diff --git a/include/dosbox.h b/include/dosbox.h
index ac7b4f34..b4b109ed 100644
--- a/include/dosbox.h
+++ b/include/dosbox.h
@@ -60,6 +60,104 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void);
 
 class Config;
 extern Config * control;
+extern Bitu errorlevel;
+
+inline void LOG_MSG(char* message)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=0) S_Warn(message);
+}
+
+template <class type1>
+inline void LOG_MSG(char* message,type1 arg1)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=0) S_Warn(message,arg1);
+}
+
+template <class type1,class type2>
+inline void LOG_MSG(char* message,type1 arg1,type2 arg2)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=0) S_Warn(message,arg1,arg2);
+}
+
+template <class type1,class type2, class type3>
+inline void LOG_MSG(char* message,type1 arg1,type2 arg2,type3 arg3)
+{
+   
+      if (errorlevel>=0)S_Warn(message,arg1,arg2,arg3);
+}
+
+#if C_LOGGING
+inline void LOG_DEBUG(char * message)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=2) S_Warn(message);
+}
+
+template <class type>
+inline void LOG_DEBUG(char * message, type type1)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=2) S_Warn(message,type1);
+}
+
+template <class type>
+inline void LOG_WARN(char * message, type type1)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=1) S_Warn(message,type1);
+}
+
+inline void LOG_WARN(char* message)
+{
+   
+        if(errorlevel>=1) S_Warn(message);
+}
+
+inline void LOG_ERROR(char * message)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=0) S_Warn(message);
+}
+
+template <class type>
+inline void LOG_ERROR(char * message, type type1)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=0) S_Warn(message,type1);
+}
+
+template <class type1, class type2>
+inline void LOG_ERROR(char * message, type1 arg1,type2 arg2)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=0) S_Warn(message,arg1,arg2);
+}
+
+template <class type1, class type2>
+inline void LOG_WARN(char * message, type1 arg1,type2 arg2)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=1) S_Warn(message,arg1,arg2);
+}
+
+template <class type1, class type2>
+inline void LOG_DEBUG(char * message, type1 arg1,type2 arg2)
+{
+   
+      if(errorlevel>=2) S_Warn(message,arg1,arg2);
+}
+
+#else
+#define LOG_DEBUG
+#define LOG_WARN
+#define LOG_ERROR
+#endif
+
+
+
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/settings.h.cvs b/settings.h.cvs
index b3933b34..3eea7705 100644
--- a/settings.h.cvs
+++ b/settings.h.cvs
@@ -48,16 +48,4 @@
 #define DEBUG_DMA 0			/* DMA Debugging */
 #define DEBUG_DOS 0			/* DOS Debugging */
 
-#define LOG_MSG S_Warn
-
-#if C_LOGGING
-#define LOG_DEBUG S_Warn
-#define LOG_WARN S_Warn
-#define LOG_ERROR S_Warn
-#else
-#define LOG_DEBUG
-#define LOG_WARN
-#define LOG_ERROR
-#endif
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 4df80388..4a31477c 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  /* NEEDS A CLEANUP */
 char dosbox_basedir[CROSS_LEN];
 Config * control;
-
+Bitu errorlevel=1; //during startup display reason for Exits
 //The whole load of startups for all the subfunctions
 
 void MSG_Init(Section_prop *);
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ void DOSBOX_RunMachine(void){
 static void DOSBOX_RealInit(Section * sec) {
 	Section_prop * section=static_cast<Section_prop *>(sec);
 	/* Initialize some dosbox internals */
-	LastTicks=GetTicks();
+	errorlevel=section->Get_int("WARNINGS");
+        LastTicks=GetTicks();
 	DOSBOX_SetLoop(&Normal_Loop);
 	MSG_Init(section);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index 08f4e110..272f9f7f 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		control->StartUp();
 		/* Shutdown everything */
 	} catch (char * error) {
-		LOG_ERROR("Exit to error %s",error);
+		LOG_ERROR("Exit to error: %s",error);
 	}
 	GFX_Stop();
 	return 0;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/misc/support.cpp b/src/misc/support.cpp
index c9771c65..349b151a 100644
--- a/src/misc/support.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/support.cpp
@@ -214,18 +214,21 @@ void S_Warn(char * format,...) {
 	GFX_ShowMsg(buf);
 #endif
 }
-
+char buf[1024];           //global as else it doesn't always gets thrown right (linux/gcc2.95)
 void E_Exit(char * format,...) {
     
-	char buf[1024];
-
+//	char buf[1024];    //see above
+        if(errorlevel>=1){
+	
 	va_list msg;
-	strcpy(buf,"EXIT:");
 	va_start(msg,format);
-	vsprintf(buf+strlen(buf),format,msg);
+	vsprintf(buf,format,msg);
 	va_end(msg);
     
 	strcat(buf,"\n");
-	printf(buf);
+	} else  {
+	strcpy(buf,"an unsupported feature\n");
+	}
+      
 	throw(buf);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};