diff --git a/inc/Bus.h b/inc/Bus.h
index ef1bc3a..6821cc7 100644
--- a/inc/Bus.h
+++ b/inc/Bus.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
-#include <map>
-#include <vector>
 
 #include "Chip.h"
 #include "Signal.h"
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ namespace EightBit {
 		[[nodiscard]] auto& reference(const register16_t address) { return reference(address.word); }
 		[[nodiscard]] uint8_t& reference() { return reference(ADDRESS()); }
 
-		[[nodiscard]] static std::map<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> parseHexFile(std::string path);
 		void loadHexFile(std::string path);
 
 	private:
diff --git a/inc/IntelHexFile.h b/inc/IntelHexFile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8765d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/IntelHexFile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <optional>
+#include <vector>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace EightBit {
+	class IntelHexFile {
+	public:
+		IntelHexFile(std::string path);
+
+		[[nodiscard]] std::map<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> parse();
+
+	private:
+		[[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::pair<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>>> parse(std::string line);
+		[[nodiscard]] std::vector<uint8_t> parseDataRecord(std::string line, uint8_t count);
+
+		template <class T> T fromHex(std::string input) {
+			std::istringstream converter(input);
+			unsigned output;
+			converter >> std::hex >> output;
+			return static_cast<T>(output);
+		}
+
+		std::ifstream m_file;
+		bool m_eof;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/src/Bus.cpp b/src/Bus.cpp
index 7232bed..a9c801b 100644
--- a/src/Bus.cpp
+++ b/src/Bus.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "Bus.h"
 #include "Ram.h"
+#include "IntelHexFile.h"
 #include "EightBitCompilerDefinitions.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <cassert>
-
 void EightBit::Bus::raisePOWER() {}
 
 void EightBit::Bus::lowerPOWER() {}
@@ -31,7 +27,8 @@ void EightBit::Bus::write(const uint8_t value) {
 }
 
 void EightBit::Bus::loadHexFile(const std::string path) {
-	const auto chunks = parseHexFile(path);
+	IntelHexFile file(path);
+	const auto chunks = file.parse();
 	for (const auto& chunk : chunks) {
 		const auto address = chunk.first;
 		const auto content = chunk.second;
@@ -41,57 +38,6 @@ void EightBit::Bus::loadHexFile(const std::string path) {
 	}
 }
 
