diff --git a/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj b/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj
index 094dbcfb5a..7c2e03f769 100644
--- a/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>Makefile</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
+    <SettingsCommandLine>
+..\objs\settings\settings_gen.exe -o ..\objs\settings\table\settings.h -b ..\src\table\settings.h.preamble -a ..\src\table\settings.h.postamble ..\src\table\company_settings.ini ..\src\table\currency_settings.ini ..\src\table\gameopt_settings.ini ..\src\table\misc_settings.ini ..\src\table\music_settings.ini ..\src\table\settings.ini ..\src\table\win32_settings.ini
+    </SettingsCommandLine>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_ProjectFileVersion>10.0.30319.1</_ProjectFileVersion>
     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\objs\settings\table\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\objs\settings\table\</IntDir>
+    <NMakeBuildCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(SettingsCommandLine)</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
+    <NMakeReBuildCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(SettingsCommandLine)</NMakeReBuildCommandLine>
+    <NMakeCleanCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">del ..\objs\settings\table\settings.h</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
+    <NMakeOutput Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\objs\settings\table\settings.h</NMakeOutput>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Message>Generating settings.h</Message>
-      <Command>
-..\objs\settings\settings_gen.exe -o ..\objs\settings\table\settings.h -b ..\src\table\settings.h.preamble -a ..\src\table\settings.h.postamble ..\src\table\company_settings.ini ..\src\table\currency_settings.ini ..\src\table\gameopt_settings.ini ..\src\table\misc_settings.ini ..\src\table\music_settings.ini ..\src\table\settings.ini ..\src\table\win32_settings.ini
-      </Command>
-    </PreBuildEvent>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\src\table\company_settings.ini" />
     <None Include="..\src\table\currency_settings.ini" />
diff --git a/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj.in b/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj.in
index 99d7305806..46064b53cf 100644
--- a/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj.in
+++ b/projects/settings_vs100.vcxproj.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>Makefile</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
+    <SettingsCommandLine>
+!!FILTERS!!
+    </SettingsCommandLine>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_ProjectFileVersion>10.0.30319.1</_ProjectFileVersion>
     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\objs\settings\table\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\objs\settings\table\</IntDir>
+    <NMakeBuildCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(SettingsCommandLine)</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
+    <NMakeReBuildCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">$(SettingsCommandLine)</NMakeReBuildCommandLine>
+    <NMakeCleanCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">del ..\objs\settings\table\settings.h</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
+    <NMakeOutput Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\objs\settings\table\settings.h</NMakeOutput>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Message>Generating settings.h</Message>
-      <Command>
-!!FILTERS!!
-      </Command>
-    </PreBuildEvent>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
 !!FILES!!
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/projects/version_vs100.vcxproj b/projects/version_vs100.vcxproj
index 48e9a9a182..008e6dd665 100644
--- a/projects/version_vs100.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/version_vs100.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     <NMakeBuildCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">cscript "$(ProjectDir)/determineversion.vbs"</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
     <NMakeReBuildCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">cscript "$(ProjectDir)/determineversion.vbs"</NMakeReBuildCommandLine>
     <NMakeOutput Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\src\rev.cpp</NMakeOutput>
+    <NMakeCleanCommandLine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">del ..\src\rev.cpp</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\src\os\windows\ottdres.rc.in" />
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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