diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_options.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_options.cpp
index 2e07b878..29985417 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_options.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_options.cpp
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ MenuStateOptions::MenuStateOptions(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu):
 		listBoxSoundFactory.init(currentColumnStart, currentLine, 100);
 		listBoxSoundFactory.pushBackItem("None");
 		listBoxSoundFactory.pushBackItem("OpenAL");
-	#ifdef WIN32
-		listBoxSoundFactory.pushBackItem("DirectSound8");
-	#endif
+	// deprecated as of 3.6.1
+	//#ifdef WIN32
+		//listBoxSoundFactory.pushBackItem("DirectSound8");
+	//#endif
 
 		listBoxSoundFactory.setSelectedItem(config.getString("FactorySound"));
 		currentLine-=lineOffset;
@@ -600,9 +601,10 @@ void MenuStateOptions::reloadUI() {
 	std::vector<string> listboxData;
 	listboxData.push_back("None");
 	listboxData.push_back("OpenAL");
-#ifdef WIN32
-	listboxData.push_back("DirectSound8");
-#endif
+// deprecated as of 3.6.1
+//#ifdef WIN32
+//	listboxData.push_back("DirectSound8");
+//#endif
 
 	listBoxSoundFactory.setItems(listboxData);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h b/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h
index 04ee18bf..73507df8 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/map/map_preview.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "randomgen.h"
 #include "vec.h"
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 using Shared::Platform::int8;
 using Shared::Platform::int32;
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/factory_repository.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/factory_repository.cpp
index 6a530197..61ad1c4a 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/factory_repository.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/factory_repository.cpp
@@ -32,21 +32,22 @@ GraphicsFactory *FactoryRepository::getGraphicsFactory(const string &name){
 		return &graphicsFactoryGl2;
 	}
 
-	throw megaglest_runtime_error("Unknown graphics factory: " + name);
+	throw megaglest_runtime_error("Unknown graphics factory: [" + name + "]");
 }
 
 SoundFactory *FactoryRepository::getSoundFactory(const string &name){
-	if(name == "DirectSound8"){
-		return &soundFactoryDs8;
-	}
-	else if(name == "OpenAL") {
+	// deprecated as of 3.6.1
+	//if(name == "DirectSound8"){
+	//	return &soundFactoryDs8;
+	//}
+	if(name == "OpenAL") {
 		return &soundFactoryOpenAL;
 	}
 	else if(name == "" || name == "None") {
 		return &soundFactoryNone;
 	}
 
-	throw megaglest_runtime_error("Unknown sound factory: " + name);
+	throw megaglest_runtime_error("Unknown sound factory: [" + name + "]");
 }
 
 }}//end namespace