private static int preChecks() {
		try {
			String dir = WPlanner.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
			if (dir.endsWith(".jar"))
				dir = dir.substring(0, dir.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, dir);
			System.out.println(dir);

			/*
			 * When dir == /C:/Users/Blake/Documents/workspace/WPlanner/bin/
			 * 			== ./
			 * 		it loads "/data/objects/" fine
			 * When dir == /C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/TestProgram/WPlanner/
			 * 		it doesn't
			 */

			OBJECTS_FOLDER = dir + OBJECTS_FOLDER;
			FENCES_FOLDER = dir + FENCES_FOLDER;

			if (Preferences.userRoot().nodeExists(WURM_REGISTRY))
				if (Preferences.userRoot().node(WURM_REGISTRY).get("wurm_dir", "FAIL").equals("FAIL"))
					return 3;
				else
					if ((new File(OBJECTS_FOLDER)).exists())
						if ((new File(FENCES_FOLDER)).exists())
							return 1;
						else
							return 9;
					else
						return 8;
			else
				return 2;
		} catch (BackingStoreException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return 5;
	}