diff --git a/src/common/statbar.cpp b/src/common/statbar.cpp
index 238802c0c2..984a9e1278 100644
--- a/src/common/statbar.cpp
+++ b/src/common/statbar.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,11 @@ void wxStatusBarBase::FreeStacks()
 void wxStatusBarBase::PushStatusText(const wxString& text, int number)
 {
     wxListString* st = GetOrCreateStatusStack(number);
-    st->Insert(new wxString(GetStatusText(number)));
+    // This long-winded way around avoids an internal compiler error
+    // in VC++ 6 with RTTI enabled
+    wxString tmp1(GetStatusText(number));
+    wxString* tmp = new wxString(tmp1);
+    st->Insert(tmp);
     SetStatusText(text, number);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/msw/statbr95.cpp b/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
index 058f3b6f35..3b203df0b0 100644
--- a/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void wxStatusBar95::DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height)
     // omitted because for normal status bars (positioned along the bottom
     // edge) the position is already set correctly, but if the user wants to
     // position them in some exotic location, this is really needed
-    wxWindow::DoMoveWindow(x, y, width, height);
+    wxWindowMSW::DoMoveWindow(x, y, width, height);
 
     // adjust fields widths to the new size
     SetFieldsWidth();