diff --git a/bin/win/IdeaWin32.dll b/bin/win/IdeaWin32.dll
index a610544ab33c..fc8c95a97aeb 100644
Binary files a/bin/win/IdeaWin32.dll and b/bin/win/IdeaWin32.dll differ
diff --git a/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.cpp b/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.cpp
index 18cb2870dad7..11d96a8f0f6c 100644
--- a/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.cpp
+++ b/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_com_intellij_openapi_vfs_impl_win32_IdeaWin32_get
 	return CreateFileInfo(env, &data, infoClass);
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_com_intellij_openapi_vfs_impl_win32_IdeaWin32_checkExist(JNIEnv *env, jobject method, jstring path) {
+	jint result = 0;
+    WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA wfad;
+	const jchar* str = env->GetStringChars(path, 0);
+
+    if (GetFileAttributesEx((LPCWSTR)path, GetFileExInfoStandard, &wfad)) return JNI_TRUE;
+	return JNI_FALSE;
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jobjectArray JNICALL Java_com_intellij_openapi_vfs_impl_win32_IdeaWin32_listChildren(JNIEnv *env, jobject method, jstring path)
 {
 
diff --git a/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.vcproj b/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.vcproj
index 5a8310e4d77d..af41a3c0f8c9 100644
--- a/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.vcproj
+++ b/native/IdeaWin32/IdeaWin32.vcproj
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1251"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8,00"
+	Version="9.00"
 	Name="IdeaWin32"
 	ProjectGUID="{D1A0CC4B-C100-46E4-918A-958626AE1ACF}"
 	RootNamespace="IdeaWin32"
 	Keyword="Win32Proj"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
 	>
 	<Platforms>
 		<Platform
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
+				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
+				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -84,9 +87,6 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 			/>
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
+				DataExecutionPrevention="0"
 				TargetMachine="1"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -159,9 +161,6 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
 			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
 			/>
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/IdeaWin32.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/IdeaWin32.java
index b041683762de..32327f9f7f1c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/IdeaWin32.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/IdeaWin32.java
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ public class IdeaWin32 {
 
     public native FileInfo getInfo(String path);
 
+    public native boolean checkExist(String path);
+
     public native FileInfo[] listChildren(String path); 
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32Kernel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32Kernel.java
index 66d976010ac4..73496eb28736 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32Kernel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32Kernel.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class Win32Kernel {
       return true;
     }
     catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-      return false;
+      return myKernel.checkExist(path);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
index 85c336ad16db..ad8b87d77682 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ public class Win32LocalFileSystem extends LocalFileSystemBase {
   };
 
   public static Win32LocalFileSystem getWin32Instance() {
+    if (!isAvailable()) throw new RuntimeException("dll is not loaded");
     Win32LocalFileSystem fileSystem = THREAD_LOCAL.get();
     fileSystem.myKernel.clearCache();
     return fileSystem;
   }
 
   private final Win32Kernel myKernel = new Win32Kernel();
-  private boolean checkMe = false;
+  public static boolean checkMe = false;
 
   private Win32LocalFileSystem() {
   }