diff --git a/lib/native/windows-64/jmsofficecomm.dll b/lib/native/windows-64/jmsofficecomm.dll
index af28cc97c..466c2cf97 100755
Binary files a/lib/native/windows-64/jmsofficecomm.dll and b/lib/native/windows-64/jmsofficecomm.dll differ
diff --git a/lib/native/windows/jmsofficecomm.dll b/lib/native/windows/jmsofficecomm.dll
index 968465a20..8ebc0e972 100755
Binary files a/lib/native/windows/jmsofficecomm.dll and b/lib/native/windows/jmsofficecomm.dll differ
diff --git a/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.cxx b/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.cxx
index c8b596528..31beda0dd 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.cxx
+++ b/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL JNI_OnUnload(JavaVM *vm, void *reserved)
 }
 
 CRITICAL_SECTION OutOfProcessServer::_criticalSection;
-ITypeLib *       OutOfProcessServer::_iTypeLib;
+LPTYPELIB        OutOfProcessServer::_iTypeLib;
 ClassFactory *   OutOfProcessServer::_messengerClassFactory = NULL;
 LPSTR            OutOfProcessServer::_packageName;
 HANDLE           OutOfProcessServer::_threadHandle;
@@ -225,7 +225,12 @@ jint OutOfProcessServer::JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm)
 
 HRESULT OutOfProcessServer::loadRegTypeLib()
 {
-    ITypeLib *iTypeLib;
+    /*
+     * Microsoft Office will need the Office Communicator 2007 API to be able to
+     * talk to us. Make sure it is available.
+     */
+
+    LPTYPELIB iTypeLib;
     HRESULT hr = ::LoadRegTypeLib(LIBID_CommunicatorUA, 1, 0, 0, &iTypeLib);
 
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
@@ -234,6 +239,8 @@ HRESULT OutOfProcessServer::loadRegTypeLib()
     {
         HMODULE module;
 
+        _iTypeLib = NULL;
+
         if (::GetModuleHandleEx(
                 GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_FROM_ADDRESS
                     | GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_UNCHANGED_REFCOUNT,
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ HRESULT OutOfProcessServer::loadRegTypeLib()
 
                     if (oleaut32)
                     {
-                        typedef HRESULT (*RTLFU)(LPTYPELIB,LPOLESTR,LPOLESTR);
+                        typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *RTLFU)(LPTYPELIB,LPOLESTR,LPOLESTR);
                         RTLFU registerTypeLibForUser
                             = (RTLFU)
                                 ::GetProcAddress(
@@ -264,18 +271,37 @@ HRESULT OutOfProcessServer::loadRegTypeLib()
                         {
                             hr = registerTypeLibForUser(iTypeLib, path, NULL);
                             if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
-                                _iTypeLib = iTypeLib;
+                            {
+                                /*
+                                 * The whole point of what has been done till
+                                 * now is securing the success of future calls
+                                 * to LoadRegTypeLib. Make sure that is indeed
+                                 * the case.
+                                 */
+
+                                iTypeLib->Release();
+
+                                hr
+                                    = ::LoadRegTypeLib(
+                                            LIBID_CommunicatorUA,
+                                            1,
+                                            0,
+                                            0,
+                                            &iTypeLib);
+                                if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+                                    _iTypeLib = iTypeLib;
+                            }
                         }
                         else
                             hr = E_UNEXPECTED;
                     }
                     else
                         hr = E_UNEXPECTED;
+                    if (iTypeLib != _iTypeLib)
+                        iTypeLib->Release();
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (_iTypeLib != iTypeLib)
-            iTypeLib->Release();
     }
     return hr;
 }
@@ -422,7 +448,7 @@ unsigned __stdcall OutOfProcessServer::run(void *)
                         {
                             /*
                              * Enable the use of the QueueUserAPC function by
-                             * entering an altertable state.
+                             * entering an alertable state.
                              */
                             if ((WAIT_FAILED
                                         == ::MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx(
diff --git a/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.h b/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.h
index b069a724a..a7fe7b2cc 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.h
+++ b/src/native/windows/msofficecomm/OutOfProcessServer.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 class ClassFactory;
 
 /**
- * Implements the jmsoutlookcomm application which is an out-of-process local COM
- * server.
+ * Implements the jmsoutlookcomm application which is an out-of-process local
+ * COM server.
  *
  * @author Lyubomir Marinov
  */
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private:
     static DWORD setIMProvidersCommunicatorUpAndRunning(DWORD dw);
 
     static CRITICAL_SECTION _criticalSection;
-    static ITypeLib *       _iTypeLib;
+    static LPTYPELIB        _iTypeLib;
     static ClassFactory *   _messengerClassFactory;
     static LPSTR            _packageName;
     static HANDLE           _threadHandle;