--- boost/numeric/ublas/storage.hpp	2013-01-15 13:24:44.000000000 +0000
+++ boost/numeric/ublas/storage.hpp	2013-01-15 13:22:04.000000000 +0000
@@ -201,7 +201,14 @@
         unbounded_array &operator = (const unbounded_array &a) {
             if (this != &a) {
                 resize (a.size_);
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, BOOST_TESTED_AT(1600))
+                auto src = a.data_;
+                auto dest = data_;
+                while (src != a.data_ + a.size_)
+                  *dest++ = *src++;
+#else
                 std::copy (a.data_, a.data_ + a.size_, data_);
+#endif
             }
             return *this;
         }