-std::map<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> EightBit::Bus::parseHexFile(const std::string path) {
-
-	std::ifstream file;
-	file.open(path);
-
-	std::map<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> returned;
-
-	bool eof = false;
-	while (!file.eof() && !eof) {
-
-		std::string line;
-		std::getline(file, line);
-
-		const auto colon = line.substr(0, 1);
-		if (colon != ":")
-			throw std::out_of_range("Invalid hex file: line does not begin with a colon");
-
-		const auto countString = line.substr(1, 2);
-		const auto count = (uint8_t)strtoul(countString.c_str(), nullptr, 16); 
-
-		const auto addressString = line.substr(3, 4);
-		const auto address = (uint16_t)strtoul(addressString.c_str(), nullptr, 16); 
-
-		const auto recordTypeString = line.substr(7, 2);
-		const auto recordType = strtoul(recordTypeString.c_str(), nullptr, 16);
-
-		switch (recordType) {
-		case 0x00: {
-				std::vector<uint8_t> data(count);
-				const auto requiredLength = 9 + 2 + (count * 2);
-				if (line.length() != requiredLength)
-					throw std::out_of_range("Invalid hex file: line is not the required length");
-				for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-					const auto position = 9 + i * 2;
-					const auto datumString = line.substr(position, 2);
-					const auto datum = (uint8_t)strtoul(datumString.c_str(), nullptr, 16);
-					data[i] = datum;
-				}
-				returned[address] = data;
-			}
-			break;
-		case 0x01:
-			eof = true;
-			break;
-		default:
-			throw std::out_of_range("Unhandled hex file record.");
-		}
-	}
-	return returned;
-}
-
 uint8_t& EightBit::Bus::reference(const uint16_t address) {
 	const auto mapped = mapping(address);
 	const uint16_t offset = (address - mapped.begin) & mapped.mask;
diff --git a/src/EightBit.vcxproj b/src/EightBit.vcxproj
index 6c5293b..5da3ac1 100644
--- a/src/EightBit.vcxproj
+++ b/src/EightBit.vcxproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{A9C24BD9-0CB4-4C84-B09B-46B815F9DA47}</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>EightBit</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -72,15 +72,19 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <IncludePath>..\inc;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <IncludePath>..\inc;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <IncludePath>..\inc;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <IncludePath>..\inc;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
       <OmitFramePointers>true</OmitFramePointers>
       <ControlFlowGuard>false</ControlFlowGuard>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
       <OmitFramePointers>true</OmitFramePointers>
       <ControlFlowGuard>false</ControlFlowGuard>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -155,6 +161,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\EightBitCompilerDefinitions.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\EventArgs.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\InputOutput.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\inc\IntelHexFile.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\IntelProcessor.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\LittleEndianProcessor.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\Mapper.h" />
@@ -176,6 +183,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Device.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="EventArgs.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="InputOutput.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="IntelHexFile.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="IntelProcessor.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LittleEndianProcessor.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Memory.cpp" />
diff --git a/src/EightBit.vcxproj.filters b/src/EightBit.vcxproj.filters
index e32659c..f685ed9 100644
--- a/src/EightBit.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/EightBit.vcxproj.filters
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\inc\ClockedChip.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\inc\IntelHexFile.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp">
@@ -118,5 +121,8 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Device.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="IntelHexFile.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/IntelHexFile.cpp b/src/IntelHexFile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bd364d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IntelHexFile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "IntelHexFile.h"
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+EightBit::IntelHexFile::IntelHexFile(std::string path)
+:	m_eof(false) {
+	m_file.open(path);
+}
+
+std::map<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> EightBit::IntelHexFile::parse() {
+
+	std::map<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> returned;
+
+	while (!m_file.eof() && !m_eof) {
+
+		std::string line;
+		std::getline(m_file, line);
+
+		const auto parsed = parse(line);
+		if (parsed.has_value())
+			returned[parsed.value().first] = parsed.value().second;
+	}
+
+	if (!m_eof)
+		throw std::out_of_range("File is missing an EOF record");
+
+	return returned;
+}
+
+std::optional<std::pair<uint16_t, std::vector<uint8_t>>> EightBit::IntelHexFile::parse(std::string line) {
+
+	const auto colon = line.substr(0, 1);
+	if (colon != ":")
+		throw std::out_of_range("Invalid hex file: line does not begin with a colon");
+
+	const auto countString = line.substr(1, 2);
+	const auto count = fromHex<uint8_t>(countString);
+
+	const auto addressString = line.substr(3, 4);
+	const auto address = fromHex<uint16_t>(addressString);
+
+	const auto recordTypeString = line.substr(7, 2);
+	const auto recordType = fromHex<uint8_t>(recordTypeString);
+
+	switch (recordType) {
+	case 0x00:
+		return std::make_pair(address, parseDataRecord(line, count));
+	case 0x01:
+		m_eof = true;
+		return {};
+	default:
+		throw std::out_of_range("Unhandled hex file record.");
+	}
+}
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> EightBit::IntelHexFile::parseDataRecord(std::string line, uint8_t count) {
+	std::vector<uint8_t> data(count);
+	const auto requiredLength = 9 + 2 + (count * 2);
+	if (line.length() != requiredLength)
+		throw std::out_of_range("Invalid hex file: line is not the required length");
+	for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+		const auto position = 9 + i * 2;
+		const auto datumString = line.substr(position, 2);
+		const auto datum = fromHex<uint8_t>(datumString);
+		data.at(i) = datum;
+	}
+	return data;
+}