diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp b/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp
index 1d96d063d0..be68f68184 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const u8 build    = 7;    // increase that with each version
 
 static char *libraryName = "FWnull Driver";
 
-string s_strIniPath="inis/";
-string s_strLogPath = "logs/";
+string s_strIniPath="inis";
+string s_strLogPath = "logs";
 
 u8 phyregs[16];
 s8 *fwregs;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void LogInit()
 EXPORT_C_(void)  FWsetLogDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
-	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
+	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs" : dir;
 	
 	// Reload the log file after updated the path
 	FWLog.Close();
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ EXPORT_C_(void) FWirqCallback(void (*callback)())
 EXPORT_C_(void) FWsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Find out from pcsx2 where we are supposed to put our ini file.
-    s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+    s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 EXPORT_C_(s32) FWfreeze(int mode, freezeData *data)
diff --git a/plugins/GSnull/GS.cpp b/plugins/GSnull/GS.cpp
index 52327e4ef7..f4135e0690 100644
--- a/plugins/GSnull/GS.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSnull/GS.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ u32 GSKeyEvent = 0;
 bool GSShift = false, GSAlt = false;
 
 string s_strIniPath="inis";
-std::string s_strLogPath("logs/");
+std::string s_strLogPath("logs");
 const char* s_iniFilename = "GSnull.ini";
 GSVars gs;
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ EXPORT_C_(u32) PS2EgetLibVersion2(u32 type)
 bool OpenLog() {
     bool result = true;
 #ifdef GS_LOG
-    const std::string LogFile(s_strLogPath + "GSnull.log");
+    const std::string LogFile(s_strLogPath + "/GSnull.log");
 
     gsLog = fopen(LogFile.c_str(), "w");
     if (gsLog != NULL)
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ void SysPrintf(const char *fmt, ...)
 // basic funcs
 EXPORT_C_(void) GSsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
-	s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+	s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 EXPORT_C_(void) GSsetLogDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
-	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
+	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs" : dir;
 
 	// Reload the log file after updated the path
 	if (gsLog) {
diff --git a/plugins/LilyPad/Config.cpp b/plugins/LilyPad/Config.cpp
index 75964a5300..7aab2a4d74 100644
--- a/plugins/LilyPad/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/LilyPad/Config.cpp
@@ -272,16 +272,15 @@ wchar_t *GetCommandStringW(u8 command, int port, int slot) {
 	return L"";
 }
 
-static wchar_t iniFile[MAX_PATH*2] = L"inis\\LilyPad.ini";
+static wchar_t iniFile[MAX_PATH*2] = L"inis/LilyPad.ini";
 
 void CALLBACK PADsetSettingsDir( const char *dir )
 {
-	// emulator assures a trailing slash/backslash (yay!)
-	//swprintf_s( iniFile, L"%S", (dir==NULL) ? "inis\\" : dir );
+	//swprintf_s( iniFile, L"%S", (dir==NULL) ? "inis" : dir );
 	
 	//uint targlen = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, dir, -1, NULL, 0);
 	MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, dir, -1, iniFile, MAX_PATH*2);
-	wcscat_s(iniFile, L"LilyPad.ini");
+	wcscat_s(iniFile, L"/LilyPad.ini");
 
 	createIniDir = false;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp b/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp
index c818cbde80..b84184b059 100644
--- a/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp
+++ b/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ const u8 revision = 0;
 const u8 build    = 1;    // increase that with each version
 
 static char *libraryName = "Padnull Driver";
-string s_strIniPath="inis/";
-string s_strLogPath="logs/";
+string s_strIniPath="inis";
+string s_strLogPath="logs";
 
 FILE *padLog;
 Config conf;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void __LogToConsole(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 EXPORT_C_(void) PADsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
-	s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+	s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 bool OpenLog() {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ bool OpenLog() {
 EXPORT_C_(void) PADsetLogDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
-	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
+	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs" : dir;
 
 	// Reload the log file after updated the path
 	if (padLog) {
diff --git a/plugins/SSSPSXPAD/PadSSSPSX.cpp b/plugins/SSSPSXPAD/PadSSSPSX.cpp
index a495cde467..883791bcf6 100644
--- a/plugins/SSSPSXPAD/PadSSSPSX.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SSSPSXPAD/PadSSSPSX.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static const unsigned char buildfix	= 1;
 HMODULE hInstance;
 HWND hTargetWnd;
 
-static std::string s_strIniPath( "inis/" );
+static std::string s_strIniPath( "inis" );
 
 static CRITICAL_SECTION update_lock;
 static CRITICAL_SECTION init_lock;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static std::string MakeConfigFileName()
 	//GetModuleFileName (hInstance, fname, 256);
 	//strcpy (fname + strlen (fname) - 3, "cfg");
 
-	return s_strIniPath + "PadSSSPSX.cfg";
+	return s_strIniPath + "/PadSSSPSX.cfg";
 }
 
 static void SaveConfig (void)
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ s32 CALLBACK PADtest (void)
 
 void CALLBACK PADsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
-	s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+	s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 // Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
diff --git a/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp b/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
index 679aedaa57..732948e78c 100644
--- a/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
+++ b/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 #include "USB.h"
-string s_strIniPath="inis/";
-string s_strLogPath="logs/";
+string s_strIniPath="inis";
+string s_strLogPath="logs";
 
 const unsigned char version  = PS2E_USB_VERSION;
 const unsigned char revision = 0;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void LogInit()
 EXPORT_C_(void)  USBsetLogDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
-	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
+	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs" : dir;
 	
 	// Reload the log file after updated the path
 	USBLog.Close();
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ EXPORT_C_(void) USBsetRAM(void *mem)
 EXPORT_C_(void) USBsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the ini directory.
-    s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+    s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 // extended funcs
diff --git a/plugins/cdvdGigaherz/src/Windows/config.cpp b/plugins/cdvdGigaherz/src/Windows/config.cpp
index a5b4d9afd1..aecbdd7a09 100644
--- a/plugins/cdvdGigaherz/src/Windows/config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/cdvdGigaherz/src/Windows/config.cpp
@@ -29,16 +29,15 @@
 char source_drive;
 char source_file[MAX_PATH];
 
-char CfgFile[MAX_PATH+10] = "inis\\cdvdGigaherz.ini";
+char CfgFile[MAX_PATH+10] = "inis/cdvdGigaherz.ini";
 
 void CfgSetSettingsDir( const char* dir )
 {
 	// a better std::string version, but it's inconvenient for other reasons.
-	//CfgFile = std::string(( dir == NULL ) ? "inis\\" : dir) + "cdvdGigaherz.ini";
+	//CfgFile = std::string(( dir == NULL ) ? "inis/" : dir) + "cdvdGigaherz.ini";
 
-	// emulator assures a trailing slash/backslash (yay!)
-	strcpy_s(CfgFile, (dir==NULL) ? "inis\\" : dir);
-	strcat_s(CfgFile, "cdvdGigaherz.ini");
+	strcpy_s(CfgFile, (dir==NULL) ? "inis" : dir);
+	strcat_s(CfgFile, "/cdvdGigaherz.ini");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp b/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp
index 608663027e..2885f4deb2 100644
--- a/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ void (*DEV9irq)(int);
 
 __aligned16 s8 dev9regs[0x10000];
 
-string s_strIniPath = "inis/";
-string s_strLogPath="logs/";
+string s_strIniPath = "inis";
+string s_strLogPath="logs";
 
 PluginLog Dev9Log;
 Config conf;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void LogInit()
 EXPORT_C_(void)  DEV9setLogDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
-	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
+	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs" : dir;
 	
 	// Reload the log file after updated the path
 	Dev9Log.Close();
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ EXPORT_C_(DEV9handler) DEV9irqHandler(void)
 EXPORT_C_(void) DEV9setSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Grab the ini directory.
-    s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+    s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 // extended funcs
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/CfgHelpers.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/CfgHelpers.cpp
index eb789a30cd..724b4fcff0 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/CfgHelpers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/CfgHelpers.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void SysMessage(const wchar_t *fmt, ...)
 
