diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
index 80d3bd6911..822d21251c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
 <VisualStudioProject
 	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="9.00"
+	Version="9,00"
 	Name="Common"
 	ProjectGUID="{C573CAF7-EE6A-458E-8049-16C0BF34C2E9}"
 	RootNamespace="Common"
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 				Optimization="3"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../PluginSpecs"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0;DEBUGFAST"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0;DEBUGFAST;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
 				EnableEnhancedInstructionSet="2"
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 				Optimization="3"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../PluginSpecs"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0;DEBUGFAST"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0;DEBUGFAST;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				FloatingPointModel="0"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
index 8aa6f841f6..c6e007f5a5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/LogWindow.cpp
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ void CLogWindow::UpdateLog()
 	wxString collected_text;
 	// rough estimate.
 	collected_text.reserve(100 * msgQueue.size());
-	u32 msgQueueSize = msgQueue.size();
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < msgQueueSize; i++)
+	int msgQueueSize = (int)msgQueue.size();
+	for (int i = 0; i < msgQueueSize; i++)
 	{
 #ifndef _WIN32
 		// FIXME This looks horrible on windows: SetForegroundColour changes