diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index 128869ee12..e4d25704f7 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -1574,6 +1574,10 @@ gui_mch_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+# if _MSC_VER < 1400
+/* HandleToLong() only exists in compilers that can do 64 bit builds */
+#  define HandleToLong(h) ((long)(h))
+# endif
     /* set the v:windowid variable */
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_WINDOWID, HandleToLong(s_hwnd));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ae75308e51..423b24b869 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    244,
 /**/
     243,
 /**/