diff -ur unzip550.org/process.c unzip550/process.c
--- unzip550.org/process.c	Thu Dec 27 17:24:44 2001
+++ unzip550/process.c	Sun Dec  1 12:19:56 2002
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #    include "windll/windll.h"
 #  endif
 #endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <winuser.h>
+#endif
 
 static int    do_seekable        OF((__GPRO__ int lastchance));
 static int    find_ecrec         OF((__GPRO__ long searchlen));
@@ -294,6 +298,20 @@
               G.zipfn));
     }
 #ifdef CHEAP_SFX_AUTORUN
+#ifdef CHEAP_SFX_AUTORUN_NOPROMPT
+#ifdef WIN32
+#define TMPCONSOLETITLE "tempsxfwindow"
+    { /* identify and hide this window while installer runs */
+            HWND hWnd;      
+            SetConsoleTitle(TMPCONSOLETITLE);
+            Sleep(40);      /* from MSDN Article ID: Q124103 */
+            hWnd=FindWindow(NULL, TMPCONSOLETITLE);
+            SetConsoleTitle(G.argv0);
+            ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_HIDE);
+    }
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+            system(G.autorun_command);
+#else /* autorun with prompt */
     if (G.autorun_command[0] && !uO.qflag) { /* NO autorun without prompt! */
         Info(slide, 0x81, ((char *)slide, LoadFarString(AutorunPrompt),
                       FnFilter1(G.autorun_command)));
@@ -303,6 +321,7 @@
         else
             Info(slide, 1, ((char *)slide, LoadFarString(NotAutoRunning)));
     }
+#endif /* CHEAP_SFX_AUTORUN_NOPROMPT */
 #endif /* CHEAP_SFX_AUTORUN */
 
 #else /* !SFX */
diff -ur unzip550.org/win32/Makefile.gcc unzip550/win32/Makefile.gcc
--- unzip550.org/win32/Makefile.gcc	Sat Nov 10 22:40:16 2001
+++ unzip550/win32/Makefile.gcc	Sun Dec  1 13:26:28 2002
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 CC_OUT_OPT = -o
 
 # Other specific options
-CC_SPECIFIC_OPT = -c -DASM_CRC -DWIN32
+CC_SPECIFIC_OPT = -c -DASM_CRC -DWIN32 -DCHEAP_SFX_AUTORUN -DCHEAP_SFX_AUTORUN_NOPROMPT
 AS_SPECIFIC_OPT = -c
 LD_SPECIFIC_OPT = -o $@
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 OBJX1 = unzipsfx$(OBJ) crc32x$(OBJ) crctabx$(OBJ) cryptx$(OBJ) extractx$(OBJ)
 OBJX2 = fileiox$(OBJ) globalsx$(OBJ) inflatex$(OBJ) matchx$(OBJ) processx$(OBJ)
 OBJX3 = ttyiox$(OBJ)
-OBJXS = win32x$(OBJ) ntx$(OBJ)
+OBJXS = win32x$(OBJ) ntx$(OBJ) unzipsfxrc$(OBJ)
 OBJX  = $(OBJX1) $(OBJX2) $(OBJX3) $(OBJA) $(OBJXS)
 OBJF1 = funzip$(OBJ) crc32$(OBJ) cryptf$(OBJ) globalsf$(OBJ) inflatef$(OBJ)
 OBJF2 = ttyiof$(OBJ)
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@
 sfxwizrc$(OBJ):	windll/guisfx/sfxwiz.rc
 	- $(RC)  --include-dir windll/guisfx --define WIN32 -o$@ \
 		windll/guisfx/sfxwiz.rc
+unzipsfxrc$(OBJ):	unzipsfx.rc
+	- $(RC) -o $@ $<
 
 # Static LIB compilation section
 apib$(OBJ): api.c $(UNZIP_H) $(WINDLL_H) unzvers.h