diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index af0b3f3bc..4766c1bd9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -66,16 +66,23 @@ if windows_check():
         "-D_WIN32",
         "-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN",
         "-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB",
-        "-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK",
         "-DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB",
         "-DBOOST_WINDOWS",
         "-DBOOST_WINDOWS_API",
         "-DWIN32",
         "-DUNICODE",
         "-D_UNICODE",
+        "-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS",
+        "/O2",
+        "/Ob2",
+        "/W3",
         "/GR",
+        "/MD",
+        "/wd4675",
         "/Zc:wchar_t",
+        "/Zc:forScope",
         "/EHsc",
+        "-c",
         ]
 else:
     _extra_compile_args += ["-Wno-missing-braces"]
@@ -108,12 +115,12 @@ if windows_check():
     _library_dirs += ['./win32/lib']
     _libraries = [
         'advapi32',
-        'boost_filesystem-vc71-mt-1_36',
-        'boost_date_time-vc71-mt-1_36',
-        'boost_iostreams-vc71-mt-1_36',
-        'boost_python-vc71-mt-1_36',
-        'boost_system-vc71-mt-1_36',
-        'boost_thread-vc71-mt-1_36',
+        'boost_filesystem-vc-mt-1_37',
+        'boost_date_time-vc-mt-1_37',
+        'boost_iostreams-vc-mt-1_37',
+        'boost_python-vc-mt-1_37',
+        'boost_system-vc-mt-1_37',
+        'boost_thread-vc-mt-1_37',
         'gdi32',
         'libeay32',
         'ssleay32',