diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05a53c02c6..435595f502 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Factor/factor
 *.image
 *.dylib
 factor
+factor.com
 *#*#
 .DS_Store
 .gdb_history
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b41e756729..e84a5f9c5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ else
 	CFLAGS += -O3 $(SITE_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG
-	include $(CONFIG)
-endif
+CONFIG = $(shell ./build-support/factor.sh config-target)
+include $(CONFIG)
 
 ENGINE = $(DLL_PREFIX)factor$(DLL_SUFFIX)$(DLL_EXTENSION)
 
@@ -130,18 +129,20 @@ solaris-x86-64:
 	$(MAKE) $(EXECUTABLE) CONFIG=vm/Config.solaris.x86.64
 
 freetype6.dll:
-	wget http://factorcode.org/dlls/freetype6.dll
+	wget $(DLL_PATH)/freetype6.dll
 	chmod 755 freetype6.dll
 
 zlib1.dll:
-	wget http://factorcode.org/dlls/zlib1.dll
+	wget $(DLL_PATH)/zlib1.dll
 	chmod 755 zlib1.dll
 
-winnt-x86-32: freetype6.dll zlib1.dll
+windows-dlls: freetype6.dll zlib1.dll
+
+winnt-x86-32: windows-dlls
 	$(MAKE) $(EXECUTABLE) CONFIG=vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.32
 	$(MAKE) $(CONSOLE_EXECUTABLE) CONFIG=vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.32
 
-winnt-x86-64:
+winnt-x86-64: windows-dlls
 	$(MAKE) $(EXECUTABLE) CONFIG=vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.64
 	$(MAKE) $(CONSOLE_EXECUTABLE) CONFIG=vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.64
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ factor: $(DLL_OBJS) $(EXE_OBJS)
 factor-console: $(DLL_OBJS) $(EXE_OBJS)
 	$(LINKER) $(ENGINE) $(DLL_OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(LIBS) $(LIBPATH) -L. $(LINK_WITH_ENGINE) \
-		$(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_CONSOLE) -o $@$(EXE_SUFFIX)$(EXE_EXTENSION) $(EXE_OBJS)
+		$(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_CONSOLE) -o factor$(EXE_SUFFIX)$(CONSOLE_EXTENSION) $(EXE_OBJS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f vm/*.o
diff --git a/basis/io/launcher/windows/nt/nt-tests.factor b/basis/io/launcher/windows/nt/nt-tests.factor
index 93b1e8c2ff..4dd0eebed3 100644
--- a/basis/io/launcher/windows/nt/nt-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/io/launcher/windows/nt/nt-tests.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: io.launcher tools.test calendar accessors environment
 namespaces kernel system arrays io io.files io.encodings.ascii
 sequences parser assocs hashtables math continuations eval
-io.files.temp io.directories io.pathnames ;
+io.files.temp io.directories io.pathnames splitting ;
 IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 
 [ ] [
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 
 [ f ] [ "notepad" get process-running? ] unit-test
 
+: console-vm ( -- path )
+    vm ".exe" ?tail [ ".com" append ] when ;
+
 [ ] [
     <process>
-        vm "-quiet" "-run=hello-world" 3array >>command
+        console-vm "-quiet" "-run=hello-world" 3array >>command
         "out.txt" temp-file >>stdout
     try-process
 ] unit-test
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 
 [ ] [
     <process>
-        vm "-run=listener" 2array >>command
+        console-vm "-run=listener" 2array >>command
         +closed+ >>stdin
     try-process
 ] unit-test
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "stderr.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "stderr.factor" 3array >>command
             "out.txt" temp-file >>stdout
             "err.txt" temp-file >>stderr
         try-process
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "stderr.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "stderr.factor" 3array >>command
             "out.txt" temp-file >>stdout
             +stdout+ >>stderr
         try-process
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ "output" ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "stderr.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "stderr.factor" 3array >>command
             "err2.txt" temp-file >>stderr
         ascii <process-reader> lines first
     ] with-directory
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ t ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
         ascii <process-reader> contents
     ] with-directory eval
 
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ t ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
             +replace-environment+ >>environment-mode
             os-envs >>environment
         ascii <process-reader> contents
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ "B" ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
             { { "A" "B" } } >>environment
         ascii <process-reader> contents
     ] with-directory eval
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
 [ f ] [
     launcher-test-path [
         <process>
-            vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
+            console-vm "-script" "env.factor" 3array >>command
             { { "USERPROFILE" "XXX" } } >>environment
             +prepend-environment+ >>environment-mode
         ascii <process-reader> contents
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ IN: io.launcher.windows.nt.tests
     2 [
         launcher-test-path [
             <process>
-                vm "-script" "append.factor" 3array >>command
+                console-vm "-script" "append.factor" 3array >>command
                 "append-test" temp-file <appender> >>stdout
             try-process
         ] with-directory
diff --git a/build-support/factor.sh b/build-support/factor.sh
index 44c047155d..e70ef40e5c 100755
--- a/build-support/factor.sh
+++ b/build-support/factor.sh
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ find_word_size() {
 
