diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0155a7e9f6..9cdeb0d74b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-08-01  Michael Schumacher <schumaml@cvs.gnome.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added checks for windres. Fixes bug #148443
+	together will my last commit.
+
 2004-08-01  Michael Schumacher <schumaml@cvs.gnome.org>
 
 	* app/Makefile.am: added checks and rules to build and link the
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ece7c6627f..31dc27d4bc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_UNIX, test "$os_win32" != "yes")
 
 if test "$os_win32" = "yes"; then
   AC_CHECK_PROG(ms_librarian, lib.exe, yes, no)
+  AC_CHECK_TOOL(WINDRES, windres, :)
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$windres])  
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_WINDRES, test "$windres" != ":")
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(MS_LIB_AVAILABLE, test x$ms_librarian = xyes)