diff --git a/PCbuild/launcher.vcproj b/PCbuild/launcher.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8a1cc5db09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PCbuild/launcher.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="launcher"
+	ProjectGUID="{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-debug\launcher"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;LAUNCHER"
+				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/$(ProjectName)_d.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/launcher.pdb"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-release\launcher"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;LAUNCHER"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="ReleaseItanium|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="./."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\ia64-temp-release\launcher"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions=" /USECL:MS_ITANIUM"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\atl;{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\crt;{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\crt\sys;{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\mfc;..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;LAUNCHER"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="0"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				BufferSecurityCheck="FALSE"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions=" /MACHINE:IA64 /USELINK:MS_SDK"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<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;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}">
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\Pc\WinMain.c">
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Header Files"
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}">
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Resource Files"
+			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}">
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\Pc\python_exe.rc">
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
index c09256fd935..97376e010da 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
+++ b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "zlib", "zlib.vcproj", "{680
 		{CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26} = {CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "launcher", "launcher.vcproj", "{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
 		Debug = Debug
@@ -181,6 +185,12 @@ Global
 		{680CDC79-9CCA-4282-9A8D-927CB0DB55B2}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{680CDC79-9CCA-4282-9A8D-927CB0DB55B2}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{680CDC79-9CCA-4282-9A8D-927CB0DB55B2}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = ReleaseItanium|Win32
+		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = ReleaseItanium|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionItems) = postSolution
 		readme.txt = readme.txt