diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.Designer.cs
index a19ef88888..ef2d4b1260 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.Designer.cs
@@ -28,111 +28,112 @@
 		/// </summary>
 		private void InitializeComponent()
 		{
-			this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
-			this.btnOK = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
-			this.txtException = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
-			this.btnCopy = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
-			this.lblDone = new ExceptionBox.MyLabel();
-			this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
-			this.SuspendLayout();
-			// 
-			// btnOK
-			// 
-			this.btnOK.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
-			this.btnOK.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(625, 304);
-			this.btnOK.Name = "btnOK";
-			this.btnOK.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
-			this.btnOK.TabIndex = 0;
-			this.btnOK.Text = "OK";
-			this.btnOK.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
-			this.btnOK.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnOK_Click);
-			// 
-			// tableLayoutPanel1
-			// 
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount = 2;
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F));
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle());
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.btnOK, 1, 1);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.txtException, 0, 0);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.flowLayoutPanel1, 0, 1);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Name = "tableLayoutPanel1";
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowCount = 2;
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F));
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Absolute, 20F));
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(703, 330);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 1;
-			// 
-			// txtException
-			// 
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.SetColumnSpan(this.txtException, 2);
-			this.txtException.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
-			this.txtException.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
-			this.txtException.Multiline = true;
-			this.txtException.Name = "txtException";
-			this.txtException.ReadOnly = true;
-			this.txtException.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(697, 295);
-			this.txtException.TabIndex = 1;
-			// 
-			// flowLayoutPanel1
-			// 
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.AutoSize = true;
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.btnCopy);
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.lblDone);
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 301);
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Name = "flowLayoutPanel1";
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(87, 29);
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 2;
-			// 
-			// btnCopy
-			// 
-			this.btnCopy.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
-			this.btnCopy.Name = "btnCopy";
-			this.btnCopy.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
-			this.btnCopy.TabIndex = 3;
-			this.btnCopy.Text = "Copy";
-			this.btnCopy.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
-			this.btnCopy.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnCopy_Click);
-			// 
-			// lblDone
-			// 
-			this.lblDone.AutoSize = true;
-			this.lblDone.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(84, 10);
-			this.lblDone.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 10, 3, 0);
-			this.lblDone.Name = "lblDone";
-			this.lblDone.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 13);
-			this.lblDone.TabIndex = 4;
-			// 
-			// timer1
-			// 
-			this.timer1.Enabled = true;
-			this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
-			// 
-			// ExceptionBox
-			// 
-			this.AcceptButton = this.btnOK;
-			this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
-			this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-			this.CancelButton = this.btnOK;
-			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(703, 330);
-			this.Controls.Add(this.tableLayoutPanel1);
-			this.MaximizeBox = false;
-			this.MinimizeBox = false;
-			this.Name = "ExceptionBox";
-			this.Text = "Exception";
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(false);
-			this.tableLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout();
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(false);
-			this.flowLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout();
-			this.ResumeLayout(false);
-
+			this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
+			this.btnOK = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
+			this.txtException = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
+			this.btnCopy = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+			this.lblDone = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.ExceptionBox.MyLabel();
+			this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
+			this.SuspendLayout();
+			// 
+			// btnOK
+			// 
+			this.btnOK.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
+			this.btnOK.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(625, 304);
+			this.btnOK.Name = "btnOK";
+			this.btnOK.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
+			this.btnOK.TabIndex = 0;
+			this.btnOK.Text = "OK";
+			this.btnOK.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+			this.btnOK.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnOK_Click);
+			// 
+			// tableLayoutPanel1
+			// 
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount = 2;
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F));
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle());
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.btnOK, 1, 1);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.txtException, 0, 0);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.flowLayoutPanel1, 0, 1);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Name = "tableLayoutPanel1";
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowCount = 2;
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F));
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Absolute, 20F));
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(703, 330);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 1;
+			// 
+			// txtException
+			// 
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.SetColumnSpan(this.txtException, 2);
+			this.txtException.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
+			this.txtException.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
+			this.txtException.Multiline = true;
+			this.txtException.Name = "txtException";
+			this.txtException.ReadOnly = true;
+			this.txtException.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical;
+			this.txtException.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(697, 295);
+			this.txtException.TabIndex = 1;
+			// 
+			// flowLayoutPanel1
+			// 
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.AutoSize = true;
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.btnCopy);
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.lblDone);
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 301);
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Name = "flowLayoutPanel1";
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(87, 29);
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 2;
+			// 
+			// btnCopy
+			// 
+			this.btnCopy.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
+			this.btnCopy.Name = "btnCopy";
+			this.btnCopy.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
+			this.btnCopy.TabIndex = 3;
+			this.btnCopy.Text = "Copy";
+			this.btnCopy.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+			this.btnCopy.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnCopy_Click);
+			// 
+			// lblDone
+			// 
+			this.lblDone.AutoSize = true;
+			this.lblDone.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(84, 10);
+			this.lblDone.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 10, 3, 0);
+			this.lblDone.Name = "lblDone";
+			this.lblDone.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 13);
+			this.lblDone.TabIndex = 4;
+			// 
+			// timer1
+			// 
+			this.timer1.Enabled = true;
+			this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
+			// 
+			// ExceptionBox
+			// 
+			this.AcceptButton = this.btnOK;
+			this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
+			this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+			this.CancelButton = this.btnOK;
+			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(703, 330);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.tableLayoutPanel1);
+			this.MaximizeBox = false;
+			this.MinimizeBox = false;
+			this.Name = "ExceptionBox";
+			this.Text = "Exception";
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(false);
+			this.tableLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout();
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(false);
+			this.flowLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout();
+			this.ResumeLayout(false);
+
 		}
 
