diff --git a/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDevices.cpp b/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDevices.cpp
index eab9676a..aec83beb 100644
--- a/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDevices.cpp
+++ b/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDevices.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void PortAudioDevices::PrintSupportedStandardSampleRates(const PaStreamParameter
 
 int PortAudioDevices::GetInputDeviceFromName(const char* devicename, PaDeviceIndex& id, int& max_input)
 {
-    string fullname = string (devicename);
+    string fullname = string(devicename);
     PaDeviceInfo* device = GetDeviceFromFullName (fullname, id, true);
     if (device) {
         max_input = device->maxInputChannels;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int PortAudioDevices::GetInputDeviceFromName(const char* devicename, PaDeviceInd
 
 int PortAudioDevices::GetOutputDeviceFromName(const char* devicename, PaDeviceIndex& id, int& max_output)
 {
-    string fullname = string (devicename);
+    string fullname = string(devicename);
     PaDeviceInfo* device = GetDeviceFromFullName (fullname, id, false);
     if (device) {
         max_output = device->maxOutputChannels;
diff --git a/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.cpp b/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.cpp
index d9841773..a1742966 100644
--- a/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.cpp
+++ b/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ int JackPortAudioDriver::Close()
     return res;
 }
 
+/*
 int JackPortAudioDriver::Attach()
 {
     if (JackAudioDriver::Attach() == 0) {
@@ -255,13 +256,13 @@ int JackPortAudioDriver::Attach()
         char alias[REAL_JACK_PORT_NAME_SIZE];
         
         for (int i = 0; i < fCaptureChannels; i++) {
-            snprintf(alias, sizeof(alias), "%s:out%d", fPaDevices->GetDeviceName(fInputDevice), i + 1);
+            snprintf(alias, sizeof(alias), "%s:out%d", fPaDevices->GetDeviceName(fInputDevice).c_str(), i + 1);
             JackPort* port = fGraphManager->GetPort(fCapturePortList[i]);
             port->SetAlias(alias);
         }
         
         for (int i = 0; i < fPlaybackChannels; i++) {
-            snprintf(alias, sizeof(alias), "%s:in%d", fPaDevices->GetDeviceName(fOutputDevice), i + 1);
+            snprintf(alias, sizeof(alias), "%s:in%d", fPaDevices->GetDeviceName(fOutputDevice).c_str(), i + 1);
             JackPort* port = fGraphManager->GetPort(fPlaybackPortList[i]);
             port->SetAlias(alias);
         }
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ int JackPortAudioDriver::Attach()
         return -1;
     }
 }
+*/
 
 int JackPortAudioDriver::Start()
 {
diff --git a/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.h b/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.h
index 82168790..a3599d01 100644
--- a/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.h
+++ b/windows/portaudio/JackPortAudioDriver.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class JackPortAudioDriver : public JackMMCSS, public JackAudioDriver
 
         int Close();
         
-        int Attach();
+        //int Attach();
 
         int Start();
         int Stop();