diff --git a/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.cpp b/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.cpp
index bd8975c..0822079 100644
--- a/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.cpp
@@ -266,11 +266,13 @@ bool interprocess_semaphore::is_semaphore_zero_count_emulated(boost::detail::win
     return false;
 }
 
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || _MSC_VER >= 1800
 BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t interprocess_mutex::lock_flag_bit;
 BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t interprocess_mutex::event_set_flag_bit;
 BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t interprocess_mutex::lock_flag_value;
 BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t interprocess_mutex::event_set_flag_value;
 BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t interprocess_mutex::waiter_count_mask;
+#endif
 
 void interprocess_mutex::lock_slow()
 {
diff --git a/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.hpp b/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.hpp
index 3768dd0..537e763 100644
--- a/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.hpp
+++ b/src/windows/ipc_sync_wrappers.hpp
@@ -404,11 +404,23 @@ private:
     interprocess_event m_event;
     shared_state* m_shared_state;
 
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || _MSC_VER >= 1800
     static BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t lock_flag_bit = 31u;
     static BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t event_set_flag_bit = 30u;
     static BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t lock_flag_value = 1u << lock_flag_bit;
     static BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t event_set_flag_value = 1u << event_set_flag_bit;
     static BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST uint32_t waiter_count_mask = event_set_flag_value - 1u;
+#else
+    // MSVC 8-11, inclusively, fail to link if these constants are declared as static constants instead of an enum
+    enum
+    {
+        lock_flag_bit = 31u,
+        event_set_flag_bit = 30u,
+        lock_flag_value = 1u << lock_flag_bit,
+        event_set_flag_value = 1u << event_set_flag_bit,
+        waiter_count_mask = event_set_flag_value - 1u
+    };
+#endif
 
 public:
     interprocess_mutex() BOOST_NOEXCEPT : m_shared_state(NULL)
diff --git a/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.cpp b/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.cpp
index 7a79cc7..24011e8 100644
--- a/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ namespace ipc {
 
 namespace aux {
 
+//! A special permission that is required to be able to read the shared memory segment size
+BOOST_CONSTEXPR_OR_CONST boost::detail::winapi::DWORD_ SECTION_QUERY_ = 0x00000001;
+
 boost::atomic< mapped_shared_memory::nt_query_section_t > mapped_shared_memory::nt_query_section(static_cast< mapped_shared_memory::nt_query_section_t >(NULL));
-const boost::detail::winapi::DWORD_ mapped_shared_memory::SECTION_QUERY_;
 
 mapped_shared_memory::~mapped_shared_memory()
 {
diff --git a/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.hpp b/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.hpp
index ab3b235..8caf29f 100644
--- a/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.hpp
+++ b/src/windows/mapped_shared_memory.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ private:
     void* m_mapped_address;
     std::size_t m_size;
     static boost::atomic< nt_query_section_t > nt_query_section;
-    //! A special permission that is required to be able to read the shared memory segment size
-    static const boost::detail::winapi::DWORD_ SECTION_QUERY_ = 0x00000001;
 
 public:
     BOOST_CONSTEXPR mapped_shared_memory() BOOST_NOEXCEPT :