diff --git a/stdafx.h b/stdafx.h
index a2c3f5d604..16ac815287 100644
--- a/stdafx.h
+++ b/stdafx.h
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@
 // Stuff for MSVC
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 # pragma once
+/* Define a win32 target platform, to override defaults of the SDK
+ * We need to define NTDDI version for Vista SDK, but win2k is minimum */
+# define NTDDI_VERSION NTDDI_WIN2K // Windows 2000
+# define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500       // Windows 2000
+
+# define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x400      // Windows 95
+# define WINVER 0x0400             // Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 95
+# define _WIN32_IE_ 0x0401         // 4.01 (win98 and NT4SP5+)
+
 # define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN     // Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers
 # pragma warning(disable: 4244)  // 'conversion' conversion from 'type1' to 'type2', possible loss of data
 # pragma warning(disable: 4761)  // integral size mismatch in argument : conversion supplied
diff --git a/video/dedicated_v.c b/video/dedicated_v.c
index 968899c49e..a7c365be59 100644
--- a/video/dedicated_v.c
+++ b/video/dedicated_v.c
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ static char _win_console_thread_buffer[200];
 /* Windows Console thread. Just loop and signal when input has been received */
 static void WINAPI CheckForConsoleInput(void)
 {
+	DWORD nb;
+	HANDLE hStdin = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
 	while (true) {
-		fgets(_win_console_thread_buffer, lengthof(_win_console_thread_buffer), stdin);
+		ReadFile(hStdin, _win_console_thread_buffer, lengthof(_win_console_thread_buffer), &nb, NULL);
 		/* Signal input waiting that input is read and wait for it being handled
 		 * SignalObjectAndWait() should be used here, but it's unsupported in Win98< */
 		SetEvent(_hInputReady);
diff --git a/video/win32_v.c b/video/win32_v.c
index 8c90d351ad..8d00774161 100644
--- a/video/win32_v.c
+++ b/video/win32_v.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static void Win32GdiStop(void)
 	DestroyWindow(_wnd.main_wnd);
 
 	if (_wnd.fullscreen) ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL, 0);
-	if (_double_size) {
+	if (_wnd.double_size) {
 		_cur_resolution[0] *= 2;
 		_cur_resolution[1] *= 2;
 	}