diff --git a/aegisub/auto4_auto3.cpp b/aegisub/auto4_auto3.cpp
index c5a677a6e..fd214e937 100644
--- a/aegisub/auto4_auto3.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/auto4_auto3.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #ifdef WITH_AUTOMATION
 #ifdef WITH_AUTO3
 
+#if __VISUALC__ >= 1200
+#pragma comment(lib,"aegisub-auto3.lib")
+#endif
+
 #include <wx/spinctrl.h>
 #include <wx/tokenzr.h>
 #include "auto4_auto3.h"
diff --git a/bin/aegisub-auto3.dll b/bin/aegisub-auto3.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..037194b13
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diff --git a/build/aegisub_vs2005/aegisub_vs2005.vcproj b/build/aegisub_vs2005/aegisub_vs2005.vcproj
index fad8c1f4f..13036a4d0 100644
--- a/build/aegisub_vs2005/aegisub_vs2005.vcproj
+++ b/build/aegisub_vs2005/aegisub_vs2005.vcproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="if not exist &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config0.h&quot; &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\build-credit-base.h&quot; &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;SubWCRev.exe &quot;..\..\aegisub&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision-base.h&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision.h&quot;"
+				CommandLine="if not exist &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config0.h&quot; &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\build-credit-base.h&quot; &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;SubWCRev.exe &quot;..\..\aegisub&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision-base.h&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision.h&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="../../bin/aegisub_d.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../lib"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="if not exist &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config0.h&quot; &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\build-credit-base.h&quot; &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;SubWCRev.exe &quot;..\..\aegisub&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision-base.h&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision.h&quot;"
+				CommandLine="if not exist &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config0.h&quot; &quot;..\..\aegisub\win32\config.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot; (copy &quot;..\build-credit-base.h&quot; &quot;..\build-credit.h&quot;)&#x0D;&#x0A;SubWCRev.exe &quot;..\..\aegisub&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision-base.h&quot; &quot;..\svn-revision.h&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="../../bin/aegisub.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../lib"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/lib/aegisub-auto3.lib b/lib/aegisub-auto3.lib
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..614aeb2bb
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