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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cff2202597
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+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
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+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
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+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
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+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
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diff --git a/windows/vcpp2010/examples/echoclient.vcxproj.filters b/windows/vcpp2010/examples/echoclient.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..765ace9c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/vcpp2010/examples/echoclient.vcxproj.filters
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index a2ca1b86e3..4139952bfa 100644
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 EndProject
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