diff --git a/build-windows.xml b/build-windows.xml
index 06cba8fa66..9eb85a06c4 100644
--- a/build-windows.xml
+++ b/build-windows.xml
@@ -83,16 +83,21 @@
     <target name="copyExternalLibsToZip" depends="copyCRT32,copyCRT64"/>
     
     <target name="copyCRT32">
-        <property name="CRT.path" value="${thirdparty.dir}/crt/win32/crt.zip"/>
-        <available file="${CRT.path}"  property="crtFound"/>
-        
-        <fail unless="crtFound" message="CRT not found in the thirdparty repo in path: ${CRT.path}"/>
 
+        <!-- verify we have the 32-bit dlls -->
+        <property name="CRT32.path" value="${thirdparty.dir}/crt/win32"/>
+        <available file="${CRT32.path}"  property="crtFound"/>
+        <fail unless="crtFound" message="32-bit CRT not found in the thirdparty repo in path: ${CRT32.path}"/>
+
+        <!-- copy them from third party -->
         <property name="zip-lib-path" value="${zip-tmp}/${app.name}/${app.name}/modules/lib/"/>
-        <unzip src="${CRT.path}" dest="${zip-lib-path}/x86" overwrite="true"/>
-        <fileset dir="${zip-lib-path}/x86" id="crt32dlls">
+        <fileset dir="${CRT32.path}" id="crt32dlls">
             <include name="*.dll"/>
         </fileset>
+
+        <copy todir="${zip-lib-path}/x86" overwrite="true">
+            <fileset refid="crt32dlls"/>
+        </copy>
         
         <copy todir="${zip-lib-path}/i386" overwrite="true">
             <fileset refid="crt32dlls"/>
@@ -108,19 +113,23 @@
     </target>
     
     <target name="copyCRT64">
-        <property name="CRT.path" value="${thirdparty.dir}/crt/win64/crt.zip"/>
-        <available file="${CRT.path}"  property="crtFound"/>
-        
-        <fail unless="crtFound" message="CRT not found in the thirdparty repo in path: ${CRT.path}"/>
+        <!-- Verify we have the 64-bit -->
+        <property name="CRT64.path" value="${thirdparty.dir}/crt/win64"/>
+        <available file="${CRT64.path}"  property="crtFound"/>
+        <fail unless="crtFound" message="64-bit CRT not found in the thirdparty repo in path: ${CRT64.path}"/>
 
+        <!-- Copy the libs -->
         <property name="zip-lib-path" value="${zip-tmp}/${app.name}/${app.name}/modules/lib/"/>
-        <unzip src="${CRT.path}" dest="${zip-lib-path}/x86_64" overwrite="true"/>
-        <fileset dir="${zip-lib-path}/x86_64" id="crt32dlls">
+        <fileset dir="${CRT64.path}" id="crt64dlls">
             <include name="*.dll"/>
         </fileset>
+
+        <copy todir="${zip-lib-path}/x86_64" overwrite="true">
+            <fileset refid="crt64dlls"/>
+        </copy>
         
         <copy todir="${zip-lib-path}/amd64" overwrite="true">
-            <fileset refid="crt32dlls"/>
+            <fileset refid="crt64dlls"/>
         </copy>
     </target>
     
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/native_libs.dox b/docs/doxygen/native_libs.dox
index 91e4e319fa..9a8dda376a 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/native_libs.dox
+++ b/docs/doxygen/native_libs.dox
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ Autopsy has two types of native libraries:
 
 The libraries that <tt>libtsk_jni</tt> depends on are launched by Autopsy in the Installer.loadDynLibraries() method. This is because if we wait until <tt>libtsk_jni</tt> needs them, then they will be located based on Windows search paths and the NetBeans paths are not in that set.  So, we launch them before <tt>libtsk_jni</tt> needs them and from within Autopsy so that it  uses the Autopsy search pathes. 
 
+There is code in build-windows.xml and build-unix.xml to copy the external libraries into their respective locations when a ZIP package is made of the program.  These libraries must be accessible via normal launching methods when developing Autopsy (i.e. we only copy them into the Autopsy structure when building the ZIP). 
+
 */
diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/update.bat b/thirdparty/crt/update.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd1c6daec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thirdparty/crt/update.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+REM Updates the 32-bit and 64-bit VS Runtime dlls
+REM Needs to be run from a 64-bit command prompt
+REM Otherwise Windows will put 32-bit dlls in system32
+copy c:\windows\system32\msvcr100.dll win64
+copy c:\windows\system32\msvcp100.dll win64
+copy c:\windows\sysWoW64\msvcr100.dll win32
+copy c:\windows\sysWow64\msvcp100.dll win32
diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/win32/crt.zip b/thirdparty/crt/win32/crt.zip
deleted file mode 100755
index a771033d47..0000000000
Binary files a/thirdparty/crt/win32/crt.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/win32/msvcp100.dll b/thirdparty/crt/win32/msvcp100.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8502dfae5e
Binary files /dev/null and b/thirdparty/crt/win32/msvcp100.dll differ
diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/win32/msvcr100.dll b/thirdparty/crt/win32/msvcr100.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3e82b1aeac
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diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/win64/crt.zip b/thirdparty/crt/win64/crt.zip
deleted file mode 100755
index a22a29a142..0000000000
Binary files a/thirdparty/crt/win64/crt.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/win64/msvcp100.dll b/thirdparty/crt/win64/msvcp100.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6f0cdf160a
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diff --git a/thirdparty/crt/win64/msvcr100.dll b/thirdparty/crt/win64/msvcr100.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b1c3a5e77c
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