diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 9ad87f5584..c716eb5486 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void Actor::Draw()		// set the world matrix and calculate actor properties, the
 	}
 
 	
-	SCREEN->Translate( pos.x+0.5f, pos.y-0.5f, pos.z );	// offset so that pixels are aligned to texels
+	SCREEN->Translate( pos.x-0.5f, pos.y-0.5f, pos.z );	// offset so that pixels are aligned to texels
 	SCREEN->Scale( scale.x, scale.y, 1 );
 
 	// super slow!	
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index 20267b9187..c62bac708a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // UTIL globals
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const CString g_sLogFileName = "debug.log";
-
+const CString g_sLogFileName = "log.txt";
+const CString g_sErrorFileName = "error.txt";
+FILE* g_fileLog = NULL;
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Name: randomf()
@@ -67,12 +68,11 @@ void RageLogStart()
 {
 #if defined(DEBUG) | defined(_DEBUG)
 
-	// delete the old log and create a new one
+	// create a new log file, overwriting the old one
 	DeleteFile( g_sLogFileName );
-	FILE *fp = NULL;
-    fp = fopen( g_sLogFileName, "w" );
-	fclose( fp );
+	g_fileLog = fopen( g_sLogFileName, "w" );
 
+	// let the OS close the file when the app exits
 
 	SYSTEMTIME st;
     GetLocalTime( &st );
@@ -98,16 +98,7 @@ void RageLog( LPCTSTR fmt, ...)
     CString sBuff = vssprintf( fmt, va );
 	sBuff += "\n";
 
-	FILE *fp = NULL;
-
-	// open our logging file
-    fp = fopen( g_sLogFileName, "a" );
-    if( fp==NULL ) 
-		RageLog( ssprintf("Couldn't write to log %s", g_sLogFileName) );
-
-	fprintf(fp, sBuff);
-
-	fclose(fp);
+	fprintf(g_fileLog, sBuff);
 }
 
 void RageLogHr( HRESULT hr, LPCTSTR fmt, ...)
@@ -398,8 +389,6 @@ void SortCStringArray( CStringArray &arrayCStrings, BOOL bSortAcsending )
 
 VOID DisplayErrorAndDie( CString sError )
 {
-	// Something very bad happened.  Display an error dialog, then exit right away.
-
 	/*
 	////////////////////////
 	// get a stack trace
@@ -418,19 +407,12 @@ VOID DisplayErrorAndDie( CString sError )
 	}
 	sError += "\n\n" + fromClipboard;
 	*/
+	
+	FILE* fp = fopen( g_sErrorFileName, "w" );
 
-	RageLog( "" );
-	RageLog( "// Fatal Error /////////////////////////////" );
-	RageLog( sError );
-	RageLog( "////////////////////////////////////////////" );
+	fprintf( fp, sError );
+	fclose( fp );
 
-
-	MessageBox(
-	  NULL,					// handle of owner window
-	  sError,			// text in message box
-	  "Fatal Error",		// address of title of message box
-	  MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR	// style of message box
-	);
 	exit(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsw b/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsw
index a387ec3711..edae4bc44c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsw
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.dsw
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "smlauncher"=.\smlauncher\smlauncher.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "smpackage"=.\smpackage\smpackage.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>
diff --git a/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.dsp b/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.dsp
index 269ae1eb63..2a0788dc53 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.dsp
+++ b/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackage.dsp
@@ -85,9 +85,14 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 
 # Name "smpackage - Win32 Release"
 # Name "smpackage - Win32 Debug"
-# Begin Group "Stepmania Package files"
+# Begin Source File
 
-# PROP Default_Filter ""
+SOURCE=.\install.bmp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=.\manage.bmp
+# End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
 SOURCE=..\RageUtil.cpp
@@ -98,6 +103,10 @@ SOURCE=..\RageUtil.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\ReadMe.txt
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\Resource.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -114,6 +123,10 @@ SOURCE=.\res\smpackage.ico
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\smpackage.ICO
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\smpackage.rc
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -145,23 +158,6 @@ SOURCE=.\StdAfx.cpp
 
 SOURCE=.\StdAfx.h
 # End Source File
-# End Group
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=.\install.bmp
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=.\manage.bmp
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=.\ReadMe.txt
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=.\smpackage.ICO
-# End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
 SOURCE=.\res\StepMania.ICO