diff --git a/winbuild/build_dep.py b/winbuild/build_dep.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b01dcefe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winbuild/build_dep.py
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+from fetch import fetch
+from unzip import unzip
+import os, hashlib
+
+
+libs = { 'zlib':{
+    'url':'http://zlib.net/zlib128.zip',
+    'hash': 'md5:126f8676442ffbd97884eb4d6f32afb4',
+    'dir': 'zlib-1.2.8',
+    },
+         'jpeg':{
+    'url':'http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsr9a.zip',
+    'hash': 'md5:a34f3c82760270ee1e1885b15b90a72e', # not found - generated by wiredfool
+    'dir': 'jpeg-9a',
+    },
+         'tiff':{
+    'url':'ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/pub/libtiff/tiff-4.0.3.zip',
+    'hash': 'md5:dd70349cedb3981371686e1c9b89a7f9', # not found - generated by wiredfool
+    'dir': 'tiff-4.0.3',
+   },
+         'freetype':{
+    'url':'http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/ft253.zip',
+    'hash': 'md5:b3858f7e69740ac04ef53366aeb172bc', # not found - generated by wiredfool
+    'dir': 'freetype-2.5.3',
+    },
+         'lcms':{
+    'url':'http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/lcms/lcms/2.6/lcms2-2.6.zip',
+    'hash': 'sha1:eea25f001246fa2e6b242ac456cecff7483cf061',
+    'dir': 'lcms2-2.6',
+   },
+         'tcl':{
+    'url':'http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/tcl/Tcl/8.5.13/tcl8513-src.zip',
+    'hash': 'sha1:3e01585c91293c532a3cd594ec59deca92153a5e',
+    'dir': '',
+   },
+         'tk':{
+    'url':'http://hivelocity.dl.sourceforge.net/project/tcl/Tcl/8.5.13/tk8513-src.zip',
+    'hash': 'sha1:23a1d7ddd416e11e06dfdb9f86111d4bab9420b4',
+    'dir': '',
+    }
+         }
+
+compilers = [ {
+    'env_version':'v7.0',
+    'vc_version':'2008',
+    'env_flags': '/x64 /vista',
+    'inc_dir': 'msvcr90-x64',
+    'platform': 'x64'
+    },
+              {
+    'env_version':'v7.0',
+    'vc_version':'2008',
+    'env_flags': '/x86 /xp',
+    'inc_dir': 'msvcr90-x32',
+    'platform': 'Win32'
+    },
+
+              {
+    'env_version':'v7.1',
+    'vc_version':'2010',
+    'env_flags': '/x64 /vista',
+    'inc_dir': 'msvcr10-x64',
+    'platform': 'x64'
+    },
+              {
+    'env_version':'v7.1',
+    'vc_version':'2010',
+    'env_flags': '/x86 /xp',
+    'inc_dir': 'msvcr10-x32',
+    'platform': 'Win32'
+    },
+
+    ]
+
+
+def _relpath(*args):
+    return os.path.join(os.getcwd(),*args)
+
+def _relbuild(*args):
+    return _relpath('build', *args)
+
+build_dir = _relpath('build')
+inc_dir = _relpath('depends')
+
+def check_hash(filename, checksum):
+    if not checksum: return filename
+    
+    (algo, value) = checksum.split(':')
+    h = hashlib.new(algo)
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
+        h.update(f.read())
+        if not(h.hexdigest().lower() == value):
+            raise ValueError('Checksum Mismatch for %s' %filename)
+    return filename
+
+def check_sig(filename, signame):
+    #UNDONE -- need gpg
+    return filename
+
+def mkdirs():
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(build_dir)
+    except:
+        pass
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(inc_dir)
+    except:
+        pass
+
+def fetch_libs():
+    for lib in libs.values():
+        unzip(check_hash(fetch(lib['url']),lib['hash']),build_dir)
+
+def cp_tk():
+    return r"""
+mkdir %INCLIB%\tcl85\include\X11
+copy /Y /B %BUILD%\tcl8.5.13\generic\*.h %INCLIB%\tcl85\include\
+copy /Y /B %BUILD%\tk8.5.13\generic\*.h %INCLIB%\tcl85\include\
+copy /Y /B %BUILD%\tk8.5.13\xlib\X11\* %INCLIB%\tcl85\include\X11\
+"""
+
+def header():
+    return r"""setlocal
+set MSBUILD=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
+set CMAKE="C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake 2.8\bin\cmake.exe"
+set INCLIB=%~dp0\depends
+set BUILD=%~dp0\build
+""" + "\n".join('set %s=%%BUILD%%\%s' %(k.upper(), v['dir'])
+                                        for (k,v) in libs.items() if v['dir'])
+    
+def setup_compiler(compiler):
+    return r"""setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
+call "%%ProgramFiles%%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\%(env_version)s\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release %(env_flags)s
+set INCLIB=%%INCLIB%%\%(inc_dir)s
+mkdir %%INCLIB%%
+""" % compiler
+
+def end_compiler():
+    return """
+endlocal
+"""
+        
+def nmake_libs(compiler):
+    # undone -- pre, makes, headers, libs
+    return r"""
+rem Build libjpeg
+setlocal
+cd /D %s
+nmake -f makefile.vc setup-vc6
+nmake -f makefile.vc clean
