diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
index 14cb8552c9..21f74a862f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -93,17 +93,22 @@ namespace PathDefs
 
 	// Specifies the root folder for the application install.
 	// (currently it's the CWD, but in the future I intend to move all binaries to a "bin"
-	// sub folder, in which case the approot will become "..")
+	// sub folder, in which case the approot will become "..") [- Air?]
+
+	//The installer installs the folders which are relative to AppRoot (that's plugins/themes/langs)
+	//  relative to the exe folder, and not relative to cwd. So the exe should be default AppRoot. - avih
 	const wxDirName& AppRoot()
 	{
 		AffinityAssert_AllowFrom_MainUI();
-
+/*
 		if (InstallationMode == InstallMode_Registered)
 		{
 			static const wxDirName cwdCache( (wxDirName)Path::Normalize(wxGetCwd()) );
 			return cwdCache;
 		}
 		else if (InstallationMode == InstallMode_Portable)
+*/		
+		if (InstallationMode == InstallMode_Registered || InstallationMode == InstallMode_Portable)
 		{
 			static const wxDirName appCache( (wxDirName)
 				wxFileName(wxStandardPaths::Get().GetExecutablePath()).GetPath() );
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/BaseApplicableConfigPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/BaseApplicableConfigPanel.cpp
index bf844f936e..d1665e6828 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/BaseApplicableConfigPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/BaseApplicableConfigPanel.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ bool ApplyStateStruct::ApplyPage( int pageid )
 
 		// Note: apply first, then save -- in case the apply fails.
 
+		if( !PathDefs::GetSettings().Exists() )
+			PathDefs::GetSettings().Mkdir();//create the inis folder such that the plugins can be configured at the first time wizard.
+
+		if( !PathDefs::GetBios().Exists() )
+			PathDefs::GetBios().Mkdir();//create the bios folder such that it can be opened at the first time wizard without an error message.
+
 		AppApplySettings( &confcopy );
 	}
 	catch( Exception::CannotApplySettings& ex )
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/DirPickerPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/DirPickerPanel.cpp
index 7b1581fa27..919bea59f8 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/DirPickerPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/DirPickerPanel.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void Panels::DirPickerPanel::Explore_Click( wxCommandEvent &evt )
 		wxDialogWithHelpers createPathDlg( NULL, _("Path does not exist") );
 		createPathDlg.SetMinWidth( 600 );
 
-		createPathDlg += createPathDlg.Text( path.ToString() ) | StdCenter();
+		createPathDlg += createPathDlg.Label( path.ToString() ) | StdCenter();
 
 		createPathDlg += createPathDlg.Heading( pxE( "!Notice:DirPicker:CreatePath",
 			L"The specified path/directory does not exist.  Would you like to create it?" )