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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ca8e55fa
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+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
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+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
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+    <ProjectGuid>{A6F31DB3-6F2F-413B-ACAC-8E24A6C8B38A}</ProjectGuid>
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
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+  <PropertyGroup />
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diff --git a/converter/DeNotchConverter.vcxproj.filters b/converter/DeNotchConverter.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..939174c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converter/DeNotchConverter.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
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+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
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+    <ClCompile Include="source\cQuicksort.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="source\cTimer.cpp">
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+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
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+    <ClCompile Include="source\printdir.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
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+    <ClInclude Include="source\cNBTData.h">
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diff --git a/converter/DeNotchConverter.vcxproj.user b/converter/DeNotchConverter.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..695b5c78b
--- /dev/null
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+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/converter/clean.bat b/converter/clean.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfc7a6777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converter/clean.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+del *.ncb
+del *.ilk
+del *.lib
+del *.exp
+del *.map
+del *.pdb
+del *.bsc
+del *.sdf
+del *.opensdf /AH
+del *.insprc
+del *.aps
+del applog.txt
+del *.suo /AH
+del debug\*.* /Q
+del release\*.* /Q
+del x64\*.* /Q
+del "My Inspector Results"\*.* /Q
+del ipch\*.* /Q
+rd release /S /Q
+rd debug /S /Q
+rd ipch /S /Q
+rd x64 /Q
+rd "My Inspector Results" /Q
+
+pause
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diff --git a/converter/source/printdir.c b/converter/source/printdir.c
index 7216413be..d163be380 100644
--- a/converter/source/printdir.c
+++ b/converter/source/printdir.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#if 0
+
 /* list contents of a directory */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -50,3 +52,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
   }
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+
+#endif
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