diff --git a/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj b/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
index 294d02d..abcb6bb 100644
--- a/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
+++ b/project/vc8/nvtt/nvtt.vcproj
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib cudart.lib ATI_Compress_MT_VC8.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib cudart.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH);C:\cygwin\home\icastano\src\pi\branches\nv\src\nvimage\nvtt\atitc\Debug"
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@
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 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|x64"
+			Name="Release|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
 			CharacterSet="0"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -119,20 +120,18 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
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 			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
-				MinimalRebuild="true"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				OmitFramePointers="true"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include;$(CUDA_INC_PATH)"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;HAVE_CUDA;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="0"
 			/>
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 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
@@ -145,14 +144,16 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib cudart.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;;C:\cygwin\home\icastano\src\pi\branches\nv\src\nvimage\nvtt\atitc\Release"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
-				TargetMachine="17"
+				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -180,12 +181,11 @@
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
+			Name="Debug (no cuda)|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
 			CharacterSet="0"
-			WholeProgramOptimization="1"
 			>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -204,15 +204,16 @@
 			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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-				OmitFramePointers="true"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include;$(CUDA_INC_PATH)"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;HAVE_CUDA;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="0"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
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 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
@@ -225,14 +226,12 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib cudart.lib ATI_Compress_MT_VC8.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;&quot;$(CUDA_LIB_PATH)&quot;;C:\cygwin\home\icastano\src\pi\branches\nv\src\nvimage\nvtt\atitc\Release"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
-				OptimizeReferences="2"
-				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|x64"
+			Name="Release (no cuda)|Win32"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
@@ -283,13 +282,12 @@
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 			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
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 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
-				TargetMachine="17"
+				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug (no cuda)|Win32"
+			Name="Debug|x64"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
@@ -364,11 +363,12 @@
 			/>
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 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
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@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
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 				WarningLevel="3"
 				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
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@@ -392,11 +392,11 @@
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 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
-				TargetMachine="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -424,10 +424,12 @@
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 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
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+			Name="Release|x64"
 			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="0"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
@@ -443,18 +445,19 @@
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 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
 			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				OmitFramePointers="true"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
-				MinimalRebuild="true"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="0"
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 				AdditionalDependencies="libpng.lib jpeg.lib tiff.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
 				TargetMachine="17"
 			/>
@@ -502,12 +506,10 @@
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 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Release (no cuda)|Win32"
+			Name="Debug (no cuda)|x64"
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 			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)\$(PlatformName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
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-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..;..\..\..\src;..\..\..\gnuwin32\include"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NVTT_EXPORTS;NVTT_SHARED;__SSE2__;__SSE__;__MMX__"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="0"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
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 				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\bin\$(ProjectName).dll"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\gnuwin32\lib;"
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-				OptimizeReferences="2"
-				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				ImportLibrary="$(SolutionDir)\$(ConfigurationName).$(PlatformName)\lib\$(ProjectName).lib"
-				TargetMachine="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"