diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp b/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
index 88ad1b5912..593dee0bff 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void *d3dfonts_w32_init_font(void *video_data,
       OUT_TT_PRECIS,
       CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
       DEFAULT_PITCH,
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _WIN32_WINNT > 0x0500  /* MSVC needs w_char* starting with XP */
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) /* MSVC needs w_char* */
       L"Verdana" /* Hardcode FTL */
 #else
 	  "Verdana"
diff --git a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj
index d4788aad7a..cd6fe31110 100644
--- a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj
+++ b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2005/RetroArch-msvc2005.vcproj
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include";"$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\msvc";"$(SolutionDir)\..\..\gfx\include""
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32_WINNT=0x0500;_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_THREADS;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_LANGEXTRA;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_GL_SYNC;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32_WINNT=0x0500;_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_THREADS;HAVE_D3D;HAVE_D3D9;HAVE_GLSL;HAVE_SHADERPIPELINE;HAVE_OPENGL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_LANGEXTRA;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_GL_SYNC;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="msimg32.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/RetroArch-msvc2005.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\msvc&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\gfx\include&quot;"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_D3D;HAVE_D3D9;HAVE_GLSL;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_LANGEXTRA;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;HAVE_SHADERPIPELINE;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_OPENGL;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_GL_SYNC;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32_WINNT=0x0500;_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_THREADS;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_D3D;HAVE_D3D9;HAVE_GLSL;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_LANGEXTRA;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;HAVE_SHADERPIPELINE;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_XAUDIO;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_OPENGL;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_GL_SYNC;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="msimg32.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/RetroArch-msvc2005.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"