diff --git a/src/common/fileconf.cpp b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
index a4c5629b0b..daaa9291fb 100644
--- a/src/common/fileconf.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,10 @@ wxString wxFileConfig::GetGlobalDir()
     // There's no such thing as global cfg dir in MS-DOS, let's return
     // current directory (FIXME_MGL?)
     return wxT(".\\");
-#else // Windows
+#elif defined(__WXWINCE__)
+    strDir = wxT("\\Windows\\");
+#elif // Windows
+
     wxChar szWinDir[MAX_PATH];
     ::GetWindowsDirectory(szWinDir, MAX_PATH);
 
diff --git a/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp b/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp
index 707c30e383..02b714d8f4 100644
--- a/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp
@@ -282,9 +282,8 @@ wxString wxStandardPathsWin16::GetConfigDir() const
         wxLogLastError(_T("GetWindowsDirectory"));
     }
 #else
-    // TODO:
-    //    eVC4 - use CSIDL_WINDOWS
-    //    eVC3 - probably not possible through API
+    // TODO: use CSIDL_WINDOWS (eVC4, possibly not eVC3)
+    return wxT("\\Windows");
 #endif
 
     return dir;