diff --git a/windows/deploy_windows.bat b/windows/deploy_windows.bat
index 4466f1cb..d0a58f38 100755
--- a/windows/deploy_windows.bat
+++ b/windows/deploy_windows.bat
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 @echo off
 
+rem To set up a new Qt and Visual Studio version
+rem - set environment path variable to the correct Qt bin directory (e.g. 32 bit version)
+rem - if using Visual Studio Express version, download the redistributable (it is not automatically there)
+rem - change the Qt distribute dll names in the installer.nsi file (some contain version numbers)
+
 rem settings and check ---------------------------------------------------------
-set NSIS_PATH=%PROGRAMFILES%\NSIS
+set NSIS_PATH=%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\NSIS
 
 if "%VSINSTALLDIR%" == "" goto vsenvproblem
 
 rem create visual studio project file ------------------------------------------
 cd ..
-set QMAKESPEC=win32-msvc2010
+set QMAKESPEC=win32-msvc2015
 qmake -tp vc
 
-
-rem TODO Qt 5.2 qmake inserts a line in the project file which does not compile on msvc2010
-rem -> as a workaround we remove that line here
-copy Jamulus.vcxproj JamulusUnmod.vcxproj
-type JamulusUnmod.vcxproj | findstr /v "<DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>" > Jamulus.vcxproj
-
-
 rem clean and compile solution -------------------------------------------------
-vcexpress Jamulus.vcxproj /clean "Release|Win32"
-vcexpress Jamulus.vcxproj /build "Release|Win32"
+devenv Jamulus.vcxproj /Clean "Release|x86"
+devenv Jamulus.vcxproj /Build "Release|x86"
 
 rem create installer -----------------------------------------------------------
 cd windows
diff --git a/windows/installer.nsi b/windows/installer.nsi
index 3e0d6490..078bdd65 100755
--- a/windows/installer.nsi
+++ b/windows/installer.nsi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 !define UNINSTALL_EXE     "Uninstall.exe"
 !define INSTALLER_NAME    "Jamulusinstaller.exe"
 !define BINARY_PATH       "..\release\"
-!define VS_REDIST_PATH    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\SDK\v3.5\BootStrapper\Packages\vcredist_x86\"
-;!define VS_REDIST_PATH   "C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\SDK\v3.5\BootStrapper\Packages\vcredist_x86\"
+;!define VS_REDIST_PATH    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\SDK\Bootstrapper\Packages\vcredist_x86\"
+!define VS_REDIST_PATH    "C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\SDK\Bootstrapper\Packages\vcredist_x86\"
 !define VS_REDIST_EXE     "vcredist_x86.exe"
 !define UNINST_KEY        "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${APP_NAME}"
 !define AUTORUN_KEY       "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ Section
   File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\Qt5Widgets.dll"
   File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\Qt5Network.dll"
   File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\Qt5Xml.dll"
-  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\D3DCompiler_43.dll"
-  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\icudt51.dll"
-  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\icuin51.dll"
-  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\icuuc51.dll"
+  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\D3DCompiler_47.dll"
+  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\icudt54.dll"
+  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\icuin54.dll"
+  File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\icuuc54.dll"
   File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\libEGL.dll"
   File             "$%QTDIR%\bin\libGLESv2.dll"
 
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ Delete $INSTDIR\Qt5Gui.dll
 Delete $INSTDIR\Qt5Widgets.dll
 Delete $INSTDIR\Qt5Network.dll
 Delete $INSTDIR\Qt5Xml.dll
-Delete $INSTDIR\D3DCompiler_43.dll
-Delete $INSTDIR\icudt51.dll
-Delete $INSTDIR\icuin51.dll
-Delete $INSTDIR\icuuc51.dll
+Delete $INSTDIR\D3DCompiler_47.dll
+Delete $INSTDIR\icudt54.dll
+Delete $INSTDIR\icuin54.dll
+Delete $INSTDIR\icuuc54.dll
 Delete $INSTDIR\libEGL.dll
 Delete $INSTDIR\libGLESv2.dll
 Delete $INSTDIR\COPYING
diff --git a/windows/sound.cpp b/windows/sound.cpp
index 14677fb0..7fe12e0b 100755
--- a/windows/sound.cpp
+++ b/windows/sound.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ CSound::CSound ( void (*fpNewCallback) ( CVector<int16_t>& psData, void* arg ),
         cDriverNames[i] = new char[32];
     }
 
-    loadAsioDriver ( "dummy" ); // to initialize external object
+    char cDummyName[] = "dummy";
+    loadAsioDriver ( cDummyName ); // to initialize external object
     lNumDevs = asioDrivers->getDriverNames ( cDriverNames, MAX_NUMBER_SOUND_CARDS );
 
     // in case we do not have a driver available, throw error