diff --git a/Editor/Editor_VS2008.vcproj b/Editor/Editor_VS2008.vcproj
index 3c19021f..cf5c7662 100644
--- a/Editor/Editor_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/Editor/Editor_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="Editor_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{60D793F2-90B4-43C9-83B5-221EE11B37E6}"
 	RootNamespace="Editor_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/JA2.vcproj b/JA2.vcproj
index afa1269e..1163385d 100644
--- a/JA2.vcproj
+++ b/JA2.vcproj
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="libexpatMT.lib mss32.lib winmm.lib smackw32.lib fmodvc.lib lua51.lib .\Multiplayer\raknet\RakNetLibStaticDebug.lib ws2_32.lib"
-				OutputFile="C:\Games\Jagged Alliance 2\ja2_debug_1020_en.exe"
+				OutputFile="C:\Games\Jagged Alliance 2 EN\ja2_debug_vs2003.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="libcmt;LIBCD"
diff --git a/Laptop/Laptop_VS2008.vcproj b/Laptop/Laptop_VS2008.vcproj
index ed015451..4d019407 100644
--- a/Laptop/Laptop_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/Laptop/Laptop_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="Laptop_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{5234CD2E-97F1-42FF-828D-CE0A1B46805E}"
 	RootNamespace="Laptop_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/Standard Gaming Platform/SGP_VS2008.vcproj b/Standard Gaming Platform/SGP_VS2008.vcproj
index ad371da4..d58dfeac 100644
--- a/Standard Gaming Platform/SGP_VS2008.vcproj	
+++ b/Standard Gaming Platform/SGP_VS2008.vcproj	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="SGP_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{6283CE93-2960-4596-8E74-7A6FBA8716FF}"
 	RootNamespace="SGP_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;NO_ZLIB_COMPRESSION;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;NO_ZLIB_COMPRESSION"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;NO_ZLIB_COMPRESSION;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj
index 2191bbb3..6d80552b 100644
--- a/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/Strategic/Strategic_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="Strategic_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{AB8837DB-0435-40C7-916A-0AACF5CFF1C4}"
 	RootNamespace="Strategic_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/Tactical/Tactical_VS2008.vcproj b/Tactical/Tactical_VS2008.vcproj
index 08d4407f..66a9497f 100644
--- a/Tactical/Tactical_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/Tactical/Tactical_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="Tactical_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{D4BDA6AD-9B61-4953-892D-DA3F8CC7E096}"
 	RootNamespace="Tactical_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/TacticalAI/TacticalAI_VS2008.vcproj b/TacticalAI/TacticalAI_VS2008.vcproj
index 78975800..ffd8f559 100644
--- a/TacticalAI/TacticalAI_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/TacticalAI/TacticalAI_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="TacticalAI_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{27A49DAF-3F5A-4FF2-B943-9559F0B63032}"
 	RootNamespace="TacticalAI_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/TileEngine/TileEngine_VS2008.vcproj b/TileEngine/TileEngine_VS2008.vcproj
index 91673a59..a791489e 100644
--- a/TileEngine/TileEngine_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/TileEngine/TileEngine_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="TileEngine_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{FC1938E8-9253-49A8-AA99-4639BBB46C1B}"
 	RootNamespace="TileEngine_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/Utils/Utils_VS2008.vcproj b/Utils/Utils_VS2008.vcproj
index a523f9bf..98949876 100644
--- a/Utils/Utils_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/Utils/Utils_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="Utils_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{262A5F80-0B99-4E8E-A6C7-74CB1FD0A67C}"
 	RootNamespace="Utils_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/ja2_VS2008.vcproj b/ja2_VS2008.vcproj
index f80de4e1..d383e68c 100644
--- a/ja2_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/ja2_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
 				Optimization="0"
+				FavorSizeOrSpeed="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".\;.\Utils;.\TileEngine;.\TacticalAI;.\Tactical;.\Strategic;&quot;.\Standard Gaming Platform&quot;;.\Res;.\lua;.\Laptop;.\Editor;.\Multiplayer;.\Multiplayer\raknet"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".\;.\Utils;.\TileEngine;.\TacticalAI;.\Tactical;.\Strategic;&quot;.\Standard Gaming Platform&quot;;.\Res;.\lua;.\Laptop;.\Editor;.\Multiplayer;.\Multiplayer\raknet"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".\;.\Utils;.\TileEngine;.\TacticalAI;.\Tactical;.\Strategic;&quot;.\Standard Gaming Platform&quot;;.\Res;.\lua;.\Laptop;.\Editor;.\Multiplayer;.\Multiplayer\raknet"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -453,6 +456,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".\;.\Utils;.\TileEngine;.\TacticalAI;.\Tactical;.\Strategic;&quot;.\Standard Gaming Platform&quot;;.\Res;.\lua;.\Laptop;.\Editor;.\Multiplayer;.\Multiplayer\raknet"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;WINFONTS;CHINESE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
diff --git a/lua/lua_VS2008.vcproj b/lua/lua_VS2008.vcproj
index 2b658e88..6c531732 100644
--- a/lua/lua_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/lua/lua_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="lua_VS2008"
 	ProjectGUID="{A83DA7DA-2C31-45D8-9A69-B4993A885E76}"
 	RootNamespace="lua_VS2008"
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/D &quot;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE&quot;"
+				Optimization="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Multiplayer"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"