diff --git a/test1/test1.hpp b/test1/test1.hpp
index 46d22f50..53dc029f 100644
--- a/test1/test1.hpp
+++ b/test1/test1.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ void test_matrix ();
 
 // #define USE_FLOAT
 #define USE_DOUBLE
+// MSVC Version 6.0 & 7.0 have problems with std complex
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (BOOST_MSVC > 1300)
 #define USE_STD_COMPLEX
+#endif
 
 #define USE_RANGE
 #define USE_SLICE
diff --git a/test3/test3.hpp b/test3/test3.hpp
index b37cffec..01950682 100644
--- a/test3/test3.hpp
+++ b/test3/test3.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ void test_matrix ();
 
 // #define USE_FLOAT
 #define USE_DOUBLE
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (BOOST_MSVC > 1300)
 #define USE_STD_COMPLEX
+#endif
 
 //FIXME range and slice are failing
 //#define USE_RANGE
diff --git a/test4/test4.hpp b/test4/test4.hpp
index 569a298f..846424e1 100644
--- a/test4/test4.hpp
+++ b/test4/test4.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ void test_matrix ();
 
 // #define USE_FLOAT
 #define USE_DOUBLE
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (BOOST_MSVC > 1300)
 #define USE_STD_COMPLEX
+#endif
 
 #define USE_RANGE
 #define USE_SLICE
diff --git a/test5/test5.hpp b/test5/test5.hpp
index 844d96e2..59a0929b 100644
--- a/test5/test5.hpp
+++ b/test5/test5.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ void test_matrix ();
 
 // #define USE_FLOAT
 #define USE_DOUBLE
+#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || (BOOST_MSVC > 1300)
 #define USE_STD_COMPLEX
+#endif
 
 #define USE_RANGE
 #define USE_SLICE