diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1e6eb40a7..5e49870fc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -813,10 +813,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([ \
 	src/Makefile \
 	src/Include/Makefile \
 	src/Include/version.h \
-	src/Include/config.h-msvc6 \
-	src/Include/config.h-msvc71 \
-	src/Include/config.h-msvc8 \
-	src/Include/config.h-msvc90 \
 	src/Aircraft/Makefile \
 	src/Airports/Makefile \
 	src/ATC/Makefile \
diff --git a/src/Include/.gitignore b/src/Include/.gitignore
index b173a70bf..e76f66334 100644
--- a/src/Include/.gitignore
+++ b/src/Include/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 config.h
 config.h.*
-config.h-msvc6
-config.h-msvc71
-config.h-msvc8
-config.h-msvc90
 stamp-h1
 version.h
diff --git a/src/Include/config.h-msvc6.in b/src/Include/config.h-msvc6
similarity index 98%
rename from src/Include/config.h-msvc6.in
rename to src/Include/config.h-msvc6
index 4ddcd9193..1b7f8ddc6 100644
--- a/src/Include/config.h-msvc6.in
+++ b/src/Include/config.h-msvc6
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE "FlightGear"
 
 /* Define to package version - use in main.cxx */
-#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC6-WIN32-@VERSION@"
+#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC6-WIN32-2.0.0"
 
 /* Define as the return type of signal handlers (int or void).  */
 #define RETSIGTYPE void
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #define TM_IN_SYS_TIME 1
 
 /* Define to version number */
-#define VERSION "@VERSION@"
+#define VERSION "2.0.0"
 
 /* Define if compiling on a Winbloze (95, NT, etc.) platform */
 #define WIN32 1
diff --git a/src/Include/config.h-msvc71.in b/src/Include/config.h-msvc71
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 98%
rename from src/Include/config.h-msvc71.in
rename to src/Include/config.h-msvc71
index d67dcacbb..0e7fc3835
--- a/src/Include/config.h-msvc71.in
+++ b/src/Include/config.h-msvc71
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE "FlightGear"
 
 /* Define to package version - use in main.cxx */
-#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC7.1-WIN32-@VERSION@"
+#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC7.1-WIN32-2.0.0"
 
 /* Define as the return type of signal handlers (int or void).  */
 #define RETSIGTYPE void
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define TM_IN_SYS_TIME 1
 
 /* Define to version number */
-#define VERSION "@VERSION@"
+#define VERSION "2.0.0"
 #ifndef  FG_VERSION     /* allow override */
 #define  FG_VERSION     7
 #endif   /* FG_VERSION */
diff --git a/src/Include/config.h-msvc8.in b/src/Include/config.h-msvc8
similarity index 98%
rename from src/Include/config.h-msvc8.in
rename to src/Include/config.h-msvc8
index cc630a070..fd8ce66b9 100644
--- a/src/Include/config.h-msvc8.in
+++ b/src/Include/config.h-msvc8
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE "FlightGear"
 
 /* Define to package version - use in main.cxx */
-#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC8-WIN32-@VERSION@"
+#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC8-WIN32-2.0.0"
 
 /* Define as the return type of signal handlers (int or void).  */
 #define RETSIGTYPE void
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #define TM_IN_SYS_TIME 1
 
 /* Define to version number */
-#define VERSION "@VERSION@"
+#define VERSION "2.0.0"
 
 /* Define if compiling on a Winbloze (95, NT, etc.) platform */
 #define WIN32 1
diff --git a/src/Include/config.h-msvc90.in b/src/Include/config.h-msvc90
similarity index 98%
rename from src/Include/config.h-msvc90.in
rename to src/Include/config.h-msvc90
index 52695b032..e2c38e1eb 100644
--- a/src/Include/config.h-msvc90.in
+++ b/src/Include/config.h-msvc90
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE "FlightGear"
 
 /* Define to package version - use in main.cxx */
-#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC9.0-WIN32-@VERSION@"
+#define FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION "MSVC9.0-WIN32-2.0.0"
 
 /* Define as the return type of signal handlers (int or void).  */
 #define RETSIGTYPE void
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define TM_IN_SYS_TIME 1
 
 /* Define to version number */
-#define VERSION "@VERSION@"
+#define VERSION "2.0.0"
 #ifndef  FG_VERSION     /* allow override */
 #define  FG_VERSION     7
 #endif   /* FG_VERSION */