diff --git a/wxPython/src/_bitmap.i b/wxPython/src/_bitmap.i
index 0dbb88f169..a5b032d961 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_bitmap.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_bitmap.i
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ public:
     // wxGDIImage methods
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     long GetHandle();
-    void SetHandle(long handle);
+    %extend {
+        void SetHandle(long handle) { self->SetHandle((WXHANDLE)handle); }
+    }
 #endif
 
     bool Ok();
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_cursor.i b/wxPython/src/_cursor.i
index 7c4acbd0a2..6ce76d4cf1 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_cursor.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_cursor.i
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ public:
         long , GetHandle(),
         "Get the MS Windows handle for the cursor");
     
-    DocDeclStr(
-        void , SetHandle(long handle),
-        "Set the MS WIndows handle for the cursor");
+    %extend {
+    DocStr(SetHandle,
+        "Set the MS Windows handle to use for the cursor");
+        void SetHandle(long handle) { self->SetHandle((WXHANDLE)handle); }
+    }
     
 #endif
     
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_icon.i b/wxPython/src/_icon.i
index cfcdd02a39..6a69d79f41 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_icon.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_icon.i
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ public:
     // wxGDIImage methods
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     long GetHandle();
-    void SetHandle(long handle);
+    %extend {
+        void SetHandle(long handle) { self->SetHandle((WXHANDLE)handle); }
+    }
 #endif
     bool Ok();
     int GetWidth();
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_window.i b/wxPython/src/_window.i
index e4ec1cbb65..9c07523c3e 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_window.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_window.i
@@ -1691,8 +1691,8 @@ wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel( const wxString& label,
     wxWindow* wxWindow_FromHWND(unsigned long hWnd) {
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
         wxWindow* win = new wxWindow;
-        win->SetHWND(hWnd);
-        win->SubclassWin(hWnd);
+        win->SetHWND((WXHWND)hWnd);
+        win->SubclassWin((WXHWND)hWnd);
         return win;
 #else
         wxPyRaiseNotImplemented();