diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/arch.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/arch.cpp
index 53b960a104..8a8df22cb7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/arch.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/arch.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ RageSoundDriver *MakeRageSoundDriver(CString drivers)
 	{
 		try {
 			Driver = DriversToTry[i];
-			LOG->Trace("Initializing driver: %s", DriversToTry[i].GetString());
+			LOG->Trace("Initializing driver: %s", DriversToTry[i].c_str());
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 			if(!DriversToTry[i].CompareNoCase("DirectSound")) ret = new RageSound_DSound;
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ RageSoundDriver *MakeRageSoundDriver(CString drivers)
 #endif		
 			if(!DriversToTry[i].CompareNoCase("Null")) ret = new RageSound_Null;
 			if( !ret )
-				LOG->Warn("Unknown sound driver name: %s", DriversToTry[i].GetString());
+				LOG->Warn("Unknown sound driver name: %s", DriversToTry[i].c_str());
 		}
 		catch(const RageException &e) {
-			LOG->Info("Couldn't load driver %s: %s", DriversToTry[i].GetString(), e.what());
+			LOG->Info("Couldn't load driver %s: %s", DriversToTry[i].c_str(), e.what());
 		}
 	}
 
 	if(ret)
-		LOG->Info("Sound driver: %s", Driver.GetString());
+		LOG->Info("Sound driver: %s", Driver.c_str());
 	
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/DebugInfoHunt.cpp b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/DebugInfoHunt.cpp
index a713c5e471..be973994ad 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/DebugInfoHunt.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/DebugInfoHunt.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ struct VideoDriverInfo
 void LogVideoDriverInfo( VideoDriverInfo info )
 {
 	LOG->Info("Video Driver Information:");
-	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Provider", info.sProvider.GetString());
-	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Description", info.sDescription.GetString());
-	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Version", info.sVersion.GetString());
-	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Date", info.sDate.GetString());
-	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "DeviceID", info.sDeviceID.GetString());
+	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Provider", info.sProvider.c_str());
+	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Description", info.sDescription.c_str());
+	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Version", info.sVersion.c_str());
+	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "Date", info.sDate.c_str());
+	LOG->Info("%-15s:\t%s", "DeviceID", info.sDeviceID.c_str());
 }
 
 CString GetRegValue( HKEY hKey, CString sName )
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void GetDisplayDriverDebugInfo()
 	if( sPrimaryDeviceName == "" )
 		LOG->Info( "Primary display driver could not be determined." );
 	else
-		LOG->Info( "Primary display driver: %s", sPrimaryDeviceName.GetString() );
+		LOG->Info( "Primary display driver: %s", sPrimaryDeviceName.c_str() );
 
 	OSVERSIONINFO version;
 	version.dwOSVersionInfoSize=sizeof(version);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void SearchForDebugInfo()
 		} else Ver += "???";
 
 		Ver += ssprintf(") build %i [%s]", ovi.dwBuildNumber & 0xffff, ovi.szCSDVersion);
-		LOG->Info("%s", Ver.GetString());
+		LOG->Info("%s", Ver.c_str());
 	}
 }