diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
index 610c5bbdcd..be10a95ada 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void CPUThread::ExecOnce()
 
 void CPUThread::Task()
 {
-	ConLog.Write("%s enter", CPUThread::GetFName());
+	ConLog.Write("%s enter", CPUThread::GetFName().wx_str());
 
 	const Array<u64>& bp = Emu.GetBreakPoints();
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h
index adc7f793d7..dec7a80ff7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ public:
 	{
 		return 
 			wxString::Format("%s[%d] Thread%s", 
-				GetTypeString().mb_str(),
+				GetTypeString().wx_str(),
 				m_id,
-				(GetName().empty() ? "" : std::string(" (" + GetName() + ")").c_str())
+				wxString(GetName().empty() ? "" : std::string(" (" + GetName() + ")")).wx_str()
 			);
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.cpp
index 50310d47ae..9985f98176 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ u32 section_offs = 0;
 
 SectionInfo::SectionInfo(const wxString& _name)
 {
-	name = _name.c_str();
+	name = _name.ToStdString();
 	memset(&shdr, 0, sizeof(Elf64_Shdr));
 
 	section_num = sections_list.Add(this);
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void CompilePPUProgram::DetectArgInfo(Arg& arg)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		arg.string = str(1, str.Len() - 2).c_str();
+		arg.string = str(1, str.Len() - 2).ToStdString();
 		arg.type = ARG_TXT;
 	return;
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.h
index 112d3af351..70b16ee58f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUProgramCompiler.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct Arg
 		: value(_value)
 		, type(_type)
 	{
-		string =  _string.c_str();
+		string =  _string.ToStdString();
 	}
 };
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class CompilePPUProgram
 			, m_id(-1)
 			, m_addr(-1)
 		{
-			m_name = name.c_str();
+			m_name = name.ToStdString();
 		}
 
 		Branch(const wxString& name, u32 id, u32 addr)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class CompilePPUProgram
 			, m_id(id)
 			, m_addr(addr)
 		{
-			m_name = name.c_str();
+			m_name = name.ToStdString();
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class CompilePPUProgram
 		SpData(const wxString& data, u32 addr)
 			: m_addr(addr)
 		{
-			m_data = data.c_str();
+			m_data = data.ToStdString();
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
index b431c82a4f..49ee33c57f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::Open(const wxString& path, vfsOpenMode mode)
 
 bool vfsLocalFile::Create(const wxString& path)
 {
-	ConLog.Warning("vfsLocalFile::Create('%s')", path.c_str());
+	ConLog.Warning("vfsLocalFile::Create('%s')", path.wx_str());
 	for(uint p=1; p < path.Len() && path[p] != '\0' ; p++)
 	{
 		for(; p < path.Len() && path[p] != '\0'; p++)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::Create(const wxString& path)
 		const wxString& dir = path(0, p);
 		if(!wxDirExists(dir))
 		{
-			ConLog.Write("create dir: %s", dir.c_str());
+			ConLog.Write("create dir: %s", dir.wx_str());
 			wxMkdir(dir);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLProgramBuffer.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLProgramBuffer.cpp
index c745cf4fd2..bab0eac8c3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLProgramBuffer.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLProgramBuffer.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ void GLProgramBuffer::Add(GLProgram& prog, GLShaderProgram& gl_fp, RSXShaderProg
 	ConLog.Write("*** vp data size = %d", rsx_vp.data.GetCount() * 4);
 	ConLog.Write("*** fp data size = %d", rsx_fp.size);
 
-	ConLog.Write("*** vp shader = \n%s", gl_vp.shader.c_str());
-	ConLog.Write("*** fp shader = \n%s", gl_fp.shader.c_str());
+	ConLog.Write("*** vp shader = \n%s", gl_vp.shader.wx_str());
+	ConLog.Write("*** fp shader = \n%s", wxString(gl_fp.shader).wx_str());
+	
 
 	new_buf.prog_id = prog.id;
 	new_buf.vp_id = gl_vp.id;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
index 9f780bfa93..cc8d7fb917 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void GLVertexDecompilerThread::AddCode(bool is_sca, wxString code, bool src_mask
 
 		swizzle = swizzle == "xyzw" ? "" : "." + swizzle;
 
