diff --git a/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index 1856705667..0b47a78bf2 100644
--- a/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ using namespace RageDisplay_Legacy_Helpers;
 
 #include <set>
 
+#if defined(WINDOWS)
+#include <GL/wglew.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #pragma comment(lib, "opengl32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "glu32.lib")
@@ -743,8 +747,10 @@ RString RageDisplay_Legacy::TryVideoMode( const VideoModeParams &p, bool &bNewDe
 #if defined(WINDOWS)
 	/* 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)
+	if( wglewIsSupported("WGL_EXT_swap_control") )
 		wglSwapIntervalEXT(p.vsync);
+	else
+		return RString("The WGL_EXT_swap_control extension is not supported on your computer.");
 #endif
 	
 	ResolutionChanged();
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