diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 120082f..f1754dd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for WIN32)
 
 if test "$MINGW32" = yes; then
   bwin32=true
+  LIB_WS32=-lws2_32
+  AC_SUBST(LIB_WS32)
   AC_MSG_RESULT(compile in mingw32)
 fi
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL([WIN32], [test "$MINGW32" = "yes"])
+AC_SUBST(WIN32)
+
 dnl
 if test "$bwin32" = true; then
   LIB_PYTHON=-lpython26
@@ -84,6 +89,11 @@ AC_SUBST(JSON_GLIB_LIBS)
 # conditinally check python and subst
 if test x${compile_python} = xyes; then
    AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.4])
+   if test "$bwin32" = true; then
+      if test x$PYTHON_DIR != x; then
+         pyexecdir=$PYTHON_DIR/Lib/site-packages
+      fi
+   fi    
    AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python headers)])
    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PYGOBJECT, [pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED])
    AC_SUBST(PYGOBJECT_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/demo/Makefile.am b/demo/Makefile.am
index 6558a76..f1dc5fa 100644
--- a/demo/Makefile.am
+++ b/demo/Makefile.am
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = searpc-demo-server searpc-demo-client searpc-async-client
 
 searpc_demo_server_SOURCES = searpc-demo-server.c searpc-demo-packet.h
 
-searpc_demo_server_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/lib/libsearpc.la
+searpc_demo_server_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/lib/libsearpc.la @LIB_WS32@
 
 searpc_demo_client_SOURCES = searpc-demo-client.c searpc-demo-packet.h
 
-searpc_demo_client_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/lib/libsearpc.la
+searpc_demo_client_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/lib/libsearpc.la @LIB_WS32@
 
 searpc_async_client_SOURCES = demo-async-client.c searpc-demo-packet.h
 
-searpc_async_client_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/lib/libsearpc.la
+searpc_async_client_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/lib/libsearpc.la @LIB_WS32@
 
 
diff --git a/demo/demo-async-client.c b/demo/demo-async-client.c
index 76a983f..612879c 100644
--- a/demo/demo-async-client.c
+++ b/demo/demo-async-client.c
@@ -3,17 +3,24 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
 
 #include "searpc-client.h"
 #include "searpc-demo-packet.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    #include <inttypes.h>
+    #include <winsock2.h>
+    typedef int socklen_t;
+#else
+    #include <sys/types.h>
+    #include <sys/socket.h>
+    #include <netinet/in.h>
+    #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#endif
+
 #define BUFLEN 256
 #define MAGIC_STRING "ABCD"
 
@@ -95,6 +102,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     g_type_init();
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    WSADATA     wsadata;
+    WSAStartup(0x0101, &wsadata);
+#endif
+
     ret = sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (ret < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "socket failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -102,7 +114,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     int on = 1;
-    if (setsockopt (sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
+    if (setsockopt (sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char*)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
         fprintf (stderr, "setsockopt of SO_REUSEADDR error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         exit(-1);
     }
diff --git a/demo/searpc-demo-client.c b/demo/searpc-demo-client.c
index 7d71ee6..496cbb7 100644
--- a/demo/searpc-demo-client.c
+++ b/demo/searpc-demo-client.c
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
+
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
 
@@ -17,6 +14,17 @@
 #define BUFLEN 256
 #define MAGIC_STRING "ABCD"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    #include <inttypes.h>
+    #include <winsock2.h>
+    typedef int socklen_t;
+#else
+    #include <sys/types.h>
+    #include <sys/socket.h>
+    #include <netinet/in.h>
+    #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#endif
+
 /* define the client-side function */
 SEARPC_CLIENT_DEFUN_INT__STRING(searpc_strlen);
 
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ static char *transport_callback(void *arg, const char *fcall_str,
     
     *ret_len = ntohs(pac_ret->length);
 
-    return strndup(pac_ret->data, *ret_len);
+    return g_strndup(pac_ret->data, *ret_len);
 }
 
 int
@@ -63,6 +71,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     g_type_init();
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    WSADATA     wsadata;
+    WSAStartup(0x0101, &wsadata);
+#endif
+
     ret = sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (ret < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "socket failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     int on = 1;
-    if (setsockopt (sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
+    if (setsockopt (sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char*)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
         fprintf (stderr, "setsockopt of SO_REUSEADDR error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         exit(-1);
     }
diff --git a/demo/searpc-demo-packet.h b/demo/searpc-demo-packet.h
index bac4619..4f755cd 100644
--- a/demo/searpc-demo-packet.h
+++ b/demo/searpc-demo-packet.h
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    #include <windows.h>
+    #include <inttypes.h>
+    #include <winsock2.h>
+    #include <ctype.h>
+    #include <ws2tcpip.h>
+    #define UNUSED 
+#endif
+
 typedef struct packet {
     uint16_t length;
     char data[0];
@@ -23,7 +32,11 @@ writen(int fd, const void *vptr, size_t n)
 	ptr = vptr;
 	nleft = n;
 	while (nleft > 0) {
+#ifdef WIN32
+        if ( (nwritten = send(fd, ptr, nleft,0)) <= 0) {
+#else
 		if ( (nwritten = write(fd, ptr, nleft)) <= 0) {
+#endif
 			if (nwritten < 0 && errno == EINTR)
 				nwritten = 0;		/* and call write() again */
 			else
@@ -44,7 +57,11 @@ readn(int fd, char *buf, size_t n)
 
