diff --git a/Apps/Tuto/CMakeLists.txt b/Apps/Tuto/CMakeLists.txt
index 50e679c1b0b9ccfe298441370daac346d3f13a68..0f361227073634a8ee07f81340812399f4a54e1c 100644
--- a/Apps/Tuto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Apps/Tuto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS(${QT_DEFINITIONS})
 
 
 # define includes path
+
+MESSAGE (STATUS ${BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH})
 include_directories(
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 	/usr/include/libxml2/
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ include_directories(
 	${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/ThirdParty/Assimp/include
 	${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/ThirdParty/glm
 	${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/include
+	${BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH}
 )
 
 # define libs path
@@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ ELSE(WIN32)
 ENDIF(WIN32)
 
 
-
 #define exec to compile
 
 QT4_WRAP_CPP(tuto1_moc tuto1.h)
@@ -72,10 +74,15 @@ add_executable( tp_master tp_master.cpp ${tp_master_moc})
 target_link_libraries( tp_master
 	${CGoGN_LIBS_D}  ${COMMON_LIBS}  ${QT_LIBRARIES} )
 
+#BOOST_LIBS macro: allow using compiled boost in windows (see readme)
+# -first argument variable that will contain the libs
+# -second argument list of boost libs separated by ; in " "
+BOOST_LIBS(boost_lib_lists "boost_thread-mt;boost_iostreams-mt")
+
 QT4_WRAP_CPP(tuto_mt_moc tuto_mt.h)
 add_executable( tuto_mt tuto_mt.cpp  ${tuto_mt_moc})
 target_link_libraries( tuto_mt
-	${CGoGN_LIBS_D} ${COMMON_LIBS} ${QT_LIBRARIES}  boost_thread-mt)
+	${CGoGN_LIBS_D} ${COMMON_LIBS} ${QT_LIBRARIES} ${boost_lib_lists})
 
 QT4_WRAP_CPP(tuto_ogl3_moc tuto_ogl3.h)
 add_executable( tuto_ogl3 tuto_ogl3.cpp ${tuto_ogl3_moc})
diff --git a/README_VISUAL.TXT b/README_VISUAL.TXT
index f409d931486e245ded92f3cd70fd0f3accee412c..ad3d179e7d0a84175a0817068ae3837eb2677fe9 100644
--- a/README_VISUAL.TXT
+++ b/README_VISUAL.TXT
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ Cliquer sur Configure
 Choisir le bon compilateur (celui de votre version de Visual C++)
 Recliquer sur Configure
 Cliquer sur Generate
-Unziper le dependencies.zip (http://iggservis.u-strasbg.fr/Data/dependencies.zip) dans le repertoire Visual
+Unziper le windows_dependencies.zip (http://iggservis.u-strasbg.fr/Data/) a la racine de CGoGN
 Aller dans Visual et double-cliquer sur CGoGN.sln !!
 
-Pour que les executables fonctionnent ajouter ....\Visual\dependencies\dll dans la variable d'environnement path
+Pour que les executables fonctionnent ajouter le chemin vers les dll dans la variable d'environnement path
 (ou copier les dll dans un répertoire déjà dans le path)
 
-Remarque: uniquement compilation 32bits testée pour le moment.
+Remarque pour l'utilisation de boost (manière simple):
+-installer les binaires a l'aide de boostpro (www.boostpro.com)
+-definir la varible d'env "boost_extension" avec ce que vous voulez utiliser (exemple: -vc100-mt-1_44)
+-definir la varible d'env "boost_path" avec le chemin d'acces (exemple: C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_44\)
+-ajouter le chemin vers les dll dans le path (comme cf ci-dessus)
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/build/CMakeLists.txt b/build/CMakeLists.txt
index 72991aae5db4fc6c2cf190b11eb07caabe36ae65..39ceda0d33d9cf56117c6c371e1ef4ffa291951f 100644
--- a/build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,19 @@ IF(WIN32)
 	SET(DEVIL_LIBRARIES DevIL ILU ILUT)
 	SET(ZLIB_LIBRARIES zlib)
 	SET(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES xml2)
+	
+	MACRO(BOOST_LIBS lib_lists names)
+	SET (${lib_lists} "")
+	FOREACH(name ${names})
+		STRING(REGEX REPLACE "-mt" $ENV{boost_extension} newname ${name})
+		SET (${lib_lists} ${${lib_lists}} ${newname} )
+	ENDFOREACH(name)
+	ENDMACRO(BOOST_LIBS)
+
+	set (BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH $ENV{boost_path})
+	
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/windows_dependencies/include/)
-	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/windows_dependencies/lib/)
+	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/windows_dependencies/lib/ $ENV{boost_path}/lib)
 	add_subdirectory(Release)
 	add_subdirectory(${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/Apps Apps)
 	if (EXISTS "${CGoGN_ROOT_DIR}/Perso")
@@ -51,6 +62,14 @@ ELSE(WIN32)
 	ELSE(IL_LIBRARIES)
 		SET(DEVIL_LIBRARIES ${IL_LIBRARY} ${ILU_LIBRARY} ${ILUT_LIBRARY})
 	ENDIF(IL_LIBRARIES)
+	
+	MACRO(BOOST_LIBS lib_lists names)
+	SET (${lib_lists})
+	FOREACH(name ${names})
+		STRING(REGEX REPLACE "-mt" $ENV{boost_libs_extension} newname ${name})
+		SET (${lib_lists} ${${lib_lists}} ${name} )
+	ENDFOREACH(name)
+	ENDMACRO(BOOST_LIBS)
 
 	add_subdirectory(Release)
 	add_subdirectory(Debug)