diff --git a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
index a0df2fb82..f8ccf3e83 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ void DataFilesPage::setupDataFiles()
     QStringList profiles = mLauncherSettings.subKeys(QString("Profiles/"));
     QString profile = mLauncherSettings.value(QString("Profiles/currentprofile"));
 
-    mProfilesComboBox->setCurrentIndex(-1);
-    mProfilesComboBox->addItems(profiles);
+    if (!profiles.isEmpty())
+        mProfilesComboBox->addItems(profiles);
 
     // Add the current profile if empty
     if (mProfilesComboBox->findText(profile) == -1)
diff --git a/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp b/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp
index c03a31fd5..c1e70bb3f 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/maindialog.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,20 @@ MainDialog::MainDialog()
         file.setFileName(QString::fromStdString((mCfgMgr.getLocalPath() / "launcher.qss").string()));
     }
 
-    file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
-    QString styleSheet = QLatin1String(file.readAll());
-    qApp->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
-    file.close();
+    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+        QMessageBox msgBox;
+        msgBox.setWindowTitle(tr("Error opening Launcher stylesheet"));
+        msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
+        msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
+        msgBox.setText(QObject::tr("<br><b>Could not open %0 for reading</b><br><br> \
+                          Please make sure you have the right permissions \
+                          and try again.<br>").arg(file.fileName()));
+        msgBox.exec();
+    } else {
+        QString styleSheet = QLatin1String(file.readAll());
+        qApp->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
+        file.close();
+    }
 
     connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(close()));
     connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(play()));
@@ -261,7 +271,6 @@ bool MainDialog::showFirstRunDialog()
 
         // Add a new profile
         if (msgBox.isChecked()) {
-            qDebug() << "add a new profile";
             mLauncherSettings.setValue(QString("Profiles/CurrentProfile"), QString("Imported"));
 
             mLauncherSettings.remove(QString("Profiles/Imported/master"));
@@ -330,7 +339,7 @@ bool MainDialog::setupLauncherSettings()
     paths.append(userPath + QString("launcher.cfg"));
 
     foreach (const QString &path, paths) {
-        qDebug() << "Loading: " << path;
+        qDebug() << "Loading config file:" << qPrintable(path);
         QFile file(path);
         if (file.exists()) {
             if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
@@ -366,7 +375,8 @@ bool MainDialog::setupGameSettings()
     paths.append(globalPath + QString("openmw.cfg"));
 
     foreach (const QString &path, paths) {
-        qDebug() << "Loading: " << path;
+        qDebug() << "Loading config file:" << qPrintable(path);
+
         QFile file(path);
         if (file.exists()) {
             if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
@@ -388,7 +398,19 @@ bool MainDialog::setupGameSettings()
         file.close();
     }
 
-    if (mGameSettings.getDataDirs().isEmpty())
+    QStringList dataDirs;
+
+    // Check if the paths actually contain data files
+    foreach (const QString path, mGameSettings.getDataDirs()) {
+        QDir dir(path);
+        QStringList filters;
+        filters << "*.esp" << "*.esm";
+
+        if (!dir.entryList(filters).isEmpty())
+            dataDirs.append(path);
+    }
+
+    if (dataDirs.isEmpty())
     {
         QMessageBox msgBox;
         msgBox.setWindowTitle(tr("Error detecting Morrowind installation"));
@@ -415,13 +437,11 @@ bool MainDialog::setupGameSettings()
         if (selectedFile.isEmpty())
             return false; // Cancel was clicked;
 
-        qDebug() << selectedFile;
         QFileInfo info(selectedFile);
 
         // Add the new dir to the settings file and to the data dir container
         mGameSettings.setValue(QString("data"), info.absolutePath());
         mGameSettings.addDataDir(info.absolutePath());
-
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -454,7 +474,7 @@ bool MainDialog::setupGraphicsSettings()
     paths.append(userPath + QString("settings.cfg"));
 
     foreach (const QString &path, paths) {
-        qDebug() << "Loading: " << path;
+        qDebug() << "Loading config file:" << qPrintable(path);
         QFile file(path);
         if (file.exists()) {
             if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.cpp b/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.cpp
index fd70917b5..a92477ebb 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/settings/graphicssettings.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <QRegExp>
 #include <QMap>
 
-#include <QDebug>
-
 #include "graphicssettings.hpp"
 
 GraphicsSettings::GraphicsSettings()
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp b/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp
index ee529d891..1101a80b9 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/settings/launchersettings.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ bool LauncherSettings::writeFile(QTextStream &stream)
     QString sectionPrefix;
     QRegExp sectionRe("([^/]+)/(.+)$");
     QMap<QString, QString> settings = SettingsBase::getSettings();
-    qDebug() << "writing " << settings;
 
     QMapIterator<QString, QString> i(settings);
     i.toBack();
diff --git a/apps/launcher/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp b/apps/launcher/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
index 990835594..41207a8de 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "checkablemessagebox.hpp"
 
-#include <QDebug>
 #include <QVariant>
 
 #include <QPushButton>
diff --git a/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp b/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp
index 4c258dae6..c3ff953ae 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <QRegExpValidator>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QString>
-#include <QDebug>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ void ProfilesComboBox::slotEditingFinished()
     QString current = currentText();
     QString previous = itemText(currentIndex());
 
-    qDebug() << current << previous;
-
     if (currentIndex() == -1)
         return;
 
diff --git a/apps/launcher/utils/textinputdialog.cpp b/apps/launcher/utils/textinputdialog.cpp
index 09b26ae75..011e51bf2 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/utils/textinputdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/utils/textinputdialog.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QPushButton>
-#include <QDebug>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QValidator>