diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp
index 59c96a9e44..bfafb09410 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp
@@ -1045,8 +1045,6 @@ void RecorderClass::handleCRCMessage(UnsignedInt newCRC, Int playerIndex, Bool f
 		//	playbackCRC, newCRC, TheGameLogic->getFrame()-m_crcInfo->GetQueueSize()-1, playerIndex));
 		if (TheGameLogic->getFrame() > 0 && newCRC != playbackCRC && !m_crcInfo->sawCRCMismatch())
 		{
-			m_crcInfo->setSawCRCMismatch();
-
 			// Since we don't seem to have any *visible* desyncs when replaying games, but get this warning
 			// virtually every replay, the assumption is our CRC checking is faulty.  Since we're at the
 			// tail end of patch season, let's just disable the message, and hope the users believe the
@@ -1072,10 +1070,17 @@ void RecorderClass::handleCRCMessage(UnsignedInt newCRC, Int playerIndex, Bool f
 			printf("CRC Mismatch in Frame %d\n", mismatchFrame);
 
 			// TheSuperHackers @tweak Pause the game on mismatch.
-			Bool pause = TRUE;
-			Bool pauseMusic = FALSE;
-			Bool pauseInput = FALSE;
-			TheGameLogic->setGamePaused(pause, pauseMusic, pauseInput);
+			// But not when a window with focus is opened, because that can make resuming difficult.
+			if (TheWindowManager->winGetFocus() == NULL)
+			{
+				Bool pause = TRUE;
+				Bool pauseMusic = FALSE;
+				Bool pauseInput = FALSE;
+				TheGameLogic->setGamePaused(pause, pauseMusic, pauseInput);
+
+				// Mark this mismatch as seen when we had the chance to pause once.
+				m_crcInfo->setSawCRCMismatch();
+			}
 		}
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp
index 9995392bb8..7e30e665b0 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp
@@ -1047,8 +1047,6 @@ void RecorderClass::handleCRCMessage(UnsignedInt newCRC, Int playerIndex, Bool f
 		//	playbackCRC, newCRC, TheGameLogic->getFrame()-m_crcInfo->GetQueueSize()-1, playerIndex));
 		if (TheGameLogic->getFrame() > 0 && newCRC != playbackCRC && !m_crcInfo->sawCRCMismatch())
 		{
-			m_crcInfo->setSawCRCMismatch();
-
 			//Kris: Patch 1.01 November 10, 2003 (integrated changes from Matt Campbell)
 			// Since we don't seem to have any *visible* desyncs when replaying games, but get this warning
 			// virtually every replay, the assumption is our CRC checking is faulty.  Since we're at the
@@ -1075,10 +1073,17 @@ void RecorderClass::handleCRCMessage(UnsignedInt newCRC, Int playerIndex, Bool f
 			printf("CRC Mismatch in Frame %d\n", mismatchFrame);
 
 			// TheSuperHackers @tweak Pause the game on mismatch.
-			Bool pause = TRUE;
-			Bool pauseMusic = FALSE;
-			Bool pauseInput = FALSE;
-			TheGameLogic->setGamePaused(pause, pauseMusic, pauseInput);
+			// But not when a window with focus is opened, because that can make resuming difficult.
+			if (TheWindowManager->winGetFocus() == NULL)
+			{
+				Bool pause = TRUE;
+				Bool pauseMusic = FALSE;
+				Bool pauseInput = FALSE;
+				TheGameLogic->setGamePaused(pause, pauseMusic, pauseInput);
+
+				// Mark this mismatch as seen when we had the chance to pause once.
+				m_crcInfo->setSawCRCMismatch();
+			}
 		}
 		return;
 	}