diff --git a/msvc/include/exv_msvc.h b/msvc/include/exv_msvc.h
index 9ca2abcb..224bdd69 100644
--- a/msvc/include/exv_msvc.h
+++ b/msvc/include/exv_msvc.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+// stdint.h was introduced with DevStudio 2010
+#define EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H 1
+#endif
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <process.h> header file. */
 #define EXV_HAVE_PROCESS_H 1
 
diff --git a/msvc64/include/exv_msvc.h b/msvc64/include/exv_msvc.h
index ef0897e6..f7bf72ea 100644
--- a/msvc64/include/exv_msvc.h
+++ b/msvc64/include/exv_msvc.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+// stdint.h was introduced with DevStudio 2010
+#define EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H 1
+#endif
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <process.h> header file. */
 #define EXV_HAVE_PROCESS_H 1
 
diff --git a/src/types.hpp b/src/types.hpp
index 0ed6ca5e..9e2d1695 100644
--- a/src/types.hpp
+++ b/src/types.hpp
@@ -48,17 +48,11 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
+
 #ifdef EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H
 # include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
-// MSVC macro to convert a string to a wide string
-#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
-# define EXV_WIDEN(t) L ## t
-#endif
-
-// MSVC doesn't provide C99 types, but it has MS specific variants
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+// MSVC (before 2010) doesn't provide C99 types, but it has MS specific variants
 typedef unsigned __int8  uint8_t;
 typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
 typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
@@ -69,6 +63,11 @@ typedef __int32          int32_t;
 typedef __int64          int64_t;
 #endif
 
+// MSVC macro to convert a string to a wide string
+#ifdef EXV_UNICODE_PATH
+# define EXV_WIDEN(t) L ## t
+#endif
+
 /*!
   @brief Macro to make calls to member functions through a pointer more readable.
          See the C++ FAQ LITE, item