diff --git a/extensions/curl/curl-src/lib/config-win32.h b/extensions/curl/curl-src/lib/config-win32.h
index 88d01184..aad042cb 100644
--- a/extensions/curl/curl-src/lib/config-win32.h
+++ b/extensions/curl/curl-src/lib/config-win32.h
@@ -376,17 +376,17 @@
# endif
#endif
-/* VS2008 does not support Windows build targets prior to WinXP, */
-/* so, if no build target has been defined we will target WinXP. */
+/* VS2008 does not support Windows build targets prior to Windows 2000, */
+/* so, if no build target has been defined we will target Windows 2000. */
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1500)
# ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-# define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
+# define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
# endif
# ifndef WINVER
-# define WINVER 0x0501
+# define WINVER 0x0500
# endif
-# if (_WIN32_WINNT < 0x0501) || (WINVER < 0x0501)
-# error VS2008 does not support Windows build targets prior to WinXP
+# if (_WIN32_WINNT < 0x0500) || (WINVER < 0x0500)
+# error VS2008 does not support Windows build targets prior to Windows 2000
# endif
#endif
diff --git a/extensions/curl/msvc9/curl.vcproj b/extensions/curl/msvc9/curl.vcproj
index 7298cce4..1274a621 100644
--- a/extensions/curl/msvc9/curl.vcproj
+++ b/extensions/curl/msvc9/curl.vcproj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
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