diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr libxml2-2.7.8.orig/libxml.h libxml2-2.7.8/libxml.h
--- libxml2-2.7.8.orig/libxml.h	2010-10-12 08:25:32 +0200
+++ libxml2-2.7.8/libxml.h	2011-08-07 09:12:07 +0200
@@ -94,3 +94,7 @@
 #  define LIBXML_STATIC
 #endif
 #endif /* ! __XML_LIBXML_H__ */
+
+#ifndef vsnprintf
+#define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
+#endif
diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr libxml2-2.7.8.orig/win32/Makefile.msvc libxml2-2.7.8/win32/Makefile.msvc
--- libxml2-2.7.8.orig/win32/Makefile.msvc	2010-11-04 14:58:44 +0100
+++ libxml2-2.7.8/win32/Makefile.msvc	2011-08-07 09:23:47 +0200
@@ -58,12 +58,20 @@
 !if "$(WITH_ZLIB)" == "1"
 CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) /D "HAVE_ZLIB_H"
 !endif
-CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
+CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 
 # The linker and its options.
 LD = link.exe
 LDFLAGS = /nologo /VERSION:$(LIBXML_MAJOR_VERSION).$(LIBXML_MINOR_VERSION)
 LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) /LIBPATH:$(BINDIR) /LIBPATH:$(LIBPREFIX)
+
+!ifdef X64
+CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) /favor:AMD64
+LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) msvcrt_win2003.obj
+!else
+LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) msvcrt_winxp.obj
+!endif
+
 LIBS =
 !if "$(WITH_FTP)" == "1" || "$(WITH_HTTP)" == "1"
 LIBS = $(LIBS) wsock32.lib ws2_32.lib
@@ -71,9 +79,9 @@
 !if "$(WITH_ICONV)" == "1"
 LIBS = $(LIBS) iconv.lib
 !endif 
-+!if "$(WITH_ICU)" == "1"
+!if "$(WITH_ICU)" == "1"
 +LIBS = $(LIBS) icu.lib
-+!endif
+!endif
 !if "$(WITH_ZLIB)" == "1"
 LIBS = $(LIBS) zdll.lib
 !endif
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@
 LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) /DEBUG
 !else
 CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) /D "NDEBUG" /O2 
-LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) /OPT:NOWIN98
+LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
 !endif
 
 # Libxml object files.