diff --git a/PC/example_nt/example.dsp b/PC/example_nt/example.dsp
deleted file mode 100644
index 19d4bb0..0000000
--- a/PC/example_nt/example.dsp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/PC/example_nt/example.dsw b/PC/example_nt/example.dsw
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ddad80..0000000
--- a/PC/example_nt/example.dsw
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-Microsoft Developer Studio Workspace File, Format Version 6.00
-# WARNING: DO NOT EDIT OR DELETE THIS WORKSPACE FILE!
-
-###############################################################################
-
-Project: "example"=.\example.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
-
-Package=<5>
-{{{
-}}}
-
-Package=<4>
-{{{
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-
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-
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-{{{
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diff --git a/PC/example_nt/example.sln b/PC/example_nt/example.sln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e78c0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PC/example_nt/example.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 8.00
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "example", "example.vcproj", "{A0608D6F-84ED-44AE-A2A6-A3CC7F4A4030}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
+		Debug = Debug
+		Release = Release
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
+		{A0608D6F-84ED-44AE-A2A6-A3CC7F4A4030}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{A0608D6F-84ED-44AE-A2A6-A3CC7F4A4030}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{A0608D6F-84ED-44AE-A2A6-A3CC7F4A4030}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{A0608D6F-84ED-44AE-A2A6-A3CC7F4A4030}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/PC/example_nt/example.vcproj b/PC/example_nt/example.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6830b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PC/example_nt/example.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1250"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="example"
+	SccProjectName=""
+	SccLocalPath="">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\Release"
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\Release"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
+				StringPooling="TRUE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Release/example.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Release/"
+				ObjectFile=".\Release/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Release/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				CompileAs="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions="/export:initexample"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib python24.lib"
+				OutputFile=".\Release/example.dll"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\PCbuild"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\example.def"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Release/example.pdb"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				ImportLibrary=".\Release/example.lib"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				MkTypLibCompatible="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				TargetEnvironment="1"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\Release/example.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\Debug"
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\Debug"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Debug/example.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Debug/"
+				ObjectFile=".\Debug/"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Debug/"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+				CompileAs="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions="/export:initexample"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib python24_d.lib"
+				OutputFile=".\Debug/example_d.dll"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\PCbuild"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\example.def"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Debug/example_d.pdb"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				ImportLibrary=".\Debug/example_d.lib"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				MkTypLibCompatible="TRUE"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				TargetEnvironment="1"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\Debug/example.tlb"
+				HeaderFileName=""/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"/>
+			<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;rc;def;r;odl;hpj;bat;for;f90">
+			<File
+				RelativePath="example.c">
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32">
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="2"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;$(NoInherit)"/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32">
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						Optimization="0"
+						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+						PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;$(NoInherit)"/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="example.def">
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Header Files"
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;fi;fd">
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Resource Files"
+			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;cnt;rtf;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe">
+		</Filter>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="readme.txt">
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/PC/example_nt/readme.txt b/PC/example_nt/readme.txt
index aa2b309..65665ba 100644
--- a/PC/example_nt/readme.txt
+++ b/PC/example_nt/readme.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 
 This directory contains everything needed (except for the Python
 distribution!) to build a Python extension module using Microsoft VC++
-("Developer Studio") version 6.  It has been tested with VC++ 6.0 on Python
-2.2c1.  You can also use earlier versions of VC to build Python extensions,
-but the sample VC project file (example.dsw in this directory) is in VC 6
-format.
+("Developer Studio") version 7.1.  It has been tested with VC++ 7.1 on 
+Python 2.4.  You can also use earlier versions of VC to build Python 
+extensions, but the sample VC project file (example.dsw in this directory) 
+is in VC 7.1 format. Notice that you need to use the same compiler version
+that was used to build Python itself.
 
 COPY THIS DIRECTORY!
 --------------------
@@ -19,10 +20,10 @@
 
 OPEN THE PROJECT
 ----------------
-From VC 6.x, use the
-    File -> Open Workspace...
+From VC 7.1, use the
+    File -> Open Solution...
 dialog (*not* the "File -> Open..." dialog!).  Navigate to and select the
-file "example.dsw", in the *copy* of the example_nt directory you made
+file "example.sln", in the *copy* of the example_nt directory you made
 above.
 Click Open.
 
@@ -31,15 +32,12 @@
 In order to check that everything is set up right, try building:
 
 1. Select a configuration.  This step is optional.  Do
-       Build -> Select Active Configuration...
-   and select either "example - Win32 Release" or "example - Win32 Debug".
+       Build -> Configuration Manager... -> Active Solution Configuration
+   and select either "Release" or "Debug".
    If you skip this step, you'll use the Debug configuration by default.
 
