diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
index fae4af92d..1ca01bd99 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ IF(EXTERNAL_PATH)
   ELSE(TARGET_X64)
     SET(EXTERNAL_BINARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/bin")
   ENDIF(TARGET_X64)
-  
+
   # Using 32 or 64 bits libraries
   IF(TARGET_X64)
     SET(EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/lib64")
diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake
index 30e507f85..25903be14 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ FIND_PATH(WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR Windows.h
   ${WINSDKCURRENT_DIR}/Include
 )
 
+FIND_PROGRAM(WINSDK_SIGNTOOL signtool
+  PATHS
+  ${WINSDK71_DIR}/Bin
+  ${WINSDKCURRENT_DIR}/Bin
+)
+
 IF(WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR)
   SET(WINSDK_FOUND TRUE)
 ELSE(WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index 14a78d721..1524ebf46 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ ENDMACRO(NL_TARGET_DRIVER)
 # Argument:
 ###
 MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
-  IF(NOT MSVC10)
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES PROJECT_LABEL ${label})
-  ENDIF(NOT MSVC10)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES PROJECT_LABEL ${label})
   GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(type ${name} TYPE)
   IF(${type} STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
     # Set versions only if target is a shared library
@@ -49,6 +47,15 @@ MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
       SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${NL_LIB_PREFIX})
     ENDIF(NL_LIB_PREFIX)
   ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
+
+  IF(${type} STREQUAL EXECUTABLE AND WIN32)
+    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES
+      VERSION ${NL_VERSION}
+      SOVERSION ${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}
+      COMPILE_FLAGS "/GA"
+      LINK_FLAGS "/VERSION:${NL_VERSION}")
+  ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL EXECUTABLE AND WIN32)
+
   IF(WITH_STLPORT AND WIN32)
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/X")
   ENDIF(WITH_STLPORT AND WIN32)
@@ -308,25 +315,32 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
     ENDIF(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
 #     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_IA64)
 #  ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86")
-  
+
   IF(WIN32)
     IF(MSVC10)
       # /Ox is working with VC++ 2010, but custom optimizations don't exist
       SET(SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ox /GF /GS-")
       # without inlining it's unusable, use custom optimizations again
       SET(MIN_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Od /Ob1")
-	ELSE(MSVC10)
+	ELSEIF(MSVC90)
       # don't use a /O[012x] flag if you want custom optimizations
       SET(SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ob2 /Oi /Ot /Oy /GT /GF /GS-")
       # without inlining it's unusable, use custom optimizations again
       SET(MIN_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ob1")
+	ELSEIF(MSVC80)
+      # don't use a /O[012x] flag if you want custom optimizations
+      SET(SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ox /GF /GS-")
+      # without inlining it's unusable, use custom optimizations again
+      SET(MIN_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Od /Ob1")
+	ELSE(MSVC10)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Can't determine compiler version ${MSVC_VERSION}")	
     ENDIF(MSVC10)
 
-    SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "/D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /W3 /Zi /Zm1000 /MP /Gy-")
+    SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "${PLATFORM_CFLAGS} /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /W3 /Zi /Zm1000 /MP /Gy-")
 
     # Common link flags
     SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "-DEBUG")
-	
+
     IF(TARGET_X64)
       # Fix a bug with Intellisense
       SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "${PLATFORM_CFLAGS} /D_WIN64")
@@ -504,6 +518,10 @@ MACRO(SETUP_EXTERNAL)
 
     INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake)
     IF(MSVC10)
+      IF(NOT MSVC10_REDIST_DIR)
+        # If you have VC++ 2010 Express, put x64/Microsoft.VC100.CRT/*.dll in ${EXTERNAL_PATH}/redist
+        SET(MSVC10_REDIST_DIR "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/redist")
+      ENDIF(NOT MSVC10_REDIST_DIR)
       GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VC_ROOT_DIR "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\10.0_Config;InstallDir]" ABSOLUTE)
       # VC_ROOT_DIR is set to "registry" when a key is not found
       IF(VC_ROOT_DIR MATCHES "registry")
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp b/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp
index 3aa4d5540..bde24ac83 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp
+++ b/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
 #include "internationalization.h"
 #include "game_time.h"
 
+#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 using namespace std;
 using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace NL3D;
@@ -602,7 +606,7 @@ void loopLogin()
                 string LSHost(ConfigFile->getVar("LSHost").asString());
                 Login = ConfigFile->getVar("Login").asString();
                 string Password = ConfigFile->getVar("Password").asString();
-                CHashKeyMD5 hk = getMD5((uint8 *)Password.c_str(), Password.size());
+                CHashKeyMD5 hk = getMD5((uint8 *)Password.c_str(), (uint32)Password.size());
                 string CPassword = hk.toString();
                 nlinfo("The crypted password is %s", CPassword.c_str());
                 string Application = ConfigFile->getVar("ClientApplication").asString();
@@ -1073,8 +1077,8 @@ sint main(int argc, char **argv)
 	// extract the 2 first param (argv[1] and argv[2]) it must be cookie and addr
 
 	string cmd = cmdline;
-	int pos1 = cmd.find_first_not_of (' ');
-	int pos2;
+	string::size_type pos1 = cmd.find_first_not_of (' ');
+	string::size_type pos2;
 	if (pos1 != string::npos)
 	{
 		pos2 = cmd.find (' ', pos1);
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/server/chat/src/main.cpp b/code/snowballs2/server/chat/src/main.cpp
index 9a1a3d057..37f58eb92 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/server/chat/src/main.cpp
+++ b/code/snowballs2/server/chat/src/main.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 // We're using the NeL Service framework, and layer 5
 #include <nel/net/service.h>
 
+#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace NLMISC;
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/server/collision/src/collision_service.cpp b/code/snowballs2/server/collision/src/collision_service.cpp
index fc48d02c3..ffde0c725 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/server/collision/src/collision_service.cpp
+++ b/code/snowballs2/server/collision/src/collision_service.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include "collision_service.h"
 #include <nel/3d/u_instance_group.h>
 
+#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 using namespace SBSERVICE;
 using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace NLNET;
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/CMakeLists.txt b/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 086ecfcd1..d24c6743e 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp *.h)
 
-ADD_EXECUTABLE(snowballs_frontend_service ${SRC})
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(snowballs_frontend_service WIN32 ${SRC})
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/main.cpp b/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/main.cpp
index ff036fe51..74ccdc50f 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/main.cpp
+++ b/code/snowballs2/server/frontend/src/main.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <utility>
 
+#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace NLNET;
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/server/position/src/main.cpp b/code/snowballs2/server/position/src/main.cpp
index b908d1e73..44a94d560 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/server/position/src/main.cpp
+++ b/code/snowballs2/server/position/src/main.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 
 #include "physics.h"
 
+#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
 
 using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace NLNET;