diff --git a/src/RageUtil.cpp b/src/RageUtil.cpp
index a6428a7f6b..8443b88f7d 100644
--- a/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ bool GetFileContents( const RString &sFile, vector<RString> &asOut )
 	return true;
 }
 
-#include "pcre/pcre.h"
+#include "../extern/pcre/pcre.h"
 void Regex::Compile()
 {
 	const char *error;
diff --git a/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj b/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj
index 6beffd0d80..b12ffdfd1d 100644
--- a/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj
+++ b/src/StepMania-net2008.vcproj
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;;..\extern\pcre"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,_DEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,DEBUG,GLEW_STATIC"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="2"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;;..\extern\pcre"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,NDEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,RELEASE,GLEW_STATIC"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				MinimalRebuild="false"
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;;..\extern\pcre"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,_DEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,DEBUG,GLEW_STATIC"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="0"
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;vorbis;libjpeg;&quot;..\extern\lua-5.1\src&quot;;ffmpeg\modern_working\include;BaseClasses;&quot;..\extern\jsoncpp\include&quot;;&quot;..\extern\glew-1.5.8\include&quot;;..\extern\pcre"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32,NDEBUG,_WINDOWS,WINDOWS,RELEASE,GLEW_STATIC"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				MinimalRebuild="false"
@@ -6568,7 +6568,7 @@
 				Name="pcre"
 				>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\chartables.c"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\chartables.c"
 					>
 					<FileConfiguration
 						Name="Debug|Win32"
@@ -6604,7 +6604,7 @@
 					</FileConfiguration>
 				</File>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\get.c"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\get.c"
 					>
 					<FileConfiguration
 						Name="Debug|Win32"
@@ -6640,11 +6640,11 @@
 					</FileConfiguration>
 				</File>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\internal.h"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\internal.h"
 					>
 				</File>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\maketables.c"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\maketables.c"
 					>
 					<FileConfiguration
 						Name="Debug|Win32"
@@ -6680,7 +6680,7 @@
 					</FileConfiguration>
 				</File>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\pcre.c"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\pcre.c"
 					>
 					<FileConfiguration
 						Name="Debug|Win32"
@@ -6716,11 +6716,11 @@
 					</FileConfiguration>
 				</File>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\pcre.h"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\pcre.h"
 					>
 				</File>
 				<File
-					RelativePath="pcre\study.c"
+					RelativePath="..\extern\pcre\study.c"
 					>
 					<FileConfiguration
 						Name="Debug|Win32"