diff --git a/ares/vc/adig/adig.dsp b/ares/vc/adig/adig.dsp
index 5ef5cab96c..57d30dca32 100644
--- a/ares/vc/adig/adig.dsp
+++ b/ares/vc/adig/adig.dsp
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
-# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"..\areslib\Release"
 # ADD LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"..\areslib\Release"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "adig - Win32 Debug"
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
-# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\areslib\Debug"
 # ADD LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\areslib\Debug"
 
 !ENDIF 
diff --git a/ares/vc/ahost/ahost.dsp b/ares/vc/ahost/ahost.dsp
index 73bda913b0..28fbff69ea 100644
--- a/ares/vc/ahost/ahost.dsp
+++ b/ares/vc/ahost/ahost.dsp
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
-# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"..\areslib\Release"
 # ADD LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"..\areslib\Release"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "ahost - Win32 Debug"
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FR /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
-# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD BASE LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\areslib\Debug"
 # ADD LINK32 ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib areslib.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\areslib\Debug"
 
 !ENDIF 
diff --git a/ares/vc/areslib/areslib.dsp b/ares/vc/areslib/areslib.dsp
index 71d64f88fc..47805bd46c 100644
--- a/ares/vc/areslib/areslib.dsp
+++ b/ares/vc/areslib/areslib.dsp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Output_Dir "Release"
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\.." /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\.." /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\.." /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ LIB32=link.exe -lib
 # PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\.." /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\.." /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\.." /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /D "_LIB" /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe