diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
index 168a6d96..70ccf3c5 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ EXTSYM numlockptr
 %ifdef __WIN32__
 EXTSYM CheckPriority
 EXTSYM CheckAlwaysOnTop
-EXTSYM ReInitTimer
+EXTSYM RestartTimer
 %endif
 %ifdef __LINUX__
 EXTSYM numlockptr
@@ -3321,7 +3321,7 @@ DisplayBoxes:
 %ifdef __WIN32__
     pushad
     call CheckPriority
-    call ReInitTimer
+    call RestartTimer
     popad
 %endif
     jmp .finstuff
diff --git a/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp b/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp
index c7eff7e2..b9ba4f6b 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp
+++ b/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ DWORD FullScreen = 0;
 DWORD Moving= 0;
 DWORD SoundBufferSize=1024*18;
 DWORD FirstSound=1;
+DWORD CurrentTimer=0;
 
 int AllowDefault=0;
 int SoundEnabled=1;
@@ -219,20 +220,6 @@ extern "C" void MinimizeWindow()
    IsMinimized = TRUE;
 }
 
-extern "C" void ReInitTimer()
-{
-   if (AlternateTimer == 0)
-   {
-      QueryPerformanceCounter((LARGE_INTEGER*)&start);
-      QueryPerformanceCounter((LARGE_INTEGER*)&start2);
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      start = timeGetTime();
-      start2 = timeGetTime();
-   }
-}
-
 extern "C" BYTE MouseWheel;
 
 BOOL InputRead(void)
@@ -2281,6 +2268,17 @@ void WinUpdateDevices()
 
 }
 
+extern "C" void DosExit();
+
+extern "C" void RestartTimer()
+{
+   if (CurrentTimer != AlternateTimer)
+   {
+      MessageBox(hMainWindow, "ZSNESW must be restarted to use this option", "Info", MB_OK);
+      DosExit();
+   }
+}
+
 int GetMouseX(void)
 {
    char message1[256];