diff --git a/src/drivers/win/memview.cpp b/src/drivers/win/memview.cpp
index 6cc7fc80..360010ef 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/memview.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/memview.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int LoadTable(const char* nameo)
 
 //should return -1, otherwise returns the line number it had the error on
 int LoadTableFile(){
-	const char filter[]="Table Files (*.TBL)\0*.tbl\0";
+	const char filter[]="Table Files (*.TBL)\0*.tbl\0All files (*.*)\0*.*\0";
 	char nameo[2048]; //todo: possibly no need for this? can lpstrfilter point to loadedcdfile instead?
 	OPENFILENAME ofn;
 	memset(&ofn,0,sizeof(ofn));
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/memwatch.cpp b/src/drivers/win/memwatch.cpp
index 5c0693f2..02819186 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/memwatch.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/memwatch.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static void QuickSaveMemWatch() //Save rather than Save as
 //Open Memwatch File
 static void LoadMemWatch()
 {
-	const char filter[]="Memory address list(*.txt)\0*.txt\0";
+	const char filter[]="Memory address list(*.txt)\0*.txt\0All Files (*.*)\0*.*\0";
 	char watchfcontents[2048]; 
 	
 	//Now clear last file used variable (memwLastFilename)
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/state.cpp b/src/drivers/win/state.cpp
index 4fabff38..11772a95 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/state.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/state.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void FCEUD_SaveStateAs()
 **/
 void FCEUD_LoadStateFrom()
 {
-	const char filter[]= FCEU_NAME" Save State (*.fc?)\0*.fc?\0";
+	const char filter[]= FCEU_NAME" Save State (*.fc?)\0*.fc?\0All Files (*.*)\0*.*\0";
 	char nameo[2048];
 	OPENFILENAME ofn;
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/texthook.cpp b/src/drivers/win/texthook.cpp
index 93c99b8d..761246f3 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/texthook.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/texthook.cpp
@@ -413,10 +413,9 @@ int TextHookerLoadTableFile(){
 	unsigned int i, j, line, charcode1, charcode2; //various useful variables
 
 	//initialize the "File open" dialogue box
-	const char filter[]="Table Files (*.THT)\0*.tht\0";
+	const char filter[]="Table Files (*.THT)\0*.tht\0All Files (*.*)\0*.*\0";
 	char nameo[2048]; //todo: possibly no need for this? can lpstrfilter point to loadedcdfile instead?
 	OPENFILENAME ofn;
-	//StopSound(); //mbg merge 6/30/08
 	memset(&ofn,0,sizeof(ofn));
 	ofn.lStructSize=sizeof(ofn);
 	ofn.hInstance=fceu_hInstance;
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/window.cpp b/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
index 1412ce7b..49316b47 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/window.cpp
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ void FCEUD_LuaRunFrom(void)
 	ZeroMemory( (LPVOID)&ofn, sizeof(OPENFILENAME) );
 	ofn.lStructSize = sizeof(OPENFILENAME);
 	ofn.hwndOwner = hAppWnd;
-	ofn.lpstrFilter = "Lua scripts\0*.lua\0All files\0*.*\0\0";
+	ofn.lpstrFilter = "Lua scripts (*.lua)\0*.lua\0All files (*.*)\0*.*\0\0";
 	ofn.lpstrFile = szFileName;
 	ofn.lpstrDefExt = "lua";
 	ofn.nMaxFile = MAX_PATH;