diff --git a/Contrib/InstallOptions/InstallerOptions.cpp b/Contrib/InstallOptions/InstallerOptions.cpp
index 73eca1ad..3cb54f93 100644
--- a/Contrib/InstallOptions/InstallerOptions.cpp
+++ b/Contrib/InstallOptions/InstallerOptions.cpp
@@ -683,10 +683,7 @@ LRESULT WINAPI WMCommandProc(HWND hWnd, UINT id, HWND hwndCtl, UINT codeNotify)
         mySetWindowText(pField->hwnd, szBrowsePath);
       }
 
-      LPMALLOC pMalloc;
-      if (!SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc)) {
-        pMalloc->Free(pResult);
-      }
+      CoTaskMemFree(pResult);
 
       break;
     }
diff --git a/Contrib/InstallOptions/SConscript b/Contrib/InstallOptions/SConscript
index ab986f1f..b0626120 100644
--- a/Contrib/InstallOptions/SConscript
+++ b/Contrib/InstallOptions/SConscript
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ libs = Split("""
 	gdi32
 	shell32
 	comdlg32
+	ole32
 """)
 
 examples = Split("""
diff --git a/Contrib/StartMenu/SConscript b/Contrib/StartMenu/SConscript
index 0251c962..5a1c86f7 100644
--- a/Contrib/StartMenu/SConscript
+++ b/Contrib/StartMenu/SConscript
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ libs = Split("""
 	user32
 	gdi32
 	shell32
+	ole32
 """)
 
 examples = Split("""
diff --git a/Contrib/StartMenu/StartMenu.c b/Contrib/StartMenu/StartMenu.c
index d5d26e78..c021668f 100644
--- a/Contrib/StartMenu/StartMenu.c
+++ b/Contrib/StartMenu/StartMenu.c
@@ -398,20 +398,13 @@ void AddFolderFromReg(int nFolder)
   //DWORD idx;
   WIN32_FIND_DATA FileData;
   HANDLE hSearch;
+  LPITEMIDLIST ppidl;
 
-  LPMALLOC ppMalloc;
-  if (SHGetMalloc(&ppMalloc) == NOERROR)
+  buf[0] = 0;
+  if (SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(hwParent, nFolder, &ppidl) == S_OK)
   {
-    LPITEMIDLIST ppidl;
-
-    buf[0] = 0;
-    if (SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(hwParent, nFolder, &ppidl) == S_OK)
-    {
-      SHGetPathFromIDList(ppidl, buf);
-      ppMalloc->lpVtbl->Free(ppMalloc, ppidl);
-    }
-
-    ppMalloc->lpVtbl->Release(ppMalloc);
+    SHGetPathFromIDList(ppidl, buf);
+    CoTaskMemFree(ppidl);
   }
 
   if (!buf[0])