diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/kernel_windows.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/kernel_windows.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2a2350c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/kernel_windows.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ *  kernel_windows.cpp
+ *
+ *  Basilisk II (C) 1997-1999 Christian Bauer
+ *
+ *  Windows platform specific code copyright (C) Lauri Pesonen
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include "sysdeps.h"
+#include "prefs.h"
+#include "kernel_windows.h"
+
+// From main_windows.cpp
+extern DWORD win_os;
+extern DWORD win_os_major;
+
+static HMODULE hKernel32 = 0;
+static HMODULE hUser32 = 0;
+static HMODULE hB2Win32 = 0;
+
+UINT (WINAPI *pfnGetWriteWatch) (DWORD,PVOID,SIZE_T,PVOID *,LPDWORD,LPDWORD) = 0;
+BOOL (WINAPI *pfnInitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount) (LPCRITICAL_SECTION,DWORD) = 0;
+BOOL (WINAPI *pfnCancelIo) (HANDLE) = 0;
+BOOL (WINAPI *pfnGETCDSECTORS) (BYTE,DWORD,WORD,LPBYTE) = 0;
+UINT (WINAPI *pfnSendInput) (UINT,LPVOID,int) = 0;
+BOOL (WINAPI *pfnGetDiskFreeSpaceEx) (LPCSTR,PULARGE_INTEGER,PULARGE_INTEGER,PULARGE_INTEGER) = 0;
+
+void KernelInit( void )
+{
+	hKernel32 = LoadLibrary( "kernel32.dll" );
+	hUser32 = LoadLibrary( "user32.dll" );
+	if(hKernel32) {
+		if(win_os == VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS) {
+			// NT5 RC2 Kernel exports GetWriteWatch(), but VirtualAlloc(MEM_WRITE_WATCH) fails
+			pfnGetWriteWatch = (UINT (WINAPI *)(DWORD,PVOID,SIZE_T,PVOID *,LPDWORD,LPDWORD))GetProcAddress( hKernel32, "GetWriteWatch" );
+		}
+		pfnInitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount = (BOOL (WINAPI *)(LPCRITICAL_SECTION,DWORD))GetProcAddress( hKernel32, "InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount" );
+		pfnCancelIo = (BOOL (WINAPI *)(HANDLE))GetProcAddress( hKernel32, "CancelIo" );
+		pfnGetDiskFreeSpaceEx = (BOOL (WINAPI *)(LPCSTR,PULARGE_INTEGER,PULARGE_INTEGER,PULARGE_INTEGER))GetProcAddress( hKernel32, "GetDiskFreeSpaceExA" );
+	}
+	if(hUser32) {
+		// Win98 has this one too.
+		// if(win_os == VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT) {
+			pfnSendInput = (UINT (WINAPI *)(UINT,LPVOID,int))GetProcAddress( hUser32, "SendInput" );
+		// }
+	}
+	if(win_os == VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS) {
+		hB2Win32 = LoadLibrary( "B2Win32.dll" );
+		if(hB2Win32) {
+			pfnGETCDSECTORS = (BOOL (WINAPI *)(BYTE,DWORD,WORD,LPBYTE))GetProcAddress( hB2Win32, "GETCDSECTORS" );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void KernelExit( void )
+{
+	if(hKernel32) {
+		FreeLibrary( hKernel32 );
+		hKernel32 = 0;
+	}
+	if(hUser32) {
+		FreeLibrary( hUser32 );
+		hUser32 = 0;
+	}
+	if(hB2Win32) {
+		FreeLibrary( hB2Win32 );
+		hB2Win32 = 0;
+	}
+	pfnGetWriteWatch = 0;
+	pfnInitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount = 0;
+	pfnCancelIo = 0;
+	pfnSendInput = 0;
+	pfnGETCDSECTORS = 0;
+}
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/kernel_windows.h b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/kernel_windows.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ab0ccf13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/kernel_windows.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ *  kernel_windows.h
+ *
+ *  Basilisk II (C) 1997-1999 Christian Bauer
+ *
+ *  Windows platform specific code copyright (C) Lauri Pesonen
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _KERNEL_WINDOWS_H_
+#define _KERNEL_WINDOWS_H_
+
+extern UINT (WINAPI *pfnGetWriteWatch) (DWORD,PVOID,SIZE_T,PVOID *,LPDWORD,LPDWORD);
+extern BOOL (WINAPI *pfnInitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount) (LPCRITICAL_SECTION,DWORD);
+extern BOOL (WINAPI *pfnCancelIo) (HANDLE);
+extern BOOL (WINAPI *pfnGETCDSECTORS) (BYTE,DWORD,WORD,LPBYTE);
+extern UINT (WINAPI *pfnSendInput) (UINT,LPVOID,int);
+extern BOOL (WINAPI *pfnGetDiskFreeSpaceEx) (LPCSTR,PULARGE_INTEGER,PULARGE_INTEGER,PULARGE_INTEGER);
+
+void KernelInit( void );
+void KernelExit( void );
+
+#endif // _KERNEL_WINDOWS_H_
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp
index 07794e4e..3b177149 100755
--- a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ using std::string;
 #include "main.h"
 #include "vm_alloc.h"
 #include "sigsegv.h"
+#include "kernel_windows.h"
 
 #if USE_JIT
 extern void flush_icache_range(uint32 start, uint32 size); // from compemu_support.cpp
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ static SDL_mutex *intflag_lock = NULL;				// Mutex to protect InterruptFlags
 #define LOCK_INTFLAGS SDL_LockMutex(intflag_lock)
 #define UNLOCK_INTFLAGS SDL_UnlockMutex(intflag_lock)
 
+DWORD win_os;										// Windows OS id
+DWORD win_os_major;									// Windows OS version major
+
 #if USE_SCRATCHMEM_SUBTERFUGE
 uint8 *ScratchMem = NULL;			// Scratch memory for Mac ROM writes
 #endif
@@ -282,11 +286,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	OSVERSIONINFO osvi;
 	ZeroMemory(&osvi, sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO));
 	osvi.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
-	if (!GetVersionEx(&osvi) || osvi.dwPlatformId != VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT || osvi.dwMajorVersion < 4) {
+	if (!GetVersionEx(&osvi)) {
+		ErrorAlert("Could not determine OS type");
+		QuitEmulator();
+	}
+	win_os = osvi.dwPlatformId;
+	win_os_major = osvi.dwMajorVersion;
+	if (win_os != VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT || win_os_major < 4) {
 		ErrorAlert(STR_NO_WIN32_NT_4);
 		QuitEmulator();
 	}
 
+	// Load win32 libraries
+	KernelInit();
+
 	// Initialize SDL system
 	int sdl_flags = 0;
 #ifdef USE_SDL_VIDEO
@@ -475,6 +488,9 @@ void QuitEmulator(void)
 	// Exit preferences
 	PrefsExit();
 
+	// Release win32 libraries
+	KernelExit();
+
 	exit(0);
 }