diff --git a/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index 1856705667..8bdef356c1 100644
--- a/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -704,6 +704,11 @@ void RageDisplay_Legacy::ResolutionChanged()
 	RageDisplay::ResolutionChanged();
 }
 
+#if defined(WINDOWS)
+	typedef BOOL (APIENTRY *PFNWGLSWAPINTERVALFARPROC)( int );
+	PFNWGLSWAPINTERVALFARPROC wglSwapIntervalEXT = 0;
+#endif
+
 // Return true if mode change was successful.
 // bNewDeviceOut is set true if a new device was created and textures
 // need to be reloaded.
@@ -739,11 +744,16 @@ RString RageDisplay_Legacy::TryVideoMode( const VideoModeParams &p, bool &bNewDe
 		InitShaders();
 	}
 
+	const char *extensions = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(glGetString( GL_EXTENSIONS ));
 // I'm not sure this is correct -Colby
 #if defined(WINDOWS)
+	if( strstr( extensions, "WGL_EXT_swap_control" ) == 0 )
+		return RString("The WGL_EXT_swap_control extension is not supported on your computer.");
+
 	/* Set vsync the Windows way, if we can.  (What other extensions are there
 	 * to do this, for other archs?) */
-	if (GLEW_WGL_EXT_swap_control)
+	wglSwapIntervalEXT = (PFNWGLSWAPINTERVALFARPROC)wglGetProcAddress( "wglSwapIntervalEXT" );
+	if (wglSwapIntervalEXT)
 		wglSwapIntervalEXT(p.vsync);
 #endif
 	
diff --git a/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj b/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj
index 88d27d87bd..53c1ab9c8a 100644
--- a/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj
+++ b/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;lua-5.1\include&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;jsoncpp/include;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,_DEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,_DEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,DEBUG,GLEW_STATIC"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;lua-5.1\include&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;jsoncpp/include;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,NDEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,RELEASE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,NDEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,RELEASE,GLEW_STATIC"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				MinimalRebuild="false"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;lua-5.1\include&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;jsoncpp/include;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,_DEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,DEBUG"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,_DEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,DEBUG,GLEW_STATIC"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="0"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;lua-5.1\include&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;jsoncpp/include;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,NDEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,RELEASE"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,NDEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,RELEASE,GLEW_STATIC"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				MinimalRebuild="false"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
@@ -451,6 +451,38 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\extern\glew-1.5.8\src\glew.c"
 				>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="FastDebug|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release-SSE2|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter