diff --git a/include/mdbtools.h b/include/mdbtools.h
index 8fda882..31f027f 100644
--- a/include/mdbtools.h
+++ b/include/mdbtools.h
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@
 #define MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD 12
 #define MDB_BIND_SIZE 16384
 
-#define MDB_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#define MDB_DEPRECATED(type, func) type __attribute__((deprecated)) func
+#else
+#define MDB_DEPRECATED(type, func) __declspec(deprecated) type func
+#endif
+
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1
 
 enum {
 	MDB_PAGE_DB = 0,
@@ -437,8 +443,8 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 
 /* mem.c */
-extern void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_init();
-extern void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_exit();
+extern MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_init());
+extern MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_exit());
 
 /* file.c */
 extern ssize_t mdb_read_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned long pg);
@@ -508,14 +514,14 @@ extern int mdb_read_row(MdbTableDef *table, unsigned int row);
 extern void mdb_buffer_dump(const void *buf, int start, size_t len);
 
 /* backend.c */
-extern char* MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_get_coltype_string(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type);
-extern int MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_coltype_takes_length(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type);
+extern MDB_DEPRECATED(char*, mdb_get_coltype_string(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type));
+extern MDB_DEPRECATED(int, mdb_coltype_takes_length(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type));
 extern const MdbBackendType* mdb_get_colbacktype(const MdbColumn *col);
 extern const char* mdb_get_colbacktype_string(const MdbColumn *col);
 extern int mdb_colbacktype_takes_length(const MdbColumn *col);
-extern void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_init_backends();
+extern MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_init_backends());
 extern void mdb_register_backend(char *backend_name, guint32 capabilities, MdbBackendType *backend_type, MdbBackendType *type_shortdate, MdbBackendType *type_autonum, const char *short_now, const char *long_now, const char *charset_statement, const char *drop_statement, const char *constaint_not_empty_statement, const char *column_comment_statement, const char *table_comment_statement, gchar* (*quote_schema_name)(const gchar*, const gchar*));
-extern void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_remove_backends();
+extern MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_remove_backends());
 extern int  mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, const char *backend_name);
 extern void generate_table_schema(FILE *outfile, MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *dbnamespace, guint32 export_options);
 extern void generate_table_schemas(char *buf, unsigned int *bi, unsigned int *bsize, MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *dbnamespace, guint32 export_options);
diff --git a/src/libmdb/backend.c b/src/libmdb/backend.c
index 3767996..b9294cb 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/backend.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/backend.c
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ quote_with_squotes(const gchar* value)
 	return quote_generic(value, '\'', '\'');
 }
 
-char * MDB_DEPRECATED
-mdb_get_coltype_string(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type)
+MDB_DEPRECATED (char *, 
+mdb_get_coltype_string(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type))
 {
 	static int warn_deprecated = 0;
 	static char buf[16];
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ mdb_get_coltype_string(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type)
 		return backend->types_table[col_type].name;
 }
 
-int MDB_DEPRECATED
-mdb_coltype_takes_length(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type)
+MDB_DEPRECATED (int,
+mdb_coltype_takes_length(MdbBackend *backend, int col_type))
 {
 	static int warn_deprecated = 0;
 	if (!warn_deprecated) {
@@ -325,17 +325,47 @@ mdb_colbacktype_takes_length(const MdbColumn *col)
 	return type->needs_length;
 }
 
-void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_init_backends() {
+MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_init_backends()) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "mdb_init_backends() is DEPRECATED and does nothing. Stop calling it.\n");
 }
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+
+#define CCALL __cdecl
+#pragma section(".CRT$XCU",read)
+#define INITIALIZER(f) \
+   static void __cdecl f(void); \
+   __declspec(allocate(".CRT$XCU")) void (__cdecl*f##_)(void) = f; \
+   static void __cdecl f(void)
+
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
+
+#define CCALL
+#define INITIALIZER(f) \
+   static void f(void) __attribute__((constructor));
+   static void f(void)
+
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * mdb_remove_backends
+ *
+ * Removes all entries from and destroys the mdb_backends hash.
+ */
+static void CCALL _mdb_remove_backends(void)
+{
+	g_hash_table_foreach_remove(mdb_backends, mdb_drop_backend, NULL);
+	g_hash_table_destroy(mdb_backends);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * _mdb_init_backends
  *
  * Initializes the mdb_backends hash and loads the builtin backends.
  * Use mdb_remove_backends() to destroy this hash when done.
  */
-void __attribute__ ((constructor)) _mdb_init_backends()
+INITIALIZER(_mdb_init_backends)
 {
 	mdb_backends = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
 
