diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5066f3bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="aegisub_exe_filename"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCLinkerTool"
+		OutputFile="$(ExecutableOutDir)/aegisub$(PlatformConfigSuffix).exe"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_vs2008.vcproj b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_vs2008.vcproj
index edd2aceba..dbf76c4f8 100644
--- a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_vs2008.vcproj
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/aegisub_vs2008.vcproj
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\suffix_debug32.vsprops;.\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\contrib_includedirs.vsprops;.\aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops;.\shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/MP"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../contrib/hunspell/src;../../../aegisub/src/msvc"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -72,9 +71,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				OutputFile="../../bin/aegisub_d.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../lib"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				DelayLoadDLLs="perl510.dll;ffms2.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -107,9 +104,8 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\suffix_debug64.vsprops;.\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\contrib_includedirs.vsprops;.\aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops;.\shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../contrib/hunspell/src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;WIN64;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -158,9 +153,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				OutputFile="../../bin/aegisub_d_x64.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../lib"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				DelayLoadDLLs="perl510.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -193,9 +186,8 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\suffix_release32.vsprops;.\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\contrib_includedirs.vsprops;.\aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops;.\shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -218,8 +210,6 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/MP"
-				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../contrib/hunspell/src;../../src/msvc"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				OpenMP="true"
@@ -244,9 +234,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				OutputFile="../../bin/aegisub.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../lib"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				DelayLoadDLLs="perl510.dll;ffms2.dll;openal32.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -283,9 +271,8 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\suffix_release64.vsprops;.\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\contrib_includedirs.vsprops;.\aegisub_exe_filename.vsprops;.\shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -308,7 +295,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../contrib/hunspell/src"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;WIN64;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				OpenMP="true"
@@ -332,9 +318,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				OutputFile="../../bin/aegisub_x64.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../lib"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				DelayLoadDLLs="perl510.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/contrib_includedirs.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/contrib_includedirs.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..568ac052f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/contrib_includedirs.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="contrib_includedirs"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+		AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../contrib/hunspell/src;../../../aegisub/src/msvc"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/libraries_outdirs.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/libraries_outdirs.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f012a6c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/libraries_outdirs.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="standard_outdirs"
+	OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)build/$(ProjectName)/$(PlatformName)/$(ConfigurationName)/"
+	IntermediateDirectory="$(OutDir)"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCLibrarianTool"
+		OutputFile="$(LibraryOutDir)/$(ProjectName).lib"
+	/>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCLinkerTool"
+		OutputFile=""
+		AdditionalLibraryDirectories="$(LibraryOutDir)"
+		ImportLibrary="$(LibraryOutDir)$(TargetName).lib"
+	/>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="LibraryOutDir"
+		Value="$(SolutionDir)lib/$(PlatformName)/$(ConfigurationName)/"
+	/>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="ExecutableOutDir"
+		Value="$(SolutionDir)bin/"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29d03b70f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/shipped_stub_libs_dir.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet 
+	ProjectType="Visual C++" 
+	Version="8.00" 
+	Name="shipped_stub_libs_dir"
+	>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_debug32.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_debug32.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c94fde59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_debug32.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="suffix_debug32"
+	>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="PlatformConfigSuffix"
+		Value="32d"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_debug64.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_debug64.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5456fb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_debug64.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="suffix_debug64"
+	>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="PlatformConfigSuffix"
+		Value="64d"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_release32.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_release32.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bcb5227b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_release32.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="suffix_release32"
+	>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="PlatformConfigSuffix"
+		Value="32"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_release64.vsprops b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_release64.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d18e6d58f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/build/aegisub_vs2008/suffix_release64.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="suffix_release64"
+	>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="PlatformConfigSuffix"
+		Value="64"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/aegisub/src/auto4_auto3.cpp b/aegisub/src/auto4_auto3.cpp
index feda45f1f..a97005c85 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/auto4_auto3.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/auto4_auto3.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 #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/aegisub/src/libauto3/auto3_vc9.vcproj b/aegisub/src/libauto3/auto3_vc9.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82fb2747a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/src/libauto3/auto3_vc9.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="9.00"
+	Name="auto3_vc9"
+	ProjectGUID="{F57D079E-3022-40FA-9BC9-C149D89D9EC9}"
+	RootNamespace="auto3_vc9"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="196613"
+	>
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\suffix_debug32.vsprops;..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\auto3_vc9.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;AUTO3_VC9_EXPORTS"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\suffix_release32.vsprops;..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\auto3_vc9.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;AUTO3_VC9_EXPORTS"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\suffix_debug64.vsprops;..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\auto3_vc9.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;AUTO3_VC9_EXPORTS"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\suffix_release64.vsprops;..\..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\auto3_vc9.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;AUTO3_VC9_EXPORTS"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\auto3.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\callables.c"
+				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|x64"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|x64"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Header Files"
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\auto3.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Resource Files"
+			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
+			>
+		</Filter>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/aegisub/src/libauto3/auto3_vc9.vsprops b/aegisub/src/libauto3/auto3_vc9.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5001be863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aegisub/src/libauto3/auto3_vc9.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="auto3_vc9"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+		AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(ProjectDir)../../contrib/lua50/include/"
+		PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+	/>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCLinkerTool"
+		OutputFile="$(ExecutableOutDir)/aegisub-auto3lib_$(PlatformConfigSuffix).dll"
+	/>
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diff --git a/aegisub/universalchardet/universalcharset_2008.vcproj b/aegisub/universalchardet/universalcharset_2008.vcproj
index f42f290a0..8586e3956 100644
--- a/aegisub/universalchardet/universalcharset_2008.vcproj
+++ b/aegisub/universalchardet/universalcharset_2008.vcproj
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/univcset_d.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -84,9 +82,8 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
@@ -128,7 +125,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/univcset_d_x64.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -148,9 +144,8 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -189,7 +184,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/univcset.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -209,9 +203,8 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -251,7 +244,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/univcset_x64.lib"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
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index 09c649f20..d64b014d8 100644
--- a/contrib/csri/csri_2008.vcproj
+++ b/contrib/csri/csri_2008.vcproj
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/csri_d_x64.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -87,9 +85,8 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
@@ -134,7 +131,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/csri_d_x64.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -154,9 +150,8 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -197,7 +192,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/csri.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -217,9 +211,8 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
 			CharacterSet="1"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
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 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="../lib/csri_x64.lib"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8aa44d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/lua50/includedirs.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
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+	ProjectType="Visual C++" 
+	Version="8.00" 
+	Name="includedirs"
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55703d7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/lua50/lua50_vc9.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
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+	Version="9.00"
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+	RootNamespace="lua50_vc9"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="196613"
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+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\includedirs.vsprops"
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+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\includedirs.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\includedirs.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops;.\includedirs.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+			/>
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+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
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+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
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+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\lbaselib.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lcode.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\ldblib.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\ldebug.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\ldo.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\ldump.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lfunc.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lgc.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\liolib.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\llex.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\lmathlib.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lmem.c"
+				>
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\loadlib.c"
+				>
+			</File>
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lobject.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lopcodes.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lparser.c"
+				>
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lstate.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lstring.c"
+				>
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\lstrlib.c"
+				>
+			</File>
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+				RelativePath=".\src\ltable.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lib\ltablib.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\ltm.c"
+				>
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lundump.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lvm.c"
+				>
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+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\src\lzio.c"
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+			Name="Header Files"
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
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+				RelativePath=".\include\lauxlib.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lcode.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lgc.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\ltable.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\ltm.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\include\lua.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\include\lualib.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lundump.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lvm.h"
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+				RelativePath=".\src\lzio.h"
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diff --git a/contrib/lua51/lua51_vc9.vcproj b/contrib/lua51/lua51_vc9.vcproj
index a50e98d0f..d322af9da 100644
--- a/contrib/lua51/lua51_vc9.vcproj
+++ b/contrib/lua51/lua51_vc9.vcproj
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@
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 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|Win32"
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-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ProjectDir)build_vc9\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
-			CharacterSet="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)lua51_D.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -89,11 +86,9 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|x64"
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-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ProjectDir)build_vc9\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
-			CharacterSet="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -138,7 +133,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)lua51_D.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -158,11 +152,9 @@
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|Win32"
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-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ProjectDir)build_vc9\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
-			CharacterSet="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
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 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -200,7 +192,6 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)lua51.lib"
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 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -220,11 +211,9 @@
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 			Name="Release|x64"
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-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ProjectDir)build_vc9\$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)\"
 			ConfigurationType="4"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
-			CharacterSet="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="..\..\aegisub\build\aegisub_vs2008\libraries_outdirs.vsprops"
+			CharacterSet="0"
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -263,7 +252,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)lua51.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"