diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 31c15d83e..5cf7c9603 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     message
   * runcoms.c: enter do_measure() only if ft_curckt->ci_last_an has a value
     (bug no. 2751855) 
+  * winmain.c: winmessage() only if message not into log file   
 
 2009-04-10 Holger Vogt
   * spicenum.c: memory leak removed
diff --git a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
index 4d7d5a21b..b795fcfa9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/wdisp/windisp.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ int WIN_Arc(int x0, int y0, int radius, double theta1, double theta2)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int WIN_Text( char * text, int x, int y, int degrees)
+int WIN_Text_old( char * text, int x, int y, int degrees)
 {
 	tpWindowData wd;
 	if (!currentgraph) return 0;
@@ -690,6 +690,46 @@ int WIN_Text( char * text, int x, int y, int degrees)
 }
 
 
+int WIN_Text( char * text, int x, int y, int CentiDegrees)
+{
+	tpWindowData wd;
+   HFONT hfont;
+   LOGFONT lf;
+  
+   CentiDegrees = 0;
+
+	if (!currentgraph) return 0;
+	wd = pWindowData(currentgraph);
+	if (!wd) return 0;
+
+   lf.lfHeight         = (int) (1.1 * currentgraph->fontheight) ; 
+   lf.lfWidth          = 0 ;
+   lf.lfEscapement     = CentiDegrees ;
+   lf.lfOrientation    = CentiDegrees ;
+   lf.lfWeight         = 500 ;
+   lf.lfItalic         = 0 ;
+   lf.lfUnderline      = 0 ;
+   lf.lfStrikeOut      = 0 ;
+   lf.lfCharSet        = 0 ;
+   lf.lfOutPrecision   = 0 ;
+   lf.lfClipPrecision  = 0 ;
+   lf.lfQuality        = 0 ;
+   lf.lfPitchAndFamily = 0 ;
+     
+   lstrcpy (lf.lfFaceName, "Courier"/*"Times New Roman"*/) ;
+
+   hfont = CreateFontIndirect (&lf);
+   SelectObject(wd->hDC, hfont);
+
+	SetTextColor( wd->hDC, ColorTable[wd->ColorIndex]);
+	TextOut( wd->hDC, x, wd->Area.bottom - y - currentgraph->fontheight, text, strlen(text));
+
+   DeleteObject(SelectObject(wd->hDC, GetStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT)));
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
+
 int WIN_DefineColor(int red, int green, int blue, int num)
 {
 	/* nothing */
diff --git a/src/winmain.c b/src/winmain.c
index 231b51385..7e688d18f 100644
--- a/src/winmain.c
+++ b/src/winmain.c
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszCmdLi
   outheap = HeapCreate(0, 10000000, 0);
   if (!outheap) {
     fprintf(stderr,"HeapCreate: Internal Error: can't allocate private output heap");
+    winmessage("HeapCreate: Internal Error: can't allocate private output heap");
     exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -1344,7 +1345,9 @@ char* rlead(char *s)
 
 void winmessage(char* new_msg)
 {
-	MessageBox(NULL, new_msg, "Ngspice error", MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
+	/* open a message box only if message is not written into -o xxx.log */
+   if (oflag == FALSE)
+      MessageBox(NULL, new_msg, "Ngspice Info", MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
 }
 
 #endif /* HAS_WINDOWS */