diff --git a/doc/v2/Dereferenceable.html b/doc/v2/Dereferenceable.html
index fdea0fc0..43a56a0a 100644
--- a/doc/v2/Dereferenceable.html
+++ b/doc/v2/Dereferenceable.html
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ If <code><b>x</b></code> is not a pointer type, it also must satsify the followi
   </tr>
 
   <tr> 
-    <td valign="top"><code>x.get()</code></td>
+    <td valign="top"><code>get_pointer( x )</code></td>
     <td><code>&amp;*x</code>, or a null pointer
   </tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/include/boost/python/handle.hpp b/include/boost/python/handle.hpp
index fee589bf..338cd3c2 100755
--- a/include/boost/python/handle.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/handle.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,19 @@ class handle
     T* m_p;
 };
 
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_ARGUMENT_DEPENDENT_LOOKUP
+} // namespace python
+#endif
+
+template<class T> inline T * get_pointer(python::handle<T> const & p)
+{
+    return p.get();
+}
+
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_ARGUMENT_DEPENDENT_LOOKUP
+namespace python {
+#endif
+
 typedef handle<PyTypeObject> type_handle;
 
 //
diff --git a/include/boost/python/object/make_ptr_instance.hpp b/include/boost/python/object/make_ptr_instance.hpp
index 169106f4..a69afab3 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/object/make_ptr_instance.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/make_ptr_instance.hpp
@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@
 # include <boost/python/converter/registry.hpp>
 # include <boost/type_traits/is_polymorphic.hpp>
 # include <boost/get_pointer.hpp>
+# include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
 # include <typeinfo>
 
 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects { 
 
+# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, == 2)
+// A weird ADL bug prevents this being found
+template<class T> T * get_pointer(T * p)
+{
+    return p;
+}
+# endif 
+
 template <class T, class Holder>
 struct make_ptr_instance
     : make_instance_impl<T, Holder, make_ptr_instance<T,Holder> >
@@ -27,6 +36,7 @@ struct make_ptr_instance
     template <class Ptr>
     static inline PyTypeObject* get_class_object(Ptr const& x)
     {
+        using ::boost::get_pointer;
         return get_class_object_impl(get_pointer(x));
     }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/python/object/pointer_holder.hpp b/include/boost/python/object/pointer_holder.hpp
index cc114925..4868c58a 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/object/pointer_holder.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/pointer_holder.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # ifndef POINTER_HOLDER_DWA20011215_HPP
 #  define POINTER_HOLDER_DWA20011215_HPP 
 
+# include <boost/get_pointer.hpp>
 #  include <boost/type.hpp>
 
 #  include <boost/python/instance_holder.hpp>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {
 template <class T>
 bool is_null(T const& p, ...)
 {
-    return p.get() == 0;
+    return get_pointer(p) == 0;
 }
 
 template <class T>
diff --git a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/detail/indexing_suite_detail.hpp b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/detail/indexing_suite_detail.hpp
index 10aa0954..4d192a49 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/detail/indexing_suite_detail.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/detail/indexing_suite_detail.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 # include <boost/python/extract.hpp>
 # include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
-# include <boost/detail/binary_search.hpp>
 # include <boost/get_pointer.hpp>
+# include <boost/detail/binary_search.hpp>
 # include <vector>
 # include <map>
 
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
         }
             
         container_element(container_element const& ce)
-            : ptr(ce.ptr.get() == 0 ? 0 : new element_type(*ce.ptr.get()))
-            , container(ce.container)
-            , index(ce.index)
+          : ptr(ce.ptr.get() == 0 ? 0 : new element_type(*ce.ptr.get()))
+          , container(ce.container)
+          , index(ce.index)
         {
         }
 
@@ -381,14 +381,14 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
         element_type& operator*() const
         {
             if (is_detached())
-                return *ptr.get();
+                return *get_pointer(ptr);
             return Policies::get_item(get_container(), index);
         }
         
         element_type* get() const
         {
             if (is_detached())
-                return ptr.get();
+                return get_pointer(ptr);
             return &Policies::get_item(get_container(), index);
         }
         
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
         bool
         is_detached() const
         {
-            return ptr.get() != 0;
+            return get_pointer(ptr) != 0;
         }
 
         Container& 
@@ -690,7 +690,9 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
         }  
     };
 
-  }}  // namespace python::detail
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_ARGUMENT_DEPENDENT_LOOKUP
+}} // namespace python::detail
+#endif
 
     template <class Container, class Index, class Policies>
     inline typename Policies::data_type* 
@@ -701,6 +703,11 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
         return p.get();
     }
 
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_ARGUMENT_DEPENDENT_LOOKUP
+namespace python { namespace detail {
+#endif
+
+}} // namespace python::detail
 } // namespace boost
 
 #endif // INDEXING_SUITE_DETAIL_JDG20036_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
index e2dc4a85..1e392b40 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp
@@ -182,13 +182,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
                 .def("__delitem__", &base_delete_item)
                 .def("__getitem__", &base_get_item)
                 .def("__contains__", &base_contains)
-
-#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || BOOST_MSVC > 1200
-// crazy VC6 doesn't like this! perhaps there's a better 
-// fix but this one will do for now. def __iter__ is just 
-// an optimization anyway. 
                 .def("__iter__", def_iterator())
-#endif
             ;
             
             DerivedPolicies::extension_def(cl);