diff --git a/win32/rsrc/snes9x.rc b/win32/rsrc/snes9x.rc
index da6acf05..bf45bf73 100644
--- a/win32/rsrc/snes9x.rc
+++ b/win32/rsrc/snes9x.rc
@@ -194,16 +194,15 @@ BEGIN
     LTEXT           "Resolution",IDC_CURRMODE,187,76,41,8
     COMBOBOX        IDC_RESOLUTION,234,74,105,95,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     CONTROL         "Enable Triple Buffering",IDC_DBLBUFFER,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,88,87,10
-    CONTROL         "Transparency Effects",IDC_TRANS,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,113,153,10
-    CONTROL         "Hi Resolution Support",IDC_HIRES,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,124,85,10
-    CONTROL         "Extend Height of SNES Image",IDC_HEIGHT_EXTEND,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,146,111,10
+    CONTROL         "Transparency Effects",IDC_TRANS,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,118,153,10
+    CONTROL         "Extend Height of SNES Image",IDC_HEIGHT_EXTEND,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,140,153,10
     CONTROL         "Display messages before applying filters",IDC_MESSAGES_IN_IMAGE,
-                    "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,157,140,10
+                    "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,151,153,10
     GROUPBOX        "",IDC_SHADER_GROUP,8,184,338,71,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
     EDITTEXT        IDC_SHADER_HLSL_FILE,13,206,306,14,ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_DISABLED
     PUSHBUTTON      "...",IDC_SHADER_HLSL_BROWSE,322,206,19,14,WS_DISABLED
     GROUPBOX        "Frame Skipping:",IDC_STATIC,7,132,167,46,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
-    GROUPBOX        "SNES Image",IDC_STATIC,180,103,166,79,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
+    GROUPBOX        "SNES Image",IDC_STATIC,180,106,166,72,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
     GROUPBOX        "Output Image Processing",IDC_STATIC,179,7,166,53,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
     GROUPBOX        "Fullscreen Display Settings",IDC_STATIC,179,63,166,39,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
     LTEXT           "Hi Res:",IDC_HIRESLABEL,186,36,31,8
@@ -216,11 +215,11 @@ BEGIN
     EDITTEXT        IDC_SHADER_GLSL_FILE,13,235,306,14,ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_DISABLED
     PUSHBUTTON      "...",IDC_SHADER_GLSL_BROWSE,322,235,19,14,WS_DISABLED
     LTEXT           "OpenGL Shader File",IDC_STATIC,13,224,104,8
-    CONTROL         "Blend Hi-Res Images",IDC_HIRESBLEND,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,135,82,10
+    CONTROL         "Blend Hi-Res Images",IDC_HIRESBLEND,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,129,153,10
     CONTROL         "VSync",IDC_VSYNC,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,11,107,37,10
     CONTROL         "Reduce Input Lag",IDC_REDUCEINPUTLAG,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,11,118,76,10
     CONTROL         "Scale messages with EPX if possible",IDC_MESSAGES_SCALE,
-                    "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,168,131,10
+                    "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,187,162,153,10
     PUSHBUTTON      "Parameters",IDC_SHADER_GLSL_PARAMETERS,112,222,49,12,WS_DISABLED
 END
 
diff --git a/win32/wconfig.cpp b/win32/wconfig.cpp
index 9a07c28e..a3d3606b 100644
--- a/win32/wconfig.cpp
+++ b/win32/wconfig.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ void WinSetDefaultValues ()
 	// CPU options
 	Settings.Paused	= false;
 
+	Settings.SupportHiRes = true;
+
 #ifdef NETPLAY_SUPPORT
 	Settings.Port =	1996;
 	NetPlay.MaxFrameSkip = 10;
@@ -895,7 +897,6 @@ void WinRegisterConfigItems()
 	AddBoolC("Lock", readOnlyConfig, false, "if true, prevents Snes9x from editing this configuration file (or making it read-only while it is running)");
 #undef CATEGORY
 #define CATEGORY "Display"
-	AddBool2C("HiRes", Settings.SupportHiRes, true, "on to support the hi-res mode that a few games use, off to render them in low-res");
 	AddBool2("Transparency", Settings.Transparency, true);
 	AddBoolC("MessagesInImage", Settings.AutoDisplayMessages, false, "true to draw text inside the SNES image (will get into AVIs, screenshots, and filters)");
 	AddBool2C("FrameRate", Settings.DisplayFrameRate, false, "on to display the framerate (will be inaccurate if AutoMaxSkipFrames is too small)");
diff --git a/win32/wsnes9x.cpp b/win32/wsnes9x.cpp
index 665566d3..fe6978ec 100644
--- a/win32/wsnes9x.cpp
+++ b/win32/wsnes9x.cpp
@@ -7554,8 +7554,6 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgFunky(HWND hDlg, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
         if (Settings.Transparency)
             SendDlgItemMessage(hDlg, IDC_TRANS, BM_SETCHECK, (WPARAM)BST_CHECKED, 0);
 
-        if (Settings.SupportHiRes)
-            SendDlgItemMessage(hDlg, IDC_HIRES, BM_SETCHECK, (WPARAM)BST_CHECKED, 0);
         if (GUI.BlendHiRes)
             SendDlgItemMessage(hDlg, IDC_HIRESBLEND, BM_SETCHECK, (WPARAM)BST_CHECKED, 0);
         if (GUI.HeightExtend)
@@ -7977,10 +7975,6 @@ updateFilterBox2:
 			bool fullscreenWanted;
  			Settings.Transparency = IsDlgButtonChecked(hDlg, IDC_TRANS);
 			Settings.BilinearFilter = (bool)(IsDlgButtonChecked(hDlg,IDC_BILINEAR)==BST_CHECKED);
-			if(!GUI.FullScreen || (GUI.FullscreenMode.width >= 512 && GUI.FullscreenMode.height >= 478) || GUI.Stretch)
-				Settings.SupportHiRes = IsDlgButtonChecked(hDlg, IDC_HIRES);
-			else
-				Settings.SupportHiRes = false;
 			GUI.HeightExtend = IsDlgButtonChecked(hDlg, IDC_HEIGHT_EXTEND)!=0;
 			Settings.AutoDisplayMessages = IsDlgButtonChecked(hDlg, IDC_MESSAGES_IN_IMAGE);
 			GUI.filterMessagFont = IsDlgButtonChecked(hDlg, IDC_MESSAGES_SCALE);