diff --git a/ccminer.vcxproj b/ccminer.vcxproj
index 389bf5b..3ffd45a 100644
--- a/ccminer.vcxproj
+++ b/ccminer.vcxproj
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ copy "$(CudaToolkitBinDir)\cudart64*.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>cudart.lib;cuda.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;pthreadVC2.lib;pthreadVCE2.lib;libcurl.lib;ws2_32.lib;Wldap32.lib;libeay32MT.lib;ssleay32MT.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>cudart.lib;cuda.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;pthreadVC2.lib;libcurl.lib;ws2_32.lib;Wldap32.lib;libeay32MT.lib;ssleay32MT.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\pthreads\Pre-built.2\lib\x86;..\curl-7.29.0\build\lib\Release;..\OpenSSL-Win32\lib\VC\static;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);$(CudaToolkitLibDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
       <Command>echo copy "$(CudaToolkitBinDir)\cudart32*.dll" "$(OutDir)"
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ copy "$(CudaToolkitBinDir)\cudart64*.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
     <ClCompile Include="compat\jansson\strbuffer.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="compat\jansson\utf.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="compat\jansson\value.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="compat\winansi.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="cpu-miner.c">
       <AdditionalOptions>/Tp %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType>false</TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType>
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ copy "$(CudaToolkitBinDir)\cudart64*.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
     <ClInclude Include="compat\stdbool.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="compat\sys\time.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="compat\unistd.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="compat\winansi.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="cpuminer-config.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="cuda_groestlcoin.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="cuda_helper.h" />
diff --git a/ccminer.vcxproj.filters b/ccminer.vcxproj.filters
index cee7bbd..eaf77b7 100644
--- a/ccminer.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/ccminer.vcxproj.filters
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="sph\sha2big.c">
       <Filter>Source Files\sph</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="compat\winansi.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="compat.h">
@@ -290,6 +293,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="sph\sph_sha2.h">
       <Filter>Header Files\sph</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="compat\winansi.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files\compat</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <CudaCompile Include="cuda_fugue256.cu">
diff --git a/compat/winansi.c b/compat/winansi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0ea115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/winansi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,384 @@
+/**
+ * Old Git implementation of windows terminal colors (2009)
+ * before use of a threaded wrapper.
+ */
+
+#undef NOGDI
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <wingdi.h>
+#include <winreg.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <io.h>
+
+#include "compat/winansi.h"
+/*
+* Copyright 2008 Peter Harris <git@peter.is-a-geek.org>
+*/
+
+
+/*
+Functions to be wrapped:
+*/
+#undef printf
+#undef fprintf
+#undef fputs
+#undef vfprintf
+/* TODO: write */
+
+/*
+ANSI codes used by git: m, K
+
+This file is git-specific. Therefore, this file does not attempt
+to implement any codes that are not used by git.
+*/
+
+static HANDLE console;
+static WORD plain_attr;
+static WORD attr;
+static int negative;
+
+static void init(void)
+{
+	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO sbi;
+
+	static int initialized = 0;
+	if (initialized)
+		return;
+
+	console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+	if (console == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+		console = NULL;
+
+	if (!console)
+		return;
+
+	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(console, &sbi);
+	attr = plain_attr = sbi.wAttributes;
+	negative = 0;
+
+	initialized = 1;
+}
+
+static int write_console(const char *str, int len)
+{
+	/* convert utf-8 to utf-16, write directly to console */
+	int wlen = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, str, len, NULL, 0);
+	wchar_t *wbuf = (wchar_t *)alloca(wlen * sizeof(wchar_t));
+	MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, str, len, wbuf, wlen);
+
+	WriteConsoleW(console, wbuf, wlen, NULL, NULL);
+
+	/* return original (utf-8 encoded) length */
+	return len;
+}
+
+#define FOREGROUND_ALL (FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE)
+#define BACKGROUND_ALL (BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_GREEN | BACKGROUND_BLUE)
+
+static void set_console_attr(void)
+{
+	WORD attributes = attr;
+	if (negative) {
+		attributes &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+		attributes &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+
+		/* This could probably use a bitmask
+		instead of a series of ifs */
+		if (attr & FOREGROUND_RED)
+			attributes |= BACKGROUND_RED;
+		if (attr & FOREGROUND_GREEN)
+			attributes |= BACKGROUND_GREEN;
+		if (attr & FOREGROUND_BLUE)
+			attributes |= BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+
+		if (attr & BACKGROUND_RED)
+			attributes |= FOREGROUND_RED;
+		if (attr & BACKGROUND_GREEN)
+			attributes |= FOREGROUND_GREEN;
+		if (attr & BACKGROUND_BLUE)
+			attributes |= FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+	}
+	SetConsoleTextAttribute(console, attributes);
+}
+
+static void erase_in_line(void)
+{
+	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO sbi;
+	DWORD dummy; /* Needed for Windows 7 (or Vista) regression */
+
+	if (!console)
+		return;
+
+	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(console, &sbi);
+	FillConsoleOutputCharacterA(console, ' ',
+		sbi.dwSize.X - sbi.dwCursorPosition.X, sbi.dwCursorPosition,
+		&dummy);
+}
+
+
+static const char *set_attr(const char *str)
+{
+	const char *func;
+	size_t len = strspn(str, "0123456789;");
+	func = str + len;
+
+	switch (*func) {
+	case 'm':
+		do {
+			long val = strtol(str, (char **)&str, 10);
+			switch (val) {
+			case 0: /* reset */
+				attr = plain_attr;
+				negative = 0;
+				break;
+			case 1: /* bold */
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
+				break;
+			case 2:  /* faint */
