diff --git a/include/loki/Pimpl.h b/include/loki/Pimpl.h
index 3766b1f..8fc2de5 100755
--- a/include/loki/Pimpl.h
+++ b/include/loki/Pimpl.h
@@ -106,12 +106,10 @@ namespace Loki
             AutoPtrHolder() : ptr(Ptr())
             {}              
 
-            ~AutoPtrHolder()
-            {
-                // delete automatically by the delete policy
-                Del<Ptr>::Destroy( ptr );
-            }
-
+            // defined in #include<loki/PimplDef.h>
+            ~AutoPtrHolder(); 
+            
+           
             Ptr Create()
             {
                 ptr = Ptr( new Impl );
@@ -334,7 +332,7 @@ namespace Loki
         Init;
 
 
-        // ingerit rimpl
+        // inherit rimpl
         typedef PtrImpl
         <
             Impl<T>,
@@ -352,6 +350,9 @@ namespace Loki
 #endif
 
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.10  2006/01/18 16:49:06  syntheticpp
+// move definition of the destructor to extra file, because msvc tries to use the incomplete type; not inlining does not help; maybe this is a compiler bug.
+//
 // Revision 1.9  2006/01/17 12:03:36  syntheticpp
 // add comment about auto_ptr
 //
diff --git a/include/loki/PimplDef.h b/include/loki/PimplDef.h
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f691708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/loki/PimplDef.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// The Loki Library
+// Copyright (c) 2006 Peter Kümmel
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software for any 
+//     purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright 
+//     notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this 
+//     permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
+// The author makes no representations about the 
+//     suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" 
+//     without express or implied warranty.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef LOKI_PIMPLDEF_H
+#define LOKI_PIMPLDEF_H
+
+namespace Loki
+{
+    namespace Private
+    {
+        template
+        <
+            class Impl,
+            class Ptr,
+            template<class> class Del
+        >
+        AutoPtrHolder<Impl,Ptr,Del>::~AutoPtrHolder()
+        {
+            Del<Ptr>::Destroy( ptr );
+        }
+        
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
+
+// $Log:
+        
diff --git a/test/Pimpl/Pimpl.vcproj b/test/Pimpl/Pimpl.vcproj
index 2879ad8..d9e29f9 100755
--- a/test/Pimpl/Pimpl.vcproj
+++ b/test/Pimpl/Pimpl.vcproj
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
 				RelativePath="..\..\include\loki\Pimpl.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\include\loki\PimplDef.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\..\include\loki\SafeFormat.h"
 				>
diff --git a/test/Pimpl/main.cpp b/test/Pimpl/main.cpp
index ef41ebb..a0411d0 100755
--- a/test/Pimpl/main.cpp
+++ b/test/Pimpl/main.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "type2.h"
 
 #include <loki/SafeFormat.h>
-
+#include <loki/PimplDef.h>
 
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////