diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d64ea3df488..7107a112f19 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,18 +108,18 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -DDBUG_OFF")
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /wd4800 /wd4805")
 SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /wd4800 /wd4805")
 
-IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 8")
+# Disable warnings in Visual Studio 8 and above
+IF(MSVC AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 7")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /wd4996")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /wd4996")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /wd4996")
     SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} /wd4996")
     SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} /wd4996")
     SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /wd4996")
-ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 8")
-
-IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 7" OR 
-   CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 8")
+ENDIF(MSVC AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 7")
 
+# Settings for Visual Studio 7 and above.  
+IF(MSVC)
     # replace /MDd with /MTd
     STRING(REPLACE "/MD"  "/MT"  CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE          ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE})
     STRING(REPLACE "/MD"  "/MT"  CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO   ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO})
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 7" OR
     IF(NOT tmp_manifest)
         SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /MANIFEST:NO")
     ENDIF(NOT tmp_manifest)
-
-ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 7" OR 
-      CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio 8")
+ENDIF(MSVC)
 
 IF(WIN32)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS("-D_WINDOWS -D__WIN__ -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE")
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deleted file mode 100755
index bcbc0f82192..00000000000
--- a/extra/yassl/taocrypt/taocrypt.vcproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
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-<VisualStudioProject
-	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
-	Name="taocrypt"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
-	<Platforms>
-		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
-	</Platforms>
-	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\debug_obj"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\debug_obj"
-			ConfigurationType="4"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				OptimizeForProcessor="2"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="include,mySTL"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
-				ExceptionHandling="FALSE"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="1"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\debug_obj/taocrypt.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\debug_obj/"
-				ObjectFile=".\debug_obj/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\debug_obj/"
-				BrowseInformation="1"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile=".\debug_obj\taocrypt.lib"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-		</Configuration>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\release_obj"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\release_obj"
-			ConfigurationType="4"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="2"
-				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				OptimizeForProcessor="2"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="include,mySTL"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
-				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				ExceptionHandling="FALSE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="0"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\release_obj/taocrypt.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\release_obj/"
-				ObjectFile=".\release_obj/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\release_obj/"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile=".\release_obj\taocrypt.lib"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
-			<Tool
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-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
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-	<References>
-	</References>
-	<Files>
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-			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat">
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deleted file mode 100755
index bc020747096..00000000000
--- a/extra/yassl/yassl.vcproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,211 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
-<VisualStudioProject
-	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
-	Name="yassl"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
-	<Platforms>
-		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
-	</Platforms>
-	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\debug_obj"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\debug_obj"
-			ConfigurationType="4"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
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-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				OptimizeForProcessor="2"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="include,taocrypt\include,taocrypt\mySTL"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;YASSL_PREFIX"
-				ExceptionHandling="FALSE"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="1"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\debug_obj/yassl.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\debug_obj/"
-				ObjectFile=".\debug_obj/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\debug_obj/"
-				BrowseInformation="1"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile=".\debug_obj\yassl.lib"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
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-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
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index a38565fc1f3..00000000000
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diff --git a/win/build-vs9.bat b/win/build-vs9.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09f1e343013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win/build-vs9.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@echo off
+
+REM Copyright (C) 2006 MySQL AB
+REM 
+REM This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+REM it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+REM the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+REM 
+REM This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+REM but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+REM MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+REM GNU General Public License for more details.
+REM 
+REM You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+REM along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+REM Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008"
+
diff --git a/win/build-vs9_x64.bat b/win/build-vs9_x64.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61c7253132d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win/build-vs9_x64.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@echo off
+
+REM Copyright (C) 2006 MySQL AB
+REM 
+REM This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+REM it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+REM the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+REM 
+REM This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+REM but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+REM MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+REM GNU General Public License for more details.
+REM 
+REM You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+REM along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+REM Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008 Win64"
+
diff --git a/zlib/zutil.h b/zlib/zutil.h
index b7d5eff81b6..4482957d6ac 100644
--- a/zlib/zutil.h
+++ b/zlib/zutil.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ extern const char * const z_errmsg[10]; /* indexed by 2-zlib_error */
 #  ifdef __TURBOC__
 #    define NO_vsnprintf
 #  endif
-#  ifdef WIN32
+#  if defined(WIN32) && (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER < 1500)
      /* In Win32, vsnprintf is available as the "non-ANSI" _vsnprintf. */
 #    if !defined(vsnprintf) && !defined(NO_vsnprintf)
 #      define vsnprintf _vsnprintf