diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da6859f..8eb2361 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 autom4te.cache
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+Release
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 ELFIO.v11.suo
 ELFIO.opensdf
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index 2f3c2af..728c8f8 100644
--- a/ELFIOTest/ELFIOTest.vcxproj
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\ELFIO;d:\Developer\boost_1_46_1;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\ELFIO.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>d:\Developer\boost_1_46_1\stage\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>
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diff --git a/examples/elfdump/ELFDump.vcxproj b/examples/elfdump/ELFDump.vcxproj
index 30f2559..c86fc08 100644
--- a/examples/elfdump/ELFDump.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/elfdump/ELFDump.vcxproj
@@ -70,14 +70,15 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\ELFIO;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\ELFIO.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>
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diff --git a/examples/writer/writer.vcxproj b/examples/writer/writer.vcxproj
index 32fcc38..69c88cb 100644
--- a/examples/writer/writer.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/writer/writer.vcxproj
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
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