diff --git a/api/boinc_api.C b/api/boinc_api.C
index 2c8e19366c..1011991400 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.C
+++ b/api/boinc_api.C
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ int boinc_finish(int status) {
         boinc_write_init_data_file();
     }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    exit(status);
+#else
     // on Linux < 2.6, probably due to non-POSIX LinuxThreads, _Exit() fails to
     // shut down the graphics-thread properly, while exit() does the job and does _NOT_ 
     // seem to get tangled in exit-atexit loops... 
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@ int boinc_finish(int status) {
     // This is not pretty but unless someone finds a cleaner solution, we handle the two cases
     // separately based on these observations
     _Exit(status);
+#endif
 #endif
 
     fprintf(stderr, "..exit() or _Exit() returned... this is totally weird!!\n");
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index dda4ae7ed3..ef4d856623 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -22305,3 +22305,9 @@ David  7 Jan 2005
         backend_lib.C
         dir_hier_move.C
         dir_hier_path.C
+
+David  7 Jan 2005
+	- Win compile fix
+
+	api/
+		boinc_api.C