--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -1902,17 +1902,31 @@ theend:
 #endif
 
 /*
- * Return TRUE if "name" is in $PATH.
+ * If "use_path" is TRUE: Return TRUE if "name" is in $PATH.
+ * If "use_path" is FALSE: Return TRUE if "name" exists.
+ * When returning TRUE and "path" is not NULL save the path and set "*path" to
+ * the allocated memory.
  * TODO: Should somehow check if it's really executable.
  */
     static int
-executable_exists(char *name, char_u **path)
+executable_exists(char *name, char_u **path, int use_path)
 {
     char	*dum;
     char	fname[_MAX_PATH];
     char	*curpath, *newpath;
     long	n;
 
+    if (!use_path)
+    {
+	if (mch_getperm(name) != -1 && !mch_isdir(name))
+	{
+	    if (path != NULL)
+		*path = vim_strsave((char_u *)name);
+	    return TRUE;
+	}
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
     if (enc_codepage >= 0 && (int)GetACP() != enc_codepage)
     {
@@ -2038,7 +2052,7 @@ mch_init(void)
 	    vimrun_path = (char *)vim_strsave(vimrun_location);
 	    s_dont_use_vimrun = FALSE;
 	}
-	else if (executable_exists("vimrun.exe", NULL))
+	else if (executable_exists("vimrun.exe", NULL, TRUE))
 	    s_dont_use_vimrun = FALSE;
 
 	/* Don't give the warning for a missing vimrun.exe right now, but only
@@ -2052,7 +2066,7 @@ mch_init(void)
      * If "finstr.exe" doesn't exist, use "grep -n" for 'grepprg'.
      * Otherwise the default "findstr /n" is used.
      */
-    if (!executable_exists("findstr.exe", NULL))
+    if (!executable_exists("findstr.exe", NULL, TRUE))
 	set_option_value((char_u *)"grepprg", 0, (char_u *)"grep -n", 0);
 
 #ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
@@ -3358,9 +3372,10 @@ mch_writable(char_u *name)
 }
 
 /*
- * Return 1 if "name" can be executed, 0 if not.
+ * Return TRUE if "name" can be executed, FALSE if not.
  * If "use_path" is FALSE only check if "name" is executable.
- * Return -1 if unknown.
+ * When returning TRUE and "path" is not NULL save the path and set "*path" to
+ * the allocated memory.
  */
     int
 mch_can_exe(char_u *name, char_u **path, int use_path)
@@ -3371,17 +3386,12 @@ mch_can_exe(char_u *name, char_u **path,
 
     if (len >= _MAX_PATH)	/* safety check */
 	return FALSE;
-    if (!use_path)
-    {
-	/* TODO: check if file is really executable. */
-	return mch_getperm(name) != -1 && !mch_isdir(name);
-    }
 
     /* If there already is an extension try using the name directly.  Also do
      * this with a Unix-shell like 'shell'. */
     if (vim_strchr(gettail(name), '.') != NULL
 			       || strstr((char *)gettail(p_sh), "sh") != NULL)
-	if (executable_exists((char *)name, path))
+	if (executable_exists((char *)name, path, use_path))
 	    return TRUE;
 
     /*
@@ -3403,7 +3413,7 @@ mch_can_exe(char_u *name, char_u **path,
 	}
 	else
 	    copy_option_part(&p, buf + len, _MAX_PATH - len, ";");
-	if (executable_exists((char *)buf, path))
+	if (executable_exists((char *)buf, path, use_path))
 	    return TRUE;
     }
     return FALSE;