diff --git a/src/os2/utils.cpp b/src/os2/utils.cpp
index 1b441d1cef..12f65cee2a 100644
--- a/src/os2/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/utils.cpp
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ bool wxGetHostName(
 #if wxUSE_NET_API
     char                            zServer[256];
     char                            zComputer[256];
-    unsigned short                  nLevel = 0;
+    unsigned long                   ulLevel = 0;
     unsigned char*                  zBuffer;
-    unsigned short                  nBuffer;
-    unsigned short*                 pnTotalAvail;
+    unsigned long                   ulBuffer;
+    unsigned long*                  pulTotalAvail;
 
     NetBios32GetInfo( (const unsigned char*)zServer
                      ,(const unsigned char*)zComputer
-                     ,nLevel
+                     ,ulLevel
                      ,zBuffer
-                     ,nBuffer
-                     ,pnTotalAvail
+                     ,ulBuffer
+                     ,pulTotalAvail
                     );
     strcpy(zBuf, zServer);
 #else
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ bool wxShell(
     SData.PgmTitle = PgmTitle;
     SData.PgmName  = zShell;
 
-//    sInputs = "/C " + rCommand;
+    sInputs = "/C " + rCommand;
     SData.PgmInputs     = NULL; //(BYTE*)sInputs.c_str();
     SData.TermQ         = 0;
     SData.Environment   = 0;
diff --git a/src/os2/utilsexc.cpp b/src/os2/utilsexc.cpp
index 03e82eb1d8..1ebf118034 100644
--- a/src/os2/utilsexc.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/utilsexc.cpp
@@ -247,17 +247,17 @@ bool wxGetFullHostName(
 #if wxUSE_NET_API
     char                            zServer[256];
     char                            zComputer[256];
-    unsigned short                  nLevel = 0;
+    unsigned long                   ulLevel = 0;
     unsigned char*                  zBuffer;
-    unsigned short                  nBuffer;
-    unsigned short*                 pnTotalAvail;
+    unsigned long                   ulBuffer;
+    unsigned long*                  pulTotalAvail;
 
     NetBios32GetInfo( (const unsigned char*)zServer
                      ,(const unsigned char*)zComputer
-                     ,nLevel
+                     ,ulLevel
                      ,zBuffer
-                     ,nBuffer
-                     ,pnTotalAvail
+                     ,ulBuffer
+                     ,pulTotalAvail
                     );
     strncpy(zBuf, zComputer, nMaxSize);
     zBuf[nMaxSize] = _T('\0');