But how do I have to change my project settings for a static executable? I just changed the the lib search path to this new monster path and it does not work The linker is missing the vc7-re300dm.lib then.

why not carry on using the libs you built from the makefiles?

And how to link the boost thread stuff? Is it supported for statically linked apps at all?

Build threadmon.cpp into a dll, and the rest of the source into a static lib with the options you want. - John Maddock http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/john_maddock/