diff --git a/include/Makefile.in b/include/Makefile.in
index 0ce585986c7..586c7e78b03 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.in
+++ b/include/Makefile.in
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ WINDOWS_INCLUDES = \
 	audevcod.h \
 	aviriff.h \
 	basetsd.h \
+	basetyps.h \
 	cderr.h \
 	cfgmgr32.h \
 	cguid.h \
diff --git a/include/basetyps.h b/include/basetyps.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d4dfed98e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/basetyps.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 Anders Norlander
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Steven Edwards
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _BASETYPS_H_
+#define _BASETYPS_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+# define EXTERN_C extern "C"
+#else
+# define EXTERN_C extern
+#endif
+
+#define STDMETHODCALLTYPE  __stdcall
+#define STDMETHODVCALLTYPE __cdecl
+#define STDAPICALLTYPE     __stdcall
+#define STDAPIVCALLTYPE    __cdecl
+#define STDAPI             EXTERN_C HRESULT STDAPICALLTYPE
+#define STDAPI_(t)         EXTERN_C t STDAPICALLTYPE
+#define STDMETHODIMP       HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE
+#define STDMETHODIMP_(t)   t STDMETHODCALLTYPE
+#define STDAPIV            EXTERN_C HRESULT STDAPIVCALLTYPE
+#define STDAPIV_(t)        EXTERN_C t STDAPIVCALLTYPE
+#define STDMETHODIMPV      HRESULT STDMETHODVCALLTYPE
+#define STDMETHODIMPV_(t)  t STDMETHODVCALLTYPE
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && !defined(CINTERFACE)
+# define interface struct
+# define STDMETHOD(m) virtual HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE m
+# define STDMETHOD_(t,m) virtual t STDMETHODCALLTYPE m
+# define PURE =0
+# define THIS_
+# define THIS void
+# define DECLARE_INTERFACE(i)    interface i
+# define DECLARE_INTERFACE_(i,b) interface i : public b
+#else
+# define STDMETHOD(m) HRESULT (STDMETHODCALLTYPE *m)
+# define STDMETHOD_(t,m) t (STDMETHODCALLTYPE *m)
+# define PURE
+# define THIS_ INTERFACE *,
+# define THIS INTERFACE *
+# ifdef CONST_VTABLE
+#  define DECLARE_INTERFACE(i) \
+     typedef interface i { const struct i##Vtbl *lpVtbl; } i; \
+     typedef struct i##Vtbl i##Vtbl; \
+     struct i##Vtbl
+# else
+#  define DECLARE_INTERFACE(i) \
+     typedef interface i { struct i##Vtbl *lpVtbl; } i; \
+     typedef struct i##Vtbl i##Vtbl; \
+     struct i##Vtbl
+# endif
+# define DECLARE_INTERFACE_(i,b) DECLARE_INTERFACE(i)
+#endif
+
+#include <guiddef.h>
+
+#ifndef _ERROR_STATUS_T_DEFINED
+typedef unsigned long error_status_t;
+#define _ERROR_STATUS_T_DEFINED
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _WCHAR_T_DEFINED
+typedef unsigned short wchar_t;
+#define _WCHAR_T_DEFINED
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _BASETYPS_H_ */