-		cond = wxString::Format("if(all(%s(rc%s, vec4(0.0)%s))) ", cond_string_table[d0.cond], swizzle.c_str(), swizzle.c_str());
+		cond = wxString::Format("if(all(%s(rc%s, vec4(0.0)%s))) ", cond_string_table[d0.cond], wxString(swizzle).wx_str(), wxString(swizzle).wx_str());
 	}
 
 	wxString mask = GetMask(is_sca);
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void GLVertexProgram::Compile()
 
 	id = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
 
-	const char* str = shader.c_str();
+	const char* str = shader.mb_str();
 	const int strlen = shader.Len();
 
 	glShaderSource(id, 1, &str, &strlen);
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ void GLVertexProgram::Compile()
 			GLsizei len;
 			memset(buf, 0, r+1);
 			glGetShaderInfoLog(id, r, &len, buf);
-			ConLog.Error("Failed to compile vertex shader: %s", buf);
+			ConLog.Error("Failed to compile vertex shader: %s", wxString(buf).wx_str());
 			delete[] buf;
 		}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp
index dac7080b4a..18368540c1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sysPrxForUser.cpp
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ int sys_raw_spu_load(int id, u32 path_addr, mem32_t entry)
 {
 	const wxString path = Memory.ReadString(path_addr).wx_str();
 	sysPrxForUser.Warning("sys_raw_spu_load(id=0x%x, path=0x%x [%s], entry_addr=0x%x)", 
-		id, path_addr, path.c_str(), entry.GetAddr());
+		id, path_addr, path.wx_str(), entry.GetAddr());
 
-	vfsFile f(path.c_str());
+	vfsFile f(path);
 	if(!f.IsOpened())
 	{
-		sysPrxForUser.Error("sys_raw_spu_load error: '%s' not found!", path.c_str());
+		sysPrxForUser.Error("sys_raw_spu_load error: '%s' not found!", path.wx_str());
 		return CELL_ENOENT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sys_fs.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sys_fs.cpp
index df0f4e2088..6935e5df2b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sys_fs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sys_fs.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void fsAioRead(u32 fd, mem_ptr_t<CellFsAio> aio, int xid, mem_func_ptr_t<void (*
 		func.async(aio, error, xid, res);
 
 	ConLog.Warning("*** fsAioRead(fd=%d, offset=0x%llx, buf_addr=0x%x, size=%d, res=%d, xid=%d [%s])",
-		fd, (u64)aio->offset, buf_addr, (u64)aio->size, res, xid, path.c_str());
+		fd, (u64)aio->offset, buf_addr, (u64)aio->size, res, xid, path.wx_str());
 }
 
 int cellFsAioRead(mem_ptr_t<CellFsAio> aio, mem32_t aio_id, mem_func_ptr_t<void (*)(mem_ptr_t<CellFsAio> xaio, u32 error, int xid, u64 size)> func)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp
index f92f4b8dc3..355d422542 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ u32 LoadSpuImage(vfsStream& stream)
 int sys_spu_image_open(mem_ptr_t<sys_spu_image> img, u32 path_addr)
 {
 	const wxString path = Memory.ReadString(path_addr).wx_str();
-	sc_spu.Warning("sys_spu_image_open(img_addr=0x%x, path_addr=0x%x [%s])", img.GetAddr(), path_addr, path.c_str());
+	sc_spu.Warning("sys_spu_image_open(img_addr=0x%x, path_addr=0x%x [%s])", img.GetAddr(), path_addr, path.wx_str());
 
 	if(!img.IsGood() || !Memory.IsGoodAddr(path_addr))
 	{
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int sys_spu_thread_initialize(mem32_t thread, u32 group, u32 spu_num, mem_ptr_t<
 	thread = group_info->list[spu_num] = new_thread.GetId();
 
 	sc_spu.Warning("*** New SPU Thread [%s] (img_offset=0x%x, ls_offset=0x%x, ep=0x%x, a1=0x%llx, a2=0x%llx, a3=0x%llx, a4=0x%llx): id=%d",
-		name.c_str(), (u32)img->segs_addr, ((SPUThread&)new_thread).dmac.ls_offset, spu_ep, a1, a2, a3, a4, thread.GetValue());
+		wxString(name).wx_str(), (u32)img->segs_addr, ((SPUThread&)new_thread).dmac.ls_offset, spu_ep, a1, a2, a3, a4, thread.GetValue());
 
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int sys_spu_thread_group_create(mem32_t id, u32 num, int prio, mem_ptr_t<sys_spu
 	id = sc_spu.GetNewId(new SpuGroupInfo(name, num, prio, attr->type, attr->ct));
 
 	sc_spu.Warning("*** SPU Thread Group created [%s] (type=%d, option.ct=%d): id=%d", 
-		name.c_str(), (int)attr->type, (u32)attr->ct, id.GetValue());
+		name.wx_str(), (int)attr->type, (u32)attr->ct, id.GetValue());
 
