diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 9624b1308239c..f3d7c48c7d1f1 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -3341,10 +3341,18 @@ def where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
 
                 matches = (new_other == np.array(other))
                 if matches is False or not matches.all():
-                    other = np.array(other)
+                    
+                    # coerce other to a common dtype if we can
+                    if com.needs_i8_conversion(self.dtype):
+                        try:
+                            other = np.array(other, dtype=self.dtype)
+                        except:
+                            other = np.array(other)
+                    else:
+                        other = np.asarray(other)
+                        other = np.asarray(other, dtype=np.common_type(other, new_other))
 
-                    # we can't use our existing dtype
-                    # because of incompatibilities
+                    # we need to use the new dtype
                     try_quick = False
                 else:
                     other = new_other
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_frame.py b/pandas/tests/test_frame.py
index c001f35ab65cc..a35e03d53cb31 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_frame.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_frame.py
@@ -14231,7 +14231,8 @@ class SubclassedPanel(Panel):
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, SubclassedPanel))
         expected = SubclassedPanel([[[1, 2, 3]], [[4, 5, 6]]],
                                    items=['X', 'Y'], major_axis=[0],
-                                   minor_axis=[0, 1, 2])
+                                   minor_axis=[0, 1, 2],
+                                   dtype='int64')
         tm.assert_panel_equal(result, expected)
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_util.py b/pandas/tests/test_util.py
index bb8bd3df96b71..38f058358b37f 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_util.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import nose
 
+import sys
 import pandas.util
 from pandas.util.decorators import deprecate_kwarg
 import pandas.util.testing as tm
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ def test_warning(self):
             self.assertNotAlmostEquals(1, 2)
 
     def test_locale(self):
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            raise nose.SkipTest("skipping on win platforms as locale not available")
+
         #GH9744
         locales = pandas.util.testing.get_locales()
         self.assertTrue(len(locales) >= 1)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8066a6e0cae4f..f0090aff31430 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def pxd(name):
                 ],
       package_data={'pandas.io': ['tests/data/legacy_hdf/*.h5',
                                   'tests/data/legacy_pickle/*/*.pickle',
-                                  'tests/data/*.csv',
+                                  'tests/data/*.csv*',
                                   'tests/data/*.dta',
                                   'tests/data/*.txt',
                                   'tests/data/*.xls',