diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e06423f..92c70249 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,5 +44,4 @@ msvc2003/CSE2.ncb
 msvc2003/CSE2.suo
 msvc2003/Debug
 msvc2003/Release
-msvc2003/freetype-2.9.1s
 *.aps
diff --git a/msvc2003/CSE2.vcproj b/msvc2003/CSE2.vcproj
index 2b4a6f77..98355811 100644
--- a/msvc2003/CSE2.vcproj
+++ b/msvc2003/CSE2.vcproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""SDL2-2.0.9/include";"freetype-2.9.1/include";./"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;WINDOWS"
 				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="0"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""SDL2-2.0.9/include";"freetype-2.9.1/include";./"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;WINDOWS"
 				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"