diff --git a/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.sln b/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.sln
index a695e78..064ede6 100644
--- a/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.sln
+++ b/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.sln
@@ -7,24 +7,18 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug - Orange Box|Win32 = Debug - Orange Box|Win32
 		Debug - Original|Win32 = Debug - Original|Win32
-		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
 		Release - Orange Box|Win32 = Release - Orange Box|Win32
 		Release - Original|Win32 = Release - Original|Win32
-		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Orange Box|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Orange Box|Win32.Build.0 = Debug - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Original|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug - Original|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Original|Win32.Build.0 = Debug - Original|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Orange Box|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Orange Box|Win32.Build.0 = Release - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Original|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release - Original|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Original|Win32.Build.0 = Release - Original|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.vcproj b/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.vcproj
index 7ae36ec..5615144 100644
--- a/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.vcproj
+++ b/sample_mm/msvc8/sample_mm.vcproj
@@ -15,162 +15,6 @@
 	<ToolFiles>
 	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="2"
-			CharacterSet="2"
-			>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\sourcemm;..\..\sourcehook"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS"
-				MinimalRebuild="true"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="1"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="tier0.lib vstdlib.lib tier2.lib"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\sample_mm.dll"
-				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="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-		</Configuration>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="2"
-			CharacterSet="2"
-			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
-			>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\sourcemm;..\..\sourcehook"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS"
-				RuntimeLibrary="0"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="tier0.lib vstdlib.lib tier2.lib"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\sample_mm.dll"
-				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="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug - Orange Box|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
@@ -196,7 +40,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDKOB)\public;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDKOB)\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOURCEMM16)&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcemm&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcehook&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORANGEBOX"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -217,10 +61,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib&quot;"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\sample_mm.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBCMT"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMT"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -275,7 +119,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDKOB)\public;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDKOB)\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOURCEMM16)&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcemm&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcehook&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORANGEBOX"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -294,9 +138,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib&quot;"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\sample_mm.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMTD"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -353,7 +198,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM14);$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDK)\public;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDK)\tier1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORIGINAL"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -372,9 +217,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="&quot;$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier0.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier1.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib&quot;"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\sample_mm.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMTD"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -431,7 +277,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM14);$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDK)\public;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDK)\tier1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORIGINAL"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -452,9 +298,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="&quot;$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier0.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier1.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib&quot;"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\sample_mm.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMT"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"
diff --git a/sourcemm/episode1/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj b/sourcemm/episode1/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj
index 15d641d..21db711 100644
--- a/sourcemm/episode1/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj
+++ b/sourcemm/episode1/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;$(HL2SDK)\public;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDK)\tier1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;SOURCEMM_EXPORTS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 				Optimization="3"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;$(HL2SDK)\public;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDK)\tier1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;SOURCEMM_EXPORTS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
diff --git a/sourcemm/episode2/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj b/sourcemm/episode2/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj
index 5a3ae02..c14587f 100644
--- a/sourcemm/episode2/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj
+++ b/sourcemm/episode2/msvc8/sourcemm.vcproj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\tier1&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;SOURCEMM_EXPORTS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 				Optimization="3"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\tier1&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..;..\..\..\sourcehook;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;SOURCEMM_EXPORTS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
diff --git a/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.sln b/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.sln
index cf8c61d..bf5b79f 100644
--- a/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.sln
+++ b/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.sln
@@ -7,24 +7,18 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug - Orange Box|Win32 = Debug - Orange Box|Win32
 		Debug - Original|Win32 = Debug - Original|Win32
-		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
 		Release - Orange Box|Win32 = Release - Orange Box|Win32
 		Release - Original|Win32 = Release - Original|Win32
-		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Orange Box|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Orange Box|Win32.Build.0 = Debug - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Original|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug - Original|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug - Original|Win32.Build.0 = Debug - Original|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Orange Box|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Orange Box|Win32.Build.0 = Release - Orange Box|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Original|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release - Original|Win32
 		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release - Original|Win32.Build.0 = Release - Original|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{E62E5876-E1E2-41A0-85CA-1B41B9DA55F9}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.vcproj b/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.vcproj
index e6991c0..f4321af 100644
--- a/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.vcproj
+++ b/stub_mm/msvc8/stub_mm.vcproj
@@ -15,162 +15,6 @@
 	<ToolFiles>
 	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="2"
-			CharacterSet="2"
-			>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\sourcemm;..\..\sourcehook"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS"
-				MinimalRebuild="true"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="1"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="tier0.lib vstdlib.lib tier2.lib"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\stub_mm.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				SubSystem="2"
-				TargetMachine="1"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCALinkTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManifestTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCFxCopTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-		</Configuration>
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-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="2"
-			CharacterSet="2"
-			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\sourcemm;..\..\sourcehook"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS"
-				RuntimeLibrary="0"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="tier0.lib vstdlib.lib tier2.lib"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\stub_mm.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				SubSystem="2"
-				OptimizeReferences="2"
-				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
-				TargetMachine="1"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCALinkTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManifestTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCFxCopTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-		</Configuration>
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 			Name="Release - Orange Box|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDKOB)\public;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDKOB)\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server"
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 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORANGEBOX"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib&quot;"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\stub_mm.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMTD"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -274,7 +119,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM16)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDKOB)\public;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\engine;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDKOB)\tier1;$(HL2SDKOB)\public\game\server"
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 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORANGEBOX"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -295,9 +140,10 @@
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
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+				AdditionalDependencies="&quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier0.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\tier1.lib&quot; &quot;$(HL2SDKOB)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib&quot;"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\stub_mm.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMT"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -352,7 +198,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM14);$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDK)\public;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDK)\tier1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;STUB_MM_EXPORTS;ENGINE_ORIGINAL"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -373,10 +219,10 @@
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
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 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBCMT"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC;LIBCD;LIBCMT"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -431,7 +277,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="$(SOURCEMM14);$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook;$(HL2SDK)\public;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib;$(HL2SDK)\tier1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcemm&quot;;&quot;$(SOURCEMM14)\sourcehook&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\dlls&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\engine&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier0&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\tier1&quot;;&quot;$(HL2SDK)\public\vstdlib&quot;"
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="$(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier0.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\vstdlib.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier2.lib $(HL2SDK)\lib\public\tier1.lib"
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 				OptimizeReferences="2"