diff --git a/src/drivers/win/directories.cpp b/src/drivers/win/directories.cpp
index d72cc462..352db5bb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/directories.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/directories.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ void CloseDirectoriesDialog(HWND hwndDlg)
 		}
 
 	}
-
-	initDirectories();
+	//initDirectories();	//adelikat 03/02/09 - commenting out.  This function fills in empty directory overrides, which is not what we want, we want the user to have the option of leaving them blank
 	CreateDirs();   // Create needed directories.
 	SetDirs();      // Set the directories in the core.
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/main.cpp b/src/drivers/win/main.cpp
index 95542580..cbac9abb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/main.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/main.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ void do_exit()
 }
 
 //Puts the default directory names into the elements of the directory_names array that aren't already defined.
+//adelikat: commenting out this function, we don't need this.  This turns the idea of directory overrides to directory assignment
+/*
 void initDirectories()
 {
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_DEFAULT_DIRECTORIES; i++)
@@ -558,6 +560,7 @@ void initDirectories()
 		strcpy(directory_names[NUMBER_OF_DIRECTORIES - 1], BaseDirectory.c_str());
 	}
 }
+*/
 #include "x6502.h"
 int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 {
@@ -596,11 +599,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 	
 	if (ConfigToLoad) cfgFile.assign(ConfigToLoad);
 
+	//initDirectories();
+
 	// Load the config information
 	sprintf(TempArray,"%s\\%s",BaseDirectory.c_str(),cfgFile.c_str());
 	LoadConfig(TempArray);
 
-	initDirectories();
+
 
 	//Bleh, need to find a better place for this.
 	{
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/main.h b/src/drivers/win/main.h
index 5d4801a1..3eca8d9d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/main.h
+++ b/src/drivers/win/main.h
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ void DoPriority();
 void RemoveDirs();
 void CreateDirs();
 void SetDirs();
-void initDirectories();
+//void initDirectories();	//adelikat 03/02/09 - commenting out reference to a directory that I commented out
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/window.cpp b/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
index f8f25ad0..d5be47a1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
@@ -865,9 +865,13 @@ void LoadNewGamey(HWND hParent, const char *initialdir)
 	ofn.lpstrFile=nameo;
 	ofn.nMaxFile=256;
 	ofn.Flags=OFN_EXPLORER|OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST|OFN_HIDEREADONLY; //OFN_EXPLORER|OFN_ENABLETEMPLATE|OFN_ENABLEHOOK;
-	std::string stdinitdir =FCEU_GetPath(FCEUMKF_ROMS);
-	ofn.lpstrInitialDir = initialdir ? initialdir : stdinitdir.c_str();
-
+	string stdinitdir =FCEU_GetPath(FCEUMKF_ROMS);
+	
+	if (initialdir)					//adelikat: If a directory is specified in the function parameter, it should take priority
+		ofn.lpstrInitialDir = initialdir;
+	else							//adelikat: Else just use the override, if no override it will default to 0 - last directory used.
+		ofn.lpstrInitialDir = stdinitdir.c_str();
+	
 	// Show the Open File dialog
 	if(GetOpenFileName(&ofn))
 	{
@@ -1913,7 +1917,7 @@ void FCEUD_AviRecordTo(void)
 		
 	std::string aviDirectory = FCEU_GetPath(21);  //21 = FCEUMKF_AVI
 	if (aviDirectory.find_last_of("\\") != (aviDirectory.size()-1))
-		aviDirectory.append("\\");			//if directory override has no / then add one
+		aviDirectory.append("\\");			//if directory override has no \ then add one
 
 	//if we are playing a movie, construct the filename from the current movie.
 	if(FCEUMOV_Mode(MOVIEMODE_PLAY|MOVIEMODE_RECORD))
diff --git a/src/file.cpp b/src/file.cpp
index 7e194054..0fbd6272 100644
--- a/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/file.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void FCEUI_SetDirOverride(int which, char *n)
 	}
 	#endif
 
-std::string FCEU_GetPath(int type)
+std::string  FCEU_GetPath(int type)
 {
 	char ret[FILENAME_MAX];
 	switch(type)
@@ -526,8 +526,10 @@ std::string FCEU_GetPath(int type)
 			if(odirs[FCEUIOD_MEMW])
 				return (odirs[FCEUIOD_MEMW]);
 			else
-				return BaseDirectory + PSS + "tools";
+				return "";	//adelikat: 03/02/09 - return null so it defaults to last directory used
+				//return BaseDirectory + PSS + "tools";
 			break;
+		//adelikat: TODO: this no longer exist and could be removed (but that would require changing a lot of other directory arrays
 		case FCEUMKF_BBOT:
 			if(odirs[FCEUIOD_BBOT])
 				return (odirs[FCEUIOD_BBOT]);
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ std::string FCEU_GetPath(int type)
 			if(odirs[FCEUIOD_ROMS])
 				return (odirs[FCEUIOD_ROMS]);
 			else
-				return BaseDirectory;
+				return "";	//adelikat: removing base directory return, should return null it goes to last used directory
 			break;
 		case FCEUMKF_INPUT:
 			if(odirs[FCEUIOD_INPUT])
@@ -548,7 +550,8 @@ std::string FCEU_GetPath(int type)
 			break;
 		case FCEUMKF_LUA:
 			if(odirs[FCEUIOD_LUA])
-				return (odirs[FCEUIOD_LUA]);
+				return "";	//adelikat: 03/02/09 - return null so it defaults to last directory used
+				//return (odirs[FCEUIOD_LUA]);
 			else
 				return BaseDirectory + PSS + "tools";
 			break;
@@ -556,7 +559,8 @@ std::string FCEU_GetPath(int type)
 			if(odirs[FCEUIOD_AVI])
 				return (odirs[FCEUIOD_AVI]);
 			else
-				return BaseDirectory + PSS + "tools";
+				return "";		//adelikat - 03/02/09 - if no override, should return null and allow the last directory to be used intead
+				//return BaseDirectory + PSS + "tools";
 			break;
 	}