diff --git a/server/main.cpp b/server/main.cpp
index f4b6609..76d8387 100644
--- a/server/main.cpp
+++ b/server/main.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 
 	// Setup the exception handler on windows
 	SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(exc_handler);
+	timeBeginPeriod(1); // increases the accuracy of Sleep()
 #endif
 
 	// Load up the plugins
diff --git a/server/main.h b/server/main.h
index 62791dd..b5d98e6 100644
--- a/server/main.h
+++ b/server/main.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	#define SLEEP(x) { Sleep(x); }
 
 	#include <windows.h>
+	#include <mmsystem.h>
 	#include <time.h>
 #else
 	#define SLEEP(x) { usleep(x * 1000); }
diff --git a/server/server.vcproj b/server/server.vcproj
index 250a211..fa748f5 100644
--- a/server/server.vcproj
+++ b/server/server.vcproj
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/samp-server.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/samp-server.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"