diff --git a/bin/History.txt b/bin/History.txt
index dc8491cf..83fd4e47 100644
--- a/bin/History.txt
+++ b/bin/History.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin/issues/new
 Tom Charlesworth
 
 
-1.25.0.2 - 7 Sep 2014
+1.25.0.3 - 8 Sep 2014
 ---------------------
 Note: This is the last planned version to support Win98/ME.
 . The next release of AppleWin will be built with VS2008 Express, so will only work under Windows 2000 and later.
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ Changes:
     is shown only for the last drive accessed.
   Note: DOS3.3 Track/Sector status should be accurate.
         ProDOS support is preliminary -- the track/sector may show zero after an operation.
-. Memory initialization defaults to defaults to even pages FF, odd pages 00 (memclear 3).
+. Memory initialization defaults to a pattern of FF FF 00 00 (memclear 2).
 . Added command line switch to specify the type of memory initialization pattern.
     -memclear #
   Where # ranges from 0 to 7.
   i.e.
      -memclear 0   Initialize memory to zero
      -memclear 1   Initialize memory to random values
-     -memclear 2   Initialize memory to 4 byte pattern: FF FF 00 00
+     -memclear 2   Initialize memory to 4 byte pattern: FF FF 00 00 (default, same as v1.24.0)
      -memclear 3   Initialize memory to even pages FF, odd pages 00
      -memclear 4   Initialize memory to first half page 00, last half page FF
      -memclear 5   Initialize memory to first half page FF, last half page 00
diff --git a/resource/Applewin.rc b/resource/Applewin.rc
index fc6dc3a1..3ad41b44 100644
--- a/resource/Applewin.rc
+++ b/resource/Applewin.rc
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ DISK_ICON               ICON                    "DISK.ICO"
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,25,0,2
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,25,0,2
+ FILEVERSION 1,25,0,3
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,25,0,3
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "Comments", "https://github.com/AppleWin"
             VALUE "CompanyName", "AppleWin"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Apple //e Emulator for Windows"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 25, 0, 2"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 25, 0, 3"
             VALUE "InternalName", "APPLEWIN"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", " 1994-2014 Michael O'Brien, Oliver Schmidt, Tom Charlesworth, Michael Pohoreski, Nick Westgate, Linards Ticmanis"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "APPLEWIN.EXE"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Apple //e Emulator"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 25, 0, 2"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 25, 0, 3"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/source/Applewin.cpp b/source/Applewin.cpp
index 7d8bac51..dd210225 100644
--- a/source/Applewin.cpp
+++ b/source/Applewin.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AppleWin : An Apple //e emulator for Windows
 Copyright (C) 1994-1996, Michael O'Brien
 Copyright (C) 1999-2001, Oliver Schmidt
 Copyright (C) 2002-2005, Tom Charlesworth
-Copyright (C) 2006-2009, Tom Charlesworth, Michael Pohoreski
+Copyright (C) 2006-2014, Tom Charlesworth, Michael Pohoreski
 
 AppleWin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ FILE*		g_fh			= NULL;
 bool		g_bDisableDirectInput = false;
 bool		g_bDisableDirectSound = false;
 bool		g_bDisableDirectSoundMockingboard = false;
-int			g_nMemoryClearType = MIP_FF_00_FULL_PAGE; // Note: -1 = random in Memory.cpp MemReset()
+int			g_nMemoryClearType = MIP_FF_FF_00_00; // Note: -1 = random MIP in Memory.cpp MemReset()
 
 IPropertySheet&		sg_PropertySheet = * new CPropertySheet;
 CSuperSerialCard	sg_SSC;
diff --git a/source/Memory.cpp b/source/Memory.cpp
index 610411a4..25f00c92 100644
--- a/source/Memory.cpp
+++ b/source/Memory.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static LPBYTE	pCxRomPeripheral	= NULL;
 static DWORD   memmode      = MF_BANK2 | MF_SLOTCXROM | MF_WRITERAM;
 static BOOL    modechanging = 0;				// An Optimisation: means delay calling UpdatePaging() for 1 instruction
 static BOOL    Pravets8charmode = 0;
-MemoryInitPattern_e g_eMemoryInitPattern = MIP_FF_FF_00_00;
 
 static CNoSlotClock g_NoSlotClock;
 
@@ -1407,21 +1406,20 @@ void MemReset ()
 	// OR
 	//   F2, Ctrl-F2, F7, HGR
 	DWORD clock = getRandomTime();
+	MemoryInitPattern_e eMemoryInitPattern = static_cast<MemoryInitPattern_e>(g_nMemoryClearType);
 
-	if (g_nMemoryClearType >= 0)
-		g_eMemoryInitPattern = static_cast<MemoryInitPattern_e>(g_nMemoryClearType);
-	else // random
+	if (g_nMemoryClearType < 0)	// random
 	{
-		g_eMemoryInitPattern = static_cast<MemoryInitPattern_e>( clock % NUM_MIP );
+		eMemoryInitPattern = static_cast<MemoryInitPattern_e>( clock % NUM_MIP );
 
 		// Don't use unless manually specified as a
 		// few badly written programs will not work correctly
 		// due to buffer overflows or not initializig memory before using.
-		if( g_eMemoryInitPattern == MIP_PAGE_ADDRESS_LOW )
-			g_eMemoryInitPattern = MIP_FF_FF_00_00;
+		if( eMemoryInitPattern == MIP_PAGE_ADDRESS_LOW )
+			eMemoryInitPattern = MIP_FF_FF_00_00;
 	}
 
-	switch( g_eMemoryInitPattern )
+	switch( eMemoryInitPattern )
 	{
 		case MIP_FF_FF_00_00:
 			for( iByte = 0x0000; iByte < 0xC000; iByte += 4 ) // NB. ODD 16-bit words are zero'd above...
diff --git a/source/Memory.h b/source/Memory.h
index eff65273..55ff2065 100644
--- a/source/Memory.h
+++ b/source/Memory.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ enum MemoryInitPattern_e
 	, MIP_PAGE_ADDRESS_HIGH
 	, NUM_MIP
 };
-extern MemoryInitPattern_e g_eMemoryInitPattern;
 
 extern iofunction IORead[256];
 extern iofunction IOWrite[256];