diff --git a/source/plugins/Launcher/framework.h b/source/plugins/Launcher/framework.h
index 2ea4789..741e057 100644
--- a/source/plugins/Launcher/framework.h
+++ b/source/plugins/Launcher/framework.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Windows Header Files
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <string>
+#include <fstream>
 
 int (__cdecl* divaMain)(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp) = (int(__cdecl*)(int argc, const char** argv, const char** envp))0x140194D90;
 
@@ -109,4 +110,52 @@ componentInfo componentsArray[] = {
 	{ L"fps_limiter", L"FPS Limiter", L"Lets you set a framerate cap. The value of the limit is in the options tab.", System::IntPtr::Zero },
 
 	{ L"target_inspector", L"Target Inspector", L"Enables hold transfers.", System::IntPtr::Zero },
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+bool IsLineInFile(LPCSTR searchLine, LPCWSTR fileName)
+{
+	bool result = false;
+
+	std::ifstream fileStream(fileName);
+
+	if (!fileStream.is_open())
+		return false;
+
+	std::string line;
+
+	while (std::getline(fileStream, line))
+	{
+		if (line.compare(searchLine) == 0)
+		{
+			result = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fileStream.close();
+	return result;
+}
+
+void PrependFile(LPCSTR newStr, LPCWSTR fileName)
+{
+	std::fstream fileStream(fileName);
+
+	if (!fileStream.is_open())
+		return;
+
+
+	std::string origStr;
+
+	// this is apparently more efficient than just going straight into the string
+	fileStream.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+	origStr.reserve(fileStream.tellg());
+	fileStream.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+	origStr.assign((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(fileStream)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+
+	std::string outStr = newStr;
+	outStr += origStr;
+
+	fileStream.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+	fileStream << outStr;
+	fileStream.close();
+}
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diff --git a/source/plugins/Launcher/ui.h b/source/plugins/Launcher/ui.h
index 6d7717d..ac9fe4a 100644
--- a/source/plugins/Launcher/ui.h
+++ b/source/plugins/Launcher/ui.h
@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@ namespace Launcher {
 			this->ClientSize = Drawing::Size(444, 323);
 			TabPadding^ tabpad = gcnew TabPadding(tabControl);
 
+
+			// if components.ini has no section name, add one
+			if (!IsLineInFile("[components]", COMPONENTS_FILE))
+			{
+				PrependFile("[components]\n", COMPONENTS_FILE);
+			}
+
 			this->panel_Components->SuspendLayout();
-			// Beta version, components not working yet and tab disabled
-			tabPage_Components->Enabled = false;
+
+			// populate components from array in framework
+			// (easier than manually setting everything up)
 			int componentsY = 3;
 			for (componentInfo& component : componentsArray)
 			{
@@ -953,6 +961,12 @@ private: System::Void SaveSettings() {
 	userInput = Convert::ToInt32(checkBox_SkipLauncher->Checked).ToString();
 	input = msclr::interop::marshal_as<std::wstring>(userInput);
 	WritePrivateProfileStringW(L"launcher", L"skip", input.c_str(), CONFIG_FILE);
+
+	for (componentInfo& component : componentsArray)
+	{
+		bool enabled = ((CheckBox^)CheckBox::FromHandle(component.cb))->Checked;
+		WritePrivateProfileStringW(L"components", component.name, enabled ? L"true" : L"false", COMPONENTS_FILE);
+	}
 }
 private: System::Void Ui_Load(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e){
 }