diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
index ad7d0105..bd844b9c 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ NEWSYM KeySlowDown, dd 0
 
 NEWSYM UseCubicSpline, db 1
 
-NEWSYM LargeSoundBuf, db 0
+NEWSYM ExclusiveSound, db 0
 NEWSYM HighPriority, db 0
 NEWSYM AlwaysOnTop, db 0
 NEWSYM SaveMainWindowPos, db 1
diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/guimouse.inc b/zsnes/src/gui/guimouse.inc
index 610fc6e5..2f064979 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/guimouse.inc
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/guimouse.inc
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ DisplayGUISoundClick:
 %endif
 ;.win32sound
 %ifdef __WIN32__
-    GUIClickCButton 11,121,byte[LargeSoundBuf]
+    GUIClickCButton 11,121,byte[ExclusiveSound]
 %endif
     GUIClickCButton 11,131,byte[InterSound]
     GUIClickCButton 11,141,byte[LowPassFilter]
diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/guiwindp.inc b/zsnes/src/gui/guiwindp.inc
index fbfe7d99..8f243ab2 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/guiwindp.inc
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/guiwindp.inc
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ DisplayGUISound:
 .nocheckbox42
 %ifdef __WIN32__
     mov dword[GUITemp],GUIIconDataCheckBoxUC
-    cmp byte[LargeSoundBuf],0
+    cmp byte[ExclusiveSound],0
     je .nocheckbox43
     mov dword[GUITemp],GUIIconDataCheckBoxC
 .nocheckbox43
@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@ GUISoundTextCb db '48000HZ',0
 GUISoundTextD db '---%',0
 GUISoundTextH db 'REVERSE STEREO',0
 GUISoundTextI db 'SURROUND SOUND',0
-GUISoundTextIb db 'LARGE SOUND BUFFER',0
+GUISoundTextIb db 'EXCLUSIVE MODE',0
 GUISoundTextJ db 'SOUND INTERPOLATION',0
 GUISoundTextK db 'LOW PASS FILTER',0
 GUISoundTextL db 'SOUND BUFFERING',0
diff --git a/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp b/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp
index df9be92b..d2f81b6b 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp
+++ b/zsnes/src/win/winlink.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ unsigned char keyboardhit=0;
 void initwinvideo();
 extern BYTE StereoSound;
 extern DWORD SoundQuality;
-extern BYTE LargeSoundBuf;
+extern BYTE ExclusiveSound;
 extern BYTE HighPriority;
 extern BYTE AlwaysOnTop;
 extern BYTE SaveMainWindowPos;
@@ -475,8 +475,19 @@ InitSound()
    PrevStereoSound=StereoSound;
 
 	if(DS_OK == DirectSoundCreate8(NULL, &lpDirectSound,NULL))
-	{    
-          if (DS_OK != lpDirectSound->SetCooperativeLevel(hMainWindow, DSSCL_NORMAL))
+	{
+          if (ExclusiveSound == 0)
+          {
+             if (DS_OK != lpDirectSound->SetCooperativeLevel(hMainWindow, DSSCL_NORMAL))
+             {
+                if (DS_OK != lpDirectSound->SetCooperativeLevel(hMainWindow, DSSCL_EXCLUSIVE))
+                {
+                   SoundEnabled=0;
+                   return FALSE;
+                }
+             }
+          }
+          else
           {
              if (DS_OK != lpDirectSound->SetCooperativeLevel(hMainWindow, DSSCL_EXCLUSIVE))
              {
@@ -527,11 +538,6 @@ InitSound()
          SoundBufferSize=1024*2;
    }
 
-   if (LargeSoundBuf == 1)
-   {
-      SoundBufferSize*=2;
-   }
-
    if(StereoSound==1)
    {
       wfx.nChannels = 2;