 		#endregion
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.cs
index d7653991be..70bb677e5f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			InitializeComponent();
 			txtException.Text = ex.ToString();
 			timer1.Start();
+		}
+
+		public ExceptionBox(string str)
+		{
+			InitializeComponent();
+			txtException.Text = str;
+			timer1.Start();
 		}
 
 		private void btnCopy_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.resx b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.resx
index 1f666f268b..aac33d5a29 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.resx
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/ExceptionBox.resx
@@ -1,123 +1,123 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<root>
-  <!-- 
-    Microsoft ResX Schema 
-    
-    Version 2.0
-    
-    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
-    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
-    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
-    associated with the data types.
-    
-    Example:
-    
-    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
-    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
-    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
-    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
-    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
-    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
-    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
-    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
-        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
-    </data>
-    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
-        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
-        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
-    </data>
-                
-    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
-    name/value pairs.
-    
-    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
-    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
-    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
-    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
-    mimetype set.
-    
-    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
-    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
-    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
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-    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
-    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
-    read any of the formats listed below.
-    
-    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
-            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
-            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
-    
-    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
-            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
-            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
-
-    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
-            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
-            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
-    -->
-  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
-    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
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-        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
-          <xsd:element name="metadata">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
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-              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
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-          <xsd:element name="assembly">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="data">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
-              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="resheader">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-        </xsd:choice>
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-  <resheader name="resmimetype">
-    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
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-  <resheader name="version">
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-  <resheader name="reader">
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-  <resheader name="writer">
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-    <value>17, 17</value>
-  </metadata>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
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+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
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+  <metadata name="timer1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
+    <value>17, 17</value>
+  </metadata>
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/Filters/Retro.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/Filters/Retro.cs
index 84d64a7ec5..56d5b87ab7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/Filters/Retro.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/Filters/Retro.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Filters
 			Passes = preset.Passes.ToArray();
 
 			bool ok = true;
+			Errors = "";
 
 			//load up the shaders
 			Shaders = new RetroShader[preset.Passes.Count];
@@ -66,10 +67,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Filters
 
 				var shader = new RetroShader(Owner, content, debug);
 				Shaders[i] = shader;
-				if (!shader.Pipeline.Available)
-					ok = false;
 				if (!shader.Available)
+				{
+					Errors += string.Format("===================\r\nPass {0}:\r\n{1}",i,shader.Errors);
 					ok = false;
+				}
 			}
 
 			Available = ok;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Filters
 		/// Whether this shader chain is available (it wont be available if some resources failed to load or compile)
 		/// </summary>
 		public bool Available { get; private set; }
+		public string Errors { get; private set; }
 
 		public readonly IGL Owner;
 		public readonly RetroShaderPreset Preset;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/DisplayConfigLite.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/DisplayConfigLite.cs
index 322d1ecee9..b217fcbe27 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/DisplayConfigLite.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/DisplayConfigLite.cs
@@ -210,15 +210,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.config
 
