diff --git a/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp b/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
index 967cd7c1f0..d58eb4c38f 100644
--- a/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK ErrorWndProc( HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lP
 				RString sCommand = "notepad \"" + sAppDataDir + PRODUCT_ID + "/Logs/log.txt\"";
 				CreateProcess(
 					NULL,		// pointer to name of executable module
-					sCommand.GetBuffer(),	// pointer to command line string
+					const_cast<char *>(sCommand.c_str()),	// pointer to command line string
 					NULL,  // process security attributes
 					NULL,   // thread security attributes
 					false,  // handle inheritance flag
diff --git a/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerChild.cpp b/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerChild.cpp
index b3eefd601f..cd92aae30a 100644
--- a/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerChild.cpp
+++ b/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerChild.cpp
@@ -137,14 +137,15 @@ namespace VDDebugInfo
 			if( dwFileSize == INVALID_FILE_SIZE )
 				break;
 
-			char *pBuf = pctx->sRawBlock.GetBuffer( dwFileSize );
-			if( pBuf == NULL )
+			char *buffer = new char[dwFileSize];
+			if( buffer == NULL )
 				break;
 
 			DWORD dwActual;
-			int iRet = ReadFile(h, pBuf, dwFileSize, &dwActual, NULL);
+			int iRet = ReadFile(h, buffer, dwFileSize, &dwActual, NULL);
 			CloseHandle(h);
-			pctx->sRawBlock.ReleaseBuffer( dwActual );
+			pctx->sRawBlock = buffer;
+			delete[] buffer;
 
 			if( !iRet || dwActual != dwFileSize )
 				break;
@@ -326,13 +327,21 @@ namespace SymbolLookup
 
 		int iFD = fileno(stdin);
 		int iSize;
-		if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)) )
+		if (!ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)))
+		{
 			return "???";
+		}
 		RString sName;
-		char *pBuf = sName.GetBuffer( iSize );
-		if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, pBuf, iSize) )
-			return "???";
-		sName.ReleaseBuffer( iSize );
+		char *buffer = new char[iSize];
+		if (!ReadFromParent(iFD, buffer, iSize))
+		{
+			sName = "???";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			sName = buffer;
+		}
+		delete[] buffer;
 		return sName;
 	}
 
@@ -509,19 +518,29 @@ bool ReadCrashDataFromParent( int iFD, CompleteCrashData &Data )
 	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)) )
 		return false;
 
-	char *pBuf = Data.m_sInfo.GetBuffer( iSize );
-	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, pBuf, iSize) )
+	char *buffer = new char[iSize];
+	bool wasReadSuccessful = ReadFromParent(iFD, buffer, iSize);
+	RString tmp = buffer;
+	delete[] buffer;
+	if (!wasReadSuccessful)
+	{
 		return false;
-	Data.m_sInfo.ReleaseBuffer( iSize );
+	}
+	Data.m_sInfo = tmp;
 
 	// 3. Read AdditionalLog.
 	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)) )
 		return false;
 
-	pBuf = Data.m_sAdditionalLog.GetBuffer( iSize );
-	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, pBuf, iSize) )
+	buffer = new char[iSize];
+	wasReadSuccessful = ReadFromParent(iFD, buffer, iSize);
+	tmp = buffer;
+	delete[] buffer;
+	if (!wasReadSuccessful)
+	{
 		return false;
-	Data.m_sAdditionalLog.ReleaseBuffer( iSize );
+	}
+	Data.m_sAdditionalLog = tmp;
 
 	// 4. Read RecentLogs.
 	int iCnt = 0;
@@ -531,33 +550,43 @@ bool ReadCrashDataFromParent( int iFD, CompleteCrashData &Data )
 	{
 		if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)) )
 			return false;
-		RString sBuf;
-		pBuf = sBuf.GetBuffer( iSize );
-		if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, pBuf, iSize) )
+		buffer = new char[iSize];
+		wasReadSuccessful = ReadFromParent(iFD, buffer, iSize);
+		tmp = buffer;
+		delete[] buffer;
+		if (!wasReadSuccessful)
+		{
 			return false;
-		Data.m_asRecent.push_back( sBuf );
-		sBuf.ReleaseBuffer( iSize );
+		}
+		Data.m_asRecent.push_back(tmp);
 	}
 
