diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
index fb475c3bd..3b905c03e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
@@ -160,30 +160,9 @@ cmLocalGenerator *cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator::CreateLocalGenerator()
 
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator::Generate()
 {
-  // add a special target that depends on ALL projects for easy build
-  // of one configuration only.
-  std::vector<std::string> no_depends;
-  const char* no_working_dir = 0;
-  std::map<cmStdString, std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*> >::iterator it;
-  for(it = this->ProjectMap.begin(); it!= this->ProjectMap.end(); ++it)
-    {
-    std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>& gen = it->second;
-    // add the ALL_BUILD to the first local generator of each project
-    if(gen.size())
-      {
-      gen[0]->GetMakefile()->AddUtilityCommand("ALL_BUILD", true, 
-                                               no_depends, 
-                                               no_working_dir,
-                                               "echo", "Build all projects");
-      }
-    }
-
-  // Fix utility dependencies to avoid linking to libraries.
-  this->FixUtilityDepends();
-
   // first do the superclass method
-  this->cmGlobalGenerator::Generate();
-  
+  this->cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::Generate();
+
   // Now write out the DSW
   this->OutputDSWFile();
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index cdee3bb82..afe96e718 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -214,33 +214,9 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::GenerateConfigurations(cmMakefile* mf)
 
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::Generate()
 {
-  // add a special target that depends on ALL projects for easy build
-  // of one configuration only.
-  const char* no_working_dir = 0;
-  std::vector<std::string> no_depends;
-  std::map<cmStdString, std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*> >::iterator it;
-  for(it = this->ProjectMap.begin(); it!= this->ProjectMap.end(); ++it)
-    {
-    std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>& gen = it->second;
-    // add the ALL_BUILD to the first local generator of each project
-    if(gen.size())
-      {
-      gen[0]->GetMakefile()->
-        AddUtilityCommand("ALL_BUILD", true, no_depends,
-                          no_working_dir,
-                          "echo", "Build all projects");
-      std::string cmake_command = 
-        this->LocalGenerators[0]->GetMakefile()->
-        GetRequiredDefinition("CMAKE_COMMAND");
-      }
-    }
-
-  // Fix utility dependencies to avoid linking to libraries.
-  this->FixUtilityDepends();
-
   // first do the superclass method
-  this->cmGlobalGenerator::Generate();
-  
+  this->cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::Generate();
+
   // Now write out the DSW
   this->OutputSLNFile();
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
index 46ce76ea5..c5b291a59 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,37 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::~cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator()
 {
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::Generate()
+{
+  // Add a special target that depends on ALL projects for easy build
+  // of one configuration only.
+  const char* no_working_dir = 0;
+  std::vector<std::string> no_depends;
+  cmCustomCommandLines no_commands;
+  std::map<cmStdString, std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*> >::iterator it;
+  for(it = this->ProjectMap.begin(); it!= this->ProjectMap.end(); ++it)
+    {
+    std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>& gen = it->second;
+    // add the ALL_BUILD to the first local generator of each project
+    if(gen.size())
+      {
+      // Use no actual command lines so that the target itself is not
+      // considered always out of date.
+      gen[0]->GetMakefile()->
+        AddUtilityCommand("ALL_BUILD", true, no_working_dir,
+                          no_depends, no_commands, false,
+                          "Build all projects");
+      }
+    }
+
+  // Fix utility dependencies to avoid linking to libraries.
+  this->FixUtilityDepends();
+
+  // Run all the local generators.
+  this->cmGlobalGenerator::Generate();
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::FixUtilityDepends()
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
index 5e08443f4..92acb69ba 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ public:
   cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator();
   virtual ~cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator();
 
+  /**
+   * Basic generate implementation for all VS generators.
+   */
+  virtual void Generate();
+
 protected:
   virtual void CreateGUID(const char*) {}
   virtual void FixUtilityDepends();