 					//try compiling it
 					bool ok = false;
+					string errors = "";
 					try 
 					{
 						var filter = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Filters.RetroShaderChain(GlobalWin.GL, cgp, Path.GetDirectoryName(choice));
 						ok = filter.Available;
+						errors = filter.Errors;
 					}
 					catch {}
 					if (!ok)
 					{
-						MessageBox.Show("Selected filter could not be compiled.");
+						new ExceptionBox(errors).ShowDialog();
 						return;
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.OpenTK/IGL_TK.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.OpenTK/IGL_TK.cs
index ab84e962b1..dc15f2b654 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.OpenTK/IGL_TK.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.OpenTK/IGL_TK.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.Drivers.OpenTK
 			//if the shaders arent available, the pipeline isn't either
 			if (!vertexShader.Available || !fragmentShader.Available)
 			{
-				return new Pipeline(this, null, false, null, null, null);
+				string errors = string.Format("Vertex Shader:\r\n {0} \r\n-------\r\nFragment Shader:\r\n{1}", vertexShader.Errors, fragmentShader.Errors);
+				if (required)
+					throw new InvalidOperationException("Couldn't build required GL pipeline:\r\n" + errors);
+				var pipeline = new Pipeline(this, null, false, null, null, null);
+				pipeline.Errors = errors;
+				return pipeline;
 			}
 
 			bool success = true;
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.SlimDX/IGL_SlimDX9.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.SlimDX/IGL_SlimDX9.cs
index 58a70b07db..d1820cd181 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.SlimDX/IGL_SlimDX9.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.SlimDX/IGL_SlimDX9.cs
@@ -209,11 +209,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.Drivers.SlimDX
 
 				return s;
 			}
-			catch
+			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
 				if (required)
 					throw;
-				else return new Shader(this, null, false);
+				var s = new Shader(this, null, false);
+				s.Errors = ex.ToString();
+				return s;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.Drivers.SlimDX
 					string profile = "vs_1_1";
 					if (cg)
 						profile = "vs_3_0"; //todo - smarter logic somehow
+
 					bytecode = d3d9.ShaderBytecode.Compile(source, null, null, entry, profile, ShaderFlags.EnableBackwardsCompatibility, out errors);
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
@@ -261,11 +264,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.Drivers.SlimDX
 				sw.IGLShader = s;
 				return s;
 			}
-			catch
+			catch(Exception ex)
 			{
 				if (required)
 					throw;
-				else return new Shader(this, null, false);
+				var s = new Shader(this, null, false);
+				s.Errors = ex.ToString();
+				return s;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -362,9 +367,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL.Drivers.SlimDX
 		{
 			if (!vertexShader.Available || !fragmentShader.Available)
 			{
+				string errors = string.Format("Vertex Shader:\r\n {0} \r\n-------\r\nFragment Shader:\r\n{1}", vertexShader.Errors, fragmentShader.Errors);
 				if (required)
-					throw new InvalidOperationException("Couldn't build required GL pipeline");
-				else return new Pipeline(this, null, false, null, null,null);
+					throw new InvalidOperationException("Couldn't build required GL pipeline:\r\n" + errors);
+				var pipeline = new Pipeline(this, null, false, null, null, null);
+				pipeline.Errors = errors;
+				return pipeline;
 			}
 
 			VertexElement[] ves = new VertexElement[vertexLayout.Items.Count];
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Pipeline.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Pipeline.cs
index af26834732..e27fc66a4c 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Pipeline.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Pipeline.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 		public object Opaque { get; private set; }
 		public VertexLayout VertexLayout { get; private set; }
 		public bool Available { get; private set; }
+		public string Errors { get; set; }
 
 		public void Dispose()
 		{
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/RetroShader.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/RetroShader.cs
index 497d995a72..d6707a1d5e 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/RetroShader.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/RetroShader.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 		}
 
 		public bool Available { get; private set; }
+		public string Errors { get { return Pipeline.Errors; } }
 
 		PipelineUniform sampler0;
 
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Shader.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Shader.cs
index eca5c40e89..7f8c275b74 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Shader.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/Shader.cs
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 			Owner = owner;
 			Opaque = opaque;
 			Available = available;
+			Errors = "";
 		}
 
 		public IGL Owner { get; private set; }
 		public object Opaque { get; private set; }
 		public bool Available { get; private set; }
+		public string Errors { get; set; }
 
 		int RefCount;