diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/TaskManager.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/TaskManager.h
index f1b170c06..fc42d9ab1 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/TaskManager.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/TaskManager.h
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ public:
 	static const int MIN_PROGRESS_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL;
 
 protected:
-	void postNotification(Notification* pNf);
-	  /// Posts a notification to the task manager's 
-	  /// notification center.
+	void postNotification(const Notification::Ptr& pNf);
+		/// Posts a notification to the task manager's 
+		/// notification center.
 
 	void taskStarted(Task* pTask);
 	void taskProgress(Task* pTask, float progress);
diff --git a/Foundation/src/NumberFormatter.cpp b/Foundation/src/NumberFormatter.cpp
index c5d68e4a3..48d6dd68a 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/NumberFormatter.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/NumberFormatter.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 	#define I64_FMT "I64"
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) 
 	#define I64_FMT "q"
diff --git a/Foundation/src/NumberParser.cpp b/Foundation/src/NumberParser.cpp
index 089f71ad7..9c6509dbc 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/NumberParser.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/NumberParser.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 
 
 #if defined(POCO_LONG_IS_64_BIT)
-        #define I64_FMT "l"
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-        #define I64_FMT "I64"
+	#define I64_FMT "l"
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+	#define I64_FMT "I64"
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) 
-        #define I64_FMT "q"
+	#define I64_FMT "q"
 #else
 	#define I64_FMT "ll"
 #endif
diff --git a/Foundation/src/TaskManager.cpp b/Foundation/src/TaskManager.cpp
index 23fb53f66..57bd9d278 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/TaskManager.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/TaskManager.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void TaskManager::removeObserver(const AbstractObserver& observer)
 }
 
 
-void TaskManager::postNotification(Notification* pNf)
+void TaskManager::postNotification(const Notification::Ptr& pNf)
 {
 	_nc.postNotification(pNf);
 }