diff --git a/src/worksp/gc2/make.ss b/src/worksp/gc2/make.ss
index b339f701b1..7c0789e61c 100644
--- a/src/worksp/gc2/make.ss
+++ b/src/worksp/gc2/make.ss
@@ -246,10 +246,15 @@
 	      srcs))])
   (link-dll objs null null dll "" #f))
 
-(unless (file-exists? "mzscheme.res")
-  (system- (string-append 
-	    "rc /l 0x409 "
-	    "/fomzscheme.res ../mzscheme/mzscheme.rc")))
+(define (check-rc res rc)
+  (unless (and (file-exists? res)
+	       (>= (file-or-directory-modify-seconds res)
+		   (file-or-directory-modify-seconds rc)))
+	  (system- (string-append 
+		    "rc /l 0x409  /I ../../wxwindow/include/msw /I ../../wxwindow/contrib/fafa "
+		    (format "/fo~a ~a" res rc)))))
+
+(check-rc "mzscheme.res" "../mzscheme/mzscheme.rc")
 
 (let ([objs (list
 	     "mzscheme.res"
@@ -445,10 +450,7 @@
 
 (wx-try "mred" "mred" "mrmain" #f "cxx" #t)
 
-(unless (file-exists? "mred.res")
-  (system- (string-append 
-	    "rc /l 0x409 /I ../../wxwindow/include/msw /I ../../wxwindow/contrib/fafa "
-	    "/fomred.res ../mred/mred.rc")))
+(check-rc "mred.res" "../mred/mred.rc")
 
 (let ([objs (list
 	     "mred.res"
diff --git a/src/worksp/mred/mred.manifest b/src/worksp/mred/mred.manifest
index 105bb9ba7a..9db80e934b 100644
--- a/src/worksp/mred/mred.manifest
+++ b/src/worksp/mred/mred.manifest
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <assemblyIdentity 
 version="1.0.0.0" 
 processorArchitecture="X86" 
-name="Org.PLT-Scheme.MrEd " 
+name="Org.PLT-Scheme.MrEd" 
 type="win32" 
 /> 
 <description>MrEd - Graphical PLT Scheme.</description> 
diff --git a/src/worksp/mred/mred.rc b/src/worksp/mred/mred.rc
index 3852704322..cad4f19884 100644
--- a/src/worksp/mred/mred.rc
+++ b/src/worksp/mred/mred.rc
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ BEGIN
     BEGIN
         BLOCK "040904b0"
         BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", "PLT Inc.\0"
-            VALUE "FileDescription", "mred\0"
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "PLT Scheme Inc.\0"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "MrEd-based application\0"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "MrEd.exe\0"
             VALUE "FileVersion", "349, 100, 0, 0\0"
-            VALUE "InternalName", "mred\0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright � 1995-2006\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "MrEd.exe\0"
-            VALUE "ProductName", "MrEd\0"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "PLT Scheme\0"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", "349, 100, 0, 0\0"
         END
     END
diff --git a/src/worksp/mzscheme/mzscheme.rc b/src/worksp/mzscheme/mzscheme.rc
index 8bb660c6f9..202f8c41ef 100644
--- a/src/worksp/mzscheme/mzscheme.rc
+++ b/src/worksp/mzscheme/mzscheme.rc
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ BEGIN
     BEGIN
         BLOCK "040904b0"
         BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", "PLT Inc.\0"
-            VALUE "FileDescription", "mzscheme\0"
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "PLT Scheme Inc.\0"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "MzScheme-based application\0"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "MzScheme.exe\0"
             VALUE "FileVersion", "349, 100, 0, 0\0"
-            VALUE "InternalName", "mzscheme\0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright �� 1995-2006\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "mzscheme.exe\0"
-            VALUE "ProductName", "MzScheme\0"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "PLT Scheme\0"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", "349, 100, 0, 0\0"
         END
     END