diff --git a/as/plugins/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.ui/jbossui/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/ui/wizards/JBoss7RuntimeWizardFragment.java b/as/plugins/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.ui/jbossui/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/ui/wizards/JBoss7RuntimeWizardFragment.java
index 60769f3..70ca944 100644
--- a/as/plugins/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.ui/jbossui/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/ui/wizards/JBoss7RuntimeWizardFragment.java
+++ b/as/plugins/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.ui/jbossui/org/jboss/ide/eclipse/as/ui/wizards/JBoss7RuntimeWizardFragment.java
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ public class JBoss7RuntimeWizardFragment extends JBossRuntimeWizardFragment {
 		if (ffile != null) {
 			IPath standaloneFolder = new Path(homeDir).append(IJBossRuntimeResourceConstants.AS7_STANDALONE)
 					.append(IJBossRuntimeResourceConstants.CONFIGURATION);
-			if(ffile.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(standaloneFolder.toString())) {
+			System.out.println(ffile.getAbsolutePath());
+			System.out.println(standaloneFolder.toFile().getAbsolutePath());
+			
+			if(ffile.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(standaloneFolder.toFile().getAbsolutePath())) {
 				String result = ffile.getAbsolutePath().substring(standaloneFolder.toString().length());
 				configDirText.setText(new Path(result).makeRelative().toString());
 			} else {
@@ -201,7 +204,10 @@ public class JBoss7RuntimeWizardFragment extends JBossRuntimeWizardFragment {
 		
 		if( configDirTextVal != null) {
 			IPath p = new Path(configDirTextVal);
-			IPath actualPath = p.isAbsolute() ? p : new Path(homeDir)
+			if( p.isAbsolute() ) {
+				return Messages.bind(Messages.rwf7_ConfigFileAbsoluteError, p.toString());
+			}
+			IPath actualPath = new Path(homeDir)
 					.append(IJBossRuntimeResourceConstants.AS7_STANDALONE)
 					.append(IJBossRuntimeResourceConstants.CONFIGURATION).append(p);
 			if( !actualPath.toFile().exists()) {