diff --git a/src/msw/button.cpp b/src/msw/button.cpp
index 74ebcbbf31..4510a0337e 100644
--- a/src/msw/button.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/button.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(wxButton)
 	WX_DELEGATE( OnClick , wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED , wxCommandEvent )
 
 	WX_PROPERTY( Font , wxFont , SetFont , GetFont  , )
-	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxT("") )
+	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxEmptyString )
 WX_END_PROPERTIES_TABLE()
 
 WX_BEGIN_HANDLERS_TABLE(wxButton)
diff --git a/src/msw/checkbox.cpp b/src/msw/checkbox.cpp
index 3ea8e1b867..16038179fd 100644
--- a/src/msw/checkbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/checkbox.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(wxCheckBox)
 	WX_DELEGATE( OnClick , wxEVT_COMMAND_CHECKBOX_CLICKED , wxCommandEvent )
 
 	WX_PROPERTY( Font , wxFont , SetFont , GetFont  , )
-	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxT("") )
+	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxEmptyString )
 	WX_PROPERTY( Value ,bool, SetValue, GetValue, )
 WX_END_PROPERTIES_TABLE()
 
diff --git a/src/msw/frame.cpp b/src/msw/frame.cpp
index d5597c1c83..a05006325b 100644
--- a/src/msw/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/frame.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI(wxFrame, wxTopLevelWindow,"wx/frame.h")
 
 WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(wxFrame)
-	WX_PROPERTY( Title,wxString, SetTitle, GetTitle, wxT("") )
+	WX_PROPERTY( Title,wxString, SetTitle, GetTitle, wxEmptyString )
 /*
 	TODO PROPERTIES
 
diff --git a/src/msw/radiobut.cpp b/src/msw/radiobut.cpp
index 690f37a6eb..f733548853 100644
--- a/src/msw/radiobut.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/radiobut.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI(wxRadioButton, wxControl,"wx/radiobut.h")
 WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(wxRadioButton)
 	WX_DELEGATE( OnClick , wxEVT_COMMAND_RADIOBUTTON_SELECTED , wxCommandEvent )
 	WX_PROPERTY( Font , wxFont , SetFont , GetFont  , )
-	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxT("") )
+	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxEmptyString )
 	WX_PROPERTY( Value ,bool, SetValue, GetValue, )
 WX_END_PROPERTIES_TABLE()
 
diff --git a/src/msw/statbox.cpp b/src/msw/statbox.cpp
index 84eb048bd0..b10bb23508 100644
--- a/src/msw/statbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statbox.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI(wxStaticBox, wxControl,"wx/statbox.h")
 
 WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(wxStaticBox)
-	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxT("") )
+	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxEmptyString )
 /*
 	TODO PROPERTIES :
 		label
diff --git a/src/msw/stattext.cpp b/src/msw/stattext.cpp
index 606e2d5d8d..83b4a28188 100644
--- a/src/msw/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/stattext.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI(wxStaticText, wxControl,"wx/stattext.h")
 
 WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(wxStaticText)
-	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxT("") )
+	WX_PROPERTY( Label,wxString, SetLabel, GetLabel, wxEmptyString )
 WX_END_PROPERTIES_TABLE()
 
 WX_BEGIN_HANDLERS_TABLE(wxStaticText)