diff --git a/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h b/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h
index cd97372625..3ef7716a18 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ symbols, although this has not always been followed.
 @itemdef{__VMS__, VMS}
 @itemdef{__WINDOWS__, any Windows}
 @itemdef{__WINE__, Wine}
+@itemdef{_WIN32_WCE, Windows CE version}
 @endDefList
 
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ compiler used.
                         to the compiler version: 500 is 5.0.}
 @itemdef{__DJGPP__, DJGPP}
 @itemdef{__DIGITALMARS__, Digital Mars}
+@itemdef{__EVC4__, Embedded Visual C++ 4 (can be only used for building wxWinCE)}
 @itemdef{__GNUG__, Gnu C++ on any platform, see also wxCHECK_GCC_VERSION}
 @itemdef{__GNUWIN32__, Gnu-Win32 compiler, see also wxCHECK_W32API_VERSION}
 @itemdef{__MINGW32__, MinGW}
@@ -172,7 +174,6 @@ compiler used.
 @itemdef{__XLC__, AIX compiler}
 @itemdef{__WATCOMC__, Watcom C++. The value of this macro corresponds to
                     the compiler version, @c 1100 is @c 11.0 and @c 1200 is OpenWatcom.}
-@itemdef{_WIN32_WCE, Windows CE version}
 @endDefList
 
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/wince/chkconf.h b/include/wx/msw/wince/chkconf.h
index 5a5ecc58d4..a15f394277 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/wince/chkconf.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/wince/chkconf.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // eVC doesn't have standard streams
-#if !wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(8)
+#ifdef __EVC4__
     #undef wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM
     #define wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM 0
 #endif
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_JOYSTICK 0
 
 // libtiff doesn't build with eVC but is ok with VC8
-#if !wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(8)
+#ifdef __EVC4__
     #undef wxUSE_LIBTIFF
     #define wxUSE_LIBTIFF 0
 #endif
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 #define wxUSE_PRINTING_ARCHITECTURE 0
 
 // regex doesn't build with eVC but is ok with VC8
-#if !wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(8)
+#ifdef __EVC4__
     #undef wxUSE_REGEX
     #define wxUSE_REGEX 0
 #endif
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 
 // eVC can't compile template Bind() but VC8 can
 #if !wxEVENTS_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
-#   if !wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(8)
+#   ifdef __EVC4__
 #       undef wxEVENTS_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
 #       define wxEVENTS_COMPATIBILITY_2_8 1
 #   endif
diff --git a/include/wx/platform.h b/include/wx/platform.h
index 51f7807b66..a1a2537981 100644
--- a/include/wx/platform.h
+++ b/include/wx/platform.h
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@
 #   endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__WXWINCE__) && defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER == 1201)
+    #define __EVC4__
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__POCKETPC__) || defined(__SMARTPHONE__) || defined(__WXGPE__)
 #   define __WXHANDHELD__
 #endif