+nmake -f makefile.vc all
+copy /Y /B *.dll %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B *.lib %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B j*.h %%INCLIB%%
+endlocal
+
+rem Build zlib
+setlocal
+cd /D %s
+nmake -f win32\Makefile.msc clean
+nmake -f win32\Makefile.msc
+copy /Y /B *.dll %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B *.lib %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B zlib.lib %%INCLIB%%\z.lib
+copy /Y /B zlib.h %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B zconf.h %%INCLIB%%
+endlocal
+
+rem Build libtiff
+setlocal
+rem do after building jpeg and zlib
+copy %%~dp0\nmake.opt %s
+
+cd /D %s
+nmake -f makefile.vc clean
+nmake -f makefile.vc 
+copy /Y /B libtiff\*.dll %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B libtiff\*.lib %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B libtiff\tiff*.h %%INCLIB%%
+endlocal
+""" %(_relbuild(libs['jpeg']['dir']),
+      _relbuild(libs['zlib']['dir']),
+      _relbuild(libs['tiff']['dir']),
+      _relbuild(libs['tiff']['dir']),
+      )
+    
+      
+def msbuild_libs(compiler):
+    return r"""
+rem Build freetype
+setlocal
+py -3 %%~dp0\fixproj.py %%FREETYPE%%\builds\windows\vc%(vc_version)s\freetype.sln %(platform)s
+py -3 %%~dp0\fixproj.py %%FREETYPE%%\builds\windows\vc%(vc_version)s\freetype.vcproj %(platform)s
+rd /S /Q %%FREETYPE%%\objs
+%%MSBUILD%% %%FREETYPE%%\builds\windows\vc%(vc_version)s\freetype.sln /t:Clean;Build /p:Configuration="LIB Release";Platform=%(platform)s
+xcopy /E /Q %%FREETYPE%%\include %%INCLIB%%
+xcopy /E /Q %%FREETYPE%%\objs\win32\vc%(vc_version)s %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B %%FREETYPE%%\objs\win32\vc%(vc_version)s\*.lib %%INCLIB%%\freetype.lib
+endlocal
+
+rem Build lcms2
+setlocal
+py -3 %%~dp0\fixproj.py %%LCMS%%\Projects\VC%(vc_version)s\lcms2.sln %(platform)s
+py -3 %%~dp0\fixproj.py %%LCMS%%\Projects\VC%(vc_version)s\lcms2.vcproj %(platform)s
+rd /S /Q %%LCMS%%\objs
+%%MSBUILD%% %%LCMS%%\Projects\VC%(vc_version)s\lcms2.sln /t:Clean;Build /p:Configuration="LIB Release";Platform=%(platform)s
+xcopy /E /Q %%LCMS%%\include %%INCLIB%%
+xcopy /E /Q %%LCMS%%\objs\win32\VC%(vc_version)s %%INCLIB%%
+copy /Y /B %%LCMS%%\objs\win32\VC%(vc_version)s\*.lib %%INCLIB%%\lcms2.lib
+endlocal
+""" % compiler
+
+mkdirs()
+fetch_libs()
+
+script = [header(), cp_tk()]
+
+for compiler in compilers:
+    script.append(setup_compiler(compiler))
+    script.append(nmake_libs(compiler))
+    script.append(msbuild_libs(compiler))
+    script.append(end_compiler())
+    
+print ("\n".join(script))
diff --git a/winbuild/fetch.py b/winbuild/fetch.py
index 00845678e..dfedb9835 100644
--- a/winbuild/fetch.py
+++ b/winbuild/fetch.py
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import sys, os, urllib.parse, urllib.request
-name = urllib.parse.urlsplit(sys.argv[1])[2].split('/')[-1]
-if not os.path.exists(name):
-    print("Fetching", sys.argv[1])
-    content = urllib.request.urlopen(sys.argv[1]).read()
-    with open(name, 'wb') as fd:
-        fd.write(content)
+
+def fetch(url):
+    name = urllib.parse.urlsplit(url)[2].split('/')[-1]
+
+    if not os.path.exists(name):
+        print("Fetching", url)
+        content = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read()
+        with open(name, 'wb') as fd:
+            fd.write(content)
+    return name
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    fetch(sys.argv[1])
+
+
diff --git a/winbuild/get_pythons.py b/winbuild/get_pythons.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcce5fe3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winbuild/get_pythons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from fetch import fetch
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    for version in ['2.6.5', '2.7.6', '3.2.5', '3.3.5', '3.4.0']:
+        for platform in ['', '.amd64']:
+            for extension in ['','.asc']:
+                fetch('https://www.python.org/ftp/python/%s/python-%s%s.msi%s' %(
+                    version, version, platform, extension))
+
+    # find pip, if it's not in the path!
+    os.system('pip install virtualenv')
diff --git a/winbuild/unzip.py b/winbuild/unzip.py
index 9793906cb..18588433c 100644
--- a/winbuild/unzip.py
+++ b/winbuild/unzip.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 import sys, zipfile
-with zipfile.ZipFile(sys.argv[1]) as zf:
-     zf.extractall(sys.argv[2])
+
+def unzip(src, dest):
+     with zipfile.ZipFile(src) as zf:
+          zf.extractall(dest)
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+     unzip(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])