diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
index f97b0ba75d..9adaa186f2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommonConfig.cpp
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ void AudioCommonConfig::Load(IniFile &file) {
 	file.Get("Config", "EnableDTKMusic", &m_EnableDTKMusic, true);
 	file.Get("Config", "EnableThrottle", &m_EnableThrottle, true);
 	file.Get("Config", "EnableJIT", &m_EnableJIT, true);
-	file.Get("Config", "Volume", &m_Volume, 75);
+	file.Get("Config", "Volume", &m_Volume, 100);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, BACKEND_DIRECTSOUND);
-	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &sFrequency, "32,000 Hz");
+	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &sFrequency, "48,000 Hz");
 #elif defined __APPLE__
 	std::string temp;
 	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &temp, BACKEND_COREAUDIO);
 	strncpy(sBackend, temp.c_str(), 128);
-	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &temp, "32,000 Hz");
+	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &temp, "48,000 Hz");
 	strncpy(sFrequency, temp.c_str(), 128);
 #elif defined __linux__
 	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, BACKEND_ALSA);
-	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &sFrequency, "32,000 Hz");
+	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &sFrequency, "48,000 Hz");
 #else
 	file.Get("Config", "Backend", &sBackend, BACKEND_OPENAL);
-	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &sFrequency, "32,000 Hz");
+	file.Get("Config", "Frequency", &sFrequency, "48,000 Hz");
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
index c3d41d8eed..3f203ceed3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 		ini.Get("Core", "MemcardA",		&m_strMemoryCardA);
 		ini.Get("Core", "MemcardB",		&m_strMemoryCardB);
 		ini.Get("Core", "SlotA",		(int*)&m_EXIDevice[0], EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD_A);
-		ini.Get("Core", "SlotB",		(int*)&m_EXIDevice[1], EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD_B);
+		ini.Get("Core", "SlotB",		(int*)&m_EXIDevice[1], EXIDEVICE_NONE);
 		ini.Get("Core", "SerialPort1",	(int*)&m_EXIDevice[2], EXIDEVICE_NONE);
 		ini.Get("Core", "ProfiledReJIT",&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bJITProfiledReJIT,			false);
 		ini.Get("Core", "TimeProfiling",&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bJITILTimeProfiling,		false);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
index e41b924b53..ae0838e807 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void CLogWindow::LoadSettings()
 	m_FontChoice->SetSelection(font);
 	if (m_FontChoice->GetSelection() < (int)LogFont.size())
 		m_Log->SetDefaultStyle(wxTextAttr(wxNullColour, wxNullColour, LogFont[m_FontChoice->GetSelection()]));
-	ini.Get("Options", "WriteToFile", &m_writeFile, true);
+	ini.Get("Options", "WriteToFile", &m_writeFile, false);
 	m_writeFileCB->SetValue(m_writeFile);
 	ini.Get("Options", "WriteToConsole", &m_writeConsole, true);
 	m_writeConsoleCB->SetValue(m_writeConsole);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
index e1ac9c693e..d591f99900 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void VideoConfig::Load(const char *ini_file)
 	
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "ShowShaderErrors", &bShowShaderErrors, 0);
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "MSAA", &iMultisampleMode, 0);
-	iniFile.Get("Settings", "EFBScale", &iEFBScale, 0);
+	iniFile.Get("Settings", "EFBScale", &iEFBScale, 1); // integral
 	
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "DstAlphaPass", &bDstAlphaPass, false);
 	
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void VideoConfig::Load(const char *ini_file)
 	iniFile.Get("Settings", "EnableOpenCL", &bEnableOpenCL, false);
 
 	iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "ForceFiltering", &bForceFiltering, 0);
-	iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "MaxAnisotropy", &iMaxAnisotropy, 1);  // NOTE - this is x in (1 << x)
+	iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "MaxAnisotropy", &iMaxAnisotropy, 0);  // NOTE - this is x in (1 << x)
 	iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "PostProcessingShader", &sPostProcessingShader, "");
 	iniFile.Get("Enhancements", "Enable3dVision", &b3DVision, false);