diff --git a/vlib/regex/regex.v b/vlib/regex/regex.v
index c8afb7f388..5a68cc5fae 100644
--- a/vlib/regex/regex.v
+++ b/vlib/regex/regex.v
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ fn (mut re RE) impl_compile(in_txt string) (int,int) {
 	}
 
 	// init the state stack
-	re.state_stack = [StateDotObj{}].repeat(tmp_count+1)
+	re.state_stack = []StateDotObj{len: tmp_count+1, init: StateDotObj{}}
 
 	// OR branch
 	// a|b|cd
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/string_interpolation_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/string_interpolation_test.v
index e15e73f9fc..bed3a1954d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/string_interpolation_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/string_interpolation_test.v
@@ -94,7 +94,13 @@ fn test_inttypes_string_interpolation() {
 	i := -1622999040
 	ui := u32(3421958087)
 	vp := voidptr(ui)
-	bp := byteptr(15541149836)
+	mut bp := byteptr(0)
+	$if x64 {
+		bp = byteptr(15541149836)
+	}
+	$else {
+		bp = byteptr(3541149836)
+	}
 	l := i64(-7694555558525237396)
 	ul := u64(17234006112912956370)
 	assert '$s $us' == '-23456 54321'
@@ -109,10 +115,17 @@ fn test_inttypes_string_interpolation() {
 	assert '${l:x}:${ul:X}' == '9537727cad98876c:EF2B7D4001165BD2'
 	// default pointer format is platform dependent, so try a few
 	eprintln("platform pointer format: '${vp:p}:$bp'")
-	assert '${vp:p}:$bp' == '0xcbf6efc7:0x39e53208c' ||
-		'${vp:p}:$bp' == 'CBF6EFC7:39E53208C' ||
-		'${vp:p}:$bp' == 'cbf6efc7:39e53208c' ||
-		'${vp:p}:$bp' == '00000000CBF6EFC7:000000039E53208C'
+	$if x64 {
+		assert '${vp:p}:$bp' == '0xcbf6efc7:0x39e53208c' ||
+			'${vp:p}:$bp' == 'CBF6EFC7:39E53208C' ||
+			'${vp:p}:$bp' == 'cbf6efc7:39e53208c' ||
+			'${vp:p}:$bp' == '00000000CBF6EFC7:000000039E53208C'
+	}
+	$else {
+		assert '${vp:p}:$bp' == 'CBF6EFC7:D311A88C' ||
+			'${vp:p}:$bp' == 'cbf6efc7:d311a88c' ||
+			'${vp:p}:$bp' == '0xcbf6efc7:0xd311a88c'
+	}
 }
 
 fn test_utf8_string_interpolation() {
diff --git a/vlib/x/net/aasocket.c.v b/vlib/x/net/aasocket.c.v
index b1d9702bbd..66fe86122b 100644
--- a/vlib/x/net/aasocket.c.v
+++ b/vlib/x/net/aasocket.c.v
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ fn C.ntohs() int
 
 fn C.inet_ntop() int
 
+fn C.WSAStringToAddress() int
+
 fn C.getsockname() int
 
 // defined in builtin
diff --git a/vlib/x/net/address.v b/vlib/x/net/address.v
index 3ca3248559..752b51b93b 100644
--- a/vlib/x/net/address.v
+++ b/vlib/x/net/address.v
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn new_addr(addr C.sockaddr, _saddr string, _port int) ?Addr {
 		// Convert to string representation
 		buf := []byte{ len: max_ipv4_addr_len, init: 0 }
 		$if windows {
-			res := C.inet_ntop(SocketFamily.inet, &addr, buf.data, buf.len)
+			res := C.WSAStringToAddress(&addr, SocketFamily.inet, C.NULL, &buf.data, &buf.len)
 			if res == 0 {
 				socket_error(-1)?
 			}