diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.cpp
index d99a68cfb..110f9b7c6 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-#define USE_JPEG
-
 #include <nel/misc/types_nl.h>
 #include <nel/misc/file.h>
 #include <nel/misc/sstring.h>
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.h b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.vcproj b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.vcproj
index 3099f1d2c..7b2b384fd 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.vcproj
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/icon_search/icon_search.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="icon_search"
 	ProjectGUID="{D9678C2E-5137-4A48-BA0D-51B652A08624}"
 	RootNamespace="icon_search"
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 			OutputDirectory=".\Debug"
 			IntermediateDirectory=".\Debug"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC60.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
 			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
 			CharacterSet="2"
@@ -40,50 +39,30 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				TypeLibraryName=".\Debug/icon_search.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../../../code/nel/include"
+				Optimization="4"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
-				RuntimeTypeInfo="true"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Debug/icon_search.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Debug/"
-				ObjectFile=".\Debug/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Debug/"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="jpeg.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib"
 				OutputFile="icon_search_d.exe"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="msvcrt"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Debug/icon_search_d.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
-				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -97,8 +76,75 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				OutputFile=".\Debug/icon_search.bsc"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="4"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				MinimalRebuild="true"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="icon_search_d.exe"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="msvcrt"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCFxCopTool"
@@ -115,7 +161,6 @@
 			OutputDirectory=".\Release"
 			IntermediateDirectory=".\Release"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC60.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
 			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
 			CharacterSet="2"
@@ -139,43 +184,34 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="2"
-				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../../../code/nel/include"
+				Optimization="3"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="2"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
+				OmitFramePointers="true"
+				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
+				ExceptionHandling="2"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
-				RuntimeTypeInfo="true"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Release/icon_search.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Release/"
-				ObjectFile=".\Release/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Release/"
+				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="jpeg.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib"
 				OutputFile="icon_search_r.exe"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Release/icon_search_r.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
-				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
-				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -189,101 +225,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				OutputFile=".\Release/icon_search.bsc"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCFxCopTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-		</Configuration>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|x64"
-			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC60.vsprops"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
-			CharacterSet="2"
-			>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				TargetEnvironment="3"
-				TypeLibraryName=".\Debug/icon_search.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../../../code/nel/include"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
-				MinimalRebuild="true"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
-				RuntimeTypeInfo="true"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Debug/icon_search.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Debug/"
-				ObjectFile=".\Debug/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Debug/"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="jpeg.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib"
-				OutputFile="icon_search_d.exe"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Debug/icon_search_d.pdb"
-				SubSystem="1"
-				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
-				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
-				TargetMachine="17"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCALinkTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManifestTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				OutputFile=".\Debug/icon_search.bsc"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCFxCopTool"
@@ -300,7 +241,6 @@
 			OutputDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			IntermediateDirectory="$(PlatformName)\$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="1"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC60.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
 			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
 			CharacterSet="2"
@@ -334,24 +274,22 @@
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_CONSOLE"
 				StringPooling="true"
+				ExceptionHandling="2"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
 				WarningLevel="3"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1033"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="icon_search_r.exe"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
@@ -368,8 +306,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				OutputFile=".\Release/icon_search.bsc"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCFxCopTool"
@@ -392,46 +328,6 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath="icon_search.cpp"
 				>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32"
-					>
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-					/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32"
-					>
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-					/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|x64"
-					>
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-					/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|x64"
-					>
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-					/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath="icon_search.h"
-				>
 			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter