diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 16a88f01..b87e65e5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genmacro/genmacro.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genmacro/run.bat
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genmodule/genmodule.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genmodule/run.bat
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genstring/genstring.vcproj
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genstring/run.bat
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genversion/genversion.vcproj
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/genversion/run.bat
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/libyasm/libyasm.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/modules/modules.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc/re2c/re2c.vcproj
@@ -80,6 +84,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genmacro/genmacro.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genmacro/run.bat
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genmodule/genmodule.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genmodule/run.bat
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/genstring.vcproj
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/run.bat
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/genversion.vcproj
+EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/run.bat
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/libyasm/libyasm.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/modules/modules.vcproj
 EXTRA_DIST += Mkfiles/vc8/re2c/re2c.vcproj
diff --git a/Mkfiles/Makefile.dj b/Mkfiles/Makefile.dj
index 421bc692..ebb57028 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/Makefile.dj
+++ b/Mkfiles/Makefile.dj
@@ -134,14 +134,28 @@ YASM_OBJS= \
  $(LIBYASM_OBJS) \
  $(MODULES_OBJS)
 
+genstring: genstring.c
+	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
+
+license.c: COPYING genstring
+	./genstring license_msg $@ COPYING
+
+frontends/yasm/yasm.c: license.c
+
 genmacro: modules/preprocs/nasm/genmacro.c
 	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
 
-nasm-macros.c: modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac genmacro
-	./genmacro modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac
+nasm-macros.c: modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac version.mac genmacro
+	./genmacro modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac version.mac
 
 modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c: nasm-macros.c
 
+genversion: modules/preprocs/nasm/genversion.c
+	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
+
+version.mac: genversion
+	./genversion $@
+
 genmodule: libyasm/genmodule.c
 	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
 
diff --git a/Mkfiles/Makefile.flat b/Mkfiles/Makefile.flat
index 7e34bd24..6b357ef7 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/Makefile.flat
+++ b/Mkfiles/Makefile.flat
@@ -137,14 +137,28 @@ YASM_OBJS= \
  $(LIBYASM_OBJS) \
  $(MODULES_OBJS)
 
+genstring: genstring.c
+	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
+
+license.c: COPYING genstring
+	./genstring license_msg $@ COPYING
+
+frontends/yasm/yasm.c: license.c
+
 genmacro: modules/preprocs/nasm/genmacro.c
 	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
 
-nasm-macros.c: modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac genmacro
-	./genmacro modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac
+nasm-macros.c: modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac version.mac genmacro
+	./genmacro modules/preprocs/nasm/standard.mac version.mac
 
 modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c: nasm-macros.c
 
+genversion: modules/preprocs/nasm/genversion.c
+	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
+
+version.mac: genversion
+	./genversion $@
+
 genmodule: libyasm/genmodule.c
 	$(BUILDCC) -o $@ $<
 
