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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../proj/hdf5dll/Debug/hdf5dll.pch"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="3"
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../proj/hdf5dll/Debug/hdf5dll.pch"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="1"
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="3"
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5DLL_;ZLIB_DLL;_SZDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/windows/test/app_ref/app_ref.vcproj b/windows/test/app_ref/app_ref.vcproj
index 96c58ad..313d6ee 100644
--- a/windows/test/app_ref/app_ref.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/app_ref/app_ref.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/windows/test/app_refdll/app_refdll.vcproj b/windows/test/app_refdll/app_refdll.vcproj
index 480f29f..ad06aa9 100644
--- a/windows/test/app_refdll/app_refdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/app_refdll/app_refdll.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/windows/test/big/big.vcproj b/windows/test/big/big.vcproj
index 27f8bdc..ed97293 100644
--- a/windows/test/big/big.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/big/big.vcproj
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/big/Debug/big.pch"
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/big/Debug/big.pch"
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					ObjectFile="../../../test/big/Release/"
 					ProgramDataBaseFileName="../../../test/big/Release/"
 				/>
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					ObjectFile="../../../test/big/Release/"
 					ProgramDataBaseFileName="../../../test/big/Release/"
 				/>
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					BrowseInformation="1"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					BrowseInformation="1"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
diff --git a/windows/test/bigdll/bigdll.vcproj b/windows/test/bigdll/bigdll.vcproj
index c49ee9e..1c5aa5a 100644
--- a/windows/test/bigdll/bigdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/bigdll/bigdll.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/bigdll/Debug/bigdll.pch"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/bigdll/Debug/bigdll.pch"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/bittests/bittests.vcproj b/windows/test/bittests/bittests.vcproj
index 3f0045a..9e83eae 100644
--- a/windows/test/bittests/bittests.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/bittests/bittests.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/bittests/Debug/bittests.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/bittests/Debug/bittests.pch"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/bittestsdll/bittestsdll.vcproj b/windows/test/bittestsdll/bittestsdll.vcproj
index f2d60e3..eca9499 100644
--- a/windows/test/bittestsdll/bittestsdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/bittestsdll/bittestsdll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/bittestsdll/Debug/bittestsdll.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/bittestsdll/Debug/bittestsdll.pch"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 						Optimization="2"
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 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
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 						Optimization="0"
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--- a/windows/test/cachedll/cachedll.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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 					Optimization="2"
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 					Optimization="2"
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 					Optimization="0"
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 					Optimization="0"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Optimization="0"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush1/Debug/flush1.pch"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush1/Debug/flush1.pch"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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--- a/windows/test/flush1dll/flush1dll.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush1dll/Debug/flush1dll.pch"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush1dll/Debug/flush1dll.pch"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
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-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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diff --git a/windows/test/flush2/flush2.vcproj b/windows/test/flush2/flush2.vcproj
index 8f477a3..09e9b9d 100644
--- a/windows/test/flush2/flush2.vcproj
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush2/Debug/flush2.pch"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush2/Debug/flush2.pch"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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--- a/windows/test/flush2dll/flush2dll.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush2dll/Debug/flush2dll.pch"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/flush2dll/Debug/flush2dll.pch"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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--- a/windows/test/freespace/freespace.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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--- a/windows/test/getnamedll/getnamedll.vcproj
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 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1028"
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 			<Tool
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1028"
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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diff --git a/windows/test/getub/getub.vcproj b/windows/test/getub/getub.vcproj
index 86875da..b4ab371 100644
--- a/windows/test/getub/getub.vcproj
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\tools\lib,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\tools\lib,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\tools\lib,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\tools\lib,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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diff --git a/windows/test/gheap/gheap.vcproj b/windows/test/gheap/gheap.vcproj
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--- a/windows/test/gheap/gheap.vcproj
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/hyperslab/Debug/hyperslab.pch"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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diff --git a/windows/test/hyperslabdll/hyperslabdll.vcproj b/windows/test/hyperslabdll/hyperslabdll.vcproj
index 5933d8c..5ef24ce 100644
--- a/windows/test/hyperslabdll/hyperslabdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/hyperslabdll/hyperslabdll.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/hyperslabdll/Debug/hyperslabdll.pch"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/hyperslabdll/Debug/hyperslabdll.pch"
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
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diff --git a/windows/test/iopipe/iopipe.vcproj b/windows/test/iopipe/iopipe.vcproj
index 90c1ebf..ded6ae3 100644
--- a/windows/test/iopipe/iopipe.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/iopipe/iopipe.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/iopipe/Debug/iopipe.pch"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/iopipe/Debug/iopipe.pch"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/iopipedll/iopipedll.vcproj b/windows/test/iopipedll/iopipedll.vcproj
index b1cc701..882ba59 100644
--- a/windows/test/iopipedll/iopipedll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/iopipedll/iopipedll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/iopipedll/Debug/iopipedll.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/iopipedll/Debug/iopipedll.pch"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/istore/istore.vcproj b/windows/test/istore/istore.vcproj
index cc0aa44..fbea7a3 100644
