diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CDUtils.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CDUtils.cpp
index f1d7b9bcd4..8339ea85e1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/CDUtils.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/CDUtils.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ char ** cdio_get_devices_win32() {
 		const char *drive_str=is_cdrom_win32(drive_letter);
 		if (drive_str != NULL) {
 			cdio_add_device_list(&drives, drive_str, &num_drives);
+			delete drive_str;
 		}
 	}
 	cdio_add_device_list(&drives, NULL, &num_drives);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp
index 764f761c05..e613f2763d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ void GenericLog(LogTypes::LOG_LEVELS level, LogTypes::LOG_TYPE type,
 {
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	LogManager::GetInstance()->Log(level, type, file, line, fmt, args);
+	if (LogManager::GetInstance())
+		LogManager::GetInstance()->Log(level, type, file, line, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
@@ -91,11 +92,14 @@ LogManager::LogManager() {
 }
 
 LogManager::~LogManager() {
-	delete [] &m_Log;  // iffy :P
 	for (int i = 0; i < LogTypes::NUMBER_OF_LOGS; ++i) {
 		m_logManager->removeListener((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i, m_fileLog);
 		m_logManager->removeListener((LogTypes::LOG_TYPE)i, m_consoleLog);
 	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < LogTypes::NUMBER_OF_LOGS; ++i)
+		delete m_Log[i];
+
 	delete m_fileLog;
 	delete m_consoleLog;
 	delete logMutex;
@@ -131,6 +135,17 @@ void LogManager::removeListener(LogTypes::LOG_TYPE type, LogListener *listener)
 	logMutex->Leave();
 }
 
+void LogManager::Init()
+{
+	m_logManager = new LogManager();
+}
+
+void LogManager::Shutdown()
+{
+	delete m_logManager;
+	m_logManager = NULL;
+}
+
 LogContainer::LogContainer(const char* shortName, const char* fullName, bool enable)
 	: m_enable(enable) {
 	strncpy(m_fullName, fullName, 128);
@@ -183,7 +198,8 @@ void FileLogListener::Reload() {
 
 FileLogListener::~FileLogListener() {
 	free(m_filename);
-	fclose(m_logfile);
+	if (m_logfile)
+		fclose(m_logfile);
 }
 
 void FileLogListener::Log(LogTypes::LOG_LEVELS, const char *msg) {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h
index 07f92640fd..a0aecb583e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LogManager.h
@@ -165,14 +165,15 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	static LogManager* GetInstance() {
-		if (! m_logManager) 
-			m_logManager = new LogManager();
 		return m_logManager;
 	}
 
 	static void SetInstance(LogManager *logManager) {
 		m_logManager = logManager;
 	}
+
+	static void Init();
+	static void Shutdown();
 };
 
 #endif // _LOGMANAGER_H_
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
index 54477a0f62..5921a7f9e1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,19 @@ SConfig SConfig::m_Instance;
 
 SConfig::SConfig()
 {
-	// Make sure we have log manager
-	LoadSettings();
-	//Make sure we load settings
-	LoadSettingsHLE();
 }
 
+void SConfig::Init()
+{
+	// Make sure we have log manager
+	m_Instance.LoadSettings();
+	//Make sure we load settings
+	m_Instance.LoadSettingsHLE();
+}
+
+void SConfig::Shutdown()
+{
+}
 
 SConfig::~SConfig()
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.h
index 6324180933..d320aeda60 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.h
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ struct SConfig
 	// Return the permanent and somewhat globally used instance of this struct
 	static SConfig& GetInstance() {return(m_Instance);}
 
+	static void Init();
+	static void Shutdown();
+
 	private:
 
 		// constructor
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp
index 772ca1ab6a..c6874bde89 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,22 @@
 #include "Setup.h"
 
 // Create the plugin manager class
-CPluginManager CPluginManager::m_Instance;
+CPluginManager* CPluginManager::m_Instance;
 
