diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mp_msg.c sherpya/mp_msg.c
--- main/mp_msg.c	2010-10-11 12:28:30.812500000 +0200
+++ sherpya/mp_msg.c	2010-10-11 14:16:51.156250000 +0200
@@ -34,6 +34,26 @@
 /* maximum message length of mp_msg */
 #define MSGSIZE_MAX 3072
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#define hSTDOUT GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
+static short stdoutAttrs = 0;
+static const unsigned char ansi2win32[10] = {
+    0,
+    FOREGROUND_RED,
+    FOREGROUND_GREEN,
+    FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_RED,
+    FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    FOREGROUND_BLUE  | FOREGROUND_RED,
+    FOREGROUND_BLUE  | FOREGROUND_GREEN,
+    FOREGROUND_BLUE  | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_RED,
+    FOREGROUND_BLUE  | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_RED,
+    FOREGROUND_BLUE  | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_RED
+};
+#endif
+
 int mp_msg_levels[MSGT_MAX]; // verbose level of this module. initialized to -2
 int mp_msg_level_all = MSGL_STATUS;
 int verbose = 0;
@@ -77,6 +97,15 @@ const char* filename_recode(const char*
 }
 
 void mp_msg_init(void){
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO cinfo;
+    long cmode = 0;
+    GetConsoleMode(hSTDOUT, &cmode);
+    cmode |= (ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT | ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT);
+    SetConsoleMode(hSTDOUT, cmode);
+    GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hSTDOUT, &cinfo);
+    stdoutAttrs = cinfo.wAttributes;
+#endif
     int i;
     char *env = getenv("MPLAYER_VERBOSE");
     if (env)
@@ -111,7 +140,11 @@ static void set_msg_color(FILE* stream,
     }
 #endif
     if (mp_msg_color)
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hSTDOUT, ansi2win32[c] | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
+#else
         fprintf(stream, "\033[%d;3%dm", c >> 3, c & 7);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void print_msg_module(FILE* stream, int mod)
@@ -168,11 +201,19 @@ static void print_msg_module(FILE* strea
 
     if (!mp_msg_module)
         return;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (mp_msg_color)
+        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hSTDOUT, ansi2win32[c2&7] | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
+    fprintf(stream, "%9s", module_text[mod]);
+    if (mp_msg_color)
+        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hSTDOUT, stdoutAttrs);
+#else
     if (mp_msg_color)
         fprintf(stream, "\033[%d;3%dm", c2 >> 3, c2 & 7);
     fprintf(stream, "%9s", module_text[mod]);
     if (mp_msg_color)
         fprintf(stream, "\033[0;37m");
+#endif
     fprintf(stream, ": ");
 }
 
@@ -240,6 +281,10 @@ void mp_msg_va(int mod, int lev, const c
 
     fprintf(stream, "%s", tmp);
     if (mp_msg_color)
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hSTDOUT, stdoutAttrs);
+#else
         fprintf(stream, "\033[0m");
+#endif
     fflush(stream);
 }