@@ -399,6 +429,8 @@ void __attribute__ ((constructor)) _mdb_init_backends()
 		NULL,
 		NULL,
 		quote_schema_name_rquotes_merge);
+
+	atexit(_mdb_remove_backends);
 }
 void mdb_register_backend(char *backend_name, guint32 capabilities, MdbBackendType *backend_type, MdbBackendType *type_shortdate, MdbBackendType *type_autonum, const char *short_now, const char *long_now, const char *charset_statement, const char *drop_statement, const char *constaint_not_empty_statement, const char *column_comment_statement, const char *table_comment_statement, gchar* (*quote_schema_name)(const gchar*, const gchar*))
 {
@@ -418,20 +450,10 @@ void mdb_register_backend(char *backend_name, guint32 capabilities, MdbBackendTy
 	g_hash_table_insert(mdb_backends, backend_name, backend);
 }
 
-void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_remove_backends() {
+MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_remove_backends()) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "mdb_remove_backends() is DEPRECATED and does nothing. Stop calling it.\n");
 }
 
-/**
- * mdb_remove_backends
- *
- * Removes all entries from and destroys the mdb_backends hash.
- */
-void __attribute__ ((destructor)) _mdb_remove_backends()
-{
-	g_hash_table_foreach_remove(mdb_backends, mdb_drop_backend, NULL);
-	g_hash_table_destroy(mdb_backends);
-}
 static gboolean mdb_drop_backend(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer data)
 {
 	MdbBackend *backend = (MdbBackend *)value;
@@ -760,7 +782,7 @@ mdb_get_relationships(MdbHandle *mdb, const gchar *dbnamespace, const char* tabl
 	return (char *)text;
 }
 
-/*static*/ void
+void
 generate_table_schema(FILE *outfile, MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *dbnamespace, guint32 export_options)
 {
 	MdbTableDef *table;
diff --git a/src/libmdb/data.c b/src/libmdb/data.c
index c050267..c8a2531 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/data.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/data.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static char *mdb_date_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, int start);
 static size_t mdb_copy_ole(MdbHandle *mdb, void *dest, int start, int size);
 #endif
 
-static char date_fmt[64] = "%x %X";
+static char date_fmt[64] = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"; //ISODate
 
 void mdb_set_date_fmt(const char *fmt)
 {
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ mdb_date_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, int start)
 
 	//If td == 0, t->tm_year == -1, which fails the debug assertion >= 0
 	if (!td) {
-		text = (char *) g_strdup("00:00:00");
+		text = (char *) g_strdup("0");
 	} else {
 		 text = (char *) g_malloc(MDB_BIND_SIZE); 
 		 mdb_date_to_tm(td, &t);
diff --git a/src/libmdb/file.c b/src/libmdb/file.c
index 1088028..d2f4c53 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/file.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/file.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "mdbtools.h"
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#endif
 //#include <inttypes.h>
 
 #ifdef DMALLOC
@@ -174,7 +177,6 @@ MdbHandle *mdb_open(const char *filename, MdbFileFlags flags)
 	int open_flags;
 
 	mdb = (MdbHandle *) g_malloc0(sizeof(MdbHandle));
-	mdb_init_backends();
 	mdb_set_default_backend(mdb, "access");
 #ifdef HAVE_ICONV
 	mdb->iconv_in = (iconv_t)-1;
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ MdbHandle *mdb_open(const char *filename, MdbFileFlags flags)
 
 	/* get the db password located at 0x42 bytes into the file */
 	for (pos=0;pos<14;pos++) {
-		j = mdb_get_int32(mdb,0x42+pos);
+		j = mdb_get_int32(mdb,0x42+pos);  //warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'MdbHandle *' to 'unsigned char *'
 		j ^= key[pos];
 		if ( j != 0)
 			mdb->f->db_passwd[pos] = j;
@@ -285,7 +287,6 @@ void
 mdb_close(MdbHandle *mdb)
 {
 	if (!mdb) return;	
-	mdb_remove_backends();
 	mdb_free_catalog(mdb);
 	g_free(mdb->stats);
 	g_free(mdb->backend_name);
diff --git a/src/libmdb/libmdb.vcxproj b/src/libmdb/libmdb.vcxproj
index d24c9e9..1b533b6 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/libmdb.vcxproj
+++ b/src/libmdb/libmdb.vcxproj
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;WIN32;_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\include;.\glib</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsManaged>false</CompileAsManaged>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;WIN32;NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\include;.\glib</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsManaged>false</CompileAsManaged>
diff --git a/src/libmdb/mem.c b/src/libmdb/mem.c
index eb6c11d..d63cd8a 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/mem.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/mem.c
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 
 #include "mdbtools.h"
 
-void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_init() 
+MDB_DEPRECATED (void, mdb_init())
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "mdb_init() is DEPRECATED and does nothing. Stop calling it.\n");
 }
 
-void MDB_DEPRECATED mdb_exit()
+MDB_DEPRECATED(void, mdb_exit())
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "mdb_exit() is DEPRECATED and does nothing. Stop calling it.\n");
 }
diff --git a/src/libmdb/write.c b/src/libmdb/write.c
index 3757aa7..ddfea54 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/write.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/write.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include "mdbtools.h"
 #include "time.h"
 #include "math.h"
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
+#endif
 //#include <inttypes.h>
 
 #ifdef DMALLOC