diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index f72a78c252..af8ac6ca44 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "addresses.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "rct2.h"
+#include <tchar.h>
 
 // Current keyboard shortcuts
 uint16 gShortcutKeys[SHORTCUT_COUNT];
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ void config_save()
 
 configuration_t gConfig;
 
+static char *config_show_directory_browser();
 static void config_parse_settings(FILE *fp);
 static int config_get_line(FILE *fp, char *setting, char *value);
 static int config_parse_setting(FILE *fp, char *setting);
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ void config_init()
 		DWORD dwAttrib = GetFileAttributes(path);
 		if (dwAttrib == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES || !(dwAttrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)) { // folder does not exist
 			if (!CreateDirectory(path, NULL)) {
-				config_error("Could not create config file (do you have write acces to you documents folder?)");
+				config_error("Could not create config file (do you have write access to your documents folder?)");
 			}
 		}
 		strcat(path, "\\config.ini");
@@ -228,8 +230,9 @@ static void config_create_default(char *path)
 	FILE* fp;
 
 	if (!config_find_rct2_path(gConfig.game_path)) {
-		MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to find RCT2 installation directory. Please correct in config.ini.", "OpenRCT2", MB_OK);
-		strcpy(gConfig.game_path, "C:\\");
+		MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to find RCT2 installation directory. Please select the directoy where you installed RCT2!", "OpenRCT2", MB_OK);
+		char *res = config_show_directory_browser();
+		strcpy(gConfig.game_path, res);
 	}
 
 	fp = fopen(path, "w");
@@ -240,6 +243,51 @@ static void config_create_default(char *path)
 	fclose(fp);
 }
 
+/**
+ * A directory browser allowing for semi-automatic config.ini for non standard installs.
+ */
+static char *config_show_directory_browser()
+{
+	BROWSEINFO      bi;
+	char            pszBuffer[MAX_PATH];
+	LPITEMIDLIST    pidl;
+	LPMALLOC        lpMalloc;
+
+	// Initialize COM
+	if (CoInitializeEx(0, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED) != S_OK) {
+		MessageBox(NULL, _T("Error opening browse window"), _T("ERROR"), MB_OK);
+		CoUninitialize();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// Get a pointer to the shell memory allocator
+	if (SHGetMalloc(&lpMalloc) != S_OK) {
+		MessageBox(NULL, _T("Error opening browse window"), _T("ERROR"), MB_OK);
+		CoUninitialize();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	bi.hwndOwner = NULL;
+	bi.pidlRoot = NULL;
+	bi.pszDisplayName = pszBuffer;
+	bi.lpszTitle = _T("Select your RCT2 installation directory");
+	bi.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS | BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
+	bi.lpfn = NULL;
+	bi.lParam = 0;
+
+	char *outPath = "C:\\";
+
+	if (pidl = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi)) {
+		// Copy the path directory to the buffer
+		if (SHGetPathFromIDList(pidl, pszBuffer)) {
+			// Store pszBuffer (and the path) in the outPath
+			outPath = strcat("", pszBuffer);
+		}
+	}
+	CoUninitialize();
+	return outPath;
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse settings and set the game veriables
  * @param fp file pointer to the settings file