diff --git a/cpu.cpp b/cpu.cpp
index 3e249cc5..f2efb4ce 100644
--- a/cpu.cpp
+++ b/cpu.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ void S9xSoftReset (void)
 {
 	S9xResetSaveTimer(FALSE);
 
-	memset(Memory.VRAM, 0x00, 0x10000);
 	ZeroMemory(Memory.FillRAM, 0x8000);
 
 	if (Settings.BS)
diff --git a/snes9x.cpp b/snes9x.cpp
index 79fe2ad7..ec955bea 100644
--- a/snes9x.cpp
+++ b/snes9x.cpp
@@ -464,12 +464,12 @@ void S9xLoadConfigFiles (char **argv, int argc)
 
 	// Hack
 
-	Settings.DisableGameSpecificHacks   = !conf.GetBool("Hack::EnableGameSpecificHacks",       true);
-	Settings.BlockInvalidVRAMAccess     = !conf.GetBool("Hack::AllowInvalidVRAMAccess",        false);
-	Settings.ShutdownMaster             =  conf.GetBool("Hack::SpeedHacks",                    false);
-	Settings.DisableIRQ                 =  conf.GetBool("Hack::DisableIRQ",                    false);
-	Settings.DisableHDMA                =  conf.GetBool("Hack::DisableHDMA",                   false);
-	Settings.HDMATimingHack             =  conf.GetInt ("Hack::HDMATiming",                    100);
+	Settings.DisableGameSpecificHacks       = !conf.GetBool("Hack::EnableGameSpecificHacks",       true);
+	Settings.BlockInvalidVRAMAccessMaster   = !conf.GetBool("Hack::AllowInvalidVRAMAccess",        false);
+	Settings.ShutdownMaster                 =  conf.GetBool("Hack::SpeedHacks",                    false);
+	Settings.DisableIRQ                     =  conf.GetBool("Hack::DisableIRQ",                    false);
+	Settings.DisableHDMA                    =  conf.GetBool("Hack::DisableHDMA",                   false);
+	Settings.HDMATimingHack                 =  conf.GetInt ("Hack::HDMATiming",                    100);
 
 	// Netplay
 
diff --git a/win32/wconfig.cpp b/win32/wconfig.cpp
index 8018fa18..c36774be 100644
--- a/win32/wconfig.cpp
+++ b/win32/wconfig.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ void WinSetDefaultValues ()
 	Settings.HDMATimingHack = 100;
 	Settings.Shutdown =	false;
 	Settings.ShutdownMaster	= false;
-	Settings.BlockInvalidVRAMAccess = true;
 	Settings.DisableIRQ	= false;
 	Settings.Paused	= false;
 	Timings.H_Max =	SNES_CYCLES_PER_SCANLINE;
@@ -992,7 +991,7 @@ void WinRegisterConfigItems()
 	AddUIntC("TurboFrameSkip", Settings.TurboSkipFrames, 15, "how many frames to skip when in fast-forward mode");
 	AddUInt("AutoSaveDelay", Settings.AutoSaveDelay, 30);
 	AddBool2C("SpeedHacks", Settings.ShutdownMaster, false, "on to skip emulating the CPU when it is not being used ... recommended OFF");
-	AddBool("BlockInvalidVRAMAccess", Settings.BlockInvalidVRAMAccess, true);
+	AddBool("BlockInvalidVRAMAccess", Settings.BlockInvalidVRAMAccessMaster, true);
 	AddBool2C("SnapshotScreenshots", Settings.SnapshotScreenshots, true, "on to save the screenshot in each snapshot, for loading-when-paused display");
 	AddBoolC("MovieTruncateAtEnd", Settings.MovieTruncate, true, "true to truncate any leftover data in the movie file after the current frame when recording stops");
 	AddBoolC("MovieNotifyIgnored", Settings.MovieNotifyIgnored, false, "true to display \"(ignored)\" in the frame counter when recording when the last frame of input was not used by the SNES (such as lag or loading frames)");