diff --git a/visualc/resource.h b/visualc/resource.h
index ca85382fa..40d6f4c12 100644
--- a/visualc/resource.h
+++ b/visualc/resource.h
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
-// Von Microsoft Visual C++ generierte Includedatei.
-// Verwendet durch vngspice.rc
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by vngspice.rc
 //
 #define IDI_ICON1                       101
 
 // Next default values for new objects
-// 
+//
 #ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
 #ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
-#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        104
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        105
 #define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
 #define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
 #define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
diff --git a/visualc/vngspice.rc b/visualc/vngspice.rc
index 865f76564..d32370d3e 100644
--- a/visualc/vngspice.rc
+++ b/visualc/vngspice.rc
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 #undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Deutsch (Deutschland) resources
+// German (Germany) resources
 
 #if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_DEU)
 LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_GERMAN
+#pragma code_page(1252)
 
 #ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -24,18 +25,18 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_GERMAN
 // TEXTINCLUDE
 //
 
-1 TEXTINCLUDE 
+1 TEXTINCLUDE
 BEGIN
     "resource.h\0"
 END
 
-2 TEXTINCLUDE 
+2 TEXTINCLUDE
 BEGIN
     "#include ""winres.h""\r\n"
     "\0"
 END
 
-3 TEXTINCLUDE 
+3 TEXTINCLUDE
 BEGIN
     "\r\n"
     "\0"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ END
 // remains consistent on all systems.
 IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "ngspice.ico"
 
-#endif    // Deutsch (Deutschland) resources
+#endif    // German (Germany) resources
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
diff --git a/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj b/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj
index 1719a68d5..19ce56575 100644
--- a/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/vngspice.vcxproj
@@ -2682,7 +2682,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="vngspice.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Image Include="ngspice.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>