diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
index db75bf485a..8230f1c524 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 		ini.Get("Core", "DSPThread",   &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPThread,   true);
 		ini.Get("Core", "UseDualCore", &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bUseDualCore, false);
 		ini.Get("Core", "SkipIdle",    &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bSkipIdle,    true);
-		ini.Get("Core", "LockThreads", &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bLockThreads, true);
+		ini.Get("Core", "LockThreads", &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bLockThreads, false);
 		ini.Get("Core", "DefaultGCM",  &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strDefaultGCM);
 		ini.Get("Core", "DVDRoot",     &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strDVDRoot);
 		ini.Get("Core", "OptimizeQuantizers", &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bOptimizeQuantizers, true);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 		ini.Get("Core", "MemcardB",			&m_strMemoryCardB);
 		ini.Get("Core", "SlotA",			(int*)&m_EXIDevice[0], EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD_A);
 		ini.Get("Core", "SlotB",			(int*)&m_EXIDevice[1], EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD_B);
-		ini.Get("Core", "SerialPort1",		(int*)&m_EXIDevice[2], EXIDEVICE_DUMMY);
+		ini.Get("Core", "SerialPort1",		(int*)&m_EXIDevice[2], EXIDEVICE_NONE);
 		ini.Get("Core", "ProfiledReJIT", &m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bJITProfiledReJIT, false);
 		char sidevicenum[16];
 		for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
index d99116560c..07cf6d5212 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void VideoConfig::Load(const char *ini_file)
     iniFile.Get("Settings", "StretchToFit", &bNativeResolution, true);
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "2xResolution", &b2xResolution, false);
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "wideScreenHack", &bWidescreenHack, false);
-	iniFile.Get("Settings", "KeepAR_4_3", &bKeepAR43, false);
+	iniFile.Get("Settings", "KeepAR_4_3", &bKeepAR43, true);
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "KeepAR_16_9", &bKeepAR169, false);
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "Crop", &bCrop, false);
     iniFile.Get("Settings", "HideCursor", &bHideCursor, false);
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ void VideoConfig::Load(const char *ini_file)
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "DisableFog", &bDisableFog, 0);
     
     iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "ForceFiltering", &bForceFiltering, 0);
-    iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "MaxAnisotropy", &iMaxAnisotropy, 3);  // NOTE - this is x in (1 << x)
+    iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "MaxAnisotropy", &iMaxAnisotropy, 1);  // NOTE - this is x in (1 << x)
 	iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "PostProcessingShader", &sPostProcessingShader, "");
     
     iniFile.Get("Hacks", "EFBAccessEnable", &bEFBAccessEnable, true);
     iniFile.Get("Hacks", "EFBCopyDisable", &bEFBCopyDisable, 0);
     iniFile.Get("Hacks", "EFBCopyDisableHotKey", &bOSDHotKey, 0);
-	iniFile.Get("Hacks", "EFBToTextureEnable", &bCopyEFBToRAM, 0);
+	iniFile.Get("Hacks", "EFBToTextureEnable", &bCopyEFBToRAM, true);
 	iniFile.Get("Hacks", "ProjectionHack", &iPhackvalue, 0);
 
 	iniFile.Get("Hardware", "Adapter", &iAdapter, 0);