diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj b/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
index bfecd134be..1d1e749f57 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib">
-      <HintPath>..\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib, Version=0.86.0.518, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b03e6acf1164f73, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\References\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="LuaInterface, Version=2.0.4.24551, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\output\dll\LuaInterface.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=1.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\References\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
index af1ca76e1e..e22019ef9a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
       <HintPath>..\References\OpenTK.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="PresentationFramework" />
+    <Reference Include="SlimDX, Version=4.0.10.43, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b1b0c32fd1ffe4f9, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\References\SlimDX.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
@@ -101,10 +105,6 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-    <Reference Include="SlimDX, Version=2.0.10.43, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b1b0c32fd1ffe4f9" Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\SlimDX.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll b/References/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
rename to References/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
diff --git a/Newtonsoft.Json.dll b/References/Newtonsoft.Json.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from Newtonsoft.Json.dll
rename to References/Newtonsoft.Json.dll
diff --git a/SlimDX.dll b/References/SlimDX.dll
similarity index 100%
rename from SlimDX.dll
rename to References/SlimDX.dll