diff --git a/contrib/bkgrnd2d/bkgrnd2d_VC9.vcproj b/contrib/bkgrnd2d/bkgrnd2d_VC9.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ada53f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/bkgrnd2d/bkgrnd2d_VC9.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="9,00"
+	Name="bkgrnd2d"
+	ProjectGUID="{69B403DB-1D23-45B7-9278-15330D79ECC7}"
+	RootNamespace="bkgrnd2d"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
+	>
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\install\modules"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\libs&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\STLPort\stlport&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\glib-2.0&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\lib\glib-2.0\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\libxml2\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\gtk-2.0&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\cairo&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\pango-1.0&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\lib\gtk-2.0\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\atk-1.0&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+				DisableSpecificWarnings="4996;4244;4267"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="synapse.lib splines.lib libxml2.lib glib-2.0.lib gobject-2.0.lib gtk-win32-2.0.lib intl.lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\libxml2\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\build\$(ConfigurationName)\libs&quot;"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile="bkgrnd2d.def"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
+				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)\install\modules"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\libs&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\STLPort\stlport&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\glib-2.0&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\lib\glib-2.0\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\libxml2\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\gtk-2.0&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\cairo&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\pango-1.0&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\lib\gtk-2.0\include&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\include\atk-1.0&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="false"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				DisableSpecificWarnings="4996;4244;4267"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="synapse.lib splines.lib libxml2.lib glib-2.0.lib gobject-2.0.lib gtk-win32-2.0.lib intl.lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\libxml2\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk2\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\build\$(ConfigurationName)\libs&quot;"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile="bkgrnd2d.def"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
+				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\bkgrnd2d.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\bkgrnd2d.def"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\dialog.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\plugin.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Header Files"
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\bkgrnd2d.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\dialog.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\plugin.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Resource Files"
+			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+			>
+		</Filter>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/contrib/bkgrnd2d/dialog.h b/contrib/bkgrnd2d/dialog.h
index b6d8043..8512796 100644
--- a/contrib/bkgrnd2d/dialog.h
+++ b/contrib/bkgrnd2d/dialog.h
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@ void InitBackgroundDialog();
 void ShowBackgroundDialog();
 void ShowBackgroundDialogPG(int page);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+// THIS IS UGLY
+#define snprintf _snprintf
+#endif
+
 #endif // _BKGRND2D_DIALOG_H_
diff --git a/radiant_VC9.sln b/radiant_VC9.sln
index a5e36c5..a99ffcb 100644
--- a/radiant_VC9.sln
+++ b/radiant_VC9.sln
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "q3map2", "tools\quake3\q3ma
 		{444E6FDA-83BD-49F1-89A4-7CF716F742A8} = {444E6FDA-83BD-49F1-89A4-7CF716F742A8}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "bkgrnd2d", "contrib\bkgrnd2d\bkgrnd2d_VC9.vcproj", "{69B403DB-1D23-45B7-9278-15330D79ECC7}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
@@ -162,6 +164,10 @@ Global
 		{F5D0509C-80E0-49B7-B033-885D8253063A}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{F5D0509C-80E0-49B7-B033-885D8253063A}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{F5D0509C-80E0-49B7-B033-885D8253063A}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{69B403DB-1D23-45B7-9278-15330D79ECC7}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{69B403DB-1D23-45B7-9278-15330D79ECC7}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{69B403DB-1D23-45B7-9278-15330D79ECC7}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{69B403DB-1D23-45B7-9278-15330D79ECC7}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE