diff --git a/demo/ActiveX_IEHtmlWindow.py b/demo/ActiveX_IEHtmlWindow.py
index 86a40955..ef1c20db 100644
--- a/demo/ActiveX_IEHtmlWindow.py
+++ b/demo/ActiveX_IEHtmlWindow.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TestPanel(wx.Panel):
         btnSizer.Add(txt, 0, wx.CENTER|wx.ALL, 2)
 
         self.location = wx.ComboBox(
-                            self, -1, "", style=wx.CB_DROPDOWN|wx.PROCESS_ENTER
+                            self, -1, "", style=wx.CB_DROPDOWN|wx.TE_PROCESS_ENTER
                             )
         
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_COMBOBOX, self.OnLocationSelect, self.location)
diff --git a/etg/_msw.py b/etg/_msw.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2133f342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etg/_msw.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Name:        etg/_msw.py
+# Author:      Dietmar Schwertberger
+#
+# Created:     13-Nov-2015
+# Copyright:   (c) 2015-2016 by Total Control Software
+# License:     wxWindows License
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import etgtools
+import etgtools.tweaker_tools as tools
+
+PACKAGE   = "wx"
+MODULE    = "_msw"
+NAME      = "_msw"  # Base name of the file to generate to for this script
+DOCSTRING = ""
+
+# The classes and/or the basename of the Doxygen XML files to be processed by
+# this script.
+ITEMS = []
+
+# The list of other ETG scripts and back-end generator modules that are
+# included as part of this module. These items are in their own etg scripts
+# for easier maintainability, but their class and function definitions are
+# intended to be part of this module, not their own module. This also makes it
+# easier to promote one of these to module status later if desired, simply
+# remove it from this list of Includes, and change the MODULE value in the
+# promoted script to be the same as its NAME.
+
+INCLUDES = ['metafile',
+            # 'pyaxbase',
+            # 'activex'
+            ]
+
+# Separate the list into those that are generated from ETG scripts and the
+# rest. These lists can be used from the build scripts to get a list of
+# sources and/or additional dependencies when building this extension module.
+ETGFILES = ['etg/%s.py' % NAME] + tools.getEtgFiles(INCLUDES)
+DEPENDS = tools.getNonEtgFiles(INCLUDES)
+OTHERDEPS = []
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def run():
+    # Parse the XML file(s) building a collection of Extractor objects
+    module = etgtools.ModuleDef(PACKAGE, MODULE, NAME, DOCSTRING)
+    etgtools.parseDoxyXML(module, ITEMS)
+    module.check4unittest = False
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Tweak the parsed meta objects in the module object as needed for
+    # customizing the generated code and docstrings.
+
+    module.addHeaderCode('#include <wxpy_api.h>')
+    module.addImport('_core')
+    module.addPyCode('import wx', order=10)
+    module.addInclude(INCLUDES)
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    tools.doCommonTweaks(module)
+    tools.runGenerators(module)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etg/mediactrl.py b/etg/mediactrl.py
index 7a23f762..6faa559a 100644
--- a/etg/mediactrl.py
+++ b/etg/mediactrl.py
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ def run():
             # keep e.g. '(const wxString &fileName)'
             item.ignore()
 
+            # Transplant the docstrings from the ignored Load methods into the
+            # appropriate compatibility method
+            if 'proxy' in item.argsString:
+                m = c.find('LoadURIWithProxy')
+            else:
+                m = c.find('LoadURI')
+            m.briefDoc = item.briefDoc
+            m.detailedDoc = item.detailedDoc
 
 
     c = module.find('wxMediaEvent')
diff --git a/etg/metafile.py b/etg/metafile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cfd7570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etg/metafile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Name:        etg/metafile.py
+# Author:      Robin Dunn
+#             Dietmar Schwertberger
+#
+# Created:     01-Nov-2015
+# Copyright:   (c) 2015 by Wide Open Technologies
+# License:     wxWindows License
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import etgtools
+import etgtools.tweaker_tools as tools
+
+PACKAGE   = "wx"
+MODULE    = "_core"
+NAME      = "metafile"   # Base name of the file to generate to for this script
+DOCSTRING = ""
+
+# The classes and/or the basename of the Doxygen XML files to be processed by
+# this script. 
+ITEMS  = [ 'wxMetafile',
+           'wxMetafileDC',
+           ]
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def run():
+    # Parse the XML file(s) building a collection of Extractor objects
+    module = etgtools.ModuleDef(PACKAGE, MODULE, NAME, DOCSTRING)
+    etgtools.parseDoxyXML(module, ITEMS)
+    
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Tweak the parsed meta objects in the module object as needed for
+    # customizing the generated code and docstrings.
+
+    c = module.find('wxMetafile')
+    c.addPrivateCopyCtor()
+
+    c = module.find('wxMetafileDC')
+    c.addPrivateCopyCtor()
+
+    module.find("wxMakeMetafilePlaceable").ignore()
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------
+    tools.doCommonTweaks(module)
+    tools.runGenerators(module)
+    
+    
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run()
diff --git a/unittests/test_mediactrl.py b/unittests/test_mediactrl.py
index a20a17fa..99187e47 100644
--- a/unittests/test_mediactrl.py
+++ b/unittests/test_mediactrl.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class mediactrl_Tests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
         
     def test_mediactrl4(self):
         evt = wx.media.MediaEvent()
-        
+
+
     def test_mediactrl5(self):
         wx.media.wxEVT_MEDIA_LOADED
         wx.media.wxEVT_MEDIA_STOP
diff --git a/unittests/test_metafile.py b/unittests/test_metafile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d622a96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/test_metafile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import unittest
+import wtc
+import wx
+import wx.msw
+import os
+
+fileName = 'metafiletest.emf'
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class MetafileDCTests(wtc.WidgetTestCase):
+
+    @unittest.skipIf('wxMSW' in wx.PlatformInfo, "Metafile classes only implemented on Windows")
+    def test_MetafileDC1(self):
+        dc = wx.msw.MetafileDC(fileName)
+        dc.DrawLine(0,0, 50,50)
+        del dc
+        
+        os.remove(fileName)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 26f129a6..c278308e 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ def configure(conf):
         # ** Add code for new modules here
 
 
-        # NOTE: This assumes that if the platform is not win32 (from
-        # the test above) and not darwin then we must be using the
-        # GTK2 port of wxWidgets.  If we ever support other ports then
-        # this code will need to be adjusted.
+        # NOTE: This assumes that if the platform is not win32 (from the test
+        # above) and not darwin then we must be using the GTK2 or GTK3 port of
+        # wxWidgets.  If we ever support other ports then this code will need
+        # to be adjusted.
         if not isDarwin:
             if conf.options.gtk3:
                 gtkflags = os.popen('pkg-config gtk+-3.0 --cflags', 'r').read()[:-1]
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ from waflib.Configure import conf
 @conf
 def my_check_python_headers(conf):
     """
-    Check for headers and libraries necessary to extend or embed python by using the module *distutils*.
-    On success the environment variables xxx_PYEXT and xxx_PYEMBED are added:
+    Check for headers and libraries necessary to extend or embed python by
+    using the module *distutils*. On success the environment variables
+    xxx_PYEXT and xxx_PYEMBED are added:
 
     * PYEXT: for compiling python extensions
     * PYEMBED: for embedding a python interpreter
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ def my_check_python_headers(conf):
 
 def build(bld):
     # Ensure that the directory containing this script is on the python
-    # path for spawned commands so the builder and phoenix packages can be
+    # sys.path for spawned commands so the builder and phoenix packages can be
     # found.
     thisdir = os.path.abspath(".")
     sys.path.insert(0, thisdir)
@@ -578,6 +579,15 @@ def build(bld):
         )
     makeExtCopyRule(bld, '_media')
 
+    if isWindows:
+        etg = loadETG('etg/_msw.py')
+        bld(features = 'c cxx cxxshlib pyext',
+            target   = makeTargetName(bld, '_msw'),
+            source   = getEtgSipCppFiles(etg) + rc,
+            uselib   = 'WX WXPY',
+            )
+        makeExtCopyRule(bld, '_msw')
+
 
 
     # ** Add code for new modules here
@@ -621,8 +631,7 @@ def copyFileToPkg(task):
     from buildtools.config   import opj
     src = task.inputs[0].abspath() 
     tgt = task.outputs[0].abspath() 
-    #task.exec_command('touch %s' % tgt)
-    open(tgt, "wb").close() # 'touch'
+    open(tgt, "wb").close() # essentially just a unix 'touch' command
     tgt = opj(cfg.PKGDIR, os.path.basename(src))
     copy_file(src, tgt, verbose=1)
     return 0
diff --git a/wx/lib/activex.py b/wx/lib/activex.py
index 5ff72c98..c8e66864 100644
--- a/wx/lib/activex.py
+++ b/wx/lib/activex.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class ActiveXCtrl(wx.PyAxBaseWindow):
         # create the control
         atl.AtlAxWinInit()
         hInstance = kernel32.GetModuleHandleA(None)
-        hwnd = user32.CreateWindowExA(0, "AtlAxWin", axID,
+        hwnd = user32.CreateWindowExA(0, b"AtlAxWin", axID.encode("ASCII"),
                                       WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE 
                                       | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS,
                                       x,y, w,h, parent.GetHandle(), None, 
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ class ActiveXCtrl(wx.PyAxBaseWindow):
         self._evt_connections = []
         self.AddEventSink(self)
         
-        # Turn the window handle into a wx.Window and set this object to be that window
-        win = wx.PyAxBaseWindow_FromHWND(parent, hwnd)
-        self.PostCreate(win)
+        wx.Window.__init__(self, parent, wxid, pos, size, style, name)
         
+        # Turn the window handle into a wx.Window and set this object to be that window
+        #win = wx.PyAxBaseWindow_FromHWND(parent, hwnd)
+        self.AssociateHandle(hwnd)
+
         # Set some wx.Window properties
         if wxid == wx.ID_ANY: 
             wxid = wx.Window.NewControlId()
diff --git a/wx/lib/activexwrapper.py b/wx/lib/activexwrapper.py
index ec7d626d..29325557 100644
--- a/wx/lib/activexwrapper.py
+++ b/wx/lib/activexwrapper.py
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ def MakeActiveXClass(CoClass, eventClass=None, eventObj=None):
                   }
 
     # make a new class object
-    import new
-    classObj = new.classobj(className, baseClasses, classDict)
+    classObj = type(className, baseClasses, classDict)
     return classObj
 
 
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ def axw__init__(self, parent, ID=-1, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize
     # init base classes
     pywin.mfc.activex.Control.__init__(self)
     wx.Window.__init__( self, parent, -1, pos, size, style|wx.NO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE)
-    self.this.own(False)  # this should be set in wx.Window.__init__ when it calls _setOORInfo, but...
+    #self.this.own(False)  # this should be set in wx.Window.__init__ when it calls _setOORInfo, but...
         
     win32ui.EnableControlContainer()
     self._eventObj = self._eventObj  # move from class to instance
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ def axw__init__(self, parent, ID=-1, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize
 def axw__getattr__(self, attr):
     try:
         return pywin.mfc.activex.Control.__getattr__(self, attr)
-    except AttributeError:
+    except (AttributeError, win32ui.error):
         try:
             eo = self.__dict__['_eventObj']
             return getattr(eo, attr)