diff --git a/mk/windoze/build-mg-2012.bat b/mk/windoze/build-mg-2012.bat
index 4e3177ec..b22b61c1 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/build-mg-2012.bat
+++ b/mk/windoze/build-mg-2012.bat
@@ -142,17 +142,21 @@ if %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% GTR 2 (
 				SET msBuildMaxCPU=/maxcpucount)
 
 ECHO Found CPU Count [%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%]
-SET MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64="C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V110\\"
+SET MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V110\\"
 
 if "%2" == "rebuild" echo Doing a FULL REBUILD...
 rem if "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild /detailedsummary %msBuildMaxCPU% /p:BuildInParallel=%BuildInParallel% /p:Configuration=Release /t:Rebuild Glest_vc2010.sln
 rem if "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64 /v:q /m /t:Rebuild /p:PlatformToolset=v110_xp;VisualStudioVersion=11.0 Glest_vc2012.sln
 rem /p:VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;
-if "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /v:detailed /p:VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;Configuration=Release;Platform=x64;PlatformToolset=v110 /m /t:Rebuild Glest_vc2012.sln
+
+rem if "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /v:detailed /p:TrackFileAccess=false;VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;Configuration=Release;Platform=x64;PlatformToolset=v110 /m /t:Rebuild Glest_vc2012.sln
+if "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /v:q /p:TrackFileAccess=false;VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;Configuration=Release;Platform=x64;PlatformToolset=v110 /m /t:Rebuild Glest_vc2012.sln
 
 rem if not "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild /detailedsummary %msBuildMaxCPU% /p:BuildInParallel=%BuildInParallel% /p:Configuration=Release Glest_vc2010.sln
 rem if not "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64 /v:q /m /p:PlatformToolset=v110_xp Glest_vc2012.sln
-if not "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /v:detailed /p:VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;Configuration=Release;Platform=x64;PlatformToolset=v110 /m Glest_vc2012.sln
+
+rem if not "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /v:detailed /p:TrackFileAccess=false;VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;Configuration=Release;Platform=x64;PlatformToolset=v110 /m Glest_vc2012.sln
+if not "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild %msBuildMaxCPU% /v:q /p:TrackFileAccess=false;VCTargetsPath=%MSBUILD_PATH_MG_x64%;Configuration=Release;Platform=x64;PlatformToolset=v110 /m Glest_vc2012.sln
 
 rem pause execution so we can see the output before the batch file exits
 if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/g2xml.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/g2xml.vcxproj
index 753b7ecb..b4bacae3 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/g2xml.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/g2xml.vcxproj
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <TargetName>g2xml</TargetName>
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/g3d_viewer.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/g3d_viewer.vcxproj
index 9a0aa049..83a4d9b9 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/g3d_viewer.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/g3d_viewer.vcxproj
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
     <GenerateManifest Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">false</GenerateManifest>
     <GenerateManifest Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</GenerateManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_editor.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_editor.vcxproj
index 1110d469..7dcf8a1d 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_editor.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_editor.vcxproj
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
     <GenerateManifest Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">false</GenerateManifest>
     <GenerateManifest Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</GenerateManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_game.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_game.vcxproj
index 457a8c6c..a7ff834a 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_game.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/glest_game.vcxproj
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
     <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">megaglest</TargetName>
     <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">megaglest</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/megaglest_tests.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/megaglest_tests.vcxproj
index 40437e7e..4f32398c 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/megaglest_tests.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/megaglest_tests.vcxproj
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <TargetName>megaglest_tests</TargetName>
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FloatingPointModel>Fast</FloatingPointModel>
       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>StreamingSIMDExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
+      <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/shared_lib.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/shared_lib.vcxproj
index f97ee03a..d5cdfec7 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/shared_lib.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/shared_lib.vcxproj
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <TargetName>libglest</TargetName>
     <OutDir>.\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
+    <ExecutablePath>$(ExecutablePath)</ExecutablePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/mk/windoze/vc2012/xml2g.vcxproj b/mk/windoze/vc2012/xml2g.vcxproj
index 55b46fb0..b4a5744f 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/vc2012/xml2g.vcxproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/vc2012/xml2g.vcxproj
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <TargetName>xml2g</TargetName>
+    <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>