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index 3e50df9..067baee 100644
--- a/build-VS2015/libxml2-static-for-dll/libxml2-static-for-dll.vcxproj
+++ b/build-VS2015/libxml2-static-for-dll/libxml2-static-for-dll.vcxproj
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
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diff --git a/build-VS2015/libxml2-static/libxml2-static.vcxproj b/build-VS2015/libxml2-static/libxml2-static.vcxproj
index c3be295..57ad801 100644
--- a/build-VS2015/libxml2-static/libxml2-static.vcxproj
+++ b/build-VS2015/libxml2-static/libxml2-static.vcxproj
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
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@@ -124,7 +121,6 @@
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diff --git a/build-VS2015/libxml2/libxml2.vcxproj b/build-VS2015/libxml2/libxml2.vcxproj
index 4254d61..873e472 100644
--- a/build-VS2015/libxml2/libxml2.vcxproj
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@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
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@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@
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diff --git a/xmlIO.c b/xmlIO.c
index 1a79c09..d14d40c 100644
--- a/xmlIO.c
+++ b/xmlIO.c
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ xmlWrapStatNative(const char *path,struct stat *info)
 #endif
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1800
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable: 4996) // 'GetVersionExA': was declared deprecated.
+#endif
+
 typedef int (* xmlWrapStatFunc) (const char *f, struct stat *s);
 static xmlWrapStatFunc xmlWrapStat = xmlWrapStatNative;
 typedef FILE* (* xmlWrapOpenFunc)(const char *f,int mode);
@@ -751,6 +756,10 @@ xmlInitPlatformSpecificIo(void)
     return;
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1800
+#pragma warning(pop) // Reset 4996.
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
 /**