diff --git a/openttd.vcproj b/openttd.vcproj
index d42356e2b3..5660ba8f7c 100644
--- a/openttd.vcproj
+++ b/openttd.vcproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			ConfigurationType="1"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
 			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2"
+			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="TRUE">
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 			ConfigurationType="1"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
 			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
+			CharacterSet="1">
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="unicows.lib winmm.lib ws2_32.lib libpng.lib zlibstat.lib dxguid.lib"
 				OutputFile=".\Debug/openttd.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="0"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\waypoint.h">
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\win32.h">
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\music\win32_m.h">
 			</File>
diff --git a/video/win32_v.c b/video/win32_v.c
index a2f46378ea..be105c480a 100644
--- a/video/win32_v.c
+++ b/video/win32_v.c
@@ -668,9 +668,12 @@ static void FindResolutions(void)
 {
 	uint n = 0;
 	uint i;
-	DEVMODE dm;
+	DEVMODEA dm;
 
-	for (i = 0; EnumDisplaySettings(NULL, i, &dm) != 0; i++) {
+	/* XXX - EnumDisplaySettingsW crashes with unicows.dll on Windows95
+	 * Doesn't really matter since we don't pass a string anyways, but still
+	 * a letdown */
+	for (i = 0; EnumDisplaySettingsA(NULL, i, &dm) != 0; i++) {
 		if (dm.dmBitsPerPel == 8 && IS_INT_INSIDE(dm.dmPelsWidth, 640, MAX_SCREEN_WIDTH + 1) &&
 				IS_INT_INSIDE(dm.dmPelsHeight, 480, MAX_SCREEN_HEIGHT + 1)) {
 			uint j;