diff --git a/include/wx/dynlib.h b/include/wx/dynlib.h
index e6b0bc8c14..5f5a9f4f01 100644
--- a/include/wx/dynlib.h
+++ b/include/wx/dynlib.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #   include <dl.h>
     typedef shl_t wxDllType;
 #elif defined(__WINDOWS__)
-#   include <windows.h>
+//#   include <windows.h>  
     typedef HMODULE wxDllType;
 #elif defined(__OS2__)
 #   define INCL_DOS
diff --git a/include/wx/wxprec.h b/include/wx/wxprec.h
index 6f28387b89..df5e797186 100644
--- a/include/wx/wxprec.h
+++ b/include/wx/wxprec.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 // include standard Windows headers
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
-    #include <windows.h>
+//    #include <windows.h>
     #include "wx/msw/winundef.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/common/cmdline.cpp b/src/common/cmdline.cpp
index a3676830c7..40700df5af 100644
--- a/src/common/cmdline.cpp
+++ b/src/common/cmdline.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     #include "wx/filefn.h"
 #endif //WX_PRECOMP
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+
 #include "wx/datetime.h"
 #include "wx/cmdline.h"
 
diff --git a/src/common/datetime.cpp b/src/common/datetime.cpp
index 5326de0e31..b2f65e9f61 100644
--- a/src/common/datetime.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datetime.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 
 #define wxDEFINE_TIME_CONSTANTS // before including datetime.h
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+
 #include "wx/datetime.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/common/dynlib.cpp b/src/common/dynlib.cpp
index 5086123d93..eca2040c2b 100644
--- a/src/common/dynlib.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dynlib.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #include  "wx/wxprec.h"
+#if defined(__WINDOWS__)
+#include "wx/msw/private.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
   #pragma hdrstop
@@ -42,10 +45,11 @@
 #   define wxDllOpen(lib)                dlopen(lib.fn_str(), RTLD_NOW/*RTLD_LAZY*/)
 #   define wxDllGetSymbol(handle, name)  dlsym(handle, name.mb_str())
 #   define wxDllClose                    dlclose
+aaa=1
 #elif defined(HAVE_SHL_LOAD)
 #   define wxDllOpen(lib)                shl_load(lib.fn_str(), BIND_DEFERRED, 0)
 #   define wxDllClose      shl_unload
-
+bbb=1
     static inline void *wxDllGetSymbol(shl_t handle, const wxString& name)
     {
         void *sym;
@@ -55,8 +59,6 @@
             return (void *)0;
     }
 #elif defined(__WINDOWS__)
-#   include <windows.h>
-
     // using LoadLibraryEx under Win32 to avoid name clash with LoadLibrary
 #   ifdef __WIN32__
 #      define wxDllOpen(lib)                  ::LoadLibraryEx(lib, 0, 0)
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 9f16ca8512..ff228f99dc 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
     #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/serbase.cpp b/src/common/serbase.cpp
index cea2ce5efb..7ad3a46705 100644
--- a/src/common/serbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/serbase.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
+#if defined(__WINDOWS__)
+#include "wx/msw/private.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "wx/serbase.h"
 #include "wx/datstrm.h"
diff --git a/src/msw/dc.cpp b/src/msw/dc.cpp
index fbda0e031f..50135649aa 100644
--- a/src/msw/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dc.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
+#include "wx/msw/private.h" // needs to be before #include <commdlg.h>
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
     #pragma hdrstop
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@
     #include <print.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "wx/msw/private.h"
-
     IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxDC, wxObject)
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/dialup.cpp b/src/msw/dialup.cpp
index aad7149867..c23defa839 100644
--- a/src/msw/dialup.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dialup.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     #include "wx/event.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/msw/private.h"  // must be before #include "dynlib.h"
+
 #if !wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
     #error You need wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS to be 1 to compile dialup.cpp.
 #endif
@@ -54,8 +56,6 @@
 
 #include <wininet.h>
 
-#include "wx/msw/private.h"
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/dragimag.cpp b/src/msw/dragimag.cpp
index 55757f2ea6..a2793f86bc 100644
--- a/src/msw/dragimag.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dragimag.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
+#include "wx/msw/private.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
 #pragma hdrstop
diff --git a/src/msw/filedlg.cpp b/src/msw/filedlg.cpp
index 17612e6fca..a96c48e52b 100644
--- a/src/msw/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/filedlg.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
+#include "wx/msw/private.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
     #pragma hdrstop
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
     #include "wx/intl.h"
     #include "wx/log.h"
 
-    #include "wx/msw/private.h"
+//    #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__SALFORDC__) || defined(__WXWINE__)
diff --git a/src/msw/ownerdrw.cpp b/src/msw/ownerdrw.cpp
index 2c2ec2a8ea..8ea7c54e0f 100644
--- a/src/msw/ownerdrw.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/ownerdrw.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
+#include "wx/msw/private.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
 #pragma hdrstop
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
   #include "wx/window.h"
-  #include "wx/msw/private.h"
+//  #include "wx/msw/private.h"
   #include "wx/font.h"
   #include "wx/bitmap.h"
   #include "wx/dcmemory.h"