diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
index 58a34b607..38427aadd 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28d.lib wxbase28d_net.lib wxbase28d_xml.lib wxexpatd.lib wxjpegd.lib wxmsw28d_adv.lib wxmsw28d_aui.lib wxmsw28d_core.lib wxmsw28d_gl.lib wxmsw28d_html.lib wxmsw28d_media.lib wxmsw28d_qa.lib wxmsw28d_richtext.lib wxmsw28d_xrc.lib wxpngd.lib wxregexd.lib wxtiffd.lib wxzlibd.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib  libglest.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dsound.lib dxguid.lib Dbghelp.lib libcurl.lib ws2_32.lib xerces-c_3.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28ud.lib wxbase28ud_net.lib wxbase28ud_xml.lib wxexpatd.lib wxjpegd.lib wxmsw28ud_adv.lib wxmsw28ud_aui.lib wxmsw28ud_core.lib wxmsw28ud_gl.lib wxmsw28ud_html.lib wxmsw28ud_media.lib wxmsw28ud_qa.lib wxmsw28ud_richtext.lib wxmsw28ud_xrc.lib wxpngd.lib wxregexd.lib wxtiffd.lib wxzlibd.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dsound.lib dxguid.lib Dbghelp.lib libcurl.lib ws2_32.lib xerces-c_3.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\megaglest_configurator.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;../../build/$(ConfigurationName)/libglest&quot;;../../source/win32_deps/lib"
diff --git a/mk/windoze/xml2g.vcproj b/mk/windoze/xml2g.vcproj
index a412c622a..35f1fac0c 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/xml2g.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/xml2g.vcproj
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\libxml2-2.7.7\include&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wsock32.lib libxml2_a.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\libxml2-2.7.7\win32\bin.msvc&quot;"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp
index 84a68a1a3..8ad1d4853 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ void Properties::load(const string &path, bool clearCurrentProperties) {
 	this->path= path;
 
 #if defined(WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
-	FILE *fp = _wfopen(utf8_decode(path).c_str(), L"r");
+	wstring wstr = utf8_decode(path);
+	FILE *fp = _wfopen(wstr.c_str(), L"r");
 	ifstream fileStream(fp);
 #else
 	ifstream fileStream;
 	fileStream.open(path.c_str(), ios_base::in);
 #endif
 	
-	if(fileStream.fail()){
+	if(fileStream.is_open() == false){
 		if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugSystem).enabled) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] path = [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,path.c_str());
 		throw runtime_error("Can't open propertyMap file: " + path);
 	}
@@ -111,7 +112,9 @@ void Properties::load(const string &path, bool clearCurrentProperties) {
 
 	fileStream.close();
 #if defined(WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
-	fclose(fp);
+	if(fp) {
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
 #endif
 }