diff --git a/pcsx2/CDVD/IsoFileFormats.cpp b/pcsx2/CDVD/IsoFileFormats.cpp
index acae94b710..3cb11359d4 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CDVD/IsoFileFormats.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/CDVD/IsoFileFormats.cpp
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ void isoFile::Open( const wxString& srcfile )
 	
 	if (!Detect())
 		throw Exception::BadStream()
-			.SetUserMsg(L"Unrecognized ISO image file format")
-			.SetDiagMsg(_("ISO mounting failed: PCSX2 is unable to identify the ISO image type."));
+			.SetUserMsg(_("Unrecognized ISO image file format"))
+			.SetDiagMsg(L"ISO mounting failed: PCSX2 is unable to identify the ISO image type.");
 
 	if (!(m_flags & ISOFLAGS_BLOCKDUMP_V2))
 	{
diff --git a/pcsx2/System.h b/pcsx2/System.h
index 43159f08d3..ab43897e76 100644
--- a/pcsx2/System.h
+++ b/pcsx2/System.h
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ extern SysMainMemory& GetVmMemory();
 
 namespace Msgbox
 {
-	extern bool	Alert( const wxString& text, const wxString& caption=L"PCSX2 Message", int icon=wxICON_EXCLAMATION );
-	extern bool	OkCancel( const wxString& text, const wxString& caption=L"PCSX2 Message", int icon=0 );
-	extern bool	YesNo( const wxString& text, const wxString& caption=L"PCSX2 Message", int icon=wxICON_QUESTION );
+	extern bool	Alert( const wxString& text, const wxString& caption=_("PCSX2 Message"), int icon=wxICON_EXCLAMATION );
+	extern bool	OkCancel( const wxString& text, const wxString& caption=_("PCSX2 Message"), int icon=0 );
+	extern bool	YesNo( const wxString& text, const wxString& caption=_("PCSX2 Message"), int icon=wxICON_QUESTION );
 
 	extern int	Assertion( const wxString& text, const wxString& stacktrace );
 }
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/SysState.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/SysState.cpp
index 491581e87f..20ccf01d01 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/SysState.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/SysState.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ protected:
 		if( !SysHasValidState() )
 			throw Exception::RuntimeError()
 				.SetDiagMsg(L"SysExecEvent_DownloadState: Cannot freeze/download an invalid VM state!")
-				.SetUserMsg(L"There is no active virtual machine state to download or save." );
+				.SetUserMsg(_("There is no active virtual machine state to download or save." ));
 
 		memSavingState saveme( m_dest_list->GetBuffer() );
 		ArchiveEntry internals( EntryFilename_InternalStructures );