diff --git a/Quake/cd_sdl.c b/Quake/cd_sdl.c
index d14b59a3..e0c8e501 100644
--- a/Quake/cd_sdl.c
+++ b/Quake/cd_sdl.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ int CDAudio_Init(void)
 
 	export_cddev_arg();
 
-	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_CDROM) == -1)
+	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_CDROM) < 0)
 	{
 		Con_Printf("Couldn't init SDL cdrom: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
 		return -1;
diff --git a/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c b/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c
index ffe242e8..97d41b8a 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c
@@ -1304,8 +1304,8 @@ void	VID_Init (void)
 
 	putenv (vid_center);	/* SDL_putenv is problematic in versions <= 1.2.9 */
 
-	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) == -1)
-		Sys_Error("Could not initialize SDL Video");
+	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0)
+		Sys_Error("Couldn't init SDL video: %s", SDL_GetError());
 
 #if defined(USE_SDL2)
 	{
diff --git a/Quake/main_sdl.c b/Quake/main_sdl.c
index 54942ead..ef18e41f 100644
--- a/Quake/main_sdl.c
+++ b/Quake/main_sdl.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void Sys_InitSDL (void)
 
 	if (SDL_Init(0) < 0)
 	{
-		Sys_Error("SDL failed to initialize.");
+		Sys_Error("Couldn't init SDL: %s", SDL_GetError());
 	}
 	atexit(Sys_AtExit);
 }
diff --git a/Quake/snd_sdl.c b/Quake/snd_sdl.c
index 077c04d3..60a243ba 100644
--- a/Quake/snd_sdl.c
+++ b/Quake/snd_sdl.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ qboolean SNDDMA_Init (dma_t *dma)
 	int		tmp, val;
 	char	drivername[128];
 
-	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_AUDIO) == -1)
+	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_AUDIO) < 0)
 	{
 		Con_Printf("Couldn't init SDL audio: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
 		return false;
diff --git a/Windows/QuakeSpasm.rc b/Windows/QuakeSpasm.rc
index e5ee6a77..6c1ff2a1 100644
--- a/Windows/QuakeSpasm.rc
+++ b/Windows/QuakeSpasm.rc
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+#include <winuser.h>
 icon ICON "QuakeSpasm.ico"
+1 RT_MANIFEST "QuakeSpasm.manifest"