diff --git a/projects/VC8/FlightGear.vcproj b/projects/VC8/FlightGear.vcproj
index dcacd7b1f..bfff496f0 100755
--- a/projects/VC8/FlightGear.vcproj
+++ b/projects/VC8/FlightGear.vcproj
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="FlightgearLib.lib Simgear.lib fnt.lib js.lib net.lib psl.lib puAux.lib pui.lib pw.lib sg.lib sl.lib ssgAux.lib ul.lib osg.lib osgDB.lib osgUtil.lib OpenThreadsWin32.lib pthreadvc2.lib Alut.lib openal32.lib zlib1.lib wsock32.lib advapi32.lib comdlg32.lib shell32.lib user32.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FlightgearLib.lib Simgear.lib fnt.lib js.lib net.lib psl.lib puAux.lib pui.lib pw.lib sg.lib sl.lib ssgAux.lib ul.lib osgParticle.lib osg.lib osgDB.lib osgUtil.lib OpenThreadsWin32.lib pthreadvc2.lib Alut.lib openal32.lib zlib1.lib wsock32.lib advapi32.lib comdlg32.lib shell32.lib user32.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;FG$(IntDir)&quot;;../../../OpenThreads/lib/win32;../../../OpenSceneGraph/lib/win32;../../../plib/;&quot;../../../Simgear/Projects/VC8/$(IntDir)&quot;;../../../3rdParty/lib;$(NOINHERIT)"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@
 			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx"
 			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
 			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\VC7.1\flightgear.rc"
+				>
+			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Source Files"
diff --git a/projects/VC8/JS_demo.vcproj b/projects/VC8/JS_demo.vcproj
index eb05251f5..69a8bc8a7 100644
--- a/projects/VC8/JS_demo.vcproj
+++ b/projects/VC8/JS_demo.vcproj
@@ -116,10 +116,17 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="3"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"
+				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../;../../src/include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;ENABLE_THREADS;HAVE_CONFIG_H;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CONST_CORRECT_OVERLOADS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;NOMINMAX;FREEGLUT_STATIC"
 				StringPooling="true"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				BufferSecurityCheck="true"
+				EnableEnhancedInstructionSet="0"
+				FloatingPointModel="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"