 #include "Utilities/Path.h"
 
-static wxString CfgFile( L"inis\\SPU2-X.ini" );
+static wxString CfgFile( L"inis/SPU2-X.ini" );
 
 void CfgSetSettingsDir( const char* dir )
 {
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/ConfigDebug.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/ConfigDebug.cpp
index 8e7fc77050..69f4c2de2e 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/ConfigDebug.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Windows/ConfigDebug.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ wxString RegDumpFileName;
 
 void CfgSetLogDir( const char* dir )
 {
-	LogsFolder	= (dir==NULL) ? wxString(L"logs") : fromUTF8(dir);
-	DumpsFolder	= (dir==NULL) ? wxString(L"logs") : fromUTF8(dir);
+	LogsFolder	= (dir==NULL) ? wxString(L"logs") : wxString(dir, wxConvFile);
+	DumpsFolder	= (dir==NULL) ? wxString(L"logs") : wxString(dir, wxConvFile);
 	LogLocationSetByPcsx2 = (dir!=NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/zerogs/dx/GSmain.cpp b/plugins/zerogs/dx/GSmain.cpp
index 5f02399b0f..8da09281c3 100644
--- a/plugins/zerogs/dx/GSmain.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zerogs/dx/GSmain.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void __LogToConsole(const char *fmt, ...) {
 }
 
 void CALLBACK GSsetSettingsDir(const char* dir) {
-	s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+	s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 void CALLBACK GSsetBaseMem(void* pmem) {
diff --git a/plugins/zerogs/dx/Windows/Conf.cpp b/plugins/zerogs/dx/Windows/Conf.cpp
index 4ea5a27cac..0de325db6c 100644
--- a/plugins/zerogs/dx/Windows/Conf.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zerogs/dx/Windows/Conf.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ extern HINSTANCE hInst;
 void SaveConfig() {
 
 	char szValue[256];
-	const std::string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "zerogs.ini" );
+	const std::string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "/zerogs.ini" );
 
 	sprintf(szValue,"%u",conf.interlace);
 	WritePrivateProfileString("Settings", "Interlace",szValue,iniFile.c_str());
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void SaveConfig() {
 void LoadConfig() {
 
 	char szValue[256];
-	const std::string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "zerogs.ini" );
+	const std::string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "/zerogs.ini" );
 
 	memset(&conf, 0, sizeof(conf));
 	conf.interlace = 0; // on, mode 1
diff --git a/plugins/zerospu2/Windows/Win32.cpp b/plugins/zerospu2/Windows/Win32.cpp
index 2afbfb5c0b..53569611f9 100644
--- a/plugins/zerospu2/Windows/Win32.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zerospu2/Windows/Win32.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void SaveConfig()
 	Config *Conf1 = &conf;
 	char szValue[256];
 
-	string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "zerospu2.ini" );
+	string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "/zerospu2.ini" );
 
 	sprintf_s(szValue,"%u",Conf1->Log);
 	WritePrivateProfileString("Interface", "Logging",szValue, iniFile.c_str());
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void LoadConfig()
 	Config *Conf1 = &conf;
 	char szValue[256];
 
-	string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "zerospu2.ini" );
+	string iniFile( s_strIniPath + "/zerospu2.ini" );
 
 	fopen_s(&fp, iniFile.c_str(), "rt");//check if zerospu2.ini really exists
 
diff --git a/plugins/zerospu2/zerospu2.cpp b/plugins/zerospu2/zerospu2.cpp
index 3e8c4d6e8f..8fae19f53d 100644
--- a/plugins/zerospu2/zerospu2.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zerospu2/zerospu2.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ s32 s_buffers[NSSIZE][2]; // left and right buffers
 // mixer thread variables
 bool s_bThreadExit = true;
 s32 s_nDropPacket = 0;
-string s_strIniPath( "inis/" );
+string s_strIniPath( "inis" );
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 LARGE_INTEGER g_counterfreq;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void __LogToConsole(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 void CALLBACK SPU2setSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
-	s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+	s_strIniPath = (dir==NULL) ? "inis" : dir;
 }
 
