diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 781feef24..d56a151de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 2.2.1 (2018-07-12)
+=====
+
+* Fix errors and warnings when importing library on Windows
+* Fix Vector backend raising ValueError when hardware is not connected
 
 Version 2.2.0 (2018-06-30)
 =====
diff --git a/can/__init__.py b/can/__init__.py
index e10968cd7..42c20d2b8 100644
--- a/can/__init__.py
+++ b/can/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
-__version__ = "2.2.0"
+__version__ = "2.2.1"
 
 log = logging.getLogger('can')
 
diff --git a/can/interface.py b/can/interface.py
index 8156f7d08..b0e670942 100644
--- a/can/interface.py
+++ b/can/interface.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 from .util import load_config
 from .interfaces import BACKENDS
 
-from can.interfaces.socketcan.socketcan import CyclicSendTask, MultiRateCyclicSendTask
+if 'linux' in sys.platform:
+    # Deprecated and undocumented access to SocketCAN cyclic tasks
+    # Will be removed in version 3.0
+    from can.interfaces.socketcan import CyclicSendTask, MultiRateCyclicSendTask
 
 # Required by "detect_available_configs" for argument interpretation
 if sys.version_info.major > 2:
diff --git a/can/interfaces/vector/canlib.py b/can/interfaces/vector/canlib.py
index 3d7f6c119..33551deb9 100644
--- a/can/interfaces/vector/canlib.py
+++ b/can/interfaces/vector/canlib.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 # Import Modules
 # ==============
-from can import BusABC, Message
+from can import BusABC, Message, CanError
 from can.util import len2dlc, dlc2len
 from .exceptions import VectorError
 
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ def __init__(self, channel, can_filters=None, poll_interval=0.01,
             LOG.debug('Channel index %d found', channel)
             idx = vxlapi.xlGetChannelIndex(hw_type.value, hw_index.value,
                                            hw_channel.value)
+            if idx < 0:
+                # Undocumented behavior! See issue #353.
+                # If hardware is unavailable, this function returns -1.
+                # Raise an exception as if the driver
+                # would have signalled XL_ERR_HW_NOT_PRESENT.
+                raise VectorError(vxlapi.XL_ERR_HW_NOT_PRESENT,
+                                  "XL_ERR_HW_NOT_PRESENT",
+                                  "xlGetChannelIndex")
             mask = 1 << idx
             LOG.debug('Channel %d, Type: %d, Mask: 0x%X',
                       hw_channel.value, hw_type.value, mask)
@@ -177,8 +185,7 @@ def __init__(self, channel, can_filters=None, poll_interval=0.01,
 
         self._is_filtered = False
         super(VectorBus, self).__init__(channel=channel, can_filters=can_filters,
-            poll_interval=0.01, receive_own_messages=False, bitrate=None,
-            rx_queue_size=256, app_name="CANalyzer", **config)
+            **config)
 
     def _apply_filters(self, filters):
         if filters:
diff --git a/can/interfaces/vector/vxlapi.py b/can/interfaces/vector/vxlapi.py
index fbdf442e9..a5f26f80f 100644
--- a/can/interfaces/vector/vxlapi.py
+++ b/can/interfaces/vector/vxlapi.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 XL_BUS_TYPE_CAN = 0x00000001
 
 XL_ERR_QUEUE_IS_EMPTY = 10
+XL_ERR_HW_NOT_PRESENT = 129
 
 XL_RECEIVE_MSG = 1
 XL_CAN_EV_TAG_RX_OK = 1024