diff --git a/tools/emile-install.c b/tools/emile-install.c
index da238a6..f1a78a8 100644
--- a/tools/emile-install.c
+++ b/tools/emile-install.c
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ static int get_info(char *image, int verbose)
 				"vga", property) != -1)
 		printf("vga %s\n", property);
 
+	if (config_get_property(configuration, 
+				"modem", property) != -1)
+		printf("modem %s\n", property);
+
+	if (config_get_property(configuration, 
+				"printer", property) != -1)
+		printf("printer %s\n", property);
+
 	current = 0;
 	for (index = 0; index < 20; index++)
 	{
@@ -228,8 +236,6 @@ static int set_config(char *image, int verbose, char *config_path,
 	}
 	configuration[0] = 0;
 
-	config_set_property(configuration, "vga", "default");
-
 	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_GESTALTID, &gestaltid))
 	{
 		sprintf(buf, "%d", gestaltid);
@@ -248,6 +254,15 @@ static int set_config(char *image, int verbose, char *config_path,
 		config_set_property(configuration, "timeout", buf);
 	}
 
+	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_VGA, buf))
+		config_set_property(configuration, "vga", buf);
+
+	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_MODEM, buf))
+		config_set_property(configuration, "modem", buf);
+
+	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_PRINTER, buf))
+		config_set_property(configuration, "printer", buf);
+
 	kernel_ondisk = NULL;
 	ramdisk_ondisk = NULL;
 	emile_config_read_first_entry(config);
diff --git a/tools/emile.c b/tools/emile.c
index a5292f5..391eda4 100644
--- a/tools/emile.c
+++ b/tools/emile.c
@@ -432,8 +432,6 @@ static char *set_config(emile_config *config, int drive)
 
 	configuration[0] = 0;
 
-	config_set_property(configuration, "vga", "default");
-
 	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_GESTALTID, &gestaltid))
 	{      	 
 		sprintf(buf, "%d", gestaltid);
@@ -452,6 +450,17 @@ static char *set_config(emile_config *config, int drive)
 		config_set_property(configuration, "timeout", buf);
 	}
 
+	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_VGA, buf))
+		config_set_property(configuration, "vga", buf);
+	else
+		config_set_property(configuration, "vga", "default");
+
+	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_MODEM, buf))
+		config_set_property(configuration, "modem", buf);
+
+	if (!emile_config_get(config, CONFIG_PRINTER, buf))
+		config_set_property(configuration, "printer", buf);
+
 	emile_config_read_first_entry(config);
 
 	do {
diff --git a/tools/emile_config.c b/tools/emile_config.c
index 84c776a..6dd91af 100644
--- a/tools/emile_config.c
+++ b/tools/emile_config.c
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ int emile_config_get(emile_config* config, int tag, ...)
 		case CONFIG_PARTITION:
 	        case CONFIG_FIRST_LEVEL:
 		case CONFIG_SECOND_LEVEL:
+		case CONFIG_VGA:
+		case CONFIG_MODEM:
+		case CONFIG_PRINTER:
 			s = va_arg(arg, char**);
 			*s = get_tag(config->header, tag);
 			ret = (*s == NULL) ? -1 : 0;