diff --git a/wince/cedict.c b/wince/cedict.c
index fa39c0abd..0227c5831 100755
--- a/wince/cedict.c
+++ b/wince/cedict.c
@@ -573,18 +573,19 @@ checkIfDictAndLegal( MPFORMAL wchar_t* path, XP_U16 pathLen,
         XP_U8* base;
         wchar_t pathBuf[257];
 
+        wcscpy( pathBuf, path );
+        pathBuf[pathLen] = 0;
+        wcscat( pathBuf, name );
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
         {
-            char narrowName[32];
-            int len = wcslen( name );
-            len = WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, name, len + 1,
+            char narrowName[257];
+            int len = wcslen( pathBuf );
+            len = WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, pathBuf, len + 1,
                                        narrowName, len + 1, NULL, NULL );
             XP_LOGF( "%s ends in .xwd", narrowName );
         }
 #endif
-        wcscpy( pathBuf, path );
-        pathBuf[pathLen] = 0;
-        wcscat( pathBuf, name );
 
         base = openMappedFile( MPPARM(mpool) pathBuf, &mappedFile, 
                                &hFile, NULL );
@@ -606,8 +607,9 @@ checkIfDictAndLegal( MPFORMAL wchar_t* path, XP_U16 pathLen,
     return result;
 } /* checkIfDictAndLegal */
 
-static XP_Bool
-locateOneDir( MPFORMAL wchar_t* path, XP_U16* which )
+static void
+locateOneDir( MPFORMAL wchar_t* path, XP_UCHAR** bufs, XP_U16 nSought,
+              XP_U16* nFoundP )
 {
     WIN32_FIND_DATA data;
     HANDLE fileH;
@@ -637,19 +639,31 @@ locateOneDir( MPFORMAL wchar_t* path, XP_U16* which )
 #if defined TARGET_OS_WINCE
                 /* We don't do recursive search on Win32!!! */
                 lstrcpy( path+startLen, data.cFileName );
-                result = locateOneDir( MPPARM(mpool) path, which );
-                if ( result ) {
+                locateOneDir( MPPARM(mpool) path, bufs, nSought, nFoundP );
+                if ( *nFoundP == nSought ) {
                     break;
                 }
                 path[startLen] = 0;
 #endif
             } else if ( checkIfDictAndLegal( MPPARM(mpool) path, startLen,
-                                             data.cFileName )
-                        && (*which-- == 0)) {
-                /* we're done! */
-                lstrcpy( path+startLen, data.cFileName );
-                result = XP_TRUE;
-                break;
+                                             data.cFileName ) ) {
+                XP_U16 len;
+                XP_UCHAR* str;
+                XP_ASSERT( *nFoundP < nSought );
+
+                len = startLen + wcslen( data.cFileName ) + 1;
+                str = XP_MALLOC( mpool, len );
+                WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, path, startLen, 
+                                     str, startLen, NULL, NULL ); 
+                WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, data.cFileName, -1, 
+                                     str + startLen, len - startLen, 
+                                     NULL, NULL ); 
+                XP_LOGF( "%s: got %s at end\n", __FUNCTION__, str );
+
+                bufs[(*nFoundP)++] = str;
+                if ( *nFoundP == nSought ) {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
 
             if ( !FindNextFile( fileH, &data ) ) {
@@ -660,25 +674,18 @@ locateOneDir( MPFORMAL wchar_t* path, XP_U16* which )
 
         (void)FindClose( fileH );
     }
-          
-    return result;
 } /* locateOneDir */
 
-XP_UCHAR*
-ceLocateNthDict( MPFORMAL XP_U16 which )
+XP_U16
+ceLocateNDicts( MPFORMAL XP_UCHAR** bufs, XP_U16 nSought )
 {
+    XP_U16 nFound = 0;
     wchar_t pathBuf[257];
-    XP_UCHAR* result = NULL;
 
     pathBuf[0] = 0;
 
-    if ( locateOneDir( MPPARM(mpool) pathBuf, &which ) ) {
-        XP_U16 len = wcslen( pathBuf );
-        result = XP_MALLOC( mpool, len + 1 );
-        len = WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, pathBuf, len + 1,
-                                   result, len + 1, NULL, NULL );
-    }
-    return result;
+    locateOneDir( MPPARM(mpool) pathBuf, bufs, nSought, &nFound );
+    return nFound;
 } /* ceLocateNthDict */
 
 static XP_U32
diff --git a/wince/cedict.h b/wince/cedict.h
index 50f05cf9c..8b4490ea8 100755
--- a/wince/cedict.h
+++ b/wince/cedict.h
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ DictionaryCtxt* ce_dictionary_make_empty( CEAppGlobals* globals );
 
 XP_Bool ce_pickDictFile( CEAppGlobals* globals, XP_UCHAR* buf, XP_U16 len );
 
-XP_UCHAR* ceLocateNthDict( MPFORMAL XP_U16 which );
+/* ceLocateNDicts: Allocate and store in bufs ptrs to up to nSought paths to
+ * dict files.  Return the number actually found.  Caller is responsible for
+ * making sure bufs contains nSought slots.
+ */
+XP_U16 ceLocateNDicts( MPFORMAL XP_UCHAR** bufs, XP_U16 nSought );
+
 
 XP_UCHAR* bname( XP_UCHAR* in );
 #endif
diff --git a/wince/ceginfo.c b/wince/ceginfo.c
index 509b87ec3..2eb040e67 100755
--- a/wince/ceginfo.c
+++ b/wince/ceginfo.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ loadFromGameInfo( HWND hDlg, CEAppGlobals* globals, GameInfoState* giState )
         XP_MEMCPY( giState->newDictName, gi->dictName, 
                    (XP_U16)XP_STRLEN(gi->dictName)+1 );
 
-    } else if ( !!(str = ceLocateNthDict( MPPARM(globals->mpool) 0 ) ) ) {
+    } else if ( 1 == ceLocateNDicts( MPPARM(globals->mpool) &str, 1 ) ) {
         XP_MEMCPY( giState->newDictName, str, (XP_U16)XP_STRLEN(str)+1 );
         XP_FREE( globals->mpool, str );
         str = bname( giState->newDictName );
diff --git a/wince/cemain.c b/wince/cemain.c
index a1e865890..5c030dc6b 100755
--- a/wince/cemain.c
+++ b/wince/cemain.c
@@ -967,8 +967,7 @@ InitInstance(HINSTANCE hInstance, int nCmdShow)
 
     /* choose one.  If none found it's an error. */
 #ifndef STUBBED_DICT
-    globals->gameInfo.dictName = ceLocateNthDict( MPPARM(mpool) 0 );
-    result = globals->gameInfo.dictName != NULL;
+    result = 1 == ceLocateNDicts(MPPARM(mpool) &globals->gameInfo.dictName, 1);
     if ( !result ) {
         messageBoxChar( globals, "Please install at least one Crosswords "
                         "dictionary.", L"Fatal error" );