diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
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 # git ignore file
+*.user
 plugins/wmpa/wmpa_h.h
 plugins/wmpa/wmpa_i.c
 src/pixmaps/inline_pngs.h
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index 695b5c78..00000000
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diff --git a/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj.user b/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj.user b/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj.user b/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj.user
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-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj.user b/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj.user b/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj.user
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--- a/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/plugins/lua/lua.vcxproj.user b/plugins/lua/lua.vcxproj.user
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--- a/plugins/lua/lua.vcxproj.user
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-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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index 695b5c78..00000000
--- a/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj.user
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-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj.user b/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj.user
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index 695b5c78..00000000
--- a/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj.user
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-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj.user b/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj.user
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index 695b5c78..00000000
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/python/python.vcxproj.user b/plugins/python/python.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/plugins/sasl/sasl.vcxproj.user b/plugins/sasl/sasl.vcxproj.user
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-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/tcl/tcl.vcxproj.user b/plugins/tcl/tcl.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj.user b/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj.user b/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj.user
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diff --git a/win32/ext/zlib-wdk/install.vcxproj.user b/win32/ext/zlib-wdk/install.vcxproj.user
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