diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/CpuUsageProviderMSW.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/CpuUsageProviderMSW.cpp
index fc94c14ff8..f46a5d952a 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/CpuUsageProviderMSW.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/CpuUsageProviderMSW.cpp
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ CpuUsageProviderMSW::CpuUsageProviderMSW()
 			case RPC_E_TOO_LATE: break;		// harmless failure, expected with wxWidgets.
 
 			case RPC_E_NO_GOOD_SECURITY_PACKAGES:
-				throw Exception::RuntimeError( "(CpuUsageProviderMSW) CoInitializeSecurity failed: No good security packages! .. whatever tht means." );
+				throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) CoInitializeSecurity failed: No good security packages! .. whatever tht means." );
 
 			case E_OUTOFMEMORY:
 				throw Exception::OutOfMemory( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) Out of Memory error returned during call to CoInitializeSecurity." );
 
 			default:
-				throw Exception::RuntimeError( wxsFormat( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) CoInitializeSecurity failed with an unknown error code: %d", hr ), wxEmptyString );
+				throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( wxsFormat( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) CoInitializeSecurity failed with an unknown error code: %d", hr ) );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ void CpuUsageProviderMSW::UpdateStats()
 				throw Exception::OutOfMemory( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) Out of Memory Enumerating WMI Object." );
 
 			default:
-				throw Exception::RuntimeError( wxsFormat( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) WMI Object Enumeration failed with an unknown error code: %d", hRes ), wxEmptyString );
+				throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( wxsFormat( L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) WMI Object Enumeration failed with an unknown error code: %d", hRes ) );
 		}
 
 		if( msg != NULL )
-			throw Exception::RuntimeError( wxString("(CpuUsageProviderMSW) ") + msg, wxEmptyString );
+			throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( (wxString)L"(CpuUsageProviderMSW) " + msg );
 
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp
index 2dee82b695..44be09d420 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ GSPanel::GSPanel( wxWindow* parent )
 	m_HasFocus		= false;
 
 	if ( !wxWindow::Create(parent, wxID_ANY) )
-		throw Exception::RuntimeError( "GSPanel constructor esplode!!" );
+		throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( L"GSPanel constructor esplode!!" );
 
 	SetName( L"GSPanel" );
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/windows/WinConsolePipe.cpp b/pcsx2/windows/WinConsolePipe.cpp
index 2d0f03e1dc..d19a80ee8b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/windows/WinConsolePipe.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/windows/WinConsolePipe.cpp
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ WinPipeRedirection::WinPipeRedirection( FILE* stdstream )
 
 		m_crtFile = _open_osfhandle( (intptr_t)m_writepipe, _O_TEXT );
 		if( m_crtFile == -1 )
-			throw Exception::RuntimeError( "_open_osfhandle returned -1." );
+			throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( "_open_osfhandle returned -1." );
 
 		m_fp = _fdopen( m_crtFile, "w" );
 		if( m_fp == NULL )
-			throw Exception::RuntimeError( "_fdopen returned NULL." );
+			throw Exception::RuntimeError().SetDiagMsg( "_fdopen returned NULL." );
 
 		*m_stdfp = *m_fp;		// omg hack.  but it works >_<
 		setvbuf( stdstream, NULL, _IONBF, 0 );