diff --git a/src/gamecode.vcproj b/src/gamecode.vcproj
index 6cdabb3e8..a1f0dfc6e 100644
--- a/src/gamecode.vcproj
+++ b/src/gamecode.vcproj
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8.00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="gamecode"
 	ProjectGUID="{1E8BFF9E-3044-0742-992F-C5765B80FE65}"
 	RootNamespace="gamecode"
 	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
 	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
diff --git a/src/kernel.vcproj b/src/kernel.vcproj
index 17a487ae5..cba6c4ab5 100644
--- a/src/kernel.vcproj
+++ b/src/kernel.vcproj
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8.00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="kernel"
 	ProjectGUID="{6F104C0A-DDF5-A34B-A89C-0DC278DCEF6D}"
 	RootNamespace="kernel"
 	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
 	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
diff --git a/src/lua-bindings.vcproj b/src/lua-bindings.vcproj
index d62f13a90..c53e667dd 100644
--- a/src/lua-bindings.vcproj
+++ b/src/lua-bindings.vcproj
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8.00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="lua-bindings"
 	ProjectGUID="{75501170-51C2-E641-BA8B-EDC008184192}"
 	RootNamespace="lua-bindings"
 	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
 	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/MP"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;../../external"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..\..\external;..\..\external\lua\src;..\..\external\tolua\include;..\..\external\libxml2\include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="3"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;../../external"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..\..\external;..\..\external\lua\src;..\..\external\tolua\include;..\..\external\libxml2\include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;NDEBUG"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
diff --git a/src/util.vcproj b/src/util.vcproj
index 8517f8c19..5b112e0a6 100644
--- a/src/util.vcproj
+++ b/src/util.vcproj
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8.00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="util"
 	ProjectGUID="{F70CFB27-8A2F-E447-B452-4E1C590EDA6D}"
 	RootNamespace="util"
 	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
 	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/MP"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;../../external"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..\..\external;..\..\external\pdcurses"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="3"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;../../external"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..\..\external;..\..\external\pdcurses"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;NDEBUG"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
@@ -306,6 +307,22 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\util\base36_test.c"
 				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\util\bsdstring.c"