diff --git a/reactos/tools/sysreg/namedpipe_reader.cpp b/reactos/tools/sysreg/namedpipe_reader.cpp
index 50a3b9b59fa..76fef873f44 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/sysreg/namedpipe_reader.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/sysreg/namedpipe_reader.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ namespace System_
 		else
 		{
 			cout << "NamedPipeReader::openPipe> successfully opened pipe" << endl;
+            m_BufferLength = 100;
+            m_Buffer = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * m_BufferLength);
 			return true;
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/reactos/tools/sysreg/txtmode.cfg b/reactos/tools/sysreg/txtmode.cfg
index 682cf0b1a55..be6b24cafba 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/sysreg/txtmode.cfg
+++ b/reactos/tools/sysreg/txtmode.cfg
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ ROS_EMU_TYPE=qemu
 ;
 ; This variable sets the path to the emulator 
 ;
-ROS_EMU_PATH=E:\reactos\qemu\qemu.exe
-;ROS_EMU_PATH=/usr/bin/qemu
+;ROS_EMU_PATH=E:\reactos\qemu\qemu.exe
+ROS_EMU_PATH=/usr/bin/qemu
 
 ; ROS_HDD_IMAGE
 ;