diff --git a/cmake/FindCURL.cmake b/cmake/FindCURL.cmake
index ba6603784..0b20c4e79 100644
--- a/cmake/FindCURL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindCURL.cmake
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ find_path(
 	DOC "curl include dir"
 )
 
+# if msvc 64 build
+# names from cmake's FindCURL
+if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+	set(CURL_NAMES curl_x64 curllib_x64 libcurl_imp_x64 curllib_static_x64 libcurl_x64)
+else ()
+	set(CURL_NAMES curl curllib libcurl_imp curllib_static libcurl)
+endif()
+
 find_library(
 	CURL_LIBRARY
-	# names from cmake's FindCURL
-	NAMES curl curllib libcurl_imp curllib_static libcurl
+	NAMES ${CURL_NAMES}
 	DOC "curl library"
 )
 
@@ -30,9 +37,16 @@ set(CURL_LIBRARIES ${CURL_LIBRARY})
 # same naming convention as in qt (appending debug library with d)
 # boost is using the same "hack" as us with "optimized" and "debug"
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
+	
+	if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+		set(CURL_NAMES_DEBUG curld_x64 libcurld_x64)
+	else ()
+		set(CURL_NAMES_DEBUG curld libcurld)
+	endif()
+
 	find_library(
 		CURL_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-		NAMES curld libcurld
+		NAMES ${CURL_DEBUG}
 		DOC "curl debug library"
 	)
 	
diff --git a/cmake/FindJsoncpp.cmake b/cmake/FindJsoncpp.cmake
index c5b9c87d8..711ba667c 100644
--- a/cmake/FindJsoncpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindJsoncpp.cmake
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ find_path(
 	DOC "jsoncpp include dir"
 )
 
+# if msvc 64 build
+if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+	set(JSONCPP_NAMES jsoncpp_x64)
+else ()
+	set(JSONCPP_NAMES jsoncpp)
+endif()
+
 find_library(
 	JSONCPP_LIBRARY
-	NAMES jsoncpp
+	NAMES ${JSONCPP_NAMES}
 	DOC "jsoncpp library"
 )
 
@@ -30,9 +37,16 @@ set(JSONCPP_LIBRARIES ${JSONCPP_LIBRARY})
 # same naming convention as in qt (appending debug library with d)
 # boost is using the same "hack" as us with "optimized" and "debug"
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
+
+	if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+		set(JSONCPP_NAMES_DEBUG jsoncppd_x64)
+	else ()
+		set(JSONCPP_NAMES_DEBUG jsoncppd)
+	endif()
+
 	find_library(
 		JSONCPP_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-		NAMES jsoncppd
+		NAMES ${JSONCPP_NAMES_DEBUG}
 		DOC "jsoncpp debug library"
 	)
 	
diff --git a/cmake/FindMHD.cmake b/cmake/FindMHD.cmake
index 5cb8a98d6..f836ce391 100755
--- a/cmake/FindMHD.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMHD.cmake
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ find_path(
 	DOC "microhttpd include dir"
 )
 
+# if msvc 64 build
+if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+	set(MHD_NAMES microhttpd_x64 microhttpd-10_x64 libmicrohttpd_x64 libmicrohttpd-dll_x64)
+else ()
+	set(MHD_NAMES microhttpd microhttpd-10 libmicrohttpd libmicrohttpd-dll)
+endif()
+
 find_library(
 	MHD_LIBRARY
-	NAMES microhttpd microhttpd-10 libmicrohttpd libmicrohttpd-dll
+	NAMES ${MHD_NAMES}
 	DOC "microhttpd library"
 )
 
@@ -34,11 +41,20 @@ if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
 	string(REPLACE ".lib" ".dll" MHD_DLL_RELEASE ${MHD_LIBRARY})
 	string(REPLACE "/lib/" "/bin/" MHD_DLL_RELEASE ${MHD_DLL_RELEASE})
 
+	if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+		set(MHD_NAMES_DEBUG microhttpd_d_x64 microhttpd-10_d_x64 libmicrohttpd_d_x64 libmicrohttpd-dll_d_x64)
+	else ()
+		set(MHD_NAMES_DEBUG microhttpd_d microhttpd-10_d libmicrohttpd_d libmicrohttpd-dll_d)
+	endif()
+
 	find_library(
 		MHD_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-		NAMES microhttpd_d microhttpd-10_d libmicrohttpd_d libmicrohttpd-dll_d
+		NAMES ${MHD_NAMES_DEBUG}
 		DOC "mhd debug library"
 	)
+
+	set(MHD_LIBRARIES optimized ${MHD_LIBRARIES} debug ${MHD_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+	# not sure why this was commented
 	# always use release for now
 	#string(REPLACE ".lib" ".dll" MHD_DLL_DEBUG ${MHD_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
 	#set(MHD_LIBRARIES optimized ${MHD_LIBRARIES} debug ${MHD_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
diff --git a/cmake/Findjson_rpc_cpp.cmake b/cmake/Findjson_rpc_cpp.cmake
index 9b64cda2b..ca3439717 100644
--- a/cmake/Findjson_rpc_cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Findjson_rpc_cpp.cmake
@@ -24,21 +24,32 @@ find_path(
 	DOC "json-rpc-cpp include dir"
 )
 
+# if msvc 64 build
+if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+	set(JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_NAME jsonrpccpp-common_x64)
+	set(JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_NAME jsonrpccpp-server_x64)
+	set(JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_NAME jsonrpccpp-client_x64)
+else ()
+	set(JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_NAME jsonrpccpp-common)
+	set(JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_NAME jsonrpccpp-server)
+	set(JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_NAME jsonrpccpp-client)
+endif()
+
 find_library(
 	JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_LIBRARY
-	NAMES jsonrpccpp-common
+	NAMES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_NAME}
 	DOC "json-rpc-cpp common library"
 )
 
 find_library(
 	JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_LIBRARY
-	NAMES jsonrpccpp-server
+	NAMES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_NAME}
 	DOC "json-rpc-cpp server library"
 )
 
 find_library(
 	JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_LIBRARY
-	NAMES jsonrpccpp-client
+	NAMES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_NAME}
 	DOC "json-rpc-cpp client library"
 )
 
@@ -52,21 +63,33 @@ set (JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_LIBRARIES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_LIBRARY} ${JSON_RPC_CPP
 # same naming convention as in qt (appending debug library with d)
 # boost is using the same "hack" as us with "optimized" and "debug"
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
+
+	# if msvc 64 build
+	if (CMAKE_CL_64)
+		set(JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_NAME_DEBUG jsonrpccpp-commond_x64)
+		set(JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_NAME_DEBUG jsonrpccpp-serverd_x64)
+		set(JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_NAME_DEBUG jsonrpccpp-clientd_x64)
+	else ()
+		set(JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_NAME_DEBUG jsonrpccpp-commond)
+		set(JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_NAME_DEBUG jsonrpccpp-serverd)
+		set(JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_NAME_DEBUG jsonrpccpp-clientd)
+	endif()
+
 	find_library(
 		JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-		NAMES jsonrpccpp-commond
+		NAMES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_COMMON_NAME_DEBUG} 
 		DOC "json-rpc-cpp common debug library"
 	)
 	
 	find_library(
 		JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-		NAMES jsonrpccpp-serverd
+		NAMES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_SERVER_NAME_DEBUG} 
 		DOC "json-rpc-cpp server debug library"
 	)
 
 	find_library(
 		JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-		NAMES jsonrpccpp-clientd
+		NAMES ${JSON_RPC_CPP_CLIENT_NAME_DEBUG} 
 		DOC "json-rpc-cpp client debug library"
 	)