diff --git a/src/win32/Reg.cpp b/src/win32/Reg.cpp
index d9af81bb..2d36578a 100644
--- a/src/win32/Reg.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/Reg.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static CString *regVbaPath = NULL;
 
 bool regEnabled = true;
 
-void regInit(const char *path)
+void regInit(const char *path, bool force)
 {
 	if( regEnabled ) {
   DWORD disp = 0;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void regInit(const char *path)
   // If vba.ini exists in executable's folder, use it. Else create/use one in %appdata% folder.
   regVbaPath = new CString();
   regVbaPath->Format(MakeInstanceFilename("%s\\vba.ini"), path);
-  if( !utilFileExists( regVbaPath->GetString() ) ) {
+  if( !force && !utilFileExists( regVbaPath->GetString() ) ) {
 	  TCHAR appdata[MAX_PATH+1];
 	  SHGetFolderPath( NULL, CSIDL_APPDATA, NULL, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT, appdata );
 	  regVbaPath->Format( "%s\\VBA-M", appdata );
diff --git a/src/win32/Reg.h b/src/win32/Reg.h
index 66ad1e2e..e095c747 100644
--- a/src/win32/Reg.h
+++ b/src/win32/Reg.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void regSetStringValue(const char *key,const char *value);
 void regSetDwordValue(const char *key,DWORD value,bool force=false);
 void regSetBinaryValue(const char *key, char *value, int count);
 void regDeleteValue(char *key);
-void regInit(const char *);
+void regInit(const char *, bool force = false);
 void regShutdown();
 bool regCreateFileType( const char *ext, const char *type );
 bool regAssociateType( const char *type, const char *desc, const char *application, const char *icon = NULL );
diff --git a/src/win32/VBA.cpp b/src/win32/VBA.cpp
index c08189f7..c05d2ba1 100644
--- a/src/win32/VBA.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/VBA.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,32 @@ BOOL VBA::InitInstance()
   if(!InitLink())
 	return FALSE;;
 
-  regInit(winBuffer);
+  bool force = false;
+
+  if (m_lpCmdLine[0])
+  {
+    if(__argc > 0) {
+      if( 0 == strcmp( __argv[1], "--configpath" ) ) {
+        if( __argc > 2 ) {
+          strcpy( winBuffer, __argv[2] );
+          force = true;
+          if( __argc > 3 ) {
+            szFile = __argv[3]; filename = szFile;
+            int index = filename.ReverseFind('.');
+            if(index != -1)
+              filename = filename.Left(index);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        szFile = __argv[1]; filename = szFile;
+        int index = filename.ReverseFind('.');
+        if(index != -1)
+          filename = filename.Left(index);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  regInit(winBuffer, force);
 
   loadSettings();
 
@@ -480,22 +505,12 @@ BOOL VBA::InitInstance()
 
   winAccelMgr.UpdateMenu(menu);
 
-  if (m_lpCmdLine[0])
-    {
-      if(__argc > 0) {
-        szFile = __argv[1];
-        filename = szFile;
-      }
-      int index = filename.ReverseFind('.');
-
-      if(index != -1)
-        filename = filename.Left(index);
-
-      if(((MainWnd*)m_pMainWnd)->FileRun())
-        emulating = true;
-      else
-        emulating = false;
-    }
+  if( !filename.IsEmpty() ) {
+    if(((MainWnd*)m_pMainWnd)->FileRun())
+      emulating = true;
+    else
+      emulating = false;
+  }
 
   return TRUE;
 }