diff --git a/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp b/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp
index 417e810f..8630c554 100644
--- a/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@
 extern TASEDITOR_LUA taseditor_lua;
 #endif
 
-bool DemandLua()
+bool CheckLua()
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
 	HMODULE mod = LoadLibrary("lua51.dll");
 	if(!mod)
 	{
-		MessageBox(NULL, "lua51.dll was not found. Please get it into your PATH or in the same directory as fceux.exe", "FCEUX", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 		return false;
 	}
 	FreeLibrary(mod);
@@ -64,6 +63,20 @@ bool DemandLua()
 #endif
 }
 
+bool DemandLua()
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	if(!CheckLua())
+	{
+		MessageBox(NULL, "lua51.dll was not found. Please get it into your PATH or in the same directory as fceux.exe", "FCEUX", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
 extern "C"
 {
 #include <lua.h>
@@ -5674,7 +5687,7 @@ void FCEU_ReloadLuaCode()
  */
 void FCEU_LuaStop() {
 
-	if (!DemandLua())
+	if (!CheckLua())
 		return;
 
 	//already killed
diff --git a/trunk/vc/.gitignore b/trunk/vc/.gitignore
index 4e51055a..a2c54f42 100644
--- a/trunk/vc/.gitignore
+++ b/trunk/vc/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 /vc8_bin_debug
 /vc8_fceux.ncb
 /vc8_obj_Debug
+/vc8_fceux.suo
+/*.user