diff --git a/public/include/classes/memcached.class.php b/public/include/classes/memcached.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..824825c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/include/classes/memcached.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper class which provides compatibility between Memcached and Memcache
+ * PHP uses the Memcached class on *nix environments, and the Memcache class
+ * on Windows. This class provides compatibility between the two.
+ **/
+class Memcached
+  extends Memcache
+{
+  public function set($key, $value, $expiration = 0)
+  {
+    return parent::set($key, $value, 0, $expiration);
+  }
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/include/classes/statscache.class.php b/public/include/classes/statscache.class.php
index ff2f7da9..45dcba07 100644
--- a/public/include/classes/statscache.class.php
+++ b/public/include/classes/statscache.class.php
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ class StatsCache {
     if (! $config['memcache']['enabled'] ) {
       $this->debug->append("Not storing any values in memcache");
     } else {
+      if (PHP_OS == 'WINNT') {
+        require_once(CLASS_DIR . '/memcached.class.php');
+      }
       $this->cache = new Memcached();
     }
   }