diff --git a/counting_iterator_example.cpp b/counting_iterator_example.cpp
index 4841a3c..8174b2f 100644
--- a/counting_iterator_example.cpp
+++ b/counting_iterator_example.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ int main(int, char*[])
 
   std::vector<std::vector<int>::iterator> pointers;
 
+  // VC6 gets an internal compiler error on this
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (BOOST_MSVC > 1200)
   // Use counting iterator to fill in the array of pointers.
   std::copy(boost::make_counting_iterator(numbers.begin()),
 	    boost::make_counting_iterator(numbers.end()),
@@ -42,7 +44,6 @@ int main(int, char*[])
 
   // Use indirect iterator to print out numbers by accessing
   // them through the array of pointers.
-#ifndef BOOST_MSVC
   std::cout << "indirectly printing out the numbers from 0 to " 
 	    << N << std::endl;
   std::copy(boost::make_indirect_iterator(pointers.begin()),
diff --git a/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp b/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
index 3bc6b96..ef95b7a 100644
--- a/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
+++ b/iterator_adaptor_test.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ main()
 
   {
     // check permutation_iterator
-    typedef std::vector< int > element_range_type;
+    typedef std::deque< int > element_range_type;
     typedef std::list< int > index_type;
     
     static const int element_range_size = 10;