diff --git a/reactos/apps/tests/stretchblt/stretchblt.cpp b/reactos/apps/tests/stretchblt/stretchblt.cpp
index 40035f05efc..19694803300 100644
--- a/reactos/apps/tests/stretchblt/stretchblt.cpp
+++ b/reactos/apps/tests/stretchblt/stretchblt.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK MainWndProc(HWND HWnd, UINT Msg, WPARAM WParam,
       {
          PAINTSTRUCT ps;
          const HDC Hdc = BeginPaint(HWnd, &ps);
+#if 0
          try
+#endif
          {
             //
             // TODO: add palette support (see Chapter 9)...
@@ -232,8 +234,10 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK MainWndProc(HWND HWnd, UINT Msg, WPARAM WParam,
                              SRCCOPY);  
                }
             }
-         }           
+         }
+#if 0           
          catch (...)
+#endif
          {
             EndPaint(HWnd, &ps);
          }