diff --git a/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/android/JmeAndroidSystem.java b/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/android/JmeAndroidSystem.java
index fc6ef7683..bbbfaca7a 100644
--- a/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/android/JmeAndroidSystem.java
+++ b/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/android/JmeAndroidSystem.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.jme3.util.AndroidScreenshots;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ public class JmeAndroidSystem extends JmeSystemDelegate {
     }
     
     @Override
-    public String getPlatformAssetConfigPath() {
-        return "com/jme3/asset/Android.cfg";
+    public URL getPlatformAssetConfigURL() {
+        return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("com/jme3/asset/Android.cfg");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/Application.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/Application.java
index 2bcd6a4d9..81fdb6d3b 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/Application.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/Application.java
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ public class Application implements SystemListener {
             }
         }
         if (assetCfgUrl == null) {
-            String assetCfg = JmeSystem.getPlatformAssetConfigPath();
-            assetCfgUrl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(assetCfg);
+            assetCfgUrl = JmeSystem.getPlatformAssetConfigURL();
         }
         if (assetManager == null){
             assetManager = JmeSystem.newAssetManager(assetCfgUrl);
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/DesktopAssetManager.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/DesktopAssetManager.java
index 21b9808d8..bbf4f9472 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/DesktopAssetManager.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/DesktopAssetManager.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.jme3.shader.Glsl150ShaderGenerator;
 import com.jme3.shader.Shader;
 import com.jme3.shader.ShaderGenerator;
 import com.jme3.shader.ShaderKey;
+import com.jme3.system.JmeSystem;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ public class DesktopAssetManager implements AssetManager {
     public DesktopAssetManager(){
         this(null);
     }
+    
+    public DesktopAssetManager(boolean usePlatformConfig){
+        this(usePlatformConfig ? JmeSystem.getPlatformAssetConfigURL() : null);
+    }
 
     public DesktopAssetManager(URL configFile){
         if (configFile != null){
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystem.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystem.java
index a29262726..1ec695388 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystem.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystem.java
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ public class JmeSystem {
         return systemDelegate.newAudioRenderer(settings);
     }
 
-    public static String getPlatformAssetConfigPath() {
+    public static URL getPlatformAssetConfigURL() {
         checkDelegate();
-        return systemDelegate.getPlatformAssetConfigPath();
+        return systemDelegate.getPlatformAssetConfigURL();
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystemDelegate.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystemDelegate.java
index a129f6423..a3f75bd9a 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystemDelegate.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeSystemDelegate.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public abstract class JmeSystemDelegate {
         return sb.toString();
     }
     
-    public abstract String getPlatformAssetConfigPath();
+    public abstract URL getPlatformAssetConfigURL();
     
     public abstract JmeContext newContext(AppSettings settings, JmeContext.Type contextType);
 
diff --git a/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeDesktopSystem.java b/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeDesktopSystem.java
index f719a04ef..37a01e8ed 100644
--- a/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeDesktopSystem.java
+++ b/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/JmeDesktopSystem.java
@@ -33,18 +33,13 @@ package com.jme3.system;
 
 import com.jme3.app.SettingsDialog;
 import com.jme3.app.SettingsDialog.SelectionListener;
-import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetNotFoundException;
-import com.jme3.asset.DesktopAssetManager;
 import com.jme3.audio.AudioRenderer;
 import com.jme3.audio.openal.AL;
 import com.jme3.audio.openal.ALAudioRenderer;
 import com.jme3.audio.openal.ALC;
 import com.jme3.audio.openal.EFX;
 import com.jme3.system.JmeContext.Type;
-import com.jme3.texture.Image;
-import com.jme3.texture.image.DefaultImageRaster;
-import com.jme3.texture.image.ImageRaster;
 import com.jme3.util.Screenshots;
 import java.awt.EventQueue;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
@@ -75,8 +70,8 @@ import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 public class JmeDesktopSystem extends JmeSystemDelegate {
 
     @Override
-    public String getPlatformAssetConfigPath() {
-        return "com/jme3/asset/Desktop.cfg";
+    public URL getPlatformAssetConfigURL() {
+        return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("com/jme3/asset/Desktop.cfg");
     }
     
     private static BufferedImage verticalFlip(BufferedImage original) {
diff --git a/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/ios/JmeIosSystem.java b/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/ios/JmeIosSystem.java
index 1ffb097f7..904db71cf 100644
--- a/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/ios/JmeIosSystem.java
+++ b/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/ios/JmeIosSystem.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.jme3.system.JmeSystemDelegate;
 import com.jme3.system.NullContext;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 public class JmeIosSystem extends JmeSystemDelegate {
 
     @Override
-    public String getPlatformAssetConfigPath() {
-        return "com/jme3/asset/IOS.cfg";
+    public URL getPlatformAssetConfigURL() {
+        return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("com/jme3/asset/IOS.cfg");
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/nvcompress/NVCompress.java b/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/nvcompress/NVCompress.java
index 46e2be144..12d3071e4 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/nvcompress/NVCompress.java
+++ b/sdk/jme3-materialeditor/src/com/jme3/gde/materials/nvcompress/NVCompress.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public class NVCompress extends javax.swing.JFrame {
             manager = JmeSystem.newAssetManager();
 
         manager.registerLocator(input.getParent().toString(),
-                                FileLocator.class.getName());
+                                FileLocator.class);
 
         String format = (String) cmbCompressType.getSelectedItem();
         if (format.equals("PNG-RGBE")){