diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 500ec0da..219b2c30 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ if test "$clock" = "yes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_CLOCK], [1], [enables clock screen])
 fi
 
+dnl ====================================
+dnl = checking for win32 related stuff =
+dnl ====================================
+AC_CHECK_LIB(ws2_32, _head_libws2_32_a, LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lws2_32", )
+AC_CHECK_LIB(regex, regcomp, LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lregex", )
+
+dnl ================================
+dnl = checking for various headers =
+dnl ================================
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([dirent.h regex.h], , AC_MSG_ERROR(vital headers missing))
+
 dnl ======================
 dnl = checking for iconv =
 dnl ======================
@@ -51,7 +62,7 @@ else
 	AC_DEFINE([USE_PDCURSES], [1], [enables pdcurses support])
 fi
 AC_PATH_PROG(CURSES_CONFIG, $curses_config_bin)
-if test "$CURSES_CONFIG" != "" ; then
+if test "$pdcurses" = "XCurses" && test "$CURSES_CONFIG" != "" ; then
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS `$CURSES_CONFIG --cflags`"
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS `$CURSES_CONFIG --libs`"
 	AC_CHECK_LIB($curses_lib, initscr, , AC_MSG_ERROR([$curses_lib library is required]))
diff --git a/src/info.cpp b/src/info.cpp
index 963a1f92..e4820386 100644
--- a/src/info.cpp
+++ b/src/info.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CURL_CURL_H
 # include <fstream>
-# include <sys/stat.h>
+# ifdef WIN32
+#  include <io.h>
+# else
+#  include <sys/stat.h>
+# endif // WIN32
 # include <pthread.h>
 # include "curl/curl.h"
 # include "helpers.h"
@@ -167,7 +171,11 @@ void *Info::PrepareArtist(void *ptr)
 	EscapeUnallowedChars(filename);
 	
 	const string fullpath = Folder + "/" + filename;
-	mkdir(Folder.c_str(), 0755);
+	mkdir(Folder.c_str()
+#	ifndef WIN32
+	, 0755
+#	endif // !WIN32
+	);
 	
 	string result;
 	std::ifstream input(fullpath.c_str());
diff --git a/src/lyrics.cpp b/src/lyrics.cpp
index 9c6f8064..5cea972d 100644
--- a/src/lyrics.cpp
+++ b/src/lyrics.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include <cstring>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#ifdef WIN32
+# include <io.h>
+#else
+# include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif // WIN32
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include "lyrics.h"
@@ -166,7 +170,11 @@ void *Lyrics::Get(void *song)
 	EscapeUnallowedChars(filename);
 	Filename = Folder + "/" + filename;
 	
-	mkdir(Folder.c_str(), 0755);
+	mkdir(Folder.c_str()
+#	ifndef WIN32
+	, 0755
+#	endif // !WIN32
+	);
 	
 	std::ifstream input(Filename.c_str());
 	
diff --git a/src/ncmpcpp.cpp b/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
index 8e1b9259..9efd2023 100644
--- a/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
+++ b/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	string screen_title;
 	
 	timeval now, past;
-	
 	// local variables end
 	
+#	ifndef WIN32
 	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+#	endif // !WIN32
 	
 	gettimeofday(&now, 0);
 	
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 9eecd70d..a7708229 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
  *   51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.              *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#ifdef WIN32
+# include <io.h>
+#else
+# include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif // WIN32
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include "helpers.h"
@@ -77,7 +81,11 @@ namespace
 
 void CreateConfigDir()
 {
-	mkdir(config_dir.c_str(), 0755);
+	mkdir(config_dir.c_str()
+#	ifndef WIN32
+	, 0755
+#	endif // !WIN32
+	);
 }
 
 void DefaultKeys(ncmpcpp_keys &keys)
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index a3278fb6..a9b3ef08 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 #include "window.h"
 
+/// FIXME: dirty workaround.
+#ifdef WIN32
+# define wcwidth(x) 1
+#endif // WIN32
+
 using namespace NCurses;
 
 using std::string;
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index 1cf0c9d2..d393f2a8 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_PDCURSES
+#if !defined(WIN32) && defined(USE_PDCURSES)
 # define XCURSES
-#endif
+#endif // !WIND32 && USE_PDCURSES
 
 #include "curses.h"