diff --git a/desmume/src/types.h b/desmume/src/types.h
index 466bc546a..15fc6a620 100644
--- a/desmume/src/types.h
+++ b/desmume/src/types.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #ifndef TYPES_HPP
 #define TYPES_HPP
 
+//todo - everyone will want to support this eventually, i suppose
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
 #define NOSSE2
 #endif
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
index b7f6f1e51..18219bc2c 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="shift_jis"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="8.00"
@@ -1110,6 +1110,10 @@
 			RelativePath="..\types.h"
 			>
 		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\version.h"
+			>
+		</File>
 		<File
 			RelativePath="..\wifi.cpp"
 			>
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
index 032657993..b46f733df 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="shift_jis"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="9.00"
@@ -1139,6 +1139,10 @@
 					RelativePath="..\types.h"
 					>
 				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\version.h"
+					>
+				</File>
 				<File
 					RelativePath="..\wifi.h"
 					>
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj
index 51e659f57..cb4522aed 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2010.vcxproj
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\utils\md5.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\utils\valuearray.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\utils\xstring.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\version.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\wifi.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="AboutBox.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="aviout.h" />