diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/configure sherpya/configure
--- main/configure	2008-07-17 19:52:46.062500000 +0200
+++ sherpya/configure	2008-07-17 19:54:45.390625000 +0200
@@ -3062,7 +3062,20 @@ if test "$_pthreads" = auto ; then
 cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <pthread.h>
 void* func(void *arg) { return arg; }
-int main(void) { pthread_t tid; return pthread_create (&tid, 0, func, 0) == 0 ? 0 : 1; }
+int main(void) {
+pthread_t tid;
+int res = 0;
+#ifdef PTW32_STATIC_LIB
+    pthread_win32_process_attach_np();
+    pthread_win32_thread_attach_np();
+#endif
+res = pthread_create (&tid, 0, func, 0) == 0 ? 0 : 1;
+#ifdef PTW32_STATIC_LIB
+    pthread_win32_thread_detach_np();
+    pthread_win32_process_detach_np();
+#endif
+return res;
+}
 EOF
 _pthreads=no
 if ! hpux ; then
@@ -3071,6 +3084,12 @@ if ! hpux ; then
     cc_check $_ld_tmp && (tmp_run || test "$_ld_static") && _ld_pthread="$_ld_tmp" && _pthreads=yes && break
   done
 fi
+# static pthreads on mingw32
+if test "$_pthreads" = no && mingw32 ; then
+  _ld_tmp="-lpthreadGC2 -lws2_32"
+  cc_check $_ld_tmp -DPTW32_STATIC_LIB && (tmp_run || test "$_ld_static") && _ld_pthread="$_ld_tmp" && _pthreads=yes && CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DPTW32_STATIC_LIB"
+fi
+
 fi
 if test "$_pthreads" = yes ; then
   _res_comment="using $_ld_pthread"
diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mencoder.c sherpya/mencoder.c
--- main/mencoder.c	2008-06-16 10:58:56.578125000 +0200
+++ sherpya/mencoder.c	2008-07-17 19:54:45.406250000 +0200
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ static muxer_t* muxer=NULL;
 
 extern void print_wave_header(WAVEFORMATEX *h, int verbose_level);
 
+#ifdef PTW32_STATIC_LIB
+static void detach_ptw32(void)
+{
+  pthread_win32_thread_detach_np();
+  pthread_win32_process_detach_np();
+}
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc,char* argv[]){
 
 stream_t* stream=NULL;
@@ -412,6 +420,12 @@ audio_encoder_t *aencoder = NULL;
 
 user_correct_pts = 0;
 
+#ifdef PTW32_STATIC_LIB
+  pthread_win32_process_attach_np();
+  pthread_win32_thread_attach_np();
+  atexit(detach_ptw32);
+#endif
+
   mp_msg_init();
 
   // Create the config context and register the options
diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mplayer.c sherpya/mplayer.c
--- main/mplayer.c	2008-06-18 03:32:35.562500000 +0200
+++ sherpya/mplayer.c	2008-07-17 19:54:45.421875000 +0200
@@ -2537,6 +2537,14 @@ static int seek(MPContext *mpctx, double
     return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef PTW32_STATIC_LIB
+static void detach_ptw32(void)
+{
+    pthread_win32_thread_detach_np();
+    pthread_win32_process_detach_np();
+}
+#endif
+
 /* This preprocessor directive is a hack to generate a mplayer-nomain.o object
  * file for some tools to link against. */
 #ifndef DISABLE_MAIN
@@ -2556,6 +2564,12 @@ int i;
 
 int gui_no_filename=0;
 
+#ifdef PTW32_STATIC_LIB
+  pthread_win32_process_attach_np();
+  pthread_win32_thread_attach_np();
+  atexit(detach_ptw32);
+#endif
+
   srand((int) time(NULL)); 
 
   InitTimer();