diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.c b/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.c
index 3b08558bc34..441a9388e77 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void writeConverterData(UConverterSharedData *mySharedData, const char *cName, U
   const char *cnvName;
 
   uint32_t sz ;
-  uint32_t sz2, sz3;
+  uint32_t sz2;
 
   cnvName = icu_strrchr(cName, '/');
   if(cnvName)
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ void writeConverterData(UConverterSharedData *mySharedData, const char *cName, U
   
   WriteConverterSharedData(mem, mySharedData);
 
-  udata_writeBlock(mem, data, sz);
+  // Temporarily disabled -- sz and data are uninitialized! -aliu
+  //udata_writeBlock(mem, data, sz);
 
   sz2 = udata_finish(mem, status);
   
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp
index c2aa496e5d4..9cf4ebf7432 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/makeconv/makeconv.dsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /I "..\toolutil" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
-# ADD LINK32 ..\..\..\lib\release\icuuc.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 ..\..\..\lib\release\icuuc.lib toolutil.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"..\toolutil\Release"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "makeconv - Win32 Debug"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\..\include" /I "..\..\..\source\common" /I "..\toolutil" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
-# ADD LINK32 ..\..\..\lib\debug\icuuc.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 ..\..\..\lib\debug\icuuc.lib toolutil.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\toolutil\Debug"
 
 !ENDIF