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 59683afbef..312f66c98b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ bool Emulator::DecryptSelf(const std::string& elf, const std::string& self)
 
 	if(!f.IsOpened())
 	{
-		ConLog.Error("Could not open SELF file! (%s)", self.c_str());
+		ConLog.Error("Could not open SELF file! (%s)", wxString(self).wx_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 	
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool Emulator::DecryptSelf(const std::string& elf, const std::string& self)
 
 		if(!out.IsOpened())
 		{
-			ConLog.Error("Could not create ELF file! (%s)", elf.c_str());
+			ConLog.Error("Could not create ELF file! (%s)", wxString(elf).wx_str());
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void Emulator::LoadPoints(const std::string& path)
 	if(version != bpdb_version ||
 		(sizeof(u16) + break_count * sizeof(u64) + sizeof(u32) + marked_count * sizeof(u64) + sizeof(u32)) != length)
 	{
-		ConLog.Error("'%s' is broken", path.c_str());
+		ConLog.Error("'%s' is broken", wxString(path).wx_str());
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Gui/ConLog.cpp b/rpcs3/Gui/ConLog.cpp
index f511f4524d..c42f173364 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Gui/ConLog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Gui/ConLog.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void LogWriter::WriteToLog(std::string prefix, std::string value, std::string co
 	}
 
 	if(m_logfile.IsOpened())
-		m_logfile.Write((prefix.empty() ? "" : std::string("[" + prefix + "]: ") + value + "\n").c_str());
+		m_logfile.Write(wxString(prefix.empty() ? "" : std::string("[" + prefix + "]: ") + value + "\n").wx_str());
 
 	if(!ConLogFrame) return;
 
@@ -148,34 +148,17 @@ void LogWriter::WriteToLog(std::string prefix, std::string value, std::string co
 	LogBuffer.Push(LogPacket(prefix, value, colour));
 }
 
-//wxString FormatV(const wxString fmt, va_list args)
-//{
-//	int length = 256;
-//	wxString str;
-//	
-//	for(;;)
-//	{
-//		str.Clear();
-//		wxStringBuffer buf(str, length+1);
-//		memset(buf, 0, length+1);
-//		if(vsnprintf((char *)((wxStringCharType *)buf), length, fmt, args) != -1) break;
-//		length *= 2;
-//	}
-//
-//	return str;
-//}
-
 void LogWriter::Write(const wxString fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list list;
 	va_start(list, fmt);
 
 	wxString frmt;
-	frmt.PrintfV(fmt, list);
+	frmt = wxString::FormatV(fmt, list);
 
 	va_end(list);
 
-	WriteToLog("!", static_cast<const char *>(frmt), "White");
+	WriteToLog("!", (const char *)frmt.ToAscii(), "White");
 }
 
 void LogWriter::Error(const wxString fmt, ...)
@@ -184,7 +167,7 @@ void LogWriter::Error(const wxString fmt, ...)
 	va_start(list, fmt);
 
 	wxString frmt;
-	frmt.PrintfV(fmt, list);
+	frmt = wxString::FormatV(fmt, list);
 
 	va_end(list);
 
@@ -197,7 +180,7 @@ void LogWriter::Warning(const wxString fmt, ...)
 	va_start(list, fmt);
 
 	wxString frmt;
-	frmt.PrintfV(fmt, list);
+	frmt = wxString::FormatV(fmt, list);
 
 	va_end(list);
 
@@ -210,7 +193,7 @@ void LogWriter::Success(const wxString fmt, ...)
 	va_start(list, fmt);
 
 	wxString frmt;
-	frmt.PrintfV(fmt, list);
+	frmt = wxString::FormatV(fmt, list);
 
 	va_end(list);
 
@@ -279,9 +262,9 @@ void LogFrame::Task()
 
 		const int cur_item = m_log.GetItemCount();
 
-		m_log.InsertItem(cur_item, item.m_prefix.c_str());
-		m_log.SetItem(cur_item, 1, item.m_text.c_str());
-		m_log.SetItemTextColour(cur_item, item.m_colour.c_str());
+		m_log.InsertItem(cur_item, wxString(item.m_prefix).wx_str());
+		m_log.SetItem(cur_item, 1, wxString(item.m_text).wx_str());
+		m_log.SetItemTextColour(cur_item, wxString(item.m_colour).wx_str());
 		m_log.SetColumnWidth(0, -1);
 		m_log.SetColumnWidth(1, -1);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Gui/MainFrame.cpp b/rpcs3/Gui/MainFrame.cpp
index c59f7227f9..ef9c0b05da 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Gui/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Gui/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void MainFrame::InstallPkg(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		ConLog.Error("Ps3 executable not found in folder (%s)", pkgDir.c_str());
+		ConLog.Error("Ps3 executable not found in folder (%s)", pkgDir.wx_str());
 	}
 }