diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
index a953030871..d0ad79d8cd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include "RageFile.h"
 #include <time.h>
+#include "ProductInfo.h"
 
 RageLog* LOG;		// global and accessable from anywhere in the program
 
@@ -97,8 +98,10 @@ RageLog::RageLog()
 	if( m_fileInfo == NULL )
 		RageException::Throw( " Couldn't open info.txt: %s", strerror(errno) );
 
+	this->Info( PRODUCT_NAME_VER );
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-	this->Trace( "Last compiled on %s.", __TIMESTAMP__ );
+	this->Info( "Last compiled on %s.", __TIMESTAMP__ );
 #endif
 
 	time_t cur_time;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index dcd40ae163..0eb0b399ee 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -324,10 +324,14 @@ RageDisplay *CreateDisplay()
 #else
     CString sVideoDriver = "OpenGL";
 #endif
+	
+	LOG->Log( "Last seen video driver: " + PREFSMAN->m_sLastSeenVideoDriver );
+
 	if( PREFSMAN->m_sVideoRenderers == "" || 
 		PREFSMAN->m_sLastSeenVideoDriver != sVideoDriver )
 	{
-		// Apply default graphic settings for this card
+		LOG->Log( "Video card has changed.  Applying new defaults." );
+
 		IniFile ini;
 		ini.SetPath( VIDEOCARDS_INI_PATH );
 		if(!ini.ReadFile())
@@ -345,7 +349,7 @@ RageDisplay *CreateDisplay()
 			if( !regex.Compare(sVideoDriver) )
 				continue;	// skip
 
-			LOG->Trace( "Using default graphics settings for '%s'.", sDriverRegex.size()? sDriverRegex.c_str():"(unknown card)" );
+			LOG->Log( "Using default graphics settings for '%s'.", sDriverRegex.size()? sDriverRegex.c_str():"(unknown card)" );
 
 			ini.GetValue( sKey, "Renderers", PREFSMAN->m_sVideoRenderers );
 			ini.GetValueI( sKey, "Width", PREFSMAN->m_iDisplayWidth );
@@ -387,6 +391,8 @@ RageDisplay *CreateDisplay()
 		"   PLEASE DO NOT FILE THIS ERROR AS A BUG!\n\n"
 		"Video Driver: "+sVideoDriver+"\n\n";
 
+	LOG->Info( "Trying video renderers: '%s'", PREFSMAN->m_sVideoRenderers.c_str() );
+
 	CStringArray asRenderers;
 	split( PREFSMAN->m_sVideoRenderers, ",", asRenderers, true );