diff --git a/mk/windoze/build-mg-2010.bat b/mk/windoze/build-mg-2010.bat
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+++ b/mk/windoze/build-mg-2010.bat
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+@echo off
+
+rem change to the directory of this batch file
+ECHO --------------------------------
+ECHO Changing to build folder [%~dp0]
+cd /d "%~dp0"
+
+ECHO Checking for windows binary runtime tools...
+if NOT EXIST "..\..\data\glest_game\7z.exe" cscript getTools.vbs
+if NOT EXIST "..\..\data\glest_game\7z.dll" cscript getTools.vbs
+if NOT EXIST "..\..\source\windows_deps\nul" cscript getVC2010Deps.vbs
+if NOT EXIST "..\..\source\windows_deps\nul" call "..\..\data\glest_game\7z.exe" x ..\..\source\windows_deps.7z
+
+call CopyWindowsRuntimeDlls.bat nopause
+
+rem setup the Visual Studio 2010 environment
+ECHO --------------------------------
+ECHO Setting up Visual Studio 2010 environment vars...
+REM Ensure ultifds HP doesn't mess the build up
+SET Platform=
+if "%DevEnvDir%." == "." goto SETVCVARS
+GOTO SVNSECTION
+
+:SETVCVARS
+
+IF EXIST "%VS100COMNTOOLS%..\..\"                             GOTO VC_Common
+IF EXIST "\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\"       GOTO VC_32
+IF EXIST "\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\" GOTO VC_64
+goto SVNSECTION
+
+:VC_Common
+call "%VS100COMNTOOLS%..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat"
+goto SVNSECTION
+
+:VC_32
+ECHO 32 bit Windows detected...
+call "\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\vc\vcvarsall.bat"
+goto SVNSECTION
+
+:VC_64
+ECHO 64 bit Windows detected...
+call "\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\vc\vcvarsall.bat"
+goto SVNSECTION
+
+
+:SVNSECTION
+rem Update from SVN to latest rev
+ECHO --------------------------------
+Echo Updating Code from SVN to latest Revision...
+svn update ..\..\
+
+set SVNVERSION=.
+for /f "delims=" %%a in ('svnversion ..\..\ -n') do @set SVNVERSION=%%a
+ECHO Will build using SVN Revision: [%SVNVERSION%]
+rem pause
+
+ECHO --------------------------------
+Echo Touching the build date/time file so we get proper build stamp
+rem touch ..\..\source\glest_game\facilities\game_util.cpp
+copy /b ..\..\source\glest_game\facilities\game_util.cpp +,,
+
+rem Build Mega-Glest in release mode
+ECHO --------------------------------
+Echo Building Mega-Glest using Visual Studio 2010...
+
+set CL=
+del ..\..\source\glest_game\facilities\svnversion.h
+
+if not "%SVNVERSION%" == "." set CL=/DSVNVERSIONHEADER
+if not "%SVNVERSION%" == "."  echo building with CL [%CL%]
+if not "%SVNVERSION%" == "." echo #define SVNVERSION "%SVNVERSION%" > ..\..\source\glest_game\facilities\svnversion.h
+
+if "%2" == "rebuild" echo Doing a FULL REBUILD...
+if "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild /p:Configuration=Release /t:Rebuild Glest_vc2010.sln
+if not "%2" == "rebuild" msbuild /p:Configuration=Release Glest_vc2010.sln
+
+rem pause execution so we can see the output before the batch file exits
+if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
diff --git a/mk/windoze/getVC2010Deps.vbs b/mk/windoze/getVC2010Deps.vbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a7ce6b4
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+++ b/mk/windoze/getVC2010Deps.vbs
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+' Set your settings
+strFileURL = "http://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/megaglest/windows_deps.7z"
+strHDLocation = "..\..\source\windows_deps.7z"
+
+WScript.Echo "----------------------------------------"
+WScript.Echo "About to download windows_deps.7z from:"
+WScript.Echo strFileURL & ", please wait..."
+
+' Fetch the file
+Set objXMLHTTP = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
+objXMLHTTP.open "GET", strFileURL, false
+objXMLHTTP.send()
+
+If objXMLHTTP.Status = 200 Then
+  Set objADOStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
+  objADOStream.Open
+  objADOStream.Type = 1 'adTypeBinary
+
+  objADOStream.Write objXMLHTTP.ResponseBody
+  objADOStream.Position = 0    'Set the stream position to the start
+
+  Set objFSO = Createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
+  If objFSO.Fileexists(strHDLocation) Then objFSO.DeleteFile strHDLocation
+  Set objFSO = Nothing
+
+  objADOStream.SaveToFile strHDLocation
+  objADOStream.Close
+  Set objADOStream = Nothing
+  WScript.Echo "windows_deps.7z has been downloaded successfully to: " 
+  WScript.Echo strHDLocation
+  WScript.Echo "----------------------------------------"
+End if
+
+Set objXMLHTTP = Nothing