diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -2,11 +2,28 @@
 
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "openttd.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "functions.h"
 #include "hal.h"
 #include "string.h"
 
+#include "music/bemidi.h"
+#include "music/dmusic.h"
+#include "music/extmidi.h"
+#include "music/null_m.h"
+#include "music/os2_m.h"
+#include "music/win32_m.h"
+
+#include "sound/null_s.h"
+#include "sound/sdl_s.h"
+#include "sound/win32_s.h"
+
+#include "video/dedicated_v.h"
+#include "video/null_v.h"
+#include "video/sdl_v.h"
+#include "video/win32_v.h"
+
 typedef struct {
 	const DriverDesc *descs;
 	const char *name;
@@ -31,21 +48,6 @@ static const DriverDesc* GetDriverByName
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const DriverDesc* ChooseDefaultDriver(const DriverDesc* dd)
-{
-	byte os_version = GetOSVersion();
-	const DriverDesc *best = NULL;
-	int best_pri = -1;
-
-	for (; dd->name != NULL; dd++) {
-		if ((int)(dd->flags & DF_PRIORITY_MASK) > best_pri && os_version >= (byte)dd->flags) {
-			best_pri = dd->flags & DF_PRIORITY_MASK;
-			best = dd;
-		}
-	}
-	return best;
-}
-
 void LoadDriver(int driver, const char *name)
 {
 	const DriverClass *dc = &_driver_classes[driver];
@@ -59,8 +61,23 @@ void LoadDriver(int driver, const char *
 
 	parms[0] = NULL;
 
-	if (!*name) {
-		dd = ChooseDefaultDriver(dc->descs);
+	if (*name == '\0') {
+		for (dd = dc->descs; dd->name != NULL; dd++) {
+			err = ((const HalCommonDriver*)dd->drv)->start(parms);
+			if (err == NULL) break;
+			DEBUG(driver, 1) ("Probing %s driver \"%s\" failed with error: %s",
+				dc->name, dd->name, err
+			);
+		}
+		if (dd->name == NULL) {
+			error("Couldn't find any suitable %s driver", dc->name);
+		}
+
+		DEBUG(driver, 1)
+			("Successfully probed %s driver \"%s\"", dc->name, dd->name);
+
+		var = dc->var;
+		*var = dd->drv;
 	} else {
 		// Extract the driver name and put parameter list in parm
 		ttd_strlcpy(buffer, name, sizeof(buffer));
@@ -80,16 +97,20 @@ void LoadDriver(int driver, const char *
 		dd = GetDriverByName(dc->descs, buffer);
 		if (dd == NULL)
 			error("No such %s driver: %s\n", dc->name, buffer);
+
+		var = dc->var;
+		if (*var != NULL) ((const HalCommonDriver*)*var)->stop();
+		*var = NULL;
+		drv = dd->drv;
+
+		err = ((const HalCommonDriver*)drv)->start(parms);
+		if (err != NULL) {
+			error("Unable to load driver %s(%s). The error was: %s\n",
+				dd->name, dd->longname, err
+			);
+		}
+		*var = drv;
 	}
-	var = dc->var;
-	if (*var != NULL) ((const HalCommonDriver*)*var)->stop();
-	*var = NULL;
-	drv = dd->drv;
-
-	err = ((const HalCommonDriver*)drv)->start(parms);
-	if (err != NULL)
-		error("Unable to load driver %s(%s). The error was: %s\n", dd->name, dd->longname, err);
-	*var = drv;
 }
 
 
@@ -133,3 +154,51 @@ void GetDriverList(char* p)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+
+const DriverDesc _music_driver_descs[] = {
+#ifdef __BEOS__
+	{ "bemidi",  "BeOS MIDI Driver",        &_bemidi_music_driver },
+#endif
+#ifdef __OS2__
+	{ "os2",     "OS/2 Music Driver",       &_os2_music_driver},
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT
+	{ "dmusic",  "DirectMusic MIDI Driver", &_dmusic_midi_driver },
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+	{ "win32",   "Win32 MIDI Driver",       &_win32_music_driver },
+#endif
+#ifdef UNIX
+#if !defined(__BEOS__) && !defined(__MORPHOS__) && !defined(__AMIGA__)
+	{ "extmidi", "External MIDI Driver",    &_extmidi_music_driver },
+#endif
+#endif
+	{ "null",    "Null Music Driver",       &_null_music_driver },
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+const DriverDesc _sound_driver_descs[] = {
+#ifdef WIN32
+	{ "win32", "Win32 WaveOut Driver", &_win32_sound_driver },
+#endif
+#ifdef WITH_SDL
+	{	"sdl",   "SDL Sound Driver",     &_sdl_sound_driver },
+#endif
+	{	"null",  "Null Sound Driver",    &_null_sound_driver },
+	{	NULL, NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+const DriverDesc _video_driver_descs[] = {
+#ifdef WIN32
+	{ "win32",      "Win32 GDI Video Driver", &_win32_video_driver },
+#endif
+#ifdef WITH_SDL
+	{ "sdl",        "SDL Video Driver",       &_sdl_video_driver },
+#endif
+	{ "null",       "Null Video Driver",      &_null_video_driver},
+#ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
+	{ "dedicated",	"Dedicated Video Driver",	&_dedicated_video_driver},
+#endif
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL}
+};