diff -Naur a/libvo/vo_directx.c b/libvo/vo_directx.c
--- a/libvo/vo_directx.c	2004-12-31 00:19:31.515625000 +0100
+++ b/libvo/vo_directx.c	2005-01-06 15:39:49.406250000 +0100
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 static LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7  g_lpddsBack = NULL;     //Back surface
 static LPDIRECTDRAWCLIPPER  g_lpddclipper;          //clipper object, can only be used without overlay
 static DDSURFACEDESC2		ddsdsf;                 //surface descripiton needed for locking
-static HINSTANCE            hddraw_dll;             //handle to ddraw.dll
 static RECT                 rd;                     //rect of our stretched image
 static RECT                 rs;                     //rect of our source image
 static HWND                 hWnd=NULL;              //handle to the window
@@ -351,8 +350,6 @@
 	    g_lpdd->lpVtbl->Release(g_lpdd);
 	}  
 	mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_DBG3,"<vo_directx><INFO>directdrawobject released\n");
-	FreeLibrary( hddraw_dll);
-	hddraw_dll= NULL;
 	mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_DBG3,"<vo_directx><INFO>ddraw.dll freed\n");
 	mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_DBG3,"<vo_directx><INFO>uninited\n");    
 }
@@ -395,6 +392,7 @@
 
 static uint32_t Directx_InitDirectDraw()
 {
+	HINSTANCE hddraw_dll;
 	HRESULT    (WINAPI *OurDirectDrawCreateEx)(GUID *,LPVOID *, REFIID,IUnknown FAR *);
  	LPDIRECTDRAW lpDDraw;
 	DDSURFACEDESC2 ddsd;
@@ -423,7 +421,6 @@
         OurDirectDrawEnumerateEx = (LPDIRECTDRAWENUMERATEEX) GetProcAddress(hddraw_dll,"DirectDrawEnumerateExA");
         if (!OurDirectDrawEnumerateEx){
             FreeLibrary( hddraw_dll );
-            hddraw_dll = NULL;
             mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_FATAL,"<vo_directx><FATAL ERROR>failed geting proc address: DirectDrawEnumerateEx\n");
             mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_FATAL,"<vo_directx><FATAL ERROR>no directx 7 or higher installed\n");
             return 1;
@@ -441,7 +438,6 @@
     if ( OurDirectDrawCreateEx == NULL )
      {
          FreeLibrary( hddraw_dll );
-         hddraw_dll = NULL;
         mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_FATAL,"<vo_directx><FATAL ERROR>failed geting proc address: DirectDrawCreateEx\n");
  		return 1;
      }
@@ -450,7 +446,6 @@
     if (OurDirectDrawCreateEx(selected_guid_ptr, (VOID**)&g_lpdd, &IID_IDirectDraw7, NULL ) != DD_OK )
     {
         FreeLibrary( hddraw_dll );
-        hddraw_dll = NULL;
         mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_FATAL,"<vo_directx><FATAL ERROR>can't initialize ddraw\n");
 		return 1;
     }
@@ -495,6 +490,7 @@
 		return 1;
     }
     mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_DBG3,"<vo_directx><INFO>DirectDraw Inited\n");
+    FreeLibrary( hddraw_dll );
 	return 0;
 }