diff --git a/PC/WinMain.c b/PC/WinMain.c
index 58305d1292e..00dc18d484b 100644
--- a/PC/WinMain.c
+++ b/PC/WinMain.c
@@ -2,25 +2,9 @@
 
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "Python.h"
 
-#ifdef LAUNCHER
-/* Q105305 suggests this routine to adjust the handles. */
-static void adjust_file(DWORD handle, FILE* f, char* mode)
-{
-    int hCrt;
-    FILE *hf;
-    hCrt = _open_osfhandle((intptr_t)GetStdHandle(handle), _O_TEXT);
-    hf = _fdopen(hCrt, mode);
-    *f = *hf;
-    setvbuf(f, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
-    /* Alternatively, we could use __set_app_type and _set_osfhnd, 
-       but that appears to be undocumented. */
-}
-#endif
-
 int WINAPI WinMain(
     HINSTANCE hInstance,      /* handle to current instance */
     HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,  /* handle to previous instance */
@@ -28,19 +12,5 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(
     int nCmdShow              /* show state of window */
 )
 {
-#ifdef LAUNCHER
-    int i;
-    if (__argc > 1 && strcmp(__argv[1], "-console") == 0) {
-	/* Allocate a console, and remove the -console argument. */
-	AllocConsole();
-	for (i = 2; i < __argc; i++)
-	    __argv[i-1] = __argv[i];
-        __argc--;
-	/* Make stdin, stdout, stderr use the newly allocated OS handles. */
-	adjust_file(STD_INPUT_HANDLE, stdin, "r");
-	adjust_file(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, stdout, "w");
-	adjust_file(STD_ERROR_HANDLE, stderr, "w");
-    }
-#endif
     return Py_Main(__argc, __argv);
 }
diff --git a/PCbuild/launcher.vcproj b/PCbuild/launcher.vcproj
deleted file mode 100644
index f8a1cc5db09..00000000000
--- a/PCbuild/launcher.vcproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
-<VisualStudioProject
-	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
-	Name="launcher"
-	ProjectGUID="{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}"
-	Keyword="Win32Proj">
-	<Platforms>
-		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
-	</Platforms>
-	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\."
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-debug\launcher"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;LAUNCHER"
-				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/$(ProjectName)_d.exe"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/launcher.pdb"
-				SubSystem="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>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\."
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-release\launcher"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;LAUNCHER"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				SubSystem="2"
-				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>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="ReleaseItanium|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory="./."
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\ia64-temp-release\launcher"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				AdditionalOptions=" /USECL:MS_ITANIUM"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\atl;{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\crt;{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\crt\sys;{MSSDKPATH}\include\Win64\mfc;..\Include,..\PC"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;LAUNCHER"
-				BasicRuntimeChecks="0"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				BufferSecurityCheck="FALSE"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
-				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalOptions=" /MACHINE:IA64 /USELINK:MS_SDK"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				SubSystem="2"
-				OptimizeReferences="2"
-				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
-				TargetMachine="0"/>
-			<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="..\Pc\WinMain.c">
-			</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}">
-			<File
-				RelativePath="..\Pc\python_exe.rc">
-			</File>
-		</Filter>
-	</Files>
-	<Globals>
-	</Globals>
-</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
index 97376e010da..c09256fd935 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
+++ b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "zlib", "zlib.vcproj", "{680
 		{CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26} = {CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "launcher", "launcher.vcproj", "{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}"
-	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
-	EndProjectSection
-EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
 		Debug = Debug
@@ -185,12 +181,6 @@ Global
 		{680CDC79-9CCA-4282-9A8D-927CB0DB55B2}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{680CDC79-9CCA-4282-9A8D-927CB0DB55B2}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{680CDC79-9CCA-4282-9A8D-927CB0DB55B2}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = ReleaseItanium|Win32
-		{065D53DF-5D8E-4CBD-AE32-B9E29D4FC5C6}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = ReleaseItanium|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionItems) = postSolution
 		readme.txt = readme.txt