diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index d10988bdaf..2f38deb165 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void LogGLXDebugInformation()
 #endif
 }
 
-RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer )
+RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL()
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL()" );
 	LOG->MapLog("renderer", "Current renderer: OpenGL");
@@ -366,15 +366,17 @@ RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRen
 	FixLilEndian();
 	InitStringMap();
 
+	wind = NULL;
+}
+
+CString RageDisplay_OGL::Init( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer )
+{
 	wind = MakeLowLevelWindow();
 
 	bool bIgnore = false;
 	CString sError = SetVideoMode( p, bIgnore );
 	if( sError != "" )
-	{
-		delete wind;
-		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( sError );
-	}
+		return sError;
 
 	// Log driver details
 	LOG->Info("OGL Vendor: %s", glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
@@ -389,12 +391,9 @@ RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRen
 	if( IsSoftwareRenderer() )
 	{
 		if( !bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer )
-		{
-			delete wind;
-			RageException::ThrowNonfatal(
+			return
 				"Your system is reporting that OpenGL hardware acceleration is not available.  "
-				"Please obtain an updated driver from your video card manufacturer.\n\n" );
-		}
+				"Please obtain an updated driver from your video card manufacturer.\n\n";
 		LOG->Warn("This is a software renderer!");
 	}
 
@@ -404,22 +403,16 @@ RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRen
 	 * too using Direct3D directly.  (If we can't, it's a bug that we can work
 	 * around--if GLDirect can do it, so can we!) */
 	if( !strncmp( (const char *) glGetString(GL_RENDERER), "GLDirect", 8 ) )
-	{
-		delete wind;
-		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( "GLDirect was detected.  GLDirect is not compatible with StepMania, and should be disabled.\n" );
-	}
+		return "GLDirect was detected.  GLDirect is not compatible with StepMania, and should be disabled.\n";
 #endif
 
 #if defined(UNIX)
 	if( !glXIsDirect( g_X11Display, glXGetCurrentContext() ) )
 	{
 		if( !bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer )
-		{
-			delete wind;
-			RageException::ThrowNonfatal(
-				"Your system is reporting that direct rendering is not available.  "
+			return "Your system is reporting that direct rendering is not available.  "
 				"Please obtain an updated driver from your video card manufacturer." );
-		}
+
 		LOG->Warn("Direct rendering is not enabled!");
 	}
 #endif
@@ -430,6 +423,8 @@ RageDisplay_OGL::RageDisplay_OGL( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRen
 	glGetFloatv(GL_LINE_WIDTH_GRANULARITY, &g_line_granularity);
 	glGetFloatv(GL_POINT_SIZE_RANGE, g_point_range);
 	glGetFloatv(GL_POINT_SIZE_GRANULARITY, &g_point_granularity);
+
+	return "";
 }
 
 #if defined(UNIX) && defined(HAVE_LIBXTST)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
index ab6bb0acf1..c8874b3d39 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.h
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 class RageDisplay_OGL: public RageDisplay
 {
 public:
-	RageDisplay_OGL( VideoModeParams params, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer );
+	RageDisplay_OGL();
 	virtual ~RageDisplay_OGL();
+	CString Init( VideoModeParams p, bool bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer );
 	void Update(float fDeltaTime);
 
 	bool IsSoftwareRenderer();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 3c0400935d..f6ff57f47f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -705,13 +705,12 @@ RageDisplay *CreateDisplay()
 		if( sRenderer.CompareNoCase("opengl")==0 )
 		{
 #if defined(SUPPORT_OPENGL)
-			error += "Initializing OpenGL...\n";
-			try {
-				return new RageDisplay_OGL( params, PREFSMAN->m_bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer );
-			} catch(RageException e) {
-				error += CString(e.what()) + "\n";
-				continue;
-			};
+			RageDisplay_OGL *pRet = new RageDisplay_OGL;
+			CString sError = pRet->Init( params, PREFSMAN->m_bAllowUnacceleratedRenderer );
+			if( sError == "" )
+				return pRet;
+			error += "Initializing OpenGL...\n" + sError;
+			delete pRet;
 #endif
 		}
 		else if( sRenderer.CompareNoCase("d3d")==0 )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.cpp
index d096968ebd..67ae7fdca3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.cpp
@@ -89,30 +89,26 @@ RageMovieTexture *MakeRageMovieTexture(RageTextureID ID)
 
 	for( unsigned i=0; ret==NULL && i<DriversToTry.size(); ++i )
 	{
-		try {
-			Driver = DriversToTry[i];
-			LOG->Trace("Initializing driver: %s", Driver.c_str());
+		Driver = DriversToTry[i];
+		LOG->Trace("Initializing driver: %s", Driver.c_str());
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
-			if (!Driver.CompareNoCase("DShow")) ret = new MovieTexture_DShow(ID);
+		if( !Driver.CompareNoCase("DShow") ) ret = new MovieTexture_DShow(ID);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
-			if (!Driver.CompareNoCase("FFMpeg")) ret = new MovieTexture_FFMpeg(ID);
+		if( !Driver.CompareNoCase("FFMpeg") ) ret = new MovieTexture_FFMpeg(ID);
 #endif
-			if (!Driver.CompareNoCase("Null")) ret = new MovieTexture_Null(ID);
-			if( ret == NULL )
-			{
-				LOG->Warn( "Unknown movie driver name: %s", Driver.c_str() );
-				continue;
-			}
+		if( !Driver.CompareNoCase("Null") ) ret = new MovieTexture_Null(ID);
+		if( ret == NULL )
+		{
+			LOG->Warn( "Unknown movie driver name: %s", Driver.c_str() );
+			continue;
+		}
 
-			CString sError = ret->Init();
-			if( sError != "" )
-			{
-				LOG->Info( "Couldn't load driver %s: %s", Driver.c_str(), sError.c_str() );
-				SAFE_DELETE( ret );
-			}
-		} catch (const RageException &e) {
-			LOG->Info("Couldn't load driver %s: %s", Driver.c_str(), e.what());
+		CString sError = ret->Init();
+		if( sError != "" )
+		{
+			LOG->Info( "Couldn't load driver %s: %s", Driver.c_str(), sError.c_str() );
+			SAFE_DELETE( ret );
 		}
 	}
 	if (!ret)