 	// 5. Read CHECKPOINTs.
 	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)) )
 		return false;
 
-	RString sBuf;
-	pBuf = sBuf.GetBuffer( iSize );
-	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, pBuf, iSize) )
+	buffer = new char[iSize];
+	wasReadSuccessful = ReadFromParent(iFD, buffer, iSize);
+	tmp = buffer;
+	delete[] buffer;
+	if (!wasReadSuccessful)
+	{
 		return false;
-
-	split( sBuf, "$$", Data.m_asCheckpoints );
-	sBuf.ReleaseBuffer( iSize );
+	}
+	split(tmp, "$$", Data.m_asCheckpoints);
 
 	// 6. Read the crashed thread's name.
 	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, &iSize, sizeof(iSize)) )
 		return false;
-	pBuf = Data.m_sCrashedThread.GetBuffer( iSize );
-	if( !ReadFromParent(iFD, pBuf, iSize) )
+	buffer = new char[iSize];
+	wasReadSuccessful = ReadFromParent(iFD, buffer, iSize);
+	tmp = buffer;
+	delete[] buffer;
+	if (!wasReadSuccessful)
+	{
 		return false;
-	Data.m_sCrashedThread.ReleaseBuffer();
+	}
+	Data.m_sCrashedThread = tmp;
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerNetworking.cpp b/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerNetworking.cpp
index a137df636c..b71672f2d7 100644
--- a/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerNetworking.cpp
+++ b/src/archutils/Win32/CrashHandlerNetworking.cpp
@@ -650,13 +650,16 @@ void NetworkPostData::HttpThread()
 	while( m_pStream->GetState() == NetworkStream::STATE_CONNECTED )
 	{
 		sBuf.clear();
-		void *p = sBuf.GetBuffer( 1024 );
-		int iGot = m_pStream->Read( p, 1024 );
-		if( iGot >= 0 )
-			sBuf.ReleaseBuffer( iGot );
-		if( iGot <= 0 )
+		char * buffer = new char[1024];
+		int iGot = m_pStream->Read( static_cast<void *>(buffer), 1024 );
+		RString tmp = buffer;
+		delete[] buffer;
+		if (iGot < 0)
+		{
 			break;
-		sResult += sBuf;
+		}
+
+		sResult += tmp;
 	}
 
 	SetProgress( 1.0f );
diff --git a/src/archutils/Win32/ErrorStrings.cpp b/src/archutils/Win32/ErrorStrings.cpp
index 7f5b40b3c8..0df20d62e5 100644
--- a/src/archutils/Win32/ErrorStrings.cpp
+++ b/src/archutils/Win32/ErrorStrings.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ RString ConvertWstringToCodepage( wstring s, int iCodePage )
 					NULL, 0, NULL, FALSE );
 	ASSERT_M( iBytes > 0, werr_ssprintf( GetLastError(), "WideCharToMultiByte" ).c_str() );
 
-	RString ret;
+	char * buf = new char[iBytes];
 	WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, s.data(), s.size(), 
-					ret.GetBuffer( iBytes ), iBytes, NULL, FALSE );
-	ret.ReleaseBuffer( iBytes );
-
+					buf, iBytes, NULL, FALSE );
+	RString ret( buf );
+	delete[] buf;
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/archutils/Win32/GetFileInformation.cpp b/src/archutils/Win32/GetFileInformation.cpp
index 61d8e4c012..cf9d814023 100644
--- a/src/archutils/Win32/GetFileInformation.cpp
+++ b/src/archutils/Win32/GetFileInformation.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bool GetFileVersion( RString sFile, RString &sOut )
 
 		RString VersionBuffer( iSize, ' ' );
 		// Also VC6:
-		if( !GetFileVersionInfo( const_cast<char *>(sFile.c_str()), NULL, iSize, VersionBuffer.GetBuffer() ) )
+		if( !GetFileVersionInfo( const_cast<char *>(sFile.c_str()), NULL, iSize, const_cast<char *>(VersionBuffer.c_str()) ) )
 			break;
 
 		WORD *iTrans;