diff --git a/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj
index 1f32d17..7c38a34 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvcompress/nvcompress.vcproj
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -535,7 +534,6 @@
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
diff --git a/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
index b298046..52bc327 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)";C:\cygwin\home\icastano\src\pi\branches\nv\src\nvimage\nvtt\atitc\Release"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -551,7 +550,6 @@
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"