diff --git a/AppleWin/Applewin.vcproj b/AppleWin/Applewin.vcproj
index 1d911f10..c0de75da 100644
--- a/AppleWin/Applewin.vcproj
+++ b/AppleWin/Applewin.vcproj
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@
 		<Filter
 			Name="Resources"
 			Filter=".txt,.ico,.bmp,.rc">
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\resource\Apple2.rom">
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\resource\Apple2e.rom">
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\resource\Applewin.bmp">
 			</File>
diff --git a/AppleWin/ApplewinExpress.vcproj b/AppleWin/ApplewinExpress.vcproj
index 2b777baf..70cd36be 100644
--- a/AppleWin/ApplewinExpress.vcproj
+++ b/AppleWin/ApplewinExpress.vcproj
@@ -456,6 +456,14 @@
 			Name="Resources"
 			Filter=".txt,.ico,.bmp,.rc"
 			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\resource\Apple2.rom"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\resource\Apple2e.rom"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\resource\Applewin.bmp"
 				>
diff --git a/AppleWin/resource/Applewin.rc b/AppleWin/resource/Applewin.rc
index 1f194b22..5231ab83 100644
--- a/AppleWin/resource/Applewin.rc
+++ b/AppleWin/resource/Applewin.rc
@@ -263,11 +263,18 @@ END
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
-// Data
+// FIRMWARE
 //
 
-IDR_HDDRVR  RCDATA                                    "Hddrvr.bin"
+IDR_HDDRVR              FIRMWARE                "Hddrvr.bin"
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// ROM
+//
+
+IDR_APPLE2_ROM          ROM                     "Apple2.rom"
+IDR_APPLE2E_ROM         ROM                     "Apple2e.rom"
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
diff --git a/AppleWin/resource/resource.h b/AppleWin/resource/resource.h
index 39e1d5fe..7b2cc29d 100644
--- a/AppleWin/resource/resource.h
+++ b/AppleWin/resource/resource.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #define IDC_2_0_MHz                     123
 #define IDC_MAX_MHz                     124
 #define IDR_MENU                        125
+#define IDR_APPLE2_ROM                  126
+#define IDR_APPLE2E_ROM                 127
 #define IDC_MB_ENABLE                   130
 #define IDC_KEYB_BUFFER_ENABLE          1005
 #define IDC_SAVESTATE                   1006
@@ -66,6 +68,6 @@
 #define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        131
 #define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40007
 #define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1031
-#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           105
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/AppleWin/source/Harddisk.cpp b/AppleWin/source/Harddisk.cpp
index 2b96347c..218a7167 100644
--- a/AppleWin/source/Harddisk.cpp
+++ b/AppleWin/source/Harddisk.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ VOID HD_Load_Rom(LPBYTE lpMemRom)
 	if(!g_bHD_Enabled)
 		return;
 
-	HRSRC hResInfo = FindResource(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_HDDRVR), RT_RCDATA);
+	HRSRC hResInfo = FindResource(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_HDDRVR), "FIRMWARE");
 	if(hResInfo == NULL)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/AppleWin/source/Memory.cpp b/AppleWin/source/Memory.cpp
index 066874a2..3cc9aee8 100644
--- a/AppleWin/source/Memory.cpp
+++ b/AppleWin/source/Memory.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 #include "StdAfx.h"
 #pragma  hdrstop
+#include "..\resource\resource.h"
 
 #define  MF_80STORE    0x00000001
 #define  MF_ALTZP      0x00000002
@@ -894,21 +895,15 @@ void MemInitialize () {
 #endif
 
   // READ THE APPLE FIRMWARE ROMS INTO THE ROM IMAGE
-	TCHAR sRomFileName[ 128 ];
-	_tcscpy( sRomFileName, apple2e ? TEXT("APPLE2E.ROM") : TEXT("APPLE2.ROM") );
+	const UINT ROM_SIZE = 0x5000; // HACK: Magic #
 
-  TCHAR filename[MAX_PATH];
-  _tcscpy(filename,progdir);
-  _tcscat(filename,sRomFileName );
-  HANDLE file = CreateFile(filename,
-                           GENERIC_READ,
-                           FILE_SHARE_READ,
-                           (LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES)NULL,
-                           OPEN_EXISTING,
-                           FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN,
-                           NULL);
-	if (file == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	HRSRC hResInfo = apple2e	? FindResource(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_APPLE2E_ROM), "ROM")
+								: FindResource(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_APPLE2_ROM), "ROM");
+	if(hResInfo == NULL)
 	{
+		TCHAR sRomFileName[ 128 ];
+		_tcscpy( sRomFileName, apple2e ? TEXT("APPLE2E.ROM") : TEXT("APPLE2.ROM") );
+
 		TCHAR sText[ 256 ];
 		wsprintf( sText, TEXT("Unable to open the required firmware ROM data file.\n\nFile: %s."), sRomFileName );
 
@@ -919,9 +914,19 @@ void MemInitialize () {
 		ExitProcess(1);
 	}
 
-  DWORD bytesread;
-  ReadFile(file,memrom,0x5000,&bytesread,NULL); // HACK: Magic #
-  CloseHandle(file);
+	DWORD dwResSize = SizeofResource(NULL, hResInfo);
+	if(dwResSize != ROM_SIZE)
+		return;
+
+	HGLOBAL hResData = LoadResource(NULL, hResInfo);
+	if(hResData == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	BYTE* pData = (BYTE*) LockResource(hResData);	// NB. Don't need to unlock resource
+	if(pData == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	memcpy(memrom, pData, ROM_SIZE);
 
   // TODO/FIXME: HACK! REMOVE A WAIT ROUTINE FROM THE DISK CONTROLLER'S FIRMWARE
   {