diff --git a/src/win32/i_main.cpp b/src/win32/i_main.cpp
index 4079fcae7..a11233e29 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_main.cpp
@@ -1224,14 +1224,14 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE nothing, LPSTR cmdline, int n
 
 	InitCommonControls ();			// Load some needed controls and be pretty under XP
 
+	// We need to load riched20.dll so that we can create the control.
 	if (NULL == LoadLibrary ("riched20.dll"))
 	{
-		// Technically, it isn't really Internet Explorer that is needed, but this
-		// is an example of a specific program that will provide riched20.dll.
-		// But considering how much extra stuff needs to be installed to make Windows 95
-		// useable with pretty much any recent software, the chances are high that
-		// the user already has riched20.dll installed.
-		I_FatalError ("Sorry, you need to install Internet Explorer 3 or higher to play ZDoom on Windows 95.");
+		// This should only happen on basic Windows 95 installations, but since we
+		// don't support Windows 95, we have no obligation to provide assistance in
+		// getting it installed.
+		MessageBoxA(NULL, "Could not load riched20.dll", "ZDoom Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONSTOP);
+		exit(0);
 	}
 
 #if !defined(__GNUC__) && defined(_DEBUG)
diff --git a/src/win32/i_system.cpp b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
index ae2e86d32..e28ce07a7 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 
 	if (OSPlatform == os_unknown)
 	{
-		Printf ("(Assuming Windows 95)\n");
-		OSPlatform = os_Win95;
+		Printf ("(Assuming Windows 2000)\n");
+		OSPlatform = os_Win2k;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/win32/win32video.cpp b/src/win32/win32video.cpp
index d82744ef7..adc68af23 100644
--- a/src/win32/win32video.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/win32video.cpp
@@ -389,10 +389,6 @@ void Win32Video::DumpAdapters()
 		{
 			*p = '\0';
 		}
-		// Get monitor info from GDI for more details. Windows 95 apparently does not have
-		// the GetMonitorInfo function. I will leave this like this for now instead of using
-		// GetProcAddress to see if it's still worth worrying about Windows 95 support.
-		// (e.g. Will anybody complain that they can't run ZDoom anymore?)
 		HMONITOR hm = D3D->GetAdapterMonitor(i);
 		MONITORINFOEX mi;
 		mi.cbSize = sizeof(mi);