diff --git a/source/SoundStretch/soundstretch.vcproj b/source/SoundStretch/soundstretch.vcproj
index 8b58f4d..b1f66be 100644
--- a/source/SoundStretch/soundstretch.vcproj
+++ b/source/SoundStretch/soundstretch.vcproj
@@ -219,12 +219,6 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath="RunParameters.h">
 			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\include\SoundTouch.h">
-			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\include\STTypes.h">
-			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="WavFile.h">
 			</File>
diff --git a/source/SoundTouch/FIRFilter.cpp b/source/SoundTouch/FIRFilter.cpp
index 991a60a..72607bd 100644
--- a/source/SoundTouch/FIRFilter.cpp
+++ b/source/SoundTouch/FIRFilter.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void FIRFilter::setCoefficients(const SAMPLETYPE *coeffs, uint newLength, uint u
     assert(length == newLength);
 
     resultDivFactor = uResultDivFactor;
-    resultDivider = (SAMPLETYPE)::pow(2, (int)resultDivFactor);
+    resultDivider = (SAMPLETYPE)::pow(2.0, (int)resultDivFactor);
 
     delete[] filterCoeffs;
     filterCoeffs = new SAMPLETYPE[length];
diff --git a/source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp b/source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp
index d845430..adec4ba 100644
--- a/source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp
+++ b/source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void TDStretch::calculateOverlapLength(int aoverlapMs)
     overlapDividerBits = _getClosest2Power((sampleRate * aoverlapMs) / 1000.0);
     if (overlapDividerBits > 9) overlapDividerBits = 9;
     if (overlapDividerBits < 4) overlapDividerBits = 4;
-    newOvl = (int)pow(2, overlapDividerBits);
+    newOvl = (int)pow(2.0, (int)overlapDividerBits);
 
     acceptNewOverlapLength(newOvl);
 
diff --git a/source/SoundTouch/cpu_detect_x86_gcc.cpp b/source/SoundTouch/cpu_detect_x86_gcc.cpp
index 77b816d..c5c5cc7 100644
--- a/source/SoundTouch/cpu_detect_x86_gcc.cpp
+++ b/source/SoundTouch/cpu_detect_x86_gcc.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///
-/// gcc version of the x86 CPU detect routine.
+/// Generic version of the x86 CPU extension detection routine.
 ///
-/// This file is to be compiled on any platform with the GNU C compiler.
-/// Compiler. Please see 'cpu_detect_x86_win.cpp' for the x86 Windows version 
-/// of this file.
+/// This file is for GNU & other non-Windows compilers, see 'cpu_detect_x86_win.cpp' 
+/// for the Microsoft compiler version.
 ///
 /// Author        : Copyright (c) Olli Parviainen
 /// Author e-mail : oparviai 'at' iki.fi
@@ -45,20 +44,16 @@
 #include "cpu_detect.h"
 #include "STTypes.h"
 
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#error wrong platform - this source code file is for the GNU C compiler.
-#endif
-
 using namespace std;
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // processor instructions extension detection routines
 //
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-
 // Flag variable indicating whick ISA extensions are disabled (for debugging)
 static uint _dwDisabledISA = 0x00;      // 0xffffffff; //<- use this to disable all extensions
 
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@ void disableExtensions(uint dwDisableMask)
 /// Checks which instruction set extensions are supported by the CPU.
 uint detectCPUextensions(void)
 {
-#ifndef ALLOW_X86_OPTIMIZATIONS
+#if (!(ALLOW_X86_OPTIMIZATIONS) || !(__GNUC__))
 
     return 0; // always disable extensions on non-x86 platforms.