diff --git a/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.suo b/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.suo
index 17fad8f8..9fa6140a 100644
Binary files a/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.suo and b/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.suo differ
diff --git a/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.vcxproj b/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.vcxproj
index 67aab602..8f34f2e6 100644
--- a/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.vcxproj
+++ b/project/vs2010_mfc/VBA2010.vcxproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <UseOfAtl>false</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>NotSet</CharacterSet>
     <CLRSupport>false</CLRSupport>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
diff --git a/src/Util.cpp b/src/Util.cpp
index aed4d895..5ca4d0f3 100644
--- a/src/Util.cpp
+++ b/src/Util.cpp
@@ -435,9 +435,34 @@ static bool utilIsImage(const char *file)
 	return utilIsGBAImage(file) || utilIsGBImage(file);
 }
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 IMAGE_TYPE utilFindType(const char *file)
 {
 	char buffer [2048];
+#ifdef WIN32
+	DWORD dwNum = MultiByteToWideChar (CP_ACP, 0, file, -1, NULL, 0);
+	wchar_t *pwText;
+	pwText = new wchar_t[dwNum];
+	if(!pwText)
+	{
+		delete []pwText;
+	}
+	MultiByteToWideChar (CP_ACP, 0, file, -1, pwText, dwNum );
+	char* file_conv = fex_wide_to_path( pwText);
+	delete []pwText;
+	if ( !utilIsImage( file_conv ) ) // TODO: utilIsArchive() instead?
+	{
+		fex_t* fe = scan_arc(file_conv,utilIsImage,buffer);
+		if(!fe)
+			return IMAGE_UNKNOWN;
+		fex_close(fe);
+		file = buffer;
+	}
+	free(file_conv);
+#else
 	if ( !utilIsImage( file ) ) // TODO: utilIsArchive() instead?
 	{
 		fex_t* fe = scan_arc(file,utilIsImage,buffer);
@@ -446,7 +471,7 @@ IMAGE_TYPE utilFindType(const char *file)
 		fex_close(fe);
 		file = buffer;
 	}
-
+#endif
 	return utilIsGBAImage(file) ? IMAGE_GBA : IMAGE_GB;
 }
 
@@ -465,10 +490,26 @@ u8 *utilLoad(const char *file,
 {
 	// find image file
 	char buffer [2048];
+#ifdef WIN32
+	DWORD dwNum = MultiByteToWideChar (CP_ACP, 0, file, -1, NULL, 0);
+	wchar_t *pwText;
+	pwText = new wchar_t[dwNum];
+	if(!pwText)
+	{
+		delete []pwText;
+	}
+	MultiByteToWideChar (CP_ACP, 0, file, -1, pwText, dwNum );
+	char* file_conv = fex_wide_to_path( pwText);
+	delete []pwText;
+	fex_t *fe = scan_arc(file_conv,accept,buffer);
+	if(!fe)
+		return NULL;
+	free(file_conv);
+#else
 	fex_t *fe = scan_arc(file,accept,buffer);
 	if(!fe)
 		return NULL;
-
+#endif
 	// Allocate space for image
 	fex_err_t err = fex_stat(fe);
 	int fileSize = fex_size(fe);
@@ -671,4 +712,4 @@ bool utilFileExists( const char *filename )
 		fclose( f );
 		return true;
 	}
-}
+}
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