diff --git a/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp b/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp
index 5ecb096037..a36d304314 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BeginnerHelper.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageDisplay.h"
 #include "ThemeManager.h"
+#include "RageFile.h"
 
 // "PLAYER_X" offsets are relative to the pad.. ex: Setting this to 10, and the HELPER to 300, will put the dancer at 310
 #define PLAYER_X( px )		THEME->GetMetricF("BeginnerHelper",ssprintf("Player%d_X",px+1))
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ void BeginnerHelper::Initialize( int iDancePadType )
 	switch(iDancePadType)
 	{
 		case 0: break; // No pad
-		case 1:m_mDancePad.LoadMilkshapeAscii("Characters\\DancePad-DDR.txt"); break;
-		case 2:m_mDancePad.LoadMilkshapeAscii("Characters\\DancePads-DDR.txt"); break;
+		case 1:m_mDancePad.LoadMilkshapeAscii(FixSlashes("Characters\\DancePad-DDR.txt")); break;
+		case 2:m_mDancePad.LoadMilkshapeAscii(FixSlashes("Characters\\DancePads-DDR.txt")); break;
 	}
 	this->AddChild( &m_mDancePad );
 
@@ -106,11 +107,11 @@ void BeginnerHelper::Initialize( int iDancePadType )
 			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAscii( GAMESTATE->m_pCurCharacters[pl]->GetModelPath() );
 
 			// Load needed animations
-			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-LEFT","Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-left.bones.txt" );
-			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-DOWN","Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-down.bones.txt" );
-			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-UP","Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-up.bones.txt" );
-			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-RIGHT","Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-right.bones.txt" );
-			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-JUMPLR","Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-jumplr.bones.txt" );
+			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-LEFT",FixSlashes("Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-left.bones.txt") );
+			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-DOWN",FixSlashes("Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-down.bones.txt") );
+			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-UP",FixSlashes("Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-up.bones.txt") );
+			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-RIGHT",FixSlashes("Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-right.bones.txt") );
+			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-JUMPLR",FixSlashes("Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-jumplr.bones.txt") );
 			/*m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "Step-JUMPUD","Characters\\BeginnerHelper_step-jumpud.bones.txt" );*/
 			m_mDancer[pl].LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones( "rest",GAMESTATE->m_pCurCharacters[0]->GetRestAnimationPath() );
 			m_mDancer[pl].SetDefaultAnimation( "rest" );
@@ -202,4 +203,4 @@ void BeginnerHelper::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 	for( int pu=0; pu<NUM_PLAYERS; pu++ )
 		m_mDancer[pu].Update( fDeltaTime );	//Update dancers
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp
index 976b26b0a7..8fc5c35d8a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "SongManager.h"
 #include "NoteFieldPositioning.h"
 #include "GameManager.h"
+#include "RageFile.h"
 
 #define SONG_BPM				THEME->GetMetricF("ScreenHowToPlay","SongBPM")
 #define SECONDS_TO_SHOW			THEME->GetMetricF("ScreenHowToPlay","SecondsToShow")
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ ScreenHowToPlay::ScreenHowToPlay() : ScreenAttract("ScreenHowToPlay")
 		if( iRnd != 0 )
 		{
 			m_mCharacter.LoadMilkshapeAscii( GAMESTATE->m_pCharacters[iRnd]->GetModelPath() );
-			m_mDancePad.LoadMilkshapeAscii("Characters\\DancePad-DDR.txt");
+			m_mDancePad.LoadMilkshapeAscii(FixSlashes("Characters\\DancePad-DDR.txt"));
 			m_mCharacter.LoadMilkshapeAsciiBones("howtoplay", GAMESTATE->m_pCharacters[iRnd]->GetHowToPlayAnimationPath() );
 			
 			m_mCharacter.SetRotationX( 40 );
@@ -231,4 +232,4 @@ void ScreenHowToPlay::DrawPrimitives()
 
 	DISPLAY->SetLightOff( 0 );
 	DISPLAY->SetLighting( false );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}