This is a INSTALL instruction for mplayerxp: ******************************************** run ./configure --help to get help about options. rerun ./configure with your options then type: make make install Use it! ;) P.S.: This project optionally requires other libraries so please read the file 'Dependencies' to know where you can obtain and how to install them. Compiling and installing under Win32! ===================================== 1. You need download and install Cygwin-1.5+ package which can be obtained at http://www.cygwin.com/. You may enter Cygwin's shell with using this .cmd script: @ECHO OFF SET TERM=UNIX SET MODE=UNIX SET MAKE_MODE=UNIX SET PATH=C:\PATH_WHERE_CYGWIN_WAS_INSTALLED\usr\bin;%PATH% SET CYGWIN=E:\usr SET HOMEDRIVE=E:\usr umount --remove-all-mounts mount C:/PATH_WHERE_CYGWIN_WAS_INSTALLED / bash exit 2. You need download and install SDL package which can be obtained at http://www.libsdl.org Note: with cygwin you don't need to have libSDL.a. Linking may be performed with non-stripped SDL.dll which sould be located in directory described in PATH environment variable. 3. run ./configure --help to get help about options. rerun ./configure with your options then type: make 4. Manual installing! After finishing compilation you may place binaries of mplayerxp in any directory. For example: C:\Program Files\mplayerxp Folder which contains mplayerxp should be filled like it described below: PATH_WHERE_MPLAYERXP_WAS_INSTALLED\ codecs.conf cygiconv-2.dll cygwin1.dll cygz.dll eqbands input.conf libavcodec.dll libavformat.dll libavutil.dll libdha.dll libpostproc.dll libvidix.dll mplayerxp.exe sdl.dll libMP3.dll liba52.dll libdca.dll libfaad2.dll libmpeg2.dll libnuppelvideo.dll cyberblade_vid.so genfb_vid.so mach64_vid.so mga_crtc2_vid.so mga_tv_vid.so mga_vid.so nvidia_vid.so pm2_vid.so pm3_vid.so radeon_vid.so rage128_vid.so savage_vid.so sis_vid.so unichrome_vid.so DMO_Filter.dll DS_Filter.dll libloader.dll font.desc FONTS.raw 5. Use it! Enjoy! ;)