diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
index 39562c480..bbd513846 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::Generate()
                             no_output, no_depends,
                             no_working_directory,
                             "echo", "Checking build system");
+      cmTarget* tgt = mf->FindTarget(CMAKE_CHECK_BUILD_SYSTEM_TARGET);
+      if(!tgt)
+        {
+        cmSystemTools::Error("Error adding target " CMAKE_CHECK_BUILD_SYSTEM_TARGET);
+        continue;
+        }
 
       // Add a custom rule to re-run CMake if any input files changed.
       const char* suppRegenRule =
@@ -134,6 +140,14 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::Generate()
         mf->AddCustomCommandToOutput(
           CMAKE_CHECK_BUILD_SYSTEM_TARGET ".vcproj.cmake", listFiles,
           no_main_dependency, commandLines, no_comment, no_working_directory, true);
+        if(cmSourceFile* file = mf->GetSource(CMAKE_CHECK_BUILD_SYSTEM_TARGET ".vcproj.cmake.rule"))
+          {
+          tgt->GetSourceFiles().push_back(file);
+          }
+        else
+          {
+          cmSystemTools::Error("Error adding rule for " CMAKE_CHECK_BUILD_SYSTEM_TARGET ".vcproj.cmake");
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
index 50e266f82..5601375f9 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator::OutputDSPFile()
           {
           if ((l->second.GetType() != cmTarget::INSTALL_FILES)
               && (l->second.GetType() != cmTarget::INSTALL_PROGRAMS)
-              && (strncmp(l->first.c_str(), "INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT", 26) != 0))
+              && (strncmp(l->first.c_str(), "INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT", 26) != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), "ALL_BUILD") != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), "RUN_TESTS") != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), "INSTALL") != 0))
             {
             cmTarget& target = l->second;
             bool sameAsTarget = false;
@@ -264,6 +267,14 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator::AddDSPBuildRule(cmTarget& tgt)
   const char* no_working_directory = 0;
   m_Makefile->AddCustomCommandToOutput(dspname.c_str(), listFiles, makefileIn.c_str(),
                                        commandLines, no_comment, no_working_directory, true);
+  if(cmSourceFile* file = m_Makefile->GetSource(makefileIn.c_str()))
+    {
+    tgt.GetSourceFiles().push_back(file);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    cmSystemTools::Error("Error adding rule for ", makefileIn.c_str());
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index e2a25310a..dffae0a59 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputVCProjFile()
           {
           if ((l->second.GetType() != cmTarget::INSTALL_FILES)
               && (l->second.GetType() != cmTarget::INSTALL_PROGRAMS)
-              && (strncmp(l->first.c_str(), "INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT", 26) != 0))
+              && (strncmp(l->first.c_str(), "INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT", 26) != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), "ALL_BUILD") != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), "RUN_TESTS") != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), "INSTALL") != 0)
+              && (strcmp(l->first.c_str(), CMAKE_CHECK_BUILD_SYSTEM_TARGET) != 0))
             {
             cmTarget& target = l->second;
             bool sameAsTarget = false;
@@ -268,6 +272,14 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::AddVCProjBuildRule(cmTarget& tgt)
   const char* no_comment = 0;
   m_Makefile->AddCustomCommandToOutput(dspname.c_str(), listFiles, makefileIn.c_str(),
                                        commandLines, no_comment, no_working_directory, true);
+  if(cmSourceFile* file = m_Makefile->GetSource(makefileIn.c_str()))
+    {
+    tgt.GetSourceFiles().push_back(file);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    cmSystemTools::Error("Error adding rule for ", makefileIn.c_str());
+    }
 }