diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c sherpya/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c
--- main/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c	2011-05-18 03:45:39.656250000 +0200
+++ sherpya/libmpcodecs/vf_vo.c	2011-12-07 02:29:37.437500000 +0100
@@ -70,7 +70,21 @@ static int config(struct vf_instance *vf
     // save vo's stride capability for the wanted colorspace:
     vf->default_caps=query_format(vf,outfmt);
     vf->draw_slice = (vf->default_caps & VOCAP_NOSLICES) ? NULL : draw_slice;
-
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CONFIG_GUI)
+    extern char *filename;
+    if (filename) {
+        char message[MAX_PATH + 1];
+        char *s = strrchr(filename, '\\');
+        if (!s) s = strrchr(filename, '/');
+        if (s) s++; else s = filename; 
+        message[0] = 0;
+        snprintf(message, MAX_PATH, "MPlayer: playing %s", filename_recode(s));
+        message[MAX_PATH] = 0;
+        if(config_video_out(video_out,width,height,d_width,d_height,flags,message,outfmt))
+            return 0;
+    }
+    else
+#endif
     if(config_video_out(video_out,width,height,d_width,d_height,flags,"MPlayer",outfmt))
 	return 0;
 
diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mencoder.c sherpya/mencoder.c
--- main/mencoder.c	2011-12-07 02:25:29.437500000 +0100
+++ sherpya/mencoder.c	2011-12-07 02:29:37.453125000 +0100
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ float stream_cache_min_percent=20.0;
 float stream_cache_seek_min_percent=50.0;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CONFIG_GUI)
+char *filename = NULL; /* dummy for vf_vo */
+#endif
+
 int audio_id=-1;
 int video_id=-1;
 int dvdsub_id=-1;
diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mplayer.c sherpya/mplayer.c
--- main/mplayer.c	2011-12-07 02:25:23.937500000 +0100
+++ sherpya/mplayer.c	2011-12-07 02:29:37.453125000 +0100
@@ -3633,6 +3633,19 @@ goto_enable_cache:
         if (mpctx->stream->type == STREAMTYPE_DVDNAV)
             mp_input_set_section("dvdnav");
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CONFIG_GUI)
+    extern HWND vo_w32_window; /* NULL for directx, the title set in config() */
+    if (filename && vo_w32_window) {
+            char message[MAX_PATH + 1];
+            char *s = strrchr(filename, '\\');
+            if (!s) s = strrchr(filename, '/');
+            if (s) s++; else s = filename; 
+            message[0] = 0;
+            snprintf(message, MAX_PATH, "MPlayer: playing %s", filename_recode(s));
+            message[MAX_PATH] = 0;
+            SetWindowText(vo_w32_window, message);
+    }
+#endif
 //==================== START PLAYING =======================
 
         if (mpctx->loop_times > 1)