diff --git a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2003/RetroArch-msvc2003.vcproj b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2003/RetroArch-msvc2003.vcproj
index ff77703685..c0a839e701 100644
--- a/pkg/msvc/msvc-2003/RetroArch-msvc2003.vcproj
+++ b/pkg/msvc/msvc-2003/RetroArch-msvc2003.vcproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include";"$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\msvc";"$(SolutionDir)\..\..\gfx\include""
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_THREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
 				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="5"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/RetroArch-msvc2003.pdb"
-				SubSystem="2"
+				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\libretro-common\include\compat\msvc&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\..\gfx\include&quot;"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_RTHREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WIN32;RARCH_INTERNAL;HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_FBO;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RPNG;HAVE_RJPEG;HAVE_RBMP;HAVE_RTGA;HAVE_IMAGEVIEWER;HAVE_XMB;WANT_ZLIB;HAVE_DINPUT;HAVE_DSOUND;HAVE_DYLIB;HAVE_NETWORKING;HAVE_NETWORK_CMD;HAVE_COMMAND;HAVE_STDIN_CMD;HAVE_THREADS;HAVE_DYNAMIC;HAVE_OVERLAY;HAVE_RGUI;HAVE_MENU;HAVE_7ZIP;HAVE_MATERIALUI;HAVE_LIBRETRODB;HAVE_STB_FONT;__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="4"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/RetroArch-msvc2003.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				SubSystem="2"
+				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"/>