Index: mediaportal/Configuration/Sections/MusicDSP.cs
===================================================================
--- mediaportal/Configuration/Sections/MusicDSP.cs	(revision 28274)
+++ mediaportal/Configuration/Sections/MusicDSP.cs	(working copy)
@@ -645,6 +645,12 @@
         }
       }
 
+      if (!Directory.Exists(pluginPath))
+      {
+        Log.Error(@"MusicDSP: Unable to find \musicplayer\plugins\dsp folder in MediaPortal.exe path.");
+        return;
+      }
+
       DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(pluginPath);
       FileInfo[] fi = di.GetFiles("*.dll", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
       foreach (FileInfo vstplugin in fi)
Index: mediaportal/Core/MusicPlayer/BASS/BassAudio.cs
===================================================================
--- mediaportal/Core/MusicPlayer/BASS/BassAudio.cs	(revision 28274)
+++ mediaportal/Core/MusicPlayer/BASS/BassAudio.cs	(working copy)
@@ -1185,6 +1185,13 @@
       // VST Plugins
       string vstPluginDir = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, @"musicplayer\plugins\dsp");
       int vstHandle = 0;
+
+      if (!Directory.Exists(vstPluginDir))
+      {
+        Log.Error(@"BASS: Unable to find \musicplayer\plugins\dsp folder in MediaPortal.exe path.");
+        return;
+      }
+
       foreach (VSTPlugin plugins in DSP.Settings.Instance.VSTPlugins)
       {
         // Get the vst handle and enable it