 2. Build the DLL.  Do
-       Build -> Build example_d.dll
-   in Debug mode, or
-       Build -> Build example.dll
-   in Release mode.
+       Build -> Build Solution
    This creates all intermediate and result files in a subdirectory which
    is called either Debug or Release, depending on which configuration you
    picked in the preceding step.
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@
 
 Now your options are:
 
-1) Copy example.dsw and example.dsp, rename them to spam.*, and edit them
+1) Copy example.sln and example.vcproj, rename them to spam.*, and edit them
 by hand.
 
 or
@@ -109,7 +107,8 @@
 (This is an annoying little file with only two lines.  An alternative
 approach is to forget about the .def file, and add the option
 "/export:initspam" somewhere to the Link settings, by manually editing the
-"Project Options" box).
+"Project -> Properties -> Linker -> Command Line -> Additional Options" 
+box).
 
 You are now all set to build your extension, unless it requires other
 external libraries, include files, etc.  See Python's Extending and
@@ -119,47 +118,44 @@
 CREATING A BRAND NEW PROJECT
 ----------------------------
 Use the
-    File -> New... -> Projects
-dialog to create a new Project Workspace.  Select "Win32 Dynamic-Link
-Library", enter the name ("spam"), and make sure the "Location" is set to
-the spam directory you have created (which should be a direct subdirectory
-of the Python build tree, a sibling of Include and PC).  Select Win32 as the
-platform (in my version, this is the only choice).  Make sure the "Create
-new workspace" radio button is selected.  Click OK.
+    File -> New -> Project...
+dialog to create a new Project Workspace.  Select "Visual C++ Projects/Win32/
+Win32 Project", enter the name ("spam"), and make sure the "Location" is 
+set to parent of the spam directory you have created (which should be a direct 
+subdirectory of the Python build tree, a sibling of Include and PC).  
+In "Application Settings", select "DLL", and "Empty Project".  Click OK.
+
+You should now create the file spam.def as instructed in the previous
+section. Add the source files (including the .def file) to the project, 
+using "Project", "Add Existing Item".
 
 Now open the
-    Project -> Settings...
+    Project -> spam properties...
 dialog.  (Impressive, isn't it? :-) You only need to change a few
 settings.  Make sure "All Configurations" is selected from the "Settings
-for:" dropdown list.  Select the "C/C++" tab.  Choose the "Preprocessor"
+for:" dropdown list.  Select the "C/C++" tab.  Choose the "General"
 category in the popup menu at the top.  Type the following text in the
-entry box labeled "Addditional include directories:"
+entry box labeled "Addditional Include Directories:"
 
     ..\Include,..\PC
 
-Then, choose the "Input" category in the Link tab, and enter
+Then, choose the "General" category in the "Linker" tab, and enter
     ..\PCbuild
-in the "Additional library path:" box.
+in the "Additional library Directories" box.
 
-Now you need to add some mode-specific settings:
+Now you need to add some mode-specific settings (select "Accept"
+when asked to confirm your changes):
 
-Select "Win32 Release" in the "Settings for:" dropdown list.  Click the
-"Link" tab, choose the "Input" Category, and append "python22.lib" to the
-list in the "Object/library modules:" box.
+Select "Release" in the "Configuration" dropdown list.  Click the
+"Link" tab, choose the "Input" Category, and append "python24.lib" to the
+list in the "Additional Dependencies" box.
 
-Select "Win32 Debug" in the "Settings for:" dropdown list, and append
-"python22_d.lib" to the list in the "Object/library modules:" box.  Then
-click on the C/C++ tab, select "Code Generation" from the "Category:"
-dropdown list, and select "Debug Multithreaded DLL" from the "Use run-time
-library:" dropdown list.
+Select "Debug" in the "Settings for:" dropdown list, and append
+"python24_d.lib" to the list in the Additional Dependencies" box.  Then
+click on the C/C++ tab, select "Code Generation", and select 
+"Multi-threaded Debug DLL" from the "Runtime library" dropdown list.
 
-Select "Win32 Release" again from the "Settings for:" dropdown list.
-Select "Multithreaded DLL" from the "Use run-time library:" dropdown list.
+Select "Release" again from the "Settings for:" dropdown list.
+Select "Multi-threaded DLL" from the "Use run-time library:" dropdown list.
 
 That's all <wink>.
-
-You should now create the file spam.def as instructed in the previous
-section.  Then chose the
-    Insert -> Files into Project...
-dialog.  Set the pattern to *.* and select both spam.c and spam.def and
-click OK.  (Inserting them one by one is fine too.)