 set_factor_binary() {
     case $OS in
-        winnt) FACTOR_BINARY=factor-console.exe;;
+        winnt) FACTOR_BINARY=factor.com;;
         *) FACTOR_BINARY=factor;;
     esac
 }
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ echo_build_info() {
     $ECHO FACTOR_BINARY=$FACTOR_BINARY
     $ECHO FACTOR_LIBRARY=$FACTOR_LIBRARY
     $ECHO FACTOR_IMAGE=$FACTOR_IMAGE
+    $ECHO CONFIG_TARGET=$CONFIG_TARGET
     $ECHO MAKE_TARGET=$MAKE_TARGET
     $ECHO BOOT_IMAGE=$BOOT_IMAGE
     $ECHO MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=$MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET
@@ -289,20 +290,30 @@ set_build_info() {
     if [[ $OS == macosx && $ARCH == ppc ]] ; then
         MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=macosx-ppc
         MAKE_TARGET=macosx-ppc
+	CONFIG_TARGET=macosx.ppc
     elif [[ $OS == linux && $ARCH == ppc ]] ; then
         MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=linux-ppc
         MAKE_TARGET=linux-ppc
+	CONFIG_TARGET=linux.ppc
     elif [[ $OS == winnt && $ARCH == x86 && $WORD == 64 ]] ; then
         MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=winnt-x86.64
         MAKE_TARGET=winnt-x86-64
+	CONFIG_TARGET=windows.nt.x86.64
+    elif [[ $OS == winnt && $ARCH == x86 && $WORD == 32 ]] ; then
+        MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=winnt-x86.32
+        MAKE_TARGET=winnt-x86-32
+	CONFIG_TARGET=windows.nt.x86.32
     elif [[ $ARCH == x86 && $WORD == 64 ]] ; then
         MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=unix-x86.64
         MAKE_TARGET=$OS-x86-64
+	CONFIG_TARGET=$OS.x86.64
     else
         MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET=$ARCH.$WORD
         MAKE_TARGET=$OS-$ARCH-$WORD
+        CONFIG_TARGET=$OS.$ARCH.$WORD
     fi
     BOOT_IMAGE=boot.$MAKE_IMAGE_TARGET.image
+    CONFIG_TARGET=vm/Config.$CONFIG_TARGET
 }
 
 parse_build_info() {
@@ -570,5 +581,6 @@ case "$1" in
     dlls) get_config_info; maybe_download_dlls;;
     net-bootstrap) get_config_info; update_boot_images; bootstrap ;;
     make-target) ECHO=false; find_build_info; echo $MAKE_TARGET ;;
+    config-target) ECHO=false; find_build_info; echo $CONFIG_TARGET ;;
     *) usage ;;
 esac
diff --git a/vm/Config.windows b/vm/Config.windows
index 41eca86b5c..45d2f0cb98 100644
--- a/vm/Config.windows
+++ b/vm/Config.windows
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CFLAGS += -DWINDOWS -mno-cygwin
 LIBS = -lm
 PLAF_DLL_OBJS += vm/os-windows.o
 EXE_EXTENSION=.exe
+CONSOLE_EXTENSION=.com
 DLL_EXTENSION=.dll
 LINKER = $(CC) -shared -mno-cygwin -o 
 LINK_WITH_ENGINE = -l$(DLL_PREFIX)factor$(DLL_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/vm/Config.windows.nt b/vm/Config.windows.nt
index de28ba64ba..ffaa899fe1 100644
--- a/vm/Config.windows.nt
+++ b/vm/Config.windows.nt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ PLAF_EXE_OBJS += vm/resources.o
 PLAF_EXE_OBJS += vm/main-windows-nt.o
 CFLAGS += -mwindows
 CFLAGS_CONSOLE += -mconsole
+CONSOLE_EXTENSION = .com
 include vm/Config.windows
diff --git a/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.32 b/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.32
index 9a020a7bc1..d27629fe83 100644
--- a/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.32
+++ b/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.32
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DLL_PATH=http://factorcode.org/dlls
 WINDRES=windres
 include vm/Config.windows.nt
 include vm/Config.x86.32
diff --git a/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.64 b/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.64
index f0c0a068cb..13ef665b19 100644
--- a/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.64
+++ b/vm/Config.windows.nt.x86.64
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#error "lol"
+DLL_PATH=http://factorcode.org/dlls/64
 CC=$(WIN64_PATH)-gcc.exe
 WINDRES=$(WIN64_PATH)-windres.exe
 include vm/Config.windows.nt
diff --git a/vm/os-windows.c b/vm/os-windows.c
index c4d29ea57f..2abc04cb3b 100755
--- a/vm/os-windows.c
+++ b/vm/os-windows.c
@@ -109,17 +109,6 @@ const F_CHAR *default_image_path(void)
 	snwprintf(temp_path, sizeof(temp_path)-1, L"%s.image", full_path); 
 	temp_path[sizeof(temp_path) - 1] = 0;
 
-	if(!windows_stat(temp_path)) {
-		unsigned int len = wcslen(full_path);
-		F_CHAR magic[] = L"-console";
-		unsigned int magic_len = wcslen(magic);
-
-		if(!wcsncmp(full_path + len - magic_len, magic, MIN(len, magic_len)))
-			full_path[len - magic_len] = 0;
-		snwprintf(temp_path, sizeof(temp_path)-1, L"%s.image", full_path); 
-		temp_path[sizeof(temp_path) - 1] = 0;
-	}
-
 	return safe_strdup(temp_path);
 }