diff --git a/win/rfb_win32/MsgBox.h b/win/rfb_win32/MsgBox.h
index 5957139..918a909 100644
--- a/win/rfb_win32/MsgBox.h
+++ b/win/rfb_win32/MsgBox.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       flags |= MB_TOPMOST | MB_SETFOREGROUND;
       int len = _tcslen(AppName.buf) + 1;
       if (msgType) len += _tcslen(msgType) + 3;
-      TCharArray title = new TCHAR[len];
+      TCharArray title(new TCHAR[len]);
       _tcscpy(title.buf, AppName.buf);
       if (msgType) {
         _tcscat(title.buf, _T(" : "));
diff --git a/win/rfb_win32/RegConfig.cxx b/win/rfb_win32/RegConfig.cxx
index dd1c3b0..ff94451 100644
--- a/win/rfb_win32/RegConfig.cxx
+++ b/win/rfb_win32/RegConfig.cxx
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
   DWORD i = 0;
   try {
     while (1) {
-      TCharArray name = tstrDup(key.getValueName(i++));
+      TCharArray name(tstrDup(key.getValueName(i++)));
       if (!name.buf) break;
-      TCharArray value = key.getRepresentation(name.buf);
+      TCharArray value(key.getRepresentation(name.buf));
       if (!value.buf || !Configuration::setParam(CStr(name.buf), CStr(value.buf)))
         vlog.info("unable to process %s", CStr(name.buf));
     }
diff --git a/win/rfb_win32/Registry.cxx b/win/rfb_win32/Registry.cxx
index 1a828ed..4f073f4 100644
--- a/win/rfb_win32/Registry.cxx
+++ b/win/rfb_win32/Registry.cxx
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 }
 
 void RegKey::getBinary(const TCHAR* valname, void** data, int* length) const {
-  TCharArray hex = getRepresentation(valname);
+  TCharArray hex(getRepresentation(valname));
   if (!rdr::HexInStream::hexStrToBin(CStr(hex.buf), (char**)data, length))
     throw rdr::Exception("getBinary failed");
 }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 }
 
 int RegKey::getInt(const TCHAR* valname) const {
-  TCharArray tmp = getRepresentation(valname);
+  TCharArray tmp(getRepresentation(valname));
   return _ttoi(tmp.buf);
 }
 int RegKey::getInt(const TCHAR* valname, int def) const {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   switch (type) {
   case REG_BINARY:
     {
-      TCharArray hex = rdr::HexOutStream::binToHexStr(data.buf, length);
+      TCharArray hex(rdr::HexOutStream::binToHexStr(data.buf, length));
       return hex.takeBuf();
     }
   case REG_SZ:
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 
 bool RegKey::isValue(const TCHAR* valname) const {
   try {
-    TCharArray tmp = getRepresentation(valname);
+    TCharArray tmp(getRepresentation(valname));
     return true;
   } catch(rdr::Exception) {
     return false;
diff --git a/win/rfb_win32/SDisplay.cxx b/win/rfb_win32/SDisplay.cxx
index 0af5064..f14b49f 100644
--- a/win/rfb_win32/SDisplay.cxx
+++ b/win/rfb_win32/SDisplay.cxx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   // If we successfully start()ed then perform the DisconnectAction
   if (core) {
     CurrentUserToken cut;
-    CharArray action = disconnectAction.getData();
+    CharArray action(disconnectAction.getData());
     if (stricmp(action.buf, "Logoff") == 0) {
       if (!cut.h)
         vlog.info("ignoring DisconnectAction=Logoff - no current user");
diff --git a/win/rfb_win32/Service.cxx b/win/rfb_win32/Service.cxx
index 2b11a22..a24b651 100644
--- a/win/rfb_win32/Service.cxx
+++ b/win/rfb_win32/Service.cxx
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 		services.openKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _T("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunServices"));
 
     // - Read the command-line from it
-    TCharArray cmdLine = services.getString(name);
+    TCharArray cmdLine(services.getString(name));
 
     // - Start the service
     PROCESS_INFORMATION proc_info;
diff --git a/win/rfb_win32/Win32Util.cxx b/win/rfb_win32/Win32Util.cxx
index 2e17100..5c283df 100644
--- a/win/rfb_win32/Win32Util.cxx
+++ b/win/rfb_win32/Win32Util.cxx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     langId = langId >> 8;
   }
 
-  TCharArray langIdStr = rdr::HexOutStream::binToHexStr(langIdBuf, sizeof(langId));
+  TCharArray langIdStr(rdr::HexOutStream::binToHexStr(langIdBuf, sizeof(langId)));
   TCharArray infoName(_tcslen(_T("StringFileInfo")) + 4 + _tcslen(name) + _tcslen(langIdStr.buf));
   _stprintf(infoName.buf, _T("\\StringFileInfo\\%s\\%s"), langIdStr.buf, name);