 	nleft = n;
 	while (nleft > 0) {
+#ifdef WIN32
+        if ( (nread = recv(fd, buf, nleft, 0)) < 0) {
+#else
 		if ( (nread = read(fd, buf, nleft)) < 0) {
+#endif          
 			if (errno == EINTR)
 				nread = 0;		/* and call read() again */
 			else
@@ -85,3 +102,267 @@ read_packet(int sockfd, char *buf)
 #endif
 
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+
+
+#ifndef EAFNOSUPPORT
+#define EAFNOSUPPORT            WSAEAFNOSUPPORT
+#endif
+
+#ifndef IN6ADDRSZ
+#define IN6ADDRSZ       16
+#endif
+
+#ifndef INT16SZ
+#define INT16SZ         2
+#endif
+
+#ifndef INADDRSZ
+#define INADDRSZ        4
+#endif
+
+/*
+ *  Don't even consider trying to compile this on a system where
+ * sizeof(int) < 4.  sizeof(int) > 4 is fine; all the world's not a VAX.
+ */
+
+/* int
+ * inet_pton4(src, dst, pton)
+ *      when last arg is 0: inet_aton(). with hexadecimal, octal and shorthand.
+ *      when last arg is 1: inet_pton(). decimal dotted-quad only.
+ * return:
+ *      1 if `src' is a valid input, else 0.
+ * notice:
+ *      does not touch `dst' unless it's returning 1.
+ * author:
+ *      Paul Vixie, 1996.
+ */
+int inet_pton4(const char *src, u_char *dst, int pton)
+{
+    u_int val;
+    u_int digit;
+    int base, n;
+    unsigned char c;
+    u_int parts[4];
+    register u_int *pp = parts;
+
+    c = *src;
+    for (;;) {
+        /*
+         * Collect number up to ``.''.
+         * Values are specified as for C:
+         * 0x=hex, 0=octal, isdigit=decimal.
+         */
+        if (!isdigit(c))
+            return (0);
+        val = 0; base = 10;
+        if (c == '0') {
+            c = *++src;
+            if (c == 'x' || c == 'X')
+                base = 16, c = *++src;
+            else if (isdigit(c) && c != '9')
+                base = 8;
+        }
+        /* inet_pton() takes decimal only */
+        if (pton && base != 10)
+            return (0);
+        for (;;) {
+            if (isdigit(c)) {
+                digit = c - '0';
+                if (digit >= base)
+                    break;
+                val = (val * base) + digit;
+                c = *++src;
+            } else if (base == 16 && isxdigit(c)) {
+                digit = c + 10 - (islower(c) ? 'a' : 'A');
+                if (digit >= 16)
+                    break;
+                val = (val << 4) | digit;
+                c = *++src;
+            } else
+                break;
+        }
+        if (c == '.') {
+            /*
+             * Internet format:
+             *      a.b.c.d
+             *      a.b.c   (with c treated as 16 bits)
+             *      a.b     (with b treated as 24 bits)
+             *      a       (with a treated as 32 bits)
+             */
+            if (pp >= parts + 3)
+                return (0);
+            *pp++ = val;
+            c = *++src;
+        } else
+            break;
+    }
+    /*
+     * Check for trailing characters.
+     */
+    if (c != '\0' && !isspace(c))
+        return (0);
+    /*
+     * Concoct the address according to
+     * the number of parts specified.
+     */
+    n = pp - parts + 1;
+    /* inet_pton() takes dotted-quad only.  it does not take shorthand. */
+    if (pton && n != 4)
+        return (0);
+    switch (n) {
+
+    case 0:
+        return (0);             /* initial nondigit */
+
+    case 1:                         /* a -- 32 bits */
+        break;
+
+    case 2:                         /* a.b -- 8.24 bits */
+        if (parts[0] > 0xff || val > 0xffffff)
+            return (0);
+        val |= parts[0] << 24;
+        break;
+
+    case 3:                         /* a.b.c -- 8.8.16 bits */
+        if ((parts[0] | parts[1]) > 0xff || val > 0xffff)
+            return (0);
+        val |= (parts[0] << 24) | (parts[1] << 16);
+        break;
+
+    case 4:                         /* a.b.c.d -- 8.8.8.8 bits */
+        if ((parts[0] | parts[1] | parts[2] | val) > 0xff)
+            return (0);
+        val |= (parts[0] << 24) | (parts[1] << 16) | (parts[2] << 8);
+        break;
+    }
+    if (dst) {
+        val = htonl(val);
+        memcpy(dst, &val, INADDRSZ);
+    }
+    return (1);
+}
+
+/* int
+ * inet_pton6(src, dst)
+ *      convert presentation level address to network order binary form.
+ * return:
+ *      1 if `src' is a valid [RFC1884 2.2] address, else 0.
+ * notice:
+ *      (1) does not touch `dst' unless it's returning 1.
+ *      (2) :: in a full address is silently ignored.
+ * credit:
+ *      inspired by Mark Andrews.
+ * author:
+ *      Paul Vixie, 1996.
+ */
+int inet_pton6(const char *src, u_char *dst)
+{
+    static const char xdigits_l[] = "0123456789abcdef",
+        xdigits_u[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+    u_char tmp[IN6ADDRSZ], *tp, *endp, *colonp;
+    const char *xdigits, *curtok;
+    int ch, saw_xdigit;
