diff --git a/libs/win32/ldns/ldns-lib/ldns-lib.2008.vcproj b/libs/win32/ldns/ldns-lib/ldns-lib.2008.vcproj
index 12509c6666..41f164a0eb 100644
--- a/libs/win32/ldns/ldns-lib/ldns-lib.2008.vcproj
+++ b/libs/win32/ldns/ldns-lib/ldns-lib.2008.vcproj
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 			Name="Release|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
 			CharacterSet="2"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\ldns\;."
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="HAVE_CONFIG_H;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -124,18 +125,11 @@
 				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				OptimizeReferences="2"
-				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
-				TargetMachine="1"
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManifestTool"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
 			/>
@@ -145,9 +139,6 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCFxCopTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 			/>
@@ -219,7 +210,7 @@
 			Name="Release|x64"
 			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
 			CharacterSet="2"
 			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
@@ -245,6 +236,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\ldns\;."
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="HAVE_CONFIG_H;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -260,18 +252,11 @@
 				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				OptimizeReferences="2"
-				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
-				TargetMachine="17"
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManifestTool"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
 			/>
@@ -281,9 +266,6 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCFxCopTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 			/>