diff --git a/project/vc8/nvassemble/nvassemble.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvassemble/nvassemble.vcproj
index cdf76ce..0d4892c 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvassemble/nvassemble.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvassemble/nvassemble.vcproj
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				TargetMachine="17"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -204,10 +203,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
@@ -275,9 +274,9 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
+				LinkTimeCodeGeneration="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
 			/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj
index 9058e14..b7f3e54 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\lib;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvconfig.h b/project/vc8/nvconfig.h
index ffe00a1..50f7cf1 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvconfig.h
+++ b/project/vc8/nvconfig.h
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #define HAVE_MALLOC_H
 
 #if !defined(_M_X64)
-#define HAVE_PNG
-#define HAVE_JPEG
+//#define HAVE_PNG
+//#define HAVE_JPEG
 //#define HAVE_TIFF
+#define HAVE_FREEIMAGE
 #endif
 
 #endif // NV_CONFIG
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvddsinfo/nvddsinfo.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvddsinfo/nvddsinfo.vcproj
index 7d3df80..80a7aff 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvddsinfo/nvddsinfo.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvddsinfo/nvddsinfo.vcproj
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				TargetMachine="17"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -203,10 +202,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
@@ -274,9 +273,9 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
+				LinkTimeCodeGeneration="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
 			/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvdecompress/nvdecompress.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvdecompress/nvdecompress.vcproj
index a74b828..cd889ce 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvdecompress/nvdecompress.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvdecompress/nvdecompress.vcproj
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvimage/nvimage.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvimage/nvimage.vcproj
index db24118..50526c6 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvimage/nvimage.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvimage/nvimage.vcproj
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\include;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -81,67 +81,6 @@
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
-			ConfigurationType="4"
-			CharacterSet="2"
-			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
-			>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCALinkTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCFxCopTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Debug|x64"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
@@ -168,7 +107,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\include;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -206,6 +145,67 @@
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
+			ConfigurationType="4"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\include;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
 			Name="Release|x64"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\extern\gnuwin32\include;..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvimgdiff/nvimgdiff.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvimgdiff/nvimgdiff.vcproj
index 3441505..e4d63dc 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvimgdiff/nvimgdiff.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvimgdiff/nvimgdiff.vcproj
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
index 5818f0c..112c3dd 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib cudart.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib cudart.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="cudart.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib cudart.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib cudart.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="cudart.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
@@ -551,10 +551,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvzoom/nvzoom.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvzoom/nvzoom.vcproj
index e346ead..1f87f5a 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvzoom/nvzoom.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvzoom/nvzoom.vcproj
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="1"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				TargetMachine="17"
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="FreeImage.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\extern\FreeImage"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"