diff --git a/README b/README
index c10ac31e..8daa5a08 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ The default install locations are /usr/local/lib for the library,
 header files. Use the --prefix=directory option of the configure script to
 change the default. Run './configure --help' to see a list of all options.
 
-To build Exiv2 with MSVC 7.1 or 8.0, use the solution file msvc/exiv2.sln.
+To build Exiv2 with MSVC 7.1 or later, use the solution file msvc/exiv2.sln.
+XMP support is enabled in this solution, so Expat needs to be available
+(see section "Dependencies" below). E.g., copy libexpat.lib into the
+directory msvc/lib.
 
 To uninstall Exiv2 from a UNIX-like system, run:
 
diff --git a/msvc/addmoddel/addmoddel.vcproj b/msvc/addmoddel/addmoddel.vcproj
index 0d77986d..22d6e0ca 100644
--- a/msvc/addmoddel/addmoddel.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/addmoddel/addmoddel.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/crwparse/crwparse.vcproj b/msvc/crwparse/crwparse.vcproj
index 15dc89bd..54a8f1e9 100644
--- a/msvc/crwparse/crwparse.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/crwparse/crwparse.vcproj
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/exifcomment/exifcomment.vcproj b/msvc/exifcomment/exifcomment.vcproj
index eeac1c73..ded1654d 100644
--- a/msvc/exifcomment/exifcomment.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/exifcomment/exifcomment.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/exifdata-test/exifdata-test.vcproj b/msvc/exifdata-test/exifdata-test.vcproj
index e2a0ba8b..9e2ba3f2 100644
--- a/msvc/exifdata-test/exifdata-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/exifdata-test/exifdata-test.vcproj
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/exifprint/exifprint.vcproj b/msvc/exifprint/exifprint.vcproj
index 9e4e81c0..c59db3dc 100644
--- a/msvc/exifprint/exifprint.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/exifprint/exifprint.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/exiv2/exiv2.vcproj b/msvc/exiv2/exiv2.vcproj
index 56da0822..1deb4b9e 100644
--- a/msvc/exiv2/exiv2.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/exiv2/exiv2.vcproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	Version="7.10"
 	Name="exiv2"
 	ProjectGUID="{07293CAC-00DA-493E-90C9-5D010C2B1B53}"
+	RootNamespace="exiv2"
 	Keyword="Win32Proj">
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/exiv2lib/exiv2lib.vcproj b/msvc/exiv2lib/exiv2lib.vcproj
index 3d4034e8..39d49c57 100644
--- a/msvc/exiv2lib/exiv2lib.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/exiv2lib/exiv2lib.vcproj
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 				CommandLine="rmdir /s /q ..\include\
-xcopy /y /i ..\..\src\*.h ..\include\exiv2\
-xcopy /y /i ..\..\src\*.hpp ..\include\exiv2\
-
+xcopy /y /i ..\..\src\*.h $(SolutionDir)\include\exiv2\
+xcopy /y /i ..\..\src\*.hpp $(SolutionDir)\include\exiv2\
+copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\lib\$(TargetFileName)
 "/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
diff --git a/msvc/ifd-test/ifd-test.vcproj b/msvc/ifd-test/ifd-test.vcproj
index 7d47c9b8..cf7dfcb8 100644
--- a/msvc/ifd-test/ifd-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/ifd-test/ifd-test.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/iotest/iotest.vcproj b/msvc/iotest/iotest.vcproj
index 1161a976..99453b7f 100644
--- a/msvc/iotest/iotest.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/iotest/iotest.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/iptceasy/iptceasy.vcproj b/msvc/iptceasy/iptceasy.vcproj
index f471a487..97aa8e30 100644
--- a/msvc/iptceasy/iptceasy.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/iptceasy/iptceasy.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/iptcprint/iptcprint.vcproj b/msvc/iptcprint/iptcprint.vcproj
index 002ea996..85d1866d 100644
--- a/msvc/iptcprint/iptcprint.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/iptcprint/iptcprint.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/iptctest/iptctest.vcproj b/msvc/iptctest/iptctest.vcproj
index 63ba530f..455e896e 100644
--- a/msvc/iptctest/iptctest.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/iptctest/iptctest.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj b/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj
index 4b247775..4deb3f3e 100644
--- a/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/makernote-test/makernote-test.vcproj b/msvc/makernote-test/makernote-test.vcproj
index f3f6b562..e212ae5b 100644
--- a/msvc/makernote-test/makernote-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/makernote-test/makernote-test.vcproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/metacopy/metacopy.vcproj b/msvc/metacopy/metacopy.vcproj
index fb83500d..2a22471f 100644
--- a/msvc/metacopy/metacopy.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/metacopy/metacopy.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/taglist/taglist.vcproj b/msvc/taglist/taglist.vcproj
index ffda2dee..cdfa6f22 100644
--- a/msvc/taglist/taglist.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/taglist/taglist.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/utiltest/utiltest.vcproj b/msvc/utiltest/utiltest.vcproj
index 4a00fb20..2cb85649 100644
--- a/msvc/utiltest/utiltest.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/utiltest/utiltest.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/write-test/write-test.vcproj b/msvc/write-test/write-test.vcproj
index cf840927..bc49fa46 100644
--- a/msvc/write-test/write-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/write-test/write-test.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/write2-test/write2-test.vcproj b/msvc/write2-test/write2-test.vcproj
index 6b63121d..b1d7e3c1 100644
--- a/msvc/write2-test/write2-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/write2-test/write2-test.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/xmpparse/xmpparse.vcproj b/msvc/xmpparse/xmpparse.vcproj
index aaa9e667..4f55d710 100644
--- a/msvc/xmpparse/xmpparse.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/xmpparse/xmpparse.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/xmpparser-test/xmpparser-test.vcproj b/msvc/xmpparser-test/xmpparser-test.vcproj
index 93425298..f8bed007 100644
--- a/msvc/xmpparser-test/xmpparser-test.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/xmpparser-test/xmpparser-test.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/msvc/xmpsample/xmpsample.vcproj b/msvc/xmpsample/xmpsample.vcproj
index f6740af3..e497d1ec 100644
--- a/msvc/xmpsample/xmpsample.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/xmpsample/xmpsample.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
 			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="copy /y $(TargetPath) $(SolutionDir)\bin\$(TargetFileName)
+"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
 			<Tool