--- a/windows/test/istore/istore.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/istore/istore.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/istore/Debug/istore.pch"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/istore/Debug/istore.pch"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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 			</FileConfiguration>
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diff --git a/windows/test/istoredll/istoredll.vcproj b/windows/test/istoredll/istoredll.vcproj
index 27d0948..2a8cbec 100644
--- a/windows/test/istoredll/istoredll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/istoredll/istoredll.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/istoredll/Debug/istoredll.pch"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/istoredll/Debug/istoredll.pch"
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 			<Tool
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
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 					Optimization="2"
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-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
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@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
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 					Optimization="0"
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-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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diff --git a/windows/test/lheap/lheap.vcproj b/windows/test/lheap/lheap.vcproj
index a0411ba..749ca3e 100644
--- a/windows/test/lheap/lheap.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/lheap/lheap.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/lheap/Debug/lheap.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/lheap/Debug/lheap.pch"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/lheapdll/lheapdll.vcproj b/windows/test/lheapdll/lheapdll.vcproj
index 6bdb2b9..8ac2d43 100644
--- a/windows/test/lheapdll/lheapdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/lheapdll/lheapdll.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/lheapdll/Debug/lheapdll.pch"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/lheapdll/Debug/lheapdll.pch"
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/libtest/libtest.vcproj b/windows/test/libtest/libtest.vcproj
index a0fd995..885095e 100644
--- a/windows/test/libtest/libtest.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/libtest/libtest.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 					/>
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 					/>
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Debug/"
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
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@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 						Optimization="2"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 						ObjectFile="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 						ProgramDataBaseFileName="..\..\..\test\libtest\Release/"
 					/>
diff --git a/windows/test/libtestdll/libtestdll.vcproj b/windows/test/libtestdll/libtestdll.vcproj
index 5dcb2be..6e176ce 100644
--- a/windows/test/libtestdll/libtestdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/libtestdll/libtestdll.vcproj
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="1"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
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@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="3"
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="1"
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				TargetEnvironment="3"
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
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diff --git a/windows/test/links/links.vcproj b/windows/test/links/links.vcproj
index 4cf874e..0d4c599 100644
--- a/windows/test/links/links.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/links/links.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/links/Debug/links.pch"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/links/Debug/links.pch"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
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diff --git a/windows/test/linksdll/linksdll.vcproj b/windows/test/linksdll/linksdll.vcproj
index b5141e5..c83f3f6 100644
--- a/windows/test/linksdll/linksdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/linksdll/linksdll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/linksdll/Debug/linksdll.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/linksdll/Debug/linksdll.pch"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
diff --git a/windows/test/mf/mf.vcproj b/windows/test/mf/mf.vcproj
index 1055f35..d5b9b3e 100644
--- a/windows/test/mf/mf.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/mf/mf.vcproj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/windows/test/mfdll/mfdll.vcproj b/windows/test/mfdll/mfdll.vcproj
index f890f09..53bb4c8 100644
--- a/windows/test/mfdll/mfdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/mfdll/mfdll.vcproj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/windows/test/mount/mount.vcproj b/windows/test/mount/mount.vcproj
index c19dcfd..b4a0867 100644
--- a/windows/test/mount/mount.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/mount/mount.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mount/Debug/mount.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mount/Debug/mount.pch"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
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diff --git a/windows/test/mountdll/mountdll.vcproj b/windows/test/mountdll/mountdll.vcproj
index 1a633c3..4c649ac 100644
--- a/windows/test/mountdll/mountdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/mountdll/mountdll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mountdll/Debug/mountdll.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mountdll/Debug/mountdll.pch"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
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diff --git a/windows/test/mtime/mtime.vcproj b/windows/test/mtime/mtime.vcproj
index b9bc4dc..9bb8dbc 100644
--- a/windows/test/mtime/mtime.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/mtime/mtime.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mtime/Debug/mtime.pch"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mtime/Debug/mtime.pch"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 				/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
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diff --git a/windows/test/mtimedll/mtimedll.vcproj b/windows/test/mtimedll/mtimedll.vcproj
index 11c23eb..68a733e 100644
--- a/windows/test/mtimedll/mtimedll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/mtimedll/mtimedll.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mtimedll/Debug/mtimedll.pch"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/mtimedll/Debug/mtimedll.pch"
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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diff --git a/windows/test/ntypes/ntypes.vcproj b/windows/test/ntypes/ntypes.vcproj
index 475efd5..3b1f181 100644
--- a/windows/test/ntypes/ntypes.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/ntypes/ntypes.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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 			</FileConfiguration>
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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 			</FileConfiguration>
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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 			<FileConfiguration
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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diff --git a/windows/test/ntypesdll/ntypesdll.vcproj b/windows/test/ntypesdll/ntypesdll.vcproj
index 3dc7ebd..e4f2b8a 100644
--- a/windows/test/ntypesdll/ntypesdll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/ntypesdll/ntypesdll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
 			/>
 			<Tool
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1028"
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 			<Tool
