diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cdbbb411..73abd320
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Unicode Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Unicode Debug</Configuration>
@@ -27,24 +27,24 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120_xp</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120_xp</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120_xp</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120_xp</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
@@ -656,4 +656,4 @@ copy ..\src\contextMenu.xml ..\bin64\contextMenu.xml
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>