diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 5c48253f..db922eea 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def numCPUs():
     
 
 def getMSWSettings(options):
+    checkCompiler()
     class MSWsettings(object):
         pass
     msw = MSWsettings()
diff --git a/buildtools/config.py b/buildtools/config.py
index d0f33ba4..ba43092d 100644
--- a/buildtools/config.py
+++ b/buildtools/config.py
@@ -845,6 +845,8 @@ def getVisCVersion():
         return '71'
     if 'Version 15' in text:
         return '90'
+    if 'Version 16' in text:
+        return '100'
     # TODO: Add more tests to get the other versions...
     else:
         return 'FIXME'