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 					Optimization="2"
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diff --git a/windows/test/objcopy/objcopy.vcproj b/windows/test/objcopy/objcopy.vcproj
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--- a/windows/test/objcopy/objcopy.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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--- a/windows/test/objcopydll/objcopydll.vcproj
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+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
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diff --git a/windows/test/ohdr/ohdr.vcproj b/windows/test/ohdr/ohdr.vcproj
index 115768e..120184d 100644
--- a/windows/test/ohdr/ohdr.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/ohdr/ohdr.vcproj
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/ohdr/Debug/ohdr.pch"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/ohdr/Debug/ohdr.pch"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
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@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
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diff --git a/windows/test/ohdrdll/ohdrdll.vcproj b/windows/test/ohdrdll/ohdrdll.vcproj
index 874038b..2525065 100644
--- a/windows/test/ohdrdll/ohdrdll.vcproj
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/ohdrdll/Debug/ohdrdll.pch"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/ohdrdll/Debug/ohdrdll.pch"
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
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@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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diff --git a/windows/test/overhead/overhead.vcproj b/windows/test/overhead/overhead.vcproj
index 9fea442..c5cf65b 100644
--- a/windows/test/overhead/overhead.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/overhead/overhead.vcproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/overhead/Debug/overhead.pch"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/overhead/Debug/overhead.pch"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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 			<FileConfiguration
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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diff --git a/windows/test/overheaddll/overheaddll.vcproj b/windows/test/overheaddll/overheaddll.vcproj
index a4595da..6623494 100644
--- a/windows/test/overheaddll/overheaddll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/overheaddll/overheaddll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/overheaddll/Debug/overheaddll.pch"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/overheaddll/Debug/overheaddll.pch"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 			<Tool
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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 					Optimization="2"
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@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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diff --git a/windows/test/pool/pool.vcproj b/windows/test/pool/pool.vcproj
index cc0ff80..16c80b6 100644
--- a/windows/test/pool/pool.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/pool/pool.vcproj
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
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 						Optimization="0"
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@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
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 						Optimization="0"
 						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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diff --git a/windows/test/pooldll/pooldll.vcproj b/windows/test/pooldll/pooldll.vcproj
index f42bec2..a5eaec8 100644
--- a/windows/test/pooldll/pooldll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/pooldll/pooldll.vcproj
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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diff --git a/windows/test/reserved/reserved.vcproj b/windows/test/reserved/reserved.vcproj
index 3c9c16c..b32afbe 100644
--- a/windows/test/reserved/reserved.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
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 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
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@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
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 					Optimization="2"
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-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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diff --git a/windows/test/reserveddll/reserveddll.vcproj b/windows/test/reserveddll/reserveddll.vcproj
index 7f0c70c..d8bb950 100644
--- a/windows/test/reserveddll/reserveddll.vcproj
+++ b/windows/test/reserveddll/reserveddll.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
 					BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
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@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
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 					Optimization="0"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
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@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
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 					Optimization="2"
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 					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 					Optimization="2"
 					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions=""
+					PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;"
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diff --git a/windows/test/set_extent/set_extent.vcproj b/windows/test/set_extent/set_extent.vcproj
index e5a636a..11e4d4d 100644
--- a/windows/test/set_extent/set_extent.vcproj
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
 			<Tool
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
 			/>
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 				Optimization="2"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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index a2100e3..68ce8a4 100644
--- a/windows/test/set_extentdll/set_extentdll.vcproj
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1028"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1028"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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diff --git a/windows/test/stab/stab.vcproj b/windows/test/stab/stab.vcproj
index 9153a6c..d748592 100644
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/stab/Debug/stab.pch"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/stabdll/Debug/stabdll.pch"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_"
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 				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\../../../test/stabdll/Debug/stabdll.pch"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Culture="1033"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\test,..\..\..\src"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src,..\..\..\test"
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@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 			<Tool
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 			/>
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
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 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\src"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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 			<Tool
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_HDF5USEDLL_;_HDF5TESTUSEDLL_"
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--- a/windows/tools/h5copy/h5copy.vcproj
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
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 						Optimization="2"
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@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
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 						Optimization="2"
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