diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt
index ddedd6764d..6e5f894c28 100644
--- a/docs/msw/install.txt
+++ b/docs/msw/install.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Visual C++ 1.5 compilation
 
 1. Change directory to wx\src\msw. Type 'nmake -f makefile.dos' to
    make the wxWindows core library.
-2. Change directory to wx\samples and type 'nmake -f makefile.b32'
+2. Change directory to wx\samples and type 'nmake -f makefile.dos'
    to make all the samples. You can also make them individually.
    NOTE: only a few samples have up-to-date makefiles, e.g.
    minimal, docview, mdi. The utils makefile does not yet work.
diff --git a/src/msw/listbox.cpp b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
index 3971e400ee..8c8922b504 100644
--- a/src/msw/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
@@ -646,10 +646,11 @@ void wxListBox::SetString(const int N, const wxString& s)
   if (sel >= 0)
     SetSelection(sel);
 
-  #if       USE_OWNER_DRAWN
-    // update item's text
-    m_aItems[N]->SetName(s);
-  #endif  //USE_OWNER_DRAWN
+#if       USE_OWNER_DRAWN
+  if ( m_windowStyle & wxLB_OWNERDRAW )
+	  // update item's text
+	  m_aItems[N]->SetName(s);
+#endif  //USE_OWNER_DRAWN
 }
 
 int wxListBox::Number (void) const