diff --git a/.vs/rcloneExplorer/v14/.suo b/.vs/rcloneExplorer/v14/.suo
index 2247538..674de4e 100644
Binary files a/.vs/rcloneExplorer/v14/.suo and b/.vs/rcloneExplorer/v14/.suo differ
diff --git a/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Auxiliary.SetupWiz.cs b/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Auxiliary.SetupWiz.cs
index 2185e22..84b9c49 100644
--- a/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Auxiliary.SetupWiz.cs
+++ b/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Auxiliary.SetupWiz.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ namespace rcloneExplorer
   public partial class rcloneExplorerSetupWiz : Form
   {
     rcloneExplorerInternalExec internalExecHandler;
-    rcloneExplorerExploreHandler exploreHandler;
+    rcloneExplorerExploreHandler exploreHandler; 
     IniFile iniSettings;
     string[] providers = { "crypt", "amazon cloud drive", "s3", "b2", "dropbox", "google cloud storage", "drive", "hubic", "onedrive", "swift", "yandex" };
 
@@ -69,19 +70,19 @@ private void loadConfigs()
 
     private void openSelectedRemote()
     {
-      if (lstConfigs.SelectedItems.Count>0)
-      { 
-        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(lstConfigs.SelectedItems[0].Text))
-        {
-          //write newly selected config to ini
-          iniSettings.Write("rcloneRemote", lstConfigs.SelectedItems[0].Text.ToString());
+      if (lstConfigs.SelectedItems.Count > 0 && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(lstConfigs.SelectedItems[0].Text))
+      {
+        //write newly selected config to ini
+        iniSettings.Write("rcloneRemote", lstConfigs.SelectedItems[0].Text.ToString());
+        //not doing first time setup so clear the CD and refresh view   
+        if (!rcloneExplorer.initialSetup) {
           //set current path to root
           rcloneExplorer.remoteCD = "";
           //refresh the explorer lst
           exploreHandler.refreshlstExplorer();
-          //close config screen
-          this.Close();
-        }
+          }
+        //close config screen
+        this.Close();
       }
     }
 
@@ -143,9 +144,9 @@ private void cmbProviderList_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
       cmbProviderList.Visible = false;
 
       //if user doesnt enter a valid remote name, keep asking
-      while (String.IsNullOrEmpty(nRemoteName.Trim()))
+      while (String.IsNullOrEmpty(nRemoteName.Trim()) || !Regex.IsMatch("^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$", nRemoteName.Trim()))
       {
-        nRemoteName = PromptGenerator.ShowDialog("Remote Name:", "");
+        nRemoteName = PromptGenerator.ShowDialog("Remote Name:", "Please enter an alphanumeric name for the remote").Replace(@"\", @"");
       }
 
       //build command list
diff --git a/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Core.Initialization.cs b/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Core.Initialization.cs
index 212104b..3a57871 100644
--- a/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Core.Initialization.cs
+++ b/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.Core.Initialization.cs
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ public void initRcloneSettings()
         //config found, checking for settings 
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(iniSettings.Read("rcloneRemote")))
         {
-          MessageBox.Show("ERR: Incorrect config\r\n\r\nPlease add an rclone remote Name to the config ini");
-          Process.Start("cmd.exe", "/c rclone config");
-          Process.Start("notepad.exe", "rcloneExplorer.ini");
-          Environment.Exit(0);
+          MessageBox.Show("ERR: Incorrect config\r\n\r\nLoading config, this may take a minute...");
+          rcloneExplorer.initialSetup = true;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -57,10 +55,8 @@ public void initRcloneSettings()
         iniSettings.Write("rcloneSyncBandwidthLimit", "0");
         iniSettings.Write("rcloneSyncMinFileSize", "0");
         iniSettings.Write("rcloneSyncMaxFileSize", "0");
-        MessageBox.Show("No ini file found!\r\n\r\nPlease add an rclone remote Name to the config ini");
-        Process.Start("cmd.exe", "/c rclone config");
-        Process.Start("notepad.exe", "rcloneExplorer.ini");
-        Environment.Exit(0);
+        MessageBox.Show("ERR: No ini file found!\r\n\r\nLoading config, this may take a minute...");
+        rcloneExplorer.initialSetup = true;
       }
       if (System.IO.File.Exists(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "\\ffplay.exe"))
       {
diff --git a/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.cs b/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.cs
index e90624f..50f4069 100644
--- a/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.cs
+++ b/rcloneExplorer/rcloneExplorer.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public partial class rcloneExplorer : Form
     public static string remoteCD = "";
     public static long totalFilesize = 0;
     public static bool loaded = false;
+    public static bool initialSetup = false;
     public static bool streamingEnabled = false;
     public static System.Windows.Forms.Timer transferTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
 
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ public rcloneExplorer()
       tickHandler.init();
       //init rclone settings
       InitializationHandler.initRcloneSettings();
+      //wait for initial setup to complete if need be
+      if (initialSetup) {
+        var SetupWiz = new rcloneExplorerSetupWiz();
+        var waitforcomplete = SetupWiz.ShowDialog();
+        initialSetup = false;
+      }
       //start the splashscreen in a background thread so the main form can work away
       new Thread(() =>
       {