diff --git a/mswin32/nmap.vcxproj b/mswin32/nmap.vcxproj
index dfccaea4a..ce31615b3 100644
--- a/mswin32/nmap.vcxproj
+++ b/mswin32/nmap.vcxproj
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\Debug/nmap.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\Debug/</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <ObjectFileName>.\Debug/</ObjectFileName>
-      <ProgramDataBaseFileName>.\Debug/</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
       <WarningLevel>Level2</WarningLevel>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>EditAndContinue</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <ShowIncludes>false</ShowIncludes>
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@
       <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>packet.dll;wpcap.dll</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Debug/nmap.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <RandomizedBaseAddress>false</RandomizedBaseAddress>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
@@ -123,10 +121,11 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\$(Configuration)/nmap.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\$(Configuration)/</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <ObjectFileName>.\$(Configuration)/</ObjectFileName>
-      <ProgramDataBaseFileName>.\$(Configuration)/</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@
       <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>packet.dll;wpcap.dll</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\$(Configuration)/nmap.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <RandomizedBaseAddress>true</RandomizedBaseAddress>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>true</DataExecutionPrevention>
@@ -163,10 +161,10 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\$(Configuration)/nmap.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\$(Configuration)/</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <ObjectFileName>.\$(Configuration)/</ObjectFileName>
-      <ProgramDataBaseFileName>.\$(Configuration)/</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@
       <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>packet.dll;wpcap.dll</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\$(Configuration)/nmap.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <RandomizedBaseAddress>true</RandomizedBaseAddress>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>true</DataExecutionPrevention>
diff --git a/nping/nping.vcxproj b/nping/nping.vcxproj
index 6d2bedb8c..7e7a31a32 100644
--- a/nping/nping.vcxproj
+++ b/nping/nping.vcxproj
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\Debug/nmap.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\Debug/</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <ObjectFileName>.\Debug/</ObjectFileName>
-      <ProgramDataBaseFileName>.\Debug/</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
       <WarningLevel>Level2</WarningLevel>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>EditAndContinue</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@
       <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>packet.dll;wpcap.dll</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Debug/nmap.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <RandomizedBaseAddress>false</RandomizedBaseAddress>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
@@ -108,10 +106,10 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>.\Release/nping.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>
       <AssemblerListingLocation>.\Release/</AssemblerListingLocation>
       <ObjectFileName>.\Release/</ObjectFileName>
-      <ProgramDataBaseFileName>.\Release/</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsCpp</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\nmap-mswin32-aux\Npcap\Lib;..\nsock;..\nbase;..\libdnet-stripped;../libnetutil;..\..\nmap-mswin32-aux\OpenSSL\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>packet.dll;wpcap.dll</DelayLoadDLLs>
-      <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Release/nping.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <RandomizedBaseAddress>true</RandomizedBaseAddress>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>true</DataExecutionPrevention>