diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am b/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am
index 390a3f1c9..74189dcea 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/Makefile.am
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	test-conformance-cogl.vcxprojin	\
 	test-conformance-cogl.vcxproj.filters	\
 	test-conformance-cogl.vcxproj.filtersin	\
-	install.vcxproj	\
+	cogl-install.vcxproj	\
 	README.txt
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/install.vcxproj b/build/win32/vs10/cogl-install.vcxproj
similarity index 99%
rename from build/win32/vs10/install.vcxproj
rename to build/win32/vs10/cogl-install.vcxproj
index a1fbd15e8..b29746db8 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/install.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/cogl-install.vcxproj
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{35B2A4AC-7235-4FC7-995D-469D59195041}</ProjectGuid>
-    <RootNamespace>install</RootNamespace>
+    <RootNamespace>coglinstall</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/cogl.sln b/build/win32/vs10/cogl.sln
index 693587eba..10c539afe 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/cogl.sln
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/cogl.sln
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "cogl-sdl2-hello", "cogl-sdl
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "cogl-info", "cogl-info.vcxproj", "{CD17F5C8-C860-4A65-8209-4D0B093A3DA3}"
 EndProject
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "install", "install.vcxproj", "{35B2A4AC-7235-4FC7-995D-469D59195041}"
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "cogl-install", "cogl-install.vcxproj", "{35B2A4AC-7235-4FC7-995D-469D59195041}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "cogl-crate", "cogl-crate.vcxproj", "{DE1A2710-04BB-4C3D-90C1-B070E326B1CF}"
 EndProject
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am b/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am
index a08a187ad..2491a7f32 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/Makefile.am
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	cogl-crate.vcproj	\
 	cogl-msaa.vcproj	\
 	cogl-info.vcproj	\
-	install.vcproj	\
+	cogl-install.vcproj	\
 	README.txt
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/install.vcproj b/build/win32/vs9/cogl-install.vcproj
similarity index 98%
rename from build/win32/vs9/install.vcproj
rename to build/win32/vs9/cogl-install.vcproj
index 58c848521..fad7bde31 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/install.vcproj
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/cogl-install.vcproj
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
 	Version="9.00"
-	Name="install"
+	Name="cogl-install"
 	ProjectGUID="{35B2A4AC-7235-4FC7-995D-469D59195041}"
-	RootNamespace="install"
+	RootNamespace="coglinstall"
 	TargetFrameworkVersion="196613"
 	>
 	<Platforms>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/cogl.sln b/build/win32/vs9/cogl.sln
index 574dfea56..3b4d0aeca 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/cogl.sln
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/cogl.sln
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "test-conformance-cogl", "te
 		{F3A80987-5411-43DB-A23B-06F2076E1207} = {F3A80987-5411-43DB-A23B-06F2076E1207}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "install", "install.vcproj", "{35B2A4AC-7235-4FC7-995D-469D59195041}"
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "cogl-install", "cogl-install.vcproj", "{35B2A4AC-7235-4FC7-995D-469D59195041}"
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 		{FE5ABD0F-91E8-4AA5-9C1C-408427D5F768} = {FE5ABD0F-91E8-4AA5-9C1C-408427D5F768}
 		{F5A43C12-7032-428E-A56A-D294075FA493} = {F5A43C12-7032-428E-A56A-D294075FA493}