diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/CCFileUtilsCommon_cpp.h b/cocos2dx/platform/CCFileUtilsCommon_cpp.h
index 06cffd1adc..63efba2b5e 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/CCFileUtilsCommon_cpp.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/CCFileUtilsCommon_cpp.h
@@ -372,14 +372,13 @@ unsigned char* CCFileUtils::getFileDataFromZip(const char* pszZipFilePath, const
     return pBuffer;
 }
 
-void CCFileUtils::setResourceDirectory(const char* pszResourceDirectory, bool isWorkingDir)
+void CCFileUtils::setResourceDirectory(const char* pszResourceDirectory)
 {
     m_obDirectory = pszResourceDirectory;
     if (m_obDirectory.size() > 0 && m_obDirectory[m_obDirectory.size() - 1] != '/')
     {
         m_obDirectory.append("/");
     }
-    m_isWorkingDirectory = isWorkingDir;
 }
 
 const char* CCFileUtils::getResourceDirectory()
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.cpp b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.cpp
index d77a93a85b..0507355813 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "CCApplication.h"
 #include "CCEGLView.h"
 #include "CCDirector.h"
+#include <algorithm>
 
 /**
 @brief    This function change the PVRFrame show/hide setting in register.
@@ -142,6 +143,22 @@ TargetPlatform CCApplication::getTargetPlatform()
     return kTargetWindows;
 }
 
+void CCApplication::setResourceRootPath(const std::string& rootResDir)
+{
+    m_resourceRootPath = rootResDir;
+    std::replace(m_resourceRootPath.begin(), m_resourceRootPath.end(), '\\', '/');
+    if (m_resourceRootPath[m_resourceRootPath.length() - 1] != '/')
+    {
+        m_resourceRootPath += '/';
+    }
+}
+
+void CCApplication::setStartupScriptFilename(const std::string& startupScriptFile)
+{
+    m_startupScriptFilename = startupScriptFile;
+    std::replace(m_startupScriptFilename.begin(), m_startupScriptFilename.end(), '\\', '/');
+}
+
 NS_CC_END
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.h b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.h
index 8e05740002..f10b7231e9 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCApplication.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <Windows.h>
 #include "platform/CCCommon.h"
 #include "platform/CCApplicationProtocol.h"
+#include <string>
 
 NS_CC_BEGIN
 
@@ -35,10 +36,28 @@ public:
      */
     virtual TargetPlatform getTargetPlatform();
 
+    /* set the Resource root path */
+    void setResourceRootPath(const std::string& rootResDir);
+
+    /* get the Resource root path */
+    const std::string& getResourceRootPath(void)
+    {
+        return m_resourceRootPath;
+    }
+
+    void setStartupScriptFilename(const std::string& startupScriptFile);
+
+    const std::string& getStartupScriptFilename(void)
+    {
+        return m_startupScriptFilename;
+    }
+
 protected:
     HINSTANCE           m_hInstance;
     HACCEL              m_hAccelTable;
     LARGE_INTEGER       m_nAnimationInterval;
+    std::string         m_resourceRootPath;
+    std::string         m_startupScriptFilename;
 
     static CCApplication * sm_pSharedApplication;
 };
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCFileUtils.cpp b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCFileUtils.cpp
index 7d7ff128af..4e6e19d8f8 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCFileUtils.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCFileUtils.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "platform/CCFileUtilsCommon_cpp.h"
 #include <windows.h>
 #include "CCDirector.h"
+#include "CCApplication.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ const char* CCFileUtils::fullPathFromRelativePath(const char *pszRelativePath)
     const char* resDir = m_obDirectory.c_str();
     CCString* pRet = CCString::create("");
 
+    const std::string& resourceRootPath = CCApplication::sharedApplication()->getResourceRootPath();
     if ((strlen(pszRelativePath) > 1 && pszRelativePath[1] == ':'))
     {
         // path start with "x:", is absolute path
@@ -91,9 +93,9 @@ const char* CCFileUtils::fullPathFromRelativePath(const char *pszRelativePath)
         pRet->m_sString = szDriver;
         pRet->m_sString += pszRelativePath;
     }
-    else if (m_isWorkingDirectory)
+    else if (resourceRootPath.length() > 0)
     {
-        pRet->m_sString = m_obDirectory;
+        pRet->m_sString = resourceRootPath.c_str();
         pRet->m_sString += pszRelativePath;
     }
     else