 void InitApi()
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp
index 1faef27253..ef9751c1e2 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/GSmain.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ float fFPS = 0;
 
 void (*GSirq)();
 u8* g_pBasePS2Mem = NULL;
-string s_strIniPath("inis/");  	// Air's new ini path (r2361)
+wxString s_strIniPath(L"inis");  	// Air's new ini path (r2361)
 
 bool SaveStateExists = true;		// We could not know save slot status before first change occured
 const char* SaveStateFile = NULL;	// Name of SaveFile for access check.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void CALLBACK GSsetBaseMem(void* pmem)
 
 void CALLBACK GSsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
 {
-	s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? "inis/" : dir;
+	s_strIniPath = (dir == NULL) ? wxString(L"inis") : wxString(dir, wxConvFile);
 }
 
 void CALLBACK GSsetLogDir(const char* dir)
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Util.h b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Util.h
index ed148ac7c1..4bec3e82df 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Util.h
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Util.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern "C" char* CALLBACK PS2EgetLibName(void);
 #include "Utilities/MemcpyFast.h"
 #define memcpy_amd memcpy_fast
 
-extern std::string s_strIniPath; // Air's new (r2361) new constant for ini file path
+extern wxString s_strIniPath; // Air's new (r2361) new constant for ini file path
 
 typedef struct
 {
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Win32/Conf.cpp b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Win32/Conf.cpp
index c72d1b69b3..bd08dd94a0 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Win32/Conf.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/Win32/Conf.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "GS.h"
 #include "Win32.h"
+#include "Utilities/Path.h"
 
 extern HINSTANCE hInst;
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ extern HINSTANCE hInst;
 void SaveConfig()
 {
 	wxChar szValue[256];
-	const wxString iniFile( wxString::FromUTF8(s_strIniPath.c_str()) + L"zzogl-pg.ini");
+	const wxString iniFile(Path::Combine(s_strIniPath, L"zzogl-pg.ini"));
 
 	wxSprintf(szValue, L"%u", conf.interlace);
 	WritePrivateProfileString(L"Settings", L"Interlace", szValue, iniFile);
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ void SaveConfig()
 void LoadConfig()
 {
 	wxChar szValue[256];
-	const wxString iniFile( wxString::FromUTF8(s_strIniPath.c_str()) + L"zzogl-pg.ini");
+	const wxString iniFile(Path::Combine(s_strIniPath, L"zzogl-pg.ini"));
 
 	memset(&conf, 0, sizeof(conf));
 	conf.interlace = 0; // on, mode 1
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ void LoadConfig()
 	if (!fp)
 	{
 		SysMessage("Unable to open ZZOgl-PG's ini file!");
-		CreateDirectory(wxString::FromUTF8(s_strIniPath.c_str()), NULL);
+		CreateDirectory(s_strIniPath, NULL);
 		SaveConfig();//save and return
 		return ;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp
index 191d81733d..668a0d6dbd 100644
--- a/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zzogl-pg/opengl/ZZLog.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "ZZLog.h"
-#include <list>
+#include <list>
 #include <cstring>
  
 extern GSconf conf;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void ZZAddMessage(const char* pstr, u32 ms)
 
 namespace ZZLog
 {
-std::string s_strLogPath("logs/");
+std::string s_strLogPath("logs");
 FILE *gsLog;
 
 bool IsLogging()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool IsLogging()
 
 void Open() 
 {
-    const std::string LogFile(s_strLogPath + "GSzzogl.log");
+    const std::string LogFile(s_strLogPath + "/GSzzogl.log");
 
     gsLog = fopen(LogFile.c_str(), "w");
     if (gsLog != NULL)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void Close()
 void SetDir(const char* dir)
 {
 	// Get the path to the log directory.
-	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs/" : dir;
+	s_strLogPath = (dir==NULL) ? "logs" : dir;
 
 	// Reload previously open log file
     if (gsLog) {