diff --git a/moo/bin/Makefile.am b/moo/bin/Makefile.am
index 859dc96..2a99ecd 100644
--- a/moo/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/moo/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ moo_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_ALL_COMMON)
 moo_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_ALL_COMMON)
 moo_LDADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON) -lmoox $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 if WIN32
-moo_LDADD += $(SOCKET_LIBS)
+moo_LDADD += $(SOCKET_LIBS) -lpsapi
 endif
 if ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE
 moo_DEPENDENCIES = ../lib/libmoo.la
diff --git a/moo/bin/Makefile.in b/moo/bin/Makefile.in
index 3ef4ab3..85114a2 100644
--- a/moo/bin/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/bin/Makefile.in
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ host_triplet = @host@
 @ENABLE_LIBLTDL_TRUE@am__append_1 = $(LTDL_LIBS)
 @ENABLE_LIBLTDL_FALSE@am__append_2 = $(DL_LIBS)
 bin_PROGRAMS = moo$(EXEEXT)
-@WIN32_TRUE@am__append_3 = $(SOCKET_LIBS)
+@WIN32_TRUE@am__append_3 = $(SOCKET_LIBS) -lpsapi
 @ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_FALSE@moo_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_4) \
 @ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_FALSE@	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
 @ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_FALSE@	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_5)
diff --git a/moo/lib/Makefile.am b/moo/lib/Makefile.am
index 3acff79..9f5285a 100644
--- a/moo/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/moo/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ libmoo_la_SOURCES = \
 	moo-rbt.h \
 	moo-utl.h \
 	moo-prv.h \
-	moo-std.h \
 	pack1.h \
 	unpack.h \
 	bigint.c \
@@ -98,13 +97,13 @@ libmoo_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_LIB_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS_PFMOD)
 libmoo_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_LIB_COMMON)
 libmoo_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON)
 
-libmoox_la_SOURCES = std.c
+libmoox_la_SOURCES = std.c moo-std.h
 if WIN32
 libmoox_la_SOURCES += poll-msw.c poll-msw.h
 endif
 libmoox_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_LIB_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS_PFMOD)
 libmoox_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_LIB_COMMON)
-libmoox_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON) -lmoo
+libmoox_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON) -lmoo 
 
 if ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE
 libmoo_la_LIBADD += -lmoo-stdio
diff --git a/moo/lib/Makefile.in b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
index 788c4ae..9f8d954 100644
--- a/moo/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ libmoo_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
 	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
 	$(libmoo_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 libmoox_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_5)
-am__libmoox_la_SOURCES_DIST = std.c poll-msw.c poll-msw.h
+am__libmoox_la_SOURCES_DIST = std.c moo-std.h poll-msw.c poll-msw.h
 @WIN32_TRUE@am__objects_1 = libmoox_la-poll-msw.lo
 am_libmoox_la_OBJECTS = libmoox_la-std.lo $(am__objects_1)
 libmoox_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libmoox_la_OBJECTS)
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ libmoo_la_SOURCES = \
 	moo-rbt.h \
 	moo-utl.h \
 	moo-prv.h \
-	moo-std.h \
 	pack1.h \
 	unpack.h \
 	bigint.c \
@@ -484,10 +483,10 @@ libmoo_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_LIB_COMMON)
 libmoo_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON) $(am__append_7) \
 	$(am__append_8) $(am__append_10) $(am__append_12) \
 	$(am__append_14)
-libmoox_la_SOURCES = std.c $(am__append_6)
+libmoox_la_SOURCES = std.c moo-std.h $(am__append_6)
 libmoox_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_LIB_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS_PFMOD)
 libmoox_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_LIB_COMMON)
-libmoox_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON) -lmoo
+libmoox_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_LIB_COMMON) -lmoo 
 @ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_TRUE@libmoo_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(abs_builddir)/../mod/libmoo-stdio.la \
 @ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_TRUE@	$(am__append_9) $(am__append_11) \
 @ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_TRUE@	$(am__append_13) $(am__append_15)
diff --git a/moo/mod/_con.c b/moo/mod/_con.c
index abd60aa..c367b17 100644
--- a/moo/mod/_con.c
+++ b/moo/mod/_con.c
@@ -59,17 +59,14 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_open (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 	HANDLE h;
 	moo_ooi_t immv;
 
-	h = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
+	h = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
 	if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return 0;
 	if (h == NULL)
 	{
+		/* the program doens't have an associated handle for stdin. is it a service? */
 	}
 
-	imm = moo_makeimm (moo, h);
-	if (imm <= -1) 
-	{
-		/* error */
-	}
+	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, MOO_SMPTR_TO_OOP(h));
 
 #elif defined(__DOS__)
 	moo->errnum = MOO_ENOIMPL;
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_open (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		con->fd = open ("/dev/tty", O_RDWR, 0);
+		con->fd = open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR, 0);
 		if (con->fd == -1)
 		{
 			/* TODO: failed to open /dev/stdout */
@@ -99,13 +96,13 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_open (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 		con->fd_opened = 1;
 	}
 
-	term = getenv ("TERM");
-	if (term && setupterm (term, con->fd, &err) == OK) 
+	term = getenv("TERM");
+	if (term && setupterm(term, con->fd, &err) == OK) 
 	{
 	}
 
-	con->cup = tigetstr ("cup"); /* TODO: error check */
-	con->clear = tigetstr ("clear");
+	con->cup = tigetstr("cup"); /* TODO: error check */
+	con->clear = tigetstr("clear");
 
 #if 0
 	{
@@ -131,9 +128,16 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_open (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 static moo_pfrc_t pf_close (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
+	moo_oop_t arg;
 	HANDLE h;
 
-	h = MOO_STACK_GETARG (moo, nargs, 0);
+	con = MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 0);
+	h = MOO_OOP_TO_SMPTR(con);
+	
+	/*if (h != XXX)
+	{
+		CloseHandle (h);
+	}*/
 #elif defined(__DOS__)
 
 	/* TODO */
@@ -153,8 +157,9 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_close (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 static moo_pfrc_t pf_write (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
+	/* TODO: */
 #elif defined(__DOS__)
-
+	/* TODO: */
 #else
 	console_t* con;
 	moo_oop_char_t msg;