diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 8968e191f65b39ac0d82a0637e07e6712e26cab4..413d5b9ec6848152b12f4546055d5eb7777e7e93 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.6.0beta10 - February 1, 2012
+Libpng 1.6.0beta10 - February 2, 2012
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ Version 1.6.0beta08 [February 1, 2012]
 Version 1.6.0beta09 [February 1, 2011]
   Reverted the prebuilt configure files to libpng-1.6.0beta05 condition.
 
-Version 1.6.0beta10 [February 1, 2012]
+Version 1.6.0beta10 [February 2, 2012]
+  Added Z_SOLO for zlib-1.2.6+ and correct pngstest tests
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d34051c0f977ca2c515e40d1841d3189fd8a1c81..35ecc5f77c79c9e8bcaa4d1c4a34a8ce4960d3a7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3921,7 +3921,8 @@ Version 1.6.0beta08 [February 1, 2012]
 Version 1.6.0beta09 [February 1, 2011]
   Reverted the prebuilt configure files to libpng-1.6.0beta05 condition.
 
-Version 1.6.0beta10 [February 1, 2012]
+Version 1.6.0beta10 [February 2, 2012]
+  Added Z_SOLO for zlib-1.2.6+ and correct pngstest tests
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/pngstest/pngstest.vcxproj b/projects/vstudio/pngstest/pngstest.vcxproj
index febd9dc7bfd935469c00169ab0ad021e1f2595aa..142ecfdad09435ed7703ce6984b50290e10d07bb 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/pngstest/pngstest.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/vstudio/pngstest/pngstest.vcxproj
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     </Link>
     <CustomBuildStep>
       <Message>Executing libpng simplified API test program</Message>
-      <Command>"$(OutDir)pngstest.exe" --log --touch "$(IntDir)pngstest.out" ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbrn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn1g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbyn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n1g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp1n3p08.png</Command>
+      <Command>"$(OutDir)pngstest.exe" --log --touch "$(IntDir)pngstest.out" ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbrn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbyn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp1n3p08.png</Command>
       <Outputs>$(IntDir)pngstest.out</Outputs>
       <Inputs>$(OutDir)pngstest.exe</Inputs>
     </CustomBuildStep>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     </Link>
     <CustomBuildStep>
       <Message>Executing libpng simplified API test program</Message>
-      <Command>"$(OutDir)pngstest.exe" --log --touch "$(IntDir)pngstest.out" ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbrn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn1g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbyn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n1g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp1n3p08.png</Command>
+      <Command>"$(OutDir)pngstest.exe" --log --touch "$(IntDir)pngstest.out" ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbrn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbyn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp1n3p08.png</Command>
       <Outputs>$(IntDir)pngstest.out</Outputs>
       <Inputs>$(OutDir)pngstest.exe</Inputs>
     </CustomBuildStep>
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     </Link>
     <CustomBuildStep>
       <Message>Executing libpng simplified API test program</Message>
-      <Command>"$(OutDir)pngstest.exe" --log --touch "$(IntDir)pngstest.out" ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbrn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn1g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbyn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n1g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp1n3p08.png</Command>
+      <Command>"$(OutDir)pngstest.exe" --log --touch "$(IntDir)pngstest.out" ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn4a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/basn6a16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g01.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g02.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn0g04.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbbn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn2c16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbgn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbrn2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn0g16.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbwn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftbyn3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n0g08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n2c08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp0n3p08.png ../../../contrib/pngsuite/ftp1n3p08.png</Command>
       <Outputs>$(IntDir)pngstest.out</Outputs>
       <Inputs>$(OutDir)pngstest.exe</Inputs>
     </CustomBuildStep>
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj b/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
index d627817969afd230d21fb3c3c71e55f49780b9d4..c2fb002b874b03539f6327d2e2b63efc04032588 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug Library|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <WarningLevel>TurnOffAllWarnings</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <BrowseInformation>true</BrowseInformation>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
@@ -99,11 +100,12 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <WarningLevel>TurnOffAllWarnings</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <BrowseInformation>true</BrowseInformation>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
@@ -144,30 +147,19 @@
       <BrowseInformation>true</BrowseInformation>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
     </Link>
     <Lib>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>true</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
     </Lib>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>