 // The Plugin Manager Class
 // ------------
 
+void CPluginManager::Init()
+{
+	m_Instance = new CPluginManager;
+}
+
+void CPluginManager::Shutdown()
+{
+	delete m_Instance;
+	m_Instance = NULL;
+}
+
 // The plugin manager is some sort of singleton that runs during Dolphin's entire lifespan.
 CPluginManager::CPluginManager()
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.h
index 60838c8ff8..b0aec88de7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.h
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ typedef std::vector<CPluginInfo>CPluginInfos;
 class CPluginManager
 {
 public:
-	static CPluginManager& GetInstance() {return(m_Instance);}
+	static CPluginManager& GetInstance() {return(*m_Instance);}
+	static void Init();
+	static void Shutdown();
+
 	Common::PluginVideo *GetVideo();
 	Common::PluginDSP *GetDSP();
 	Common::PluginPAD *GetPad(int controller);
@@ -68,8 +71,7 @@ public:
 	const CPluginInfos& GetPluginInfos() {return(m_PluginInfos);}
 	PLUGIN_GLOBALS* GetGlobals();
 private:
-	static CPluginManager m_Instance;
-	bool m_Initialized;
+	static CPluginManager* m_Instance;
 
 	CPluginInfos m_PluginInfos;
 	PLUGIN_GLOBALS *m_PluginGlobals;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp
index 7cfef5fc0d..68bd292ee5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Frame.cpp
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ CFrame::~CFrame()
 	#endif
 
 	ClosePages();
+
+	delete m_Mgr;
 }
 
 void CFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED (event))
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
index b92f3a6d25..6735489ef6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP(DolphinApp)
 #endif
 
 CFrame* main_frame = NULL;
-LogManager *logManager = NULL;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 //Has no error handling.
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 	wxString padPluginFilename;
 	wxString wiimotePluginFilename;
 
-
 	// Detect CPU info and write it to the cpu_info struct
 	cpu_info.Detect();
 
@@ -116,6 +114,11 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 		_CrtSetDbgFlag(tmpflag);
 	#endif
 
+	LogManager::Init();
+	EventHandler::Init();
+	SConfig::Init();
+	CPluginManager::Init();
+
 	// Register message box handler
 #if ! defined(_WIN32) && defined(HAVE_WX) && HAVE_WX
 		RegisterMsgAlertHandler(&wxMsgAlert);
@@ -484,6 +487,16 @@ void DolphinApp::OnEndSession()
 	SConfig::GetInstance().SaveSettings();
 }
 
+int DolphinApp::OnExit()
+{
+	CPluginManager::Shutdown();
+	SConfig::Shutdown();
+	EventHandler::Shutdown();
+	LogManager::Shutdown();
+
+	return wxApp::OnExit();
+}
+
 
 // ------------
 // Talk to GUI
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.h
index 674556e0f5..207e2236f3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/Main.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class DolphinApp : public wxApp
 public:
 	bool OnInit();
 	void OnEndSession();
+	int OnExit();
 	CFrame* GetCFrame();
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.cpp
index 81890202db..19dc819baf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ EventHandler::~EventHandler() {
 
 EventHandler *EventHandler::GetInstance() {
     // fprintf(stderr, "handler instance %p\n", m_Instance);
-
-    if (! m_Instance)
-	m_Instance = new EventHandler();
-    return m_Instance;
+	return m_Instance;
 }
 
-void EventHandler::Destroy() {
+void EventHandler::Init()
+{
+	m_Instance = new EventHandler();
+}
+
+void EventHandler::Shutdown() {
     if (m_Instance)
        	delete m_Instance;
     // fprintf(stderr, "deleting instance %p\n", m_Instance);
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.h
index 688f229340..bde6bbf430 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/Src/EventHandler.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public:
     bool RemoveEventListener(Keys key);
     void Update();
     static EventHandler *GetInstance();
-    static void Destroy();
+	static void Init();
+    static void Shutdown();
     bool addEvent(sf::Event *e);
     static bool TestEvent (Keys k, sf::Event e);
 #if defined HAVE_WX && HAVE_WX