        protected override void Start()
-        {
-            base.Start();
-
-            var builder = new StyletIoCBuilder();
-            this.ConfigureIoC(builder);
-            this.container = builder.BuildContainer();
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void ConfigureIoC(IStyletIoCBuilder builder)
-        {
-            builder.Autobind(AssemblySource.Assemblies);
-            builder.Bind<IWindowManager>().To<WindowManager>().InSingletonScope();
-            builder.Bind<IViewManager>().To<ViewManager>().InSingletonScope();
-        }
-
-        protected override object GetInstance(Type service, string key = null)
-        {
-            return this.container.Get(service, key);
-        }
-
-        protected override IEnumerable<object> GetAllInstances(Type service)
-        {
-            return this.container.GetAll(service);
-        }
-
-        protected override void BuildUp(object instance)
-        {
-            this.container.BuildUp(instance);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Stylet/Stylet.csproj b/Stylet/Stylet.csproj
index ba220e5..ec3eebd 100644
--- a/Stylet/Stylet.csproj
+++ b/Stylet/Stylet.csproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ActionExtension.cs" />
     <Compile Include="AssemblySource.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BindableCollection.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Bootstrapper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="BootstrapperBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Conductor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConductorAllActive.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConductorBase.cs" />
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Execute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IConductor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IoC.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="IoCBootstrapper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Bootstrapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IScreen.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PropertyChangedBase.cs" />