diff --git a/src/App/Document.cpp b/src/App/Document.cpp
index 8454df3ea..ee92e46da 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Document.cpp
@@ -803,8 +803,8 @@ Document::readObjects(Base::XMLReader& reader)
                 reader.addName(name.c_str(), obj->getNameInDocument());
             }
         }
-        catch (Base::Exception&) {
-            Base::Console().Message("Cannot create object '%s'\n", name.c_str());
+        catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
+            Base::Console().Error("Cannot create object '%s': (%s)\n", name.c_str(), e.what());
         }
     }
     reader.readEndElement("Objects");
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Init.py b/src/Mod/Part/Init.py
index b81a441b4..6423a47ae 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Init.py
@@ -51,3 +51,11 @@ FreeCAD.addImportType("IGES format (*.iges *.igs)","Part")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("IGES format (*.iges *.igs)","Part")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("STEP with colors (*.step *.stp)","ImportGui")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("STEP with colors (*.step *.stp)","ImportGui")
+
+# weird behaviour as 64-bit application on Windows:
+# some modules like Sketcher doesn't load if Part is not loaded before with this error:
+# DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found
+import platform
+if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit' and platform.system() == 'Windows':
+    import Part
+