diff --git a/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/RegistryAccess.h b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/RegistryAccess.h
index 27b37ed0a9..7672ceb67b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/RegistryAccess.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/RegistryAccess.h
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@
 namespace RegistryAccess
 {
 	bool GetRegValue( const CString &key, const CString &sName, CString &val );
-	bool GetRegValue( const CString &key, CString sName, int &val );
+	bool GetRegValue( const CString &key, const CString &sName, int &val );
+	bool GetRegValue( const CString &key, const CString &sName, bool &val );
+
+	bool SetRegValue( const CString &key, const CString &sName, const CString &val );
+	bool SetRegValue( const CString &key, const CString &sName, int val );
+	bool SetRegValue( const CString &key, const CString &sName, bool val );
+
 	bool GetRegSubKeys( const CString &key, vector<CString> &lst, const CString &regex = ".*", bool bReturnPathToo = true );
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/SpecialDirs.cpp b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/SpecialDirs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e8cebdc9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/SpecialDirs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include "global.h"
+#include "SpecialDirs.h"
+#include "RegistryAccess.h"
+#include <shlobj.h>
+
+CString GetMyDocumentsDir()
+{
+	CString sMyDocumentsDir;
+	bool bSuccess = RegistryAccess::GetRegValue( "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders", "Personal", sMyDocumentsDir );
+	ASSERT( bSuccess );
+	sMyDocumentsDir.Replace( '\\', '/' );
+	sMyDocumentsDir += "/";
+	return sMyDocumentsDir;
+}
+
+CString GetApplicationDataDir()
+{
+	CString sApplicationDataDir;
+	TCHAR szDir[MAX_PATH] = "";
+	BOOL bResult = SHGetSpecialFolderPath( NULL, szDir, CSIDL_APPDATA, FALSE );
+	ASSERT( bResult );
+	sApplicationDataDir = szDir;
+	sApplicationDataDir += "/";
+	return sApplicationDataDir;
+}
+
+/*
+ * (c) 2002-2004 Chris Danford
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to
+ * whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
+ * the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this
+ * permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
+ * THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS
+ * INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT
+ * OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
+ * OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/SpecialDirs.h b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/SpecialDirs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acebc451e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stepmania/src/archutils/Win32/SpecialDirs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef SpecialDirs_H
+#define SpecialDirs_H
+
+CString GetMyDocumentsDir();
+CString GetApplicationDataDir();
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * (c) 2002-2004 Chris Danford
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to
+ * whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
+ * the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this
+ * permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
+ * THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS
+ * INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT
+ * OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
+ * OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */