reverting my revert. now i understand that the vcproj files had the configurations renamed and the sln didnt know about them. to fix this, i recreated the sln file.

desmume/src/windows/DeSmuME_2005.vcproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="shift_jis"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8.00"
+	Version="8,00"
 	Name="DeSmuME_VS2005"
 	ProjectGUID="{9F5F72A1-D3A5-4918-B460-E076B16D10A9}"
 	RootNamespace="DeSmuME"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="false"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;DEBUG\&quot;;WIN32;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;HAVE_LIBZ;NOMINMAX"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;HAVE_LIBZ;NOMINMAX"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
 				EnableEnhancedInstructionSet="0"
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
+			Name="Interim|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\__bins"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\.VS2005\$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;Release\&quot;;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;NDEBUG"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Release (SSE2)|Win32"
+			Name="Interim SSE2|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\__bins"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\.VS2005\$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
@@ -228,7 +228,167 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;Release SSE2\&quot;;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SSE2;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SSE2;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;NDEBUG"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				ExceptionHandling="1"
+				StructMemberAlignment="0"
+				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="false"
+				EnableEnhancedInstructionSet="2"
+				FloatingPointModel="2"
+				RuntimeTypeInfo="false"
+				WarningLevel="1"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CallingConvention="1"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="vfw32.lib winmm.lib opengl32.lib glu32.lib ws2_32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib directx\dxguid.lib shell32.lib comdlg32.lib directx\dxerr8.lib directx\dsound.lib directx\dinput8.lib directx\ddraw.lib zlib-2005-x32.lib zziplib-2005-x32.lib shlwapi.lib"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName)_sse2.exe"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=".\zlib123;.\zziplib"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				GenerateMapFile="true"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="0"
+				OptimizeForWindows98="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+				AdditionalManifestFiles="DeSmuME_x86.manifest"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release (public)|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\__bins"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\.VS2005\$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="MASM"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;NDEBUG;RELEASE"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release SSE2 (public)|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\__bins"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\.VS2005\$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="MASM"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="2"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
+				OmitFramePointers="true"
+				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
+				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SSE2;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;NDEBUG;RELEASE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				StructMemberAlignment="0"
@@ -386,7 +546,7 @@
 				RelativePath=".\main.cpp"
 				>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32"
+					Name="Interim|Win32"
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -534,7 +694,7 @@
 						/>
 					</FileConfiguration>
 					<FileConfiguration
-						Name="Release|Win32"
+						Name="Interim|Win32"
 						>
 						<Tool
 							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -543,7 +703,16 @@
 						/>
 					</FileConfiguration>
 					<FileConfiguration
-						Name="Release (SSE2)|Win32"
+						Name="Interim SSE2|Win32"
+						>
+						<Tool
+							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+							ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\$(InputName)1.obj"
+							XMLDocumentationFileName="$(IntDir)\$(InputName)1.xdc"
+						/>
+					</FileConfiguration>
+					<FileConfiguration
+						Name="Release SSE2 (public)|Win32"
 						>
 						<Tool
 							Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -581,7 +750,7 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32"
+					Name="Interim|Win32"
 					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
 					>
 					<Tool
@@ -592,7 +761,18 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release (SSE2)|Win32"
+					Name="Interim SSE2|Win32"
+					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+						Description="Assembling..."
+						CommandLine="ml64 /nologo /c /Zi /Fo&quot;$(IntDir)\$(InputName).obj&quot; &quot;$(InputPath)&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+						Outputs="$(IntDir)\$(InputName).obj"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release SSE2 (public)|Win32"
 					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
 					>
 					<Tool
@@ -615,7 +795,7 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32"
+					Name="Interim|Win32"
 					ExcludedFromBuild="true"
 					>
 					<Tool
@@ -836,7 +1016,15 @@
 			RelativePath="..\ROMReader.cpp"
 			>
 			<FileConfiguration
-				Name="Release (SSE2)|Win32"
+				Name="Interim SSE2|Win32"
+				>
+				<Tool
+					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					CallingConvention="1"
+				/>
+			</FileConfiguration>
+			<FileConfiguration
+				Name="Release SSE2 (public)|Win32"
 				>
 				<Tool
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -860,7 +1048,15 @@
 			RelativePath="..\saves.cpp"
 			>
 			<FileConfiguration
-				Name="Release (SSE2)|Win32"
+				Name="Interim SSE2|Win32"
+				>
+				<Tool
+					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					CallingConvention="1"
+				/>
+			</FileConfiguration>
+			<FileConfiguration
+				Name="Release SSE2 (public)|Win32"
 				>
 				<Tool
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"