+    u_int val;
+
+    memset((tp = tmp), '\0', IN6ADDRSZ);
+    endp = tp + IN6ADDRSZ;
+    colonp = NULL;
+    /* Leading :: requires some special handling. */
+    if (*src == ':')
+        if (*++src != ':')
+            return (0);
+    curtok = src;
+    saw_xdigit = 0;
+    val = 0;
+    while ((ch = *src++) != '\0') {
+        const char *pch;
+
+        if ((pch = strchr((xdigits = xdigits_l), ch)) == NULL)
+            pch = strchr((xdigits = xdigits_u), ch);
+        if (pch != NULL) {
+            val <<= 4;
+            val |= (pch - xdigits);
+            if (val > 0xffff)
+                return (0);
+            saw_xdigit = 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (ch == ':') {
+            curtok = src;
+            if (!saw_xdigit) {
+                if (colonp)
+                    return (0);
+                colonp = tp;
+                continue;
+            } else if (*src == '\0')
+                return (0);
+            if (tp + INT16SZ > endp)
+                return (0);
+            *tp++ = (u_char) (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+            *tp++ = (u_char) val & 0xff;
+            saw_xdigit = 0;
+            val = 0;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (ch == '.' && ((tp + INADDRSZ) <= endp) &&
+            inet_pton4(curtok, tp, 1) > 0) {
+            tp += INADDRSZ;
+            saw_xdigit = 0;
+            break;  /* '\0' was seen by inet_pton4(). */
+        }
+        return (0);
+    }
+    if (saw_xdigit) {
+        if (tp + INT16SZ > endp)
+            return (0);
+        *tp++ = (u_char) (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+        *tp++ = (u_char) val & 0xff;
+    }
+    if (colonp != NULL) {
+        /*
+         * Since some memmove()'s erroneously fail to handle
+         * overlapping regions, we'll do the shift by hand.
+         */
+        const int n = tp - colonp;
+        int i;
+
+        if (tp == endp)
+            return (0);
+        for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
+            endp[- i] = colonp[n - i];
+            colonp[n - i] = 0;
+        }
+        tp = endp;
+    }
+    if (tp != endp)
+        return (0);
+    memcpy(dst, tmp, IN6ADDRSZ);
+    return (1);
+}
+
+/* int
+ * inet_pton(af, src, dst)
+ *      convert from presentation format (which usually means ASCII printable)
+ *      to network format (which is usually some kind of binary format).
+ * return:
+ *      1 if the address was valid for the specified address family
+ *      0 if the address wasn't valid (`dst' is untouched in this case)
+ *      -1 if some other error occurred (`dst' is untouched in this case, too)
+ * author:
+ *      Paul Vixie, 1996.
+ */
+int inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst)
+{
+     switch (af) {
+    case AF_INET:
+        return (inet_pton4(src, dst, 1));
+    case AF_INET6:
+        return (inet_pton6(src, dst));
+    default:
+        errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+        return (-1);
+    }
+    /* NOTREACHED */
+}
+#endif  /* WIN32 */
diff --git a/demo/searpc-demo-server.c b/demo/searpc-demo-server.c
index adb9902..588b16c 100644
--- a/demo/searpc-demo-server.c
+++ b/demo/searpc-demo-server.c
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
@@ -16,6 +13,17 @@
 #include "searpc-demo-packet.h"
 #define BUFLEN 256
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    #include <inttypes.h>
+    #include <winsock2.h>
+    typedef int socklen_t;
+#else
+    #include <sys/types.h>
+    #include <sys/socket.h>
+    #include <netinet/in.h>
+    #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#endif
+
 static int
 searpc_strlen(const char *str)
 {
@@ -55,6 +63,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     g_type_init();
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    WSADATA     wsadata;
+    WSAStartup(0x0101, &wsadata);
+#endif
+
     start_rpc_service();
 
     listenfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
@@ -64,7 +77,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     int on = 1;
-    if (setsockopt (listenfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
+    if (setsockopt (listenfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char*)&on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
         fprintf (stderr, "setsockopt of SO_REUSEADDR error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         exit(-1);
     }
diff --git a/pysearpc/Makefile.am b/pysearpc/Makefile.am
index 986a102..31265d5 100644
--- a/pysearpc/Makefile.am
+++ b/pysearpc/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = -DPKGDATADIR=\"$(pkgdatadir)\" \
 	-I${top_builddir}/lib \
 	-I${top_srcdir}/lib
 
+
 pysearpcdir=${pyexecdir}/pysearpc
 
 pysearpc_PYTHON = __init__.py client.py