diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mplayer.c sherpya/mplayer.c
--- main/mplayer.c	2008-06-16 10:58:56.578125000 +0200
+++ sherpya/mplayer.c	2008-06-16 11:07:30.406250000 +0200
@@ -3058,6 +3058,18 @@ while (player_idle_mode && !filename) {
     if(filename)
 	mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER,MSGL_INFO,MSGTR_Playing,
 		filename_recode(filename));
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(HAVE_NEW_GUI)
+    if(filename) {
+        static 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;
+        SetConsoleTitle(message);
+     }
+#endif
 
 if (edl_filename) {
     if (edl_records) free_edl(edl_records);