diff --git a/AVRate/SliderTest/SettingsReader.cpp b/AVRate/SliderTest/SettingsReader.cpp
index 914c790..4ae5671 100644
--- a/AVRate/SliderTest/SettingsReader.cpp
+++ b/AVRate/SliderTest/SettingsReader.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
 using namespace System::Xml;
 using namespace System;
 using namespace SliderTest;
+using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
 
 
 SettingsReader::SettingsReader(String^ file) {
@@ -326,6 +327,8 @@ SliderTest::GeneralSettings^ SettingsReader::ReadGeneralSettings() {
 				generalSettings->localPlayer = LocalPlayer::COMMAND_LINE;
 			else
 			{
+				System::Resources::ResourceManager ^resman = gcnew System::Resources::ResourceManager("SliderTest.UImsg",System::Reflection::Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly());
+				MessageBox::Show( resman->GetString("ERR_unknownPlayer",generalSettings->systemculture) + kv->value->ToLower(), resman->GetString("PlayerErrorHeader",generalSettings->systemculture),MessageBoxButtons::OK, MessageBoxIcon::Error);
 				bitSet = bitSet & ~SettingTypes::LocalPlayer;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/AVRate/SliderTest/UImsg.resx b/AVRate/SliderTest/UImsg.resx
index e52d106..334bd9c 100644
--- a/AVRate/SliderTest/UImsg.resx
+++ b/AVRate/SliderTest/UImsg.resx
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@
     <value>Server entries must have 4 values or multiples of 4</value>
     <comment>Playlist file contains bad formatted server entries (Several Rating)</comment>
   </data>
+  <data name="ERR_unknownPlayer" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>An unknown player was specified in the settings file: </value>
+    <comment>The player should strictly be one of the option described in the manual.</comment>
+  </data>
   <data name="FillTextbox" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Please fill out the text box</value>
     <comment>Main window : settings or playlist file not specified</comment>
@@ -236,6 +240,10 @@ Reason : WaitFrameVS</value>
     <value>Playlist file could not be found</value>
     <comment>Playlist file can not be found</comment>
   </data>
+  <data name="PlayerErrorHeader" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Player Error</value>
+    <comment>The selected player is not recognized as one of the pre-defined players.</comment>
+  </data>
   <data name="QuitQuestionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Exit Application</value>
     <comment>Window title when 'exit' was typed in</comment>
diff --git a/AVRate/SliderTest/settings.xml b/AVRate/SliderTest/settings.xml
index 410db31..e930bdb 100644
--- a/AVRate/SliderTest/settings.xml
+++ b/AVRate/SliderTest/settings.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ The script "PlaybackEnd.vbs" will be called after then end of the video.
 
 		
 	<localplayer>vlc10</localplayer>
-	<playerpath>C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC</playerpath>	
+	<playerpath>C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe</playerpath>	
 	
 
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