diff --git a/plugins/wmpa/hexchat-plugin.cpp b/plugins/wmpa/hexchat-plugin.cpp
index 956218d2..7b8c2753 100644
--- a/plugins/wmpa/hexchat-plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/wmpa/hexchat-plugin.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ CString wmpaGetSongTitle(void)
    CWMPMedia media      = wmp->GetCurrentMedia();
    if (media == NULL) {
       hexchat_printf(ph, "WMPA: Could not get current media");
-      return(HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL);
+      return(CString ("%d", HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL));
    }
 
    CString artist       = media.getItemInfo("Artist");
diff --git a/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj b/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj
index 0e5db7dc..5698f5cd 100644
--- a/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;WMPA_EXPORTS;_AFXDLL;_AFX_NO_DAO_SUPPORT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;WMPA_EXPORTS;_AFXDLL;_AFX_NO_DAO_SUPPORT;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>false</MultiProcessorCompilation>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN64;_AMD64_;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;WMPA_EXPORTS;_AFXDLL;_AFX_NO_DAO_SUPPORT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WIN64;_AMD64_;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;WMPA_EXPORTS;_AFXDLL;_AFX_NO_DAO_SUPPORT;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>false</MultiProcessorCompilation>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>