diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
index 9fe4cd187..b7f6f1e51 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="shift_jis"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="8.00"
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.bat . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.exe . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
index bb92087f6..032657993 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="shift_jis"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="9.00"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.exe . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
+				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.bat . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.exe . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
+				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.bat . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.exe . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
+				CommandLine="defaultconfig\SubWCRev.bat . &quot;.\defaultconfig\svnrev_template.h&quot; &quot;.\userconfig\svnrev.h&quot;"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/defaultconfig/SubWCRev.bat b/desmume/src/windows/defaultconfig/SubWCRev.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46b1eee70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/defaultconfig/SubWCRev.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SubWCRev.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file