diff -Naur rxvt-2.4.5/autoconf/Make.common.in rxvt-2.4.5.working/autoconf/Make.common.in
--- rxvt-2.4.5/autoconf/Make.common.in	Thu Jan 01 12:29:08 1998
+++ rxvt-2.4.5.working/autoconf/Make.common.in	Fri May 01 16:13:03 1998
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@ @XPM_CPPFLAGS@
-LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ -Wl,--subsystem,windows
 DEFS = @DEFS@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 DINCLUDE = @DINCLUDE@
diff -Naur rxvt-2.4.5/rclock/Makefile.in rxvt-2.4.5.working/rclock/Makefile.in
--- rxvt-2.4.5/rclock/Makefile.in	Thu Jan 01 12:29:09 1998
+++ rxvt-2.4.5.working/rclock/Makefile.in	Fri May 01 16:04:13 1998
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
 	(cd $(srcdir); $(RMF) Makefile)
 
 install: allbin alldoc
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) rclock $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)rclock
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) rclock.exe $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)rclock.exe
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) rclock.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(manprefix)rclock.$(manext)
 
 uninstall:
-	cd $(bindir); $(RMF) $(binprefix)rclock
+	cd $(bindir); $(RMF) $(binprefix)rclock.exe
 	cd $(mandir); $(RMF) $(manprefix)rclock.$(manext)
 
 distdirs:
diff -Naur rxvt-2.4.5/src/Makefile.in rxvt-2.4.5.working/src/Makefile.in
--- rxvt-2.4.5/src/Makefile.in	Thu Jan 01 12:29:08 1998
+++ rxvt-2.4.5.working/src/Makefile.in	Fri May 01 16:02:56 1998
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 alldoc:
 
 clean:
-	$(RMF) rxvt core a.out $(OBJS) *.bak *~
+	$(RMF) rxvt.exe core a.out $(OBJS) *.bak *~
 
 realclean: clean
 	$(RMF) tags *.pro
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@
 	(cd $(srcdir); $(RMF) Makefile)
 
 install: allbin alldoc
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) rxvt $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)rxvt
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) rxvt.exe $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(binprefix)rxvt.exe
 
 uninstall:
-	(cd $(bindir); $(RMF) $(binprefix)rxvt)
+	(cd $(bindir); $(RMF) $(binprefix)rxvt.exe)
 
 distdirs:
 	mkdir $(basedir)/../$(VERNAME)/$(thisdir)
diff -Naur rxvt-2.4.5/src/command.c rxvt-2.4.5.working/src/command.c
--- rxvt-2.4.5/src/command.c	Thu Jan 01 12:29:08 1998
+++ rxvt-2.4.5.working/src/command.c	Wed Apr 01 15:25:24 1998
@@ -332,8 +332,10 @@
      * change effective uid/gid - not real uid/gid - so we can switch
      * back to root later, as required
      */
+/* #ifndef __CYGWIN__ */
 	seteuid(getuid());
 	setegid(getgid());
+/* #endif */
 	break;
 
     case SAVE:
@@ -342,8 +344,10 @@
 	break;
 
     case RESTORE:
+/* #ifndef __CYGWIN__ */
 	seteuid(euid);
 	setegid(egid);
+/* #endif */
 	break;
     }
 #else
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@
     ptydev = ttydev = _getpty(&fd, O_RDWR | O_NDELAY, 0622, 0);
     if (ptydev == NULL)
 	goto Failed;
-#elif defined (__svr4__)
+#elif defined (__svr4__) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
     {
 	extern char    *ptsname();
 
@@ -592,8 +596,10 @@
 #endif				/* TTY_GID_SUPPORT */
 
 	privileges(RESTORE);
-	fchown(fd, getuid(), gid);	/* fail silently */
-	fchmod(fd, mode);
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
+ 	fchown(fd, getuid(), gid);	/* fail silently */
+#endif
+ 	fchmod(fd, mode);
 	privileges(IGNORE);
     }
 #endif				/* __svr4__ */
diff -Naur rxvt-2.4.5/src/main.c rxvt-2.4.5.working/src/main.c
--- rxvt-2.4.5/src/main.c	Thu Jan 01 12:29:08 1998
+++ rxvt-2.4.5.working/src/main.c	Wed Apr 01 16:36:00 1998
@@ -1823,6 +1823,9 @@
 
     init_command(cmd_argv);
 
+    /* Make sure the terminal subsystem knows about the initial size. */
+    tt_resize();
+
     main_loop();		/* main processing loop */
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }