Hello, yesterday I tried to download the boostpro binaries for windows and I had to download over a gigabyte to get all configurations for VS 2008. Sadly the version also was outdated and in general not that great ( e.g. Installer quite bad to handle and you have to register to download ) . So I decided to build from source and package it for a few friends who also needed these binaries. I managed to compress boost_1_40 ( no source except headers, no python AFAIK , but everything else you get with a standard build ) from over 900MB down to 37MB by using 7z. I uploaded it here https://obliviononline.com/pub/boost/boost_1_40_0.7z . Should boost use this form of releasing binaries in the future for windows ? Alternatively, you could endorse this form, like boostpro is endorsed right now and I could host it on google code, etc . An easy to set up ( just unzip this file ) binary distribution would make compiling boost-dependent software much easier. I would be willing to distribute future releases compatible with VS 2005 and 2008 in this form. Yours, Julian Bangert __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4551 (20091028) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com