diff --git a/msvc/exiv2.sln b/msvc/exiv2.sln
index 808d43e0..ddd215d0 100644
--- a/msvc/exiv2.sln
+++ b/msvc/exiv2.sln
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "crwparse", "crwparse\crwpar
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "largeiptc-test", "largeiptc-test\largeiptc-test.vcproj", "{D8B36F3A-34BB-4540-A731-EEABF1DC2E05}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
 		Debug = Debug
@@ -189,6 +193,10 @@ Global
 		{1EB3B69F-6709-42D3-A058-540DE5051800}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{1EB3B69F-6709-42D3-A058-540DE5051800}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{1EB3B69F-6709-42D3-A058-540DE5051800}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{D8B36F3A-34BB-4540-A731-EEABF1DC2E05}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{D8B36F3A-34BB-4540-A731-EEABF1DC2E05}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{D8B36F3A-34BB-4540-A731-EEABF1DC2E05}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{D8B36F3A-34BB-4540-A731-EEABF1DC2E05}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 	EndGlobalSection
diff --git a/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj b/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c355a311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msvc/largeiptc-test/largeiptc-test.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="largeiptc-test"
+	ProjectGUID="{D8B36F3A-34BB-4540-A731-EEABF1DC2E05}"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="Debug"
+			IntermediateDirectory="Debug"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;..\..\src&quot;;&quot;..\..&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="5"
+				BufferSecurityCheck="TRUE"
+				RuntimeTypeInfo="TRUE"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				WarnAsError="TRUE"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="..\exiv2lib\Debug\exiv2.lib"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/largeiptc-test.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/largeiptc-test.pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="Release"
+			IntermediateDirectory="Release"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;..\..\src&quot;;&quot;..\..&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="4"
+				RuntimeTypeInfo="TRUE"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				WarnAsError="TRUE"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="..\exiv2lib\Release\exiv2.lib"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/largeiptc-test.exe"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}">
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\src\largeiptc-test.cpp">
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Header Files"
+			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}">
+		</Filter>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Resource Files"
+			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx"
+			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}">
+		</Filter>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>