diff --git a/xbmc/win32/WIN32Util.cpp b/xbmc/win32/WIN32Util.cpp
index 7d5ea8863e47e..e3630e3647057 100644
--- a/xbmc/win32/WIN32Util.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/win32/WIN32Util.cpp
@@ -772,8 +772,8 @@ bool CWIN32Util::EjectDrive(const char cDriveLetter)
   char VetoName[MAX_PATH];
   bool bSuccess = false;
 
-  res = CM_Get_Parent(&DevInst, DevInst, 0); // disk's parent, e.g. the USB bridge, the SATA controller....
-  res = CM_Get_DevNode_Status(&Status, &ProblemNumber, DevInst, 0);
+  CM_Get_Parent(&DevInst, DevInst, 0); // disk's parent, e.g. the USB bridge, the SATA controller....
+  CM_Get_DevNode_Status(&Status, &ProblemNumber, DevInst, 0);
 
   for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
   {
@@ -1387,8 +1387,14 @@ LONG CWIN32Util::UtilRegGetValue( const HKEY hKey, const char *const pcKey, DWOR
   {
     if (ppcBuffer)
     {
-      char *pcValue=*ppcBuffer;
-      if (!pcValue || !pdwSizeBuff || dwSize +dwSizeAdd > *pdwSizeBuff) pcValue= (char*)realloc(pcValue, dwSize +dwSizeAdd);
+      char *pcValue=*ppcBuffer, *pcValueTmp;
+      if (!pcValue || !pdwSizeBuff || dwSize +dwSizeAdd > *pdwSizeBuff) {
+        pcValueTmp = (char*)realloc(pcValue, dwSize +dwSizeAdd);
+        if(pcValueTmp != NULL)
+        {
+          pcValue = pcValueTmp;
+        }
+      }
       lRet= RegQueryValueEx(hKey,pcKey,NULL,NULL,(LPBYTE)pcValue,&dwSize);
 
       if ( lRet == ERROR_SUCCESS || *ppcBuffer ) *ppcBuffer= pcValue;
diff --git a/xbmc/win32/XBMC_PC.cpp b/xbmc/win32/XBMC_PC.cpp
index 41b1cca5b2aaf..9593bdbc06b8d 100644
--- a/xbmc/win32/XBMC_PC.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/win32/XBMC_PC.cpp
@@ -227,10 +227,9 @@ INT WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE, LPSTR commandLine, INT )
   }
 #endif
 
-  HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;
   IMMDeviceEnumerator *pEnumerator = NULL;
   CMMNotificationClient cMMNC;
-  hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_MMDeviceEnumerator, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_IMMDeviceEnumerator, (void**)&pEnumerator);
+  HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_MMDeviceEnumerator, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, IID_IMMDeviceEnumerator, (void**)&pEnumerator);
   if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
   {
     pEnumerator->RegisterEndpointNotificationCallback(&cMMNC);