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc/genmacro/run.bat b/Mkfiles/vc/genmacro/run.bat
index 83e80ab8..f3323e72 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/vc/genmacro/run.bat
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc/genmacro/run.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 cd ..\..\..
-%1 modules\preprocs\nasm\standard.mac
+%1 modules\preprocs\nasm\standard.mac version.mac
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc/genstring/genstring.vcproj b/Mkfiles/vc/genstring/genstring.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc1ba413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc/genstring/genstring.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="genstring"
+	ProjectGUID="{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}"
+	RootNamespace="genstring"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="5"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/genstring.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/genstring.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="Release"
+			IntermediateDirectory="Release"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="4"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/genstring.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{28EBE11C-5BE8-4935-9381-F57696749E0C}">
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\genstring.c">
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<File
+			RelativePath=".\run.bat">
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc/genstring/run.bat b/Mkfiles/vc/genstring/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5864b1dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc/genstring/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cd ..\..\..
+%1 license_msg license.c COPYING
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc/genversion/genversion.vcproj b/Mkfiles/vc/genversion/genversion.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35d1fb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc/genversion/genversion.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="genversion"
+	ProjectGUID="{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}"
+	RootNamespace="genversion"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="5"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/genversion.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/genversion.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="Release"
+			IntermediateDirectory="Release"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="4"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/genversion.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{E67ED277-E4F2-4D79-8C9E-962BAC164F3F}">
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\modules\preprocs\nasm\genversion.c">
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<File
+			RelativePath=".\run.bat">
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc/genversion/run.bat b/Mkfiles/vc/genversion/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30edf8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc/genversion/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cd ..\..\..
+%1 version.mac
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc/yasm.sln b/Mkfiles/vc/yasm.sln
index e496f2da..8921a59d 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/vc/yasm.sln
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc/yasm.sln
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "yasm", "yasm.vcproj", "{34E
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 		{29FE7874-1256-4AD6-B889-68E399DC9608} = {29FE7874-1256-4AD6-B889-68E399DC9608}
 		{D715A3D4-EFAA-442E-AD8B-5B4FF64E1DD6} = {D715A3D4-EFAA-442E-AD8B-5B4FF64E1DD6}
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459} = {021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genmacro", "genmacro\genmacro.vcproj", "{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2} = {B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genversion", "genversion\genversion.vcproj", "{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}"
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
@@ -34,6 +40,10 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genmodule", "genmodule\genm
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genstring", "genstring\genstring.vcproj", "{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
 		Debug = Debug
@@ -56,6 +66,10 @@ Global
 		{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
@@ -68,6 +82,10 @@ Global
 		{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 	EndGlobalSection
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc8/genmacro/run.bat b/Mkfiles/vc8/genmacro/run.bat
index 83e80ab8..f3323e72 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/vc8/genmacro/run.bat
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc8/genmacro/run.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 cd ..\..\..
-%1 modules\preprocs\nasm\standard.mac
+%1 modules\preprocs\nasm\standard.mac version.mac
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/genstring.vcproj b/Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/genstring.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7722dfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/genstring.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="genstring"
+	ProjectGUID="{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}"
+	RootNamespace="genstring"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	>
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName="$(IntDir)\"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\genstring.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\$(TargetName).pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="3"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName="$(IntDir)\"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/genstring.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\$(TargetName).pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{28EBE11C-5BE8-4935-9381-F57696749E0C}"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\genstring.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<File
+			RelativePath=".\run.bat"
+			>
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/run.bat b/Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5864b1dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc8/genstring/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cd ..\..\..
+%1 license_msg license.c COPYING
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/genversion.vcproj b/Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/genversion.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a14cd5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/genversion.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="genversion"
+	ProjectGUID="{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}"
+	RootNamespace="genversion"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	>
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName="$(IntDir)\"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\genversion.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\$(TargetName).pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="3"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName="$(IntDir)\"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/genversion.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\$(TargetName).pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="run.bat &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{E67ED277-E4F2-4D79-8C9E-962BAC164F3F}"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\modules\preprocs\nasm\genversion.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<File
+			RelativePath=".\run.bat"
+			>
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/run.bat b/Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30edf8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc8/genversion/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cd ..\..\..
+%1 version.mac
diff --git a/Mkfiles/vc8/yasm.sln b/Mkfiles/vc8/yasm.sln
index 274cf5bd..3d14dcd4 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/vc8/yasm.sln
+++ b/Mkfiles/vc8/yasm.sln
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "yasm", "yasm.vcproj", "{34E
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 		{29FE7874-1256-4AD6-B889-68E399DC9608} = {29FE7874-1256-4AD6-B889-68E399DC9608}
 		{D715A3D4-EFAA-442E-AD8B-5B4FF64E1DD6} = {D715A3D4-EFAA-442E-AD8B-5B4FF64E1DD6}
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459} = {021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genmacro", "genmacro\genmacro.vcproj", "{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2} = {B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genversion", "genversion\genversion.vcproj", "{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "re2c", "re2c\re2c.vcproj", "{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}"
 EndProject
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "gap", "gap\gap.vcproj", "{5
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genmodule", "genmodule\genmodule.vcproj", "{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "genstring", "genstring\genstring.vcproj", "{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}"
+EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{825AC694-358C-4D8D-92DE-33A2691978CE}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		readme.vc8.txt = readme.vc8.txt
@@ -72,6 +80,14 @@ Global
 		{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{225700A5-07B8-434E-AD61-555278BF6733}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{B545983B-8EE0-4A7B-A67A-E749EEAE62A2}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{3C58BE13-50A3-4583-984D-D8902B3D7713}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
@@ -96,6 +112,14 @@ Global
 		{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{F0E8B707-00C5-4FF2-B8EF-7C39817132A0}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{021CEB0A-F721-4F59-B349-9CEEAF244459}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE