diff --git a/VBA2008.vcproj b/VBA2008.vcproj
index d11956f4..e8bb5a02 100644
--- a/VBA2008.vcproj
+++ b/VBA2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9,00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="VisualBoyAdvance"
 	ProjectGUID="{6D4C5EC8-933F-4C05-A1BF-498E658576DF}"
 	RootNamespace="VBA"
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				RegisterOutput="false"
 				IgnoreImportLibrary="false"
-				AdditionalDependencies="nafxcw.lib LIBCMT.lib zlib.lib libpng.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="nafxcw.lib zlib.lib libpng.lib LIBCMT.lib"
 				ShowProgress="0"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\VisualBoyAdvance.exe"
 				Version=""
@@ -841,6 +841,14 @@
 			<Filter
 				Name="Main"
 				>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\src\win32\protect.c"
+					>
+				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\src\win32\protect.h"
+					>
+				</File>
 				<File
 					RelativePath=".\src\win32\stdafx.cpp"
 					>
diff --git a/src/win32/VBA.cpp b/src/win32/VBA.cpp
index 8cdc7bc4..d90d0e46 100644
--- a/src/win32/VBA.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/VBA.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "WinResUtil.h"
 #include "Logging.h"
 #include "rpi.h"
+#include "protect.h"
 
 #include "../System.h"
 #include "../agb/agbprint.h"
@@ -490,9 +491,30 @@ BOOL VBA::InitInstance()
   Enable3dControlsStatic();  // Call this when linking to MFC statically
 #endif
 #endif
+  char szEXEFileName[260];
+  int check = 0;
+  FILE * pFile;
+  pFile = fopen ("myfile.txt","w");
 
   SetRegistryKey(_T("VBA"));
 
+  if(!GetModuleFileName(GetModuleHandle(0), szEXEFileName, sizeof(szEXEFileName)))
+  {
+      MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to determine .EXE file name.",
+         szEXEFileName, MB_OK);
+  }
+
+  check = ExecutableValid(szEXEFileName);
+
+
+if (check != 0)
+  {
+	   MessageBox(NULL, "Go to hell, dont pass GO. Don't collect $200.",
+		   szEXEFileName, MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK);
+	   ExitProcess(0);
+  }
+	  
+
   remoteSetProtocol(0);
 
   systemVerbose = GetPrivateProfileInt("config",
@@ -521,6 +543,8 @@ BOOL VBA::InitInstance()
 
   loadSettings();
 
+
+
   if(!openLinkLog())
     return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/src/win32/protect.c b/src/win32/protect.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5de43695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/win32/protect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <zlib.h>
+#include "protect.h"
+
+static void *memmem(uint8_t *haystack, size_t haystacklen, uint8_t *needle, size_t needlelen)
+{
+  if (needlelen <= haystacklen)
+  {
+    haystacklen -= needlelen-1;
+    while (haystacklen--)
+    {
+      if (!memcmp(haystack, needle, needlelen))
+      {
+        return((char *)haystack);
+      }
+      ++haystack;
+    }
+  }
+  return(0);
+}
+
+static volatile uint32_t data[] = {
+  0x00000000,
+  0x0C097E1B,
+  0x00000000,
+  0xABCEFDCA,
+  0x6876ABDC,
+  0x12345678,
+  0x9ABCDEF0,
+  0xFEDCBA98,
+  0x76543210,
+  0xDEADBEEF,
+  0xFEEDFACE,
+  0xDEADBABE,
+  0x00000000,
+  0xFFFFFFFF,
+  0x3AB5F60E,
+  0xCCCCCCCC,
+  0xA55AA55A,
+  0x43570C13,
+  0x74372984
+};
+
+int ExecutableValid(const char *executable_filename)
+{
+  FILE *fp;
+  int retval = 1;  //Invalid
+
+  if ((fp = fopen(executable_filename, "rb")))
+  {
+    size_t file_size;
+    uint8_t *buffer;
+
+    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
+    file_size = ftell(fp);
+
+    if ((buffer = malloc(file_size))) //Mallocing the whole file? Oh Noes!
+    {
+      const uint8_t *p;
+
+      rewind(fp);
+      fread(buffer, 1, file_size, fp);
+
+      if ((p  = memmem(buffer, file_size, (const void *)data, sizeof(data))))
+      {
+        size_t length_till_data = p-buffer;
+        uint32_t crc1, crc2, crc3, crc4;
+
+        crc1 = crc2 = crc3 = crc4 = crc32(0L, Z_NULL, 0);
+        crc1 = crc32(crc1, (const Bytef *)buffer, length_till_data);
+        crc2 = crc32(crc1, (const Bytef *)data, sizeof(data));
+        crc3 = crc32(crc3, (const Bytef *)p+sizeof(data), file_size-(length_till_data+sizeof(data)));
+
+        data[sizeof(data)/sizeof(uint32_t)-1] += sizeof(data); //Seriously "what the heck", right? ;-)
+        crc4 = crc32(crc4, (const Bytef *)(data+2), sizeof(data)-sizeof(uint32_t)*2);
+
+        if ((crc1 == data[sizeof(data)/sizeof(uint32_t)-4]) &&
+            (crc3 == data[sizeof(data)/sizeof(uint32_t)-3]) &&
+            (crc4 == data[1]) &&
+            (crc32_combine(crc2, crc3, file_size-(length_till_data+sizeof(data))) == data[sizeof(data)/sizeof(uint32_t)-2]) &&
+            (file_size == data[2]) &&
+            (data[3] == ((uint32_t *)(buffer+file_size))[-2]) &&
+            (data[4] == ((uint32_t *)(buffer+file_size))[-1]))
+        {
+          retval = data[12]; //Valid
+        }
+
+        free(buffer);
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      retval = -2; //Error Occured - Memory
+    }
+
+    fclose(fp);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    retval = -1; //Error Occured - File
+  }
+
+  return(retval);
+}
diff --git a/src/win32/protect.h b/src/win32/protect.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0457c90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/win32/protect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//#ifdef PROTECT_H
+//#define PROTECT_H
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+//Returns 0 on success, 1 on failure, and <0 when an error occured
+//Note, can only be called once per execution
+int ExecutableValid(const char *executable_filename);
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+//#endif