diff --git a/src/drivers/simplix/src/unitcommon.cpp b/src/drivers/simplix/src/unitcommon.cpp
index c03e26020..b992f6ec8 100644
--- a/src/drivers/simplix/src/unitcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/simplix/src/unitcommon.cpp
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 // unitcommon.cpp
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 // TORCS: "The Open Racing Car Simulator"
-// A robot for Speed Dreams Version 1.4.0
+// A robot for Speed Dreams-Version 1.4.0/2.X
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 // Common used functions
 // Gemeinsam nutzbare Funktionen
 //
 // File         : unitcommon.cpp
 // Created      : 2007.11.25
-// Last changed : 2008.12.21
-// Copyright    : © 2007-2008 Wolf-Dieter Beelitz
+// Last changed : 2010.11.12
+// Copyright    : © 2007-2010 Wolf-Dieter Beelitz
 // eMail        : wdb@wdbee.de
-// Version      : 2.00.000
+// Version      : 3.00.000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 // This unit is based on the robot mouse_2006 
 // Diese Unit basiert auf dem Roboter mouse_2006
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void* TUtils::MergeParamFile(
   const char* FileName)
 {
   PCarSettings NewParams =                       // Open setup file
-	GfParmReadFile(FileName, GFPARM_RMODE_STD);
+	GfParmReadFile(FileName, GFPARM_RMODE_STD, false);
 
   if(NewParams == NULL)                          // Return old one, 
     return Params;                               //   if new one is empty 
diff --git a/src/libs/tgf/params.cpp b/src/libs/tgf/params.cpp
index d096f92c2..f0d3256d9 100644
--- a/src/libs/tgf/params.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/tgf/params.cpp
@@ -1158,13 +1158,13 @@ GfParmReadBuf (char *buffer)
 
 
 void * 
-GfParmReadFileLocal(const char *file, int mode)
+GfParmReadFileLocal(const char *file, int mode, bool neededFile)
 {
 	//use local dir
 	char buf[255];
 	sprintf(buf, "%s%s", GetLocalDir(),file);
 	
-	void *pResult = GfParmReadFile(buf,mode);
+	void *pResult = GfParmReadFile(buf,mode,neededFile);
 
 	return pResult;
 }
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ GfParmReadFileLocal(const char *file, int mode)
     <br>0 if Error
 */
 void *
-GfParmReadFile (const char *file, int mode)
+GfParmReadFile (const char *file, int mode, bool neededFile)
 {
     FILE		*in = NULL;
     struct parmHeader	*conf;
@@ -1227,7 +1227,8 @@ GfParmReadFile (const char *file, int mode)
     if (mode & GFPARM_RMODE_REREAD) {
 	in = fopen (file, "r");
 	if (!in && ((mode & GFPARM_RMODE_CREAT) == 0)) {
-	    GfLogTrace ("Failed to load \"%s\" (fopen failed)\n", file);
+		if (neededFile)
+	      GfLogTrace ("Failed to load \"%s\" (fopen failed)\n", file);
 	    goto bailout;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/libs/tgf/tgf.h b/src/libs/tgf/tgf.h
index 125ac45b2..5c1e8cb01 100644
--- a/src/libs/tgf/tgf.h
+++ b/src/libs/tgf/tgf.h
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ TGF_API char* GfPathMakeOSCompatible(char* path);
 #define GFPARM_RMODE_CREAT	0x04	/**< Create the file if doesn't exist */
 #define GFPARM_RMODE_PRIVATE	0x08
 
-TGF_API void * GfParmReadFileLocal(const char *file, int mode);
-TGF_API void *GfParmReadFile(const char *file, int mode);
+TGF_API void * GfParmReadFileLocal(const char *file, int mode, bool neededFile = true);
+TGF_API void *GfParmReadFile(const char *file, int mode, bool neededFile = true);
 /* parameter file write */
 TGF_API int GfParmWriteFileLocal(const char *file, void* handle, const char *name);
 TGF_API int GfParmWriteFile(const char *file, void* handle, const char *name);