Removed PCbuild8/ directory and added a new build directory for VS 2005
based on the VS 2008 build directory to PC/VS8.0. The script
PCbuild/vs8to9.py was added to sync changes from PCbuild to PC/VS8.0.

Kristjan, the initial creator of the PCbuild8 directory is fine with the replacement. I've moved the new version of the VS 2005 build directory next to the other legacy build directories. The new sync script is based on the work of wreck and syncs changes in the project, property and solution files.
diff --git a/PC/VS8.0/pythonw.vcproj b/PC/VS8.0/pythonw.vcproj
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

+<VisualStudioProject

+	ProjectType="Visual C++"

+	Version="8.00"

+	Name="pythonw"

+	ProjectGUID="{F4229CC3-873C-49AE-9729-DD308ED4CD4A}"

+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"

+	>

+	<Platforms>

+		<Platform

+			Name="Win32"

+		/>

+		<Platform

+			Name="x64"

+		/>

+	</Platforms>

+	<ToolFiles>

+	</ToolFiles>

+	<Configurations>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="Debug|Win32"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\debug.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			CharacterSet="0"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				Optimization="0"

+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				RuntimeLibrary="3"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw_d.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+				TargetMachine="1"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="Debug|x64"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\x64.vsprops;.\debug.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+				TargetEnvironment="3"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				Optimization="0"

+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				RuntimeLibrary="3"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw_d.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="Release|Win32"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\release.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				StringPooling="true"

+				RuntimeLibrary="2"

+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+				TargetMachine="1"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="Release|x64"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\x64.vsprops;.\release.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+				TargetEnvironment="3"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				StringPooling="true"

+				RuntimeLibrary="2"

+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="PGInstrument|Win32"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\release.vsprops;.\pginstrument.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				StringPooling="true"

+				RuntimeLibrary="2"

+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+				ImportLibrary=""

+				TargetMachine="1"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="PGInstrument|x64"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\x64.vsprops;.\release.vsprops;.\pginstrument.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+				TargetEnvironment="3"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				StringPooling="true"

+				RuntimeLibrary="2"

+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+				ImportLibrary=""

+				TargetMachine="17"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="PGUpdate|Win32"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\release.vsprops;.\pgupdate.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				StringPooling="true"

+				RuntimeLibrary="2"

+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+				ImportLibrary=""

+				TargetMachine="1"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+		<Configuration

+			Name="PGUpdate|x64"

+			ConfigurationType="1"

+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\x64.vsprops;.\release.vsprops;.\pgupdate.vsprops"

+			UseOfMFC="0"

+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"

+			>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCMIDLTool"

+				TargetEnvironment="3"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS"

+				StringPooling="true"

+				RuntimeLibrary="2"

+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

+				CompileAs="0"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"

+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"

+				Culture="1033"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCLinkerTool"

+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\pythonw.exe"

+				StackReserveSize="2000000"

+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"

+				ImportLibrary=""

+				TargetMachine="17"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCALinkTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCManifestTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCFxCopTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"

+			/>

+			<Tool

+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"

+			/>

+		</Configuration>

+	</Configurations>

+	<References>

+	</References>

+	<Files>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Resource Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\PC\python_exe.rc"

+				>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\PC\WinMain.c"

+				>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

+	</Files>

+	<Globals>

+	</Globals>

+</VisualStudioProject>