+			case 22: /* normal */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;
+				break;
+			case 3:  /* italic */
+				/* Unsupported */
+				break;
+			case 4:  /* underline */
+			case 21: /* double underline */
+				/* Wikipedia says this flag does nothing */
+				/* Furthermore, mingw doesn't define this flag
+				attr |= COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE; */
+				break;
+			case 24: /* no underline */
+				/* attr &= ~COMMON_LVB_UNDERSCORE; */
+				break;
+			case 5:  /* slow blink */
+			case 6:  /* fast blink */
+				/* We don't have blink, but we do have
+				background intensity */
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_INTENSITY;
+				break;
+			case 25: /* no blink */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_INTENSITY;
+				break;
+			case 7:  /* negative */
+				negative = 1;
+				break;
+			case 27: /* positive */
+				negative = 0;
+				break;
+			case 8:  /* conceal */
+			case 28: /* reveal */
+				/* Unsupported */
+				break;
+			case 30: /* Black */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				break;
+			case 31: /* Red */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_RED;
+				break;
+			case 32: /* Green */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_GREEN;
+				break;
+			case 33: /* Yellow */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN;
+				break;
+			case 34: /* Blue */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 35: /* Magenta */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 36: /* Cyan */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 37: /* White */
+				attr |= FOREGROUND_RED |
+					FOREGROUND_GREEN |
+					FOREGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 38: /* Unknown */
+				break;
+			case 39: /* reset */
+				attr &= ~FOREGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= (plain_attr & FOREGROUND_ALL);
+				break;
+			case 40: /* Black */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				break;
+			case 41: /* Red */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_RED;
+				break;
+			case 42: /* Green */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_GREEN;
+				break;
+			case 43: /* Yellow */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_GREEN;
+				break;
+			case 44: /* Blue */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 45: /* Magenta */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_RED | BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 46: /* Cyan */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_GREEN | BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 47: /* White */
+				attr |= BACKGROUND_RED |
+					BACKGROUND_GREEN |
+					BACKGROUND_BLUE;
+				break;
+			case 48: /* Unknown */
+				break;
+			case 49: /* reset */
+				attr &= ~BACKGROUND_ALL;
+				attr |= (plain_attr & BACKGROUND_ALL);
+				break;
+			default:
+				/* Unsupported code */
+				break;
+			}
+			str++;
+		} while (*(str - 1) == ';');
+
+		set_console_attr();
+		break;
+	case 'K':
+		erase_in_line();
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* Unsupported code */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return func + 1;
+}
+
+static int ansi_emulate(const char *str, FILE *stream)
+{
+	int rv = 0;
+	const char *pos = str;
+
+	fflush(stream);
+
+	while (*pos) {
+		pos = strstr(str, "\033[");
+		if (pos) {
+			int len = (int) (pos - str);
+
+			if (len) {
+				int out_len = write_console(str, len);
+				rv += out_len;
+				if (out_len < len)
+					return rv;
+			}
+
+			str = pos + 2;
+			rv += 2;
+
+			pos = set_attr(str);
+			rv += (int) (pos - str);
+			str = pos;
+		}
+		else {
+			int len = (int) strlen(str);
+			rv += write_console(str, len);
+			return rv;
+		}
+	}
+	return rv;
+}
+
+int winansi_fputs(const char *str, FILE *stream)
+{
+	int rv;
+
+	if (!isatty(fileno(stream)))
+		return fputs(str, stream);
+
+	init();
+
+	if (!console)
+		return fputs(str, stream);
+
+	rv = ansi_emulate(str, stream);
+
+	if (rv >= 0)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return EOF;
+}
+
+int winansi_vfprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, va_list list)
+{
+	int len, rv;
+	char small_buf[256];
+	char *buf = small_buf;
+	va_list cp;
+
+	if (!isatty(fileno(stream)))
+		goto abort;
+
+	init();
+
+	if (!console)
+		goto abort;
+
+	va_copy(cp, list);
+	len = vsnprintf(small_buf, sizeof(small_buf), format, cp);
+	va_end(cp);
+
+	if (len > sizeof(small_buf) - 1) {
+		buf = malloc(len + 1);
+		if (!buf)
+			goto abort;
+
+		len = vsnprintf(buf, len + 1, format, list);
+	}
+
+	rv = ansi_emulate(buf, stream);
+
+	if (buf != small_buf)
+		free(buf);
+	return rv;
+
+abort:
+	rv = vfprintf(stream, format, list);
+	return rv;
+}
+
+int winansi_fprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list list;
+	int rv;
+
+	va_start(list, format);
+	rv = winansi_vfprintf(stream, format, list);
+	va_end(list);
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
+int winansi_printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list list;
+	int rv;
+
+	va_start(list, format);
+	rv = winansi_vfprintf(stdout, format, list);
+	va_end(list);
+
+	return rv;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compat/winansi.h b/compat/winansi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c28dd15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/winansi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * ANSI emulation wrappers
+ */
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define isatty(fd) _isatty(fd)
+#define fileno(fd) _fileno(fd)
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+	int winansi_fputs(const char *str, FILE *stream);
+	int winansi_printf(const char *format, ...);
+	int winansi_fprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, ...);
+	int winansi_vfprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, va_list list);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#undef fputs
+#undef fprintf
+#undef vfprintf
+
+#define fputs winansi_fputs
+#define printf winansi_printf
+#define fprintf winansi_fprintf
+#define vfprintf winansi_vfprintf
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cpu-miner.c b/cpu-miner.c
index ad388fc..9eb0a58 100644
--- a/cpu-miner.c
+++ b/cpu-miner.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include "compat/winansi.h"
 BOOL WINAPI ConsoleHandler(DWORD);
 #else
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 70d4091..5cb9bd7 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #include <jansson.h>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#if defined(WIN32)
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include "compat/winansi.h"
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #include <mstcpip.h>
 #else