diff --git a/include/wx/afterstd.h b/include/wx/afterstd.h
index 16075fe5d7..1c89d14758 100644
--- a/include/wx/afterstd.h
+++ b/include/wx/afterstd.h
@@ -18,24 +18,7 @@
 
 // undo what we did in wx/beforestd.h
 #if defined(__VISUALC__) && __VISUALC__ <= 1201
-    // MSVC 5 does not have this
-    #if _MSC_VER > 1100
-        #pragma warning(pop)
-    #else
-        // 'expression' : signed/unsigned mismatch
-        #pragma warning(default:4018)
-
-        // 'identifier' : unreferenced formal parameter
-        #pragma warning(default:4100)
-
-        // 'conversion' : conversion from 'type1' to 'type2',
-        // possible loss of data
-        #pragma warning(default:4244)
-
-        // C++ language change: to explicitly specialize class template
-        // 'identifier' use the following syntax
-        #pragma warning(default:4663)
-    #endif
+    #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 
 // see beforestd.h for explanation
diff --git a/include/wx/beforestd.h b/include/wx/beforestd.h
index cc335d317b..45c5b5bcba 100644
--- a/include/wx/beforestd.h
+++ b/include/wx/beforestd.h
@@ -36,31 +36,14 @@
     // 'id': identifier was truncated to 'num' characters in the debug info
     #pragma warning(disable:4786)
 
-    // MSVC 5 does not have this
-    #if __VISUALC__ > 1100
-        // we have to disable (and reenable in afterstd.h) this one because,
-        // even though it is of level 4, it is not disabled by warning(push, 1)
-        // below for VC7.1!
+    // we have to disable (and reenable in afterstd.h) this one because,
+    // even though it is of level 4, it is not disabled by warning(push, 1)
+    // below for VC7.1!
 
-        // unreachable code
-        #pragma warning(disable:4702)
+    // unreachable code
+    #pragma warning(disable:4702)
 
-        #pragma warning(push, 1)
-    #else // VC 5
-        // 'expression' : signed/unsigned mismatch
-        #pragma warning(disable:4018)
-
-        // 'identifier' : unreferenced formal parameter
-        #pragma warning(disable:4100)
-
-        // 'conversion' : conversion from 'type1' to 'type2',
-        // possible loss of data
-        #pragma warning(disable:4244)
-
-        // C++ language change: to explicitly specialize class template
-        // 'identifier' use the following syntax
-        #pragma warning(disable:4663)
-    #endif
+    #pragma warning(push, 1)
 #endif // VC++ < 7
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/wx/confbase.h b/include/wx/confbase.h
index da71e5a924..4d4403fa33 100644
--- a/include/wx/confbase.h
+++ b/include/wx/confbase.h
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxArrayString;
 
 // not all compilers can deal with template Read/Write() methods, define this
 // symbol if the template functions are available
-#if (!defined(__VISUALC__) || __VISUALC__ > 1200) && \
-    !defined( __VMS ) && \
+#if !defined( __VMS ) && \
     !(defined(__HP_aCC) && defined(__hppa))
     #define wxHAS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE_RW
 #endif
diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index 4283960b07..d5b7f407b6 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -1267,9 +1267,7 @@ inline wxUIntPtr wxPtrToUInt(const void *p)
        doing here. Same thing with icc with -Wall.
      */
 #ifdef __VISUALC__
-    #if __VISUALC__ >= 1200
-        #pragma warning(push)
-    #endif
+    #pragma warning(push)
     /* pointer truncation from '' to '' */
     #pragma warning(disable: 4311)
 #elif defined(__INTELC__)
@@ -1280,7 +1278,7 @@ inline wxUIntPtr wxPtrToUInt(const void *p)
 
     return wx_reinterpret_cast(wxUIntPtr, p);
 
-#if (defined(__VISUALC__) && __VISUALC__ >= 1200) || defined(__INTELC__)
+#if defined(__VISUALC__) || defined(__INTELC__)
     #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 }
@@ -1288,9 +1286,7 @@ inline wxUIntPtr wxPtrToUInt(const void *p)
 inline void *wxUIntToPtr(wxUIntPtr p)
 {
 #ifdef __VISUALC__
-    #if __VISUALC__ >= 1200
-        #pragma warning(push)
-    #endif
+    #pragma warning(push)
     /* conversion to type of greater size */
     #pragma warning(disable: 4312)
 #elif defined(__INTELC__)
@@ -1301,7 +1297,7 @@ inline void *wxUIntToPtr(wxUIntPtr p)
 
     return wx_reinterpret_cast(void *, p);
 
-#if (defined(__VISUALC__) && __VISUALC__ >= 1200) || defined(__INTELC__)
+#if defined(__VISUALC__) || defined(__INTELC__)
     #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/include/wx/memory.h b/include/wx/memory.h
index 89a21b6b05..401835378c 100644
--- a/include/wx/memory.h
+++ b/include/wx/memory.h
@@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDebugFree(void * buf, bool isVect = false);
 
 #if defined(__SUNCC__)
     #define wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS 0
-#elif !( defined (__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ <= 1020) )
-    #define wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS 1
 #elif defined (__SGI_CC_)
     // only supported by -n32 compilers
     #ifndef __EDG_ABI_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION
         #define wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS 0
     #endif
-#elif !( defined (__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ <= 1020) )
-    #define wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS 1
 #else
-    // ::operator new[] is a recent C++ feature, so assume it's not supported
-    #define wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS 0
+    #define wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS 1
 #endif
 
 // devik 2000-8-29: All new/delete ops are now inline because they can't
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/libraries.h b/include/wx/msw/libraries.h
index 86e47195d1..abd0046a74 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/libraries.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/libraries.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
  * support a way to do that.
  */
 
-/* VC++ 5 didn't include oleacc.lib, though it came with the PSDK */
-#if defined __VISUALC__ && (wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY || __VISUALC__ >= 1200)
+#if defined __VISUALC__ && wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY
 #pragma comment(lib, "oleacc")
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/missing.h b/include/wx/msw/missing.h
index 6e6d1a6707..7e4fef87d4 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/missing.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/missing.h
@@ -141,74 +141,6 @@
 #define QS_ALLPOSTMESSAGE 0
 #endif
 
-/*
- * The following are required for VC++ 5 when the PSDK is not available.
- */
-
-#if defined __VISUALC__ && __VISUALC__ <= 1100
-
-#ifndef VER_NT_WORKSTATION
-
-typedef struct _OSVERSIONINFOEXA {
-    DWORD dwOSVersionInfoSize;
-    DWORD dwMajorVersion;
-    DWORD dwMinorVersion;
-    DWORD dwBuildNumber;
-    DWORD dwPlatformId;
-    CHAR szCSDVersion[128];
-    WORD wServicePackMajor;
-    WORD wServicePackMinor;
-    WORD wSuiteMask;
-    BYTE wProductType;
-    BYTE wReserved;
-} OSVERSIONINFOEXA, *POSVERSIONINFOEXA, *LPOSVERSIONINFOEXA;
-typedef struct _OSVERSIONINFOEXW {
-    DWORD dwOSVersionInfoSize;
-    DWORD dwMajorVersion;
-    DWORD dwMinorVersion;
-    DWORD dwBuildNumber;
-    DWORD dwPlatformId;
-    WCHAR szCSDVersion[128];
-    WORD wServicePackMajor;
-    WORD wServicePackMinor;
-    WORD wSuiteMask;
-    BYTE wProductType;
-    BYTE wReserved;
-} OSVERSIONINFOEXW, *POSVERSIONINFOEXW, *LPOSVERSIONINFOEXW;
-
-#ifdef UNICODE
-typedef OSVERSIONINFOW OSVERSIONINFO,*POSVERSIONINFO,*LPOSVERSIONINFO;
-typedef OSVERSIONINFOEXW OSVERSIONINFOEX,*POSVERSIONINFOEX,*LPOSVERSIONINFOEX;
-#else
-typedef OSVERSIONINFOA OSVERSIONINFO,*POSVERSIONINFO,*LPOSVERSIONINFO;
-typedef OSVERSIONINFOEXA OSVERSIONINFOEX,*POSVERSIONINFOEX,*LPOSVERSIONINFOEX;
-#endif
-
-#endif // defined VER_NT_WORKSTATION
-
-#ifndef CP_SYMBOL
-    #define CP_SYMBOL 42
-#endif
-
-// NMLVCUSTOMDRAW originally didn't have the iSubItem member. It was added
-// with IE4, as was IPN_FIRST which is used as a test :-(.
-//
-#ifndef IPN_FIRST
-
-typedef struct wxtagNMLVCUSTOMDRAW_ {
-    NMCUSTOMDRAW nmcd;
-    COLORREF     clrText;
-    COLORREF     clrTextBk;
-    int          iSubItem;
-} wxNMLVCUSTOMDRAW_, *wxLPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW_;
-
-#define NMLVCUSTOMDRAW wxNMLVCUSTOMDRAW_
-#define LPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW wxLPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW_
-
-#endif // defined IPN_FIRST
-
-#endif // defined __VISUALC__ && __VISUALC__ <= 1100
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // menu stuff
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/msvcrt.h b/include/wx/msw/msvcrt.h
index e92a88d841..38a4582e25 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/msvcrt.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/msvcrt.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 // use debug CRT functions for memory leak detections in VC++ 5.0+ in debug
 // builds
 #undef wxUSE_VC_CRTDBG
-#if defined(_DEBUG) && defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1000) \
+#if defined(_DEBUG) && defined(__VISUALC__) \
     && !defined(UNDER_CE)
     // it doesn't combine well with wxWin own memory debugging methods
     #if !wxUSE_GLOBAL_MEMORY_OPERATORS && !wxUSE_MEMORY_TRACING && !defined(__NO_VC_CRTDBG__)
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h b/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h
index c9f7eb88c8..521366b9f0 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ private:
 // VZ: I don't know it's not done for compilers other than VC++ but I leave it
 //     as is. Please note, though, that tracing OLE interface calls may be
 //     incredibly useful when debugging OLE programs.
-#if defined(__WXDEBUG__) && (( defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1000) ))
+#if defined(__WXDEBUG__) && defined(__VISUALC__)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // All OLE specific log functions have DebugTrace level (as LogTrace)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/seh.h b/include/wx/msw/seh.h
index d4bdf1f2f9..d00efd4962 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/seh.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/seh.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     extern unsigned long wxGlobalSEHandler(EXCEPTION_POINTERS *pExcPtrs);
 
     // helper macro for wxSEH_HANDLE
-#if defined(__BORLANDC__) || (defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ <= 1200))
+#if defined(__BORLANDC__)
     // some compilers don't understand that this code is unreachable and warn
     // about no value being returned from the function without it, so calm them
     // down
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/window.h b/include/wx/msw/window.h
index b660324e67..6146e7e3f4 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/window.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindowMSW : public wxWindowBase
     friend class wxSpinCtrl;
     friend class wxSlider;
     friend class wxRadioBox;
-#if defined __VISUALC__ && __VISUALC__ <= 1200
-    friend class wxWindowMSW;
-#endif
 public:
     wxWindowMSW() { Init(); }
 
diff --git a/include/wx/stringimpl.h b/include/wx/stringimpl.h
index cf433f736a..e46bb800de 100644
--- a/include/wx/stringimpl.h
+++ b/include/wx/stringimpl.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringData
   void  Lock()   { if ( !IsEmpty() ) nRefs++;                    }
 
   // VC++ will refuse to inline Unlock but profiling shows that it is wrong
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1200)
+#if defined(__VISUALC__)
   __forceinline
 #endif
   // VC++ free must take place in same DLL as allocation when using non dll
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public:
       { return wxStdString(c_str(), length()); }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1200)
+#if defined(__VISUALC__)
     // disable warning about Unlock() below not being inlined (first, it
     // seems to be inlined nevertheless and second, even if it isn't, there
     // is nothing we can do about this
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public:
       GetStringData()->Unlock();
   }
 
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1200)
+#if defined(__VISUALC__)
     #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/msw/dialup.cpp b/src/msw/dialup.cpp
index 2c0e660378..89d783b84d 100644
--- a/src/msw/dialup.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dialup.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,12 @@
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_DIALUP_CONNECTED, wxDialUpEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_DIALUP_DISCONNECTED, wxDialUpEvent );
 
-// Doesn't yet compile under VC++ 4, BC++
+// Doesn't yet compile under BC++
 // Wine: no wininet.h
 #if (!defined(__BORLANDC__) || (__BORLANDC__>=0x550)) && \
     (!defined(__GNUWIN32__) || wxCHECK_W32API_VERSION(0, 5)) && \
     !defined(__GNUWIN32_OLD__) && \
-    !defined(__WINE__) && \
-    (!defined(__VISUALC__) || (__VISUALC__ >= 1020))
+    !defined(__WINE__)
 
 #include <ras.h>
 #include <raserror.h>
diff --git a/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp b/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp
index f60a106005..596ca46a49 100644
--- a/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include  "wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h"
 #include "wx/msw/ole/safearray.h"
 
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ > 1000)
+#if defined(__VISUALC__)
     #include  <docobj.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ wxConvertOleToVariant(const VARIANTARG& oleVariant, wxVariant& variant, long fla
 
 #if wxUSE_DATAOBJ
 
-#if wxDEBUG_LEVEL && (( defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ > 1000) ))
+#if wxDEBUG_LEVEL && defined(__VISUALC__)
 static wxString GetIidName(REFIID riid)
 {
   // an association between symbolic name and numeric value of an IID
diff --git a/tests/hashes/hashes.cpp b/tests/hashes/hashes.cpp
index 1894b40459..b9553f098e 100644
--- a/tests/hashes/hashes.cpp
+++ b/tests/hashes/hashes.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include "wx/hashmap.h"
 #include "wx/hashset.h"
 
-#if defined wxLongLong_t && !defined wxLongLongIsLong && \
-        (!defined __VISUALC__ || __VISUALC__ > 1100)    // doesn't work on VC5
+#if defined wxLongLong_t && !defined wxLongLongIsLong
     #define TEST_LONGLONG
 #endif
 
@@ -468,12 +467,6 @@ void HashesTestCase::LLongHashMapTest()  { HashMapTest<myLLongHashMap>();    }
 void HashesTestCase::ULLongHashMapTest() { HashMapTest<myULLongHashMap>();   }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __VISUALC__
-    #if __VISUALC__ <= 1200
-        #pragma warning(disable:4284) // operator->() returns a non-UDT
-    #endif
-#endif // __VISUALC__
-
 // test compilation of basic set types
 WX_DECLARE_HASH_SET( int*, wxPointerHash, wxPointerEqual, myPtrHashSet );
 WX_DECLARE_HASH_SET( long, wxIntegerHash, wxIntegerEqual, myLongHashSet );