diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index f504438049..9aa71189c1 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -10648,7 +10648,7 @@ Charlie  22 Dec 2009
         DlgEventLog.cpp
 
 Charlie  22 Dec 2009
-    - MGR: Restore my previous fixes to Event Log for the new orphan 
+    - MGR: Adapt my previous fixes to Event Log for the new orphan 
         dialog implementation to integrate properly with async RPC logic:
         - Always set Periodic RPC timer to 1 second if showing event log.
         - Eliminate separate timer.
@@ -10664,3 +10664,9 @@ Charlie  22 Dec 2009
         Events.h
         MainDocument.h
         sg_BoincSimpleGUI.cpp, .h
+
+Charlie  23 Dec 2009
+    - MGR: Fix save and restore of Event Log column widths.
+    
+    clientgui/
+        DlgEventLog.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/DlgEventLog.cpp b/clientgui/DlgEventLog.cpp
index 5bb7f37b9b..4438f86446 100644
--- a/clientgui/DlgEventLog.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/DlgEventLog.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void CDlgEventLog::OnRefresh( wxTimerEvent& WXUNUSED(event) ) {
 bool CDlgEventLog::SaveState() {
     wxLogTrace(wxT("Function Start/End"), wxT("CDlgEventLog::SaveState - Function Begin"));
 
-    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/Messages"));
+    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/Messages/"));
     wxConfigBase*   pConfig = wxConfigBase::Get(FALSE);
     wxListItem      liColumnInfo;
     wxInt32         iIndex = 0;
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ bool CDlgEventLog::SaveState() {
     //
     // Save Frame State
     //
-    pConfig->SetPath(strBaseConfigLocation);
-
     // Reterieve and store the latest window dimensions.
     SaveWindowDimensions();
 
+    pConfig->SetPath(strBaseConfigLocation);
+
     // Convert to a zero based index
     iColumnCount = m_pList->GetColumnCount() - 1;
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ bool CDlgEventLog::SaveState() {
 
 
 void CDlgEventLog::SaveWindowDimensions() {
-    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/Simple/Messages"));
+    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/EventLog"));
     wxConfigBase*   pConfig = wxConfigBase::Get(FALSE);
 
     wxASSERT(pConfig);
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void CDlgEventLog::SaveWindowDimensions() {
 bool CDlgEventLog::RestoreState() {
     wxLogTrace(wxT("Function Start/End"), wxT("CDlgEventLog::RestoreState - Function Begin"));
 
-    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/Messages"));
+    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/Messages/"));
     wxConfigBase*   pConfig = wxConfigBase::Get(FALSE);
     wxListItem      liColumnInfo;
     wxInt32         iIndex = 0;
@@ -439,11 +439,12 @@ bool CDlgEventLog::RestoreState() {
     //
     // Restore Frame State
     //
-    pConfig->SetPath(strBaseConfigLocation);
 
     // Restore the windows properties
     RestoreWindowDimensions();
 
+    pConfig->SetPath(strBaseConfigLocation);
+
     // Convert to a zero based index
     iColumnCount = m_pList->GetColumnCount() - 1;
 
@@ -459,10 +460,12 @@ bool CDlgEventLog::RestoreState() {
         m_pList->GetColumn(iIndex, liColumnInfo);
 
         pConfig->SetPath(strBaseConfigLocation + liColumnInfo.GetText());
-
         pConfig->Read(wxT("Width"), &iTempValue, -1);
         if (-1 != iTempValue) {
+            liColumnInfo.SetWidth(iTempValue);
+#if (defined(__WXMAC__) &&  wxCHECK_VERSION(2,8,0))
             m_pList->SetColumnWidth(iIndex,iTempValue); // Work around bug in wxMac-2.8.0 wxListCtrl::SetColumn()
+#endif
         }
 
         m_pList->SetColumn(iIndex, liColumnInfo);
@@ -474,7 +477,7 @@ bool CDlgEventLog::RestoreState() {
 
 
 void CDlgEventLog::RestoreWindowDimensions() {
-    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/Simple/Messages"));
+    wxString        strBaseConfigLocation = wxString(wxT("/EventLog"));
     wxConfigBase*   pConfig = wxConfigBase::Get(FALSE);
     bool            bWindowIconized = false;
     bool            bWindowMaximized = false;