Index: boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp
===================================================================
--- boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp	(revision 85020)
+++ boost/config/compiler/visualc.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@
 #  define BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_MACROS
 #endif
 
-#if defined(UNDER_CE)
-// Windows CE does not have a conforming signature for swprintf
-#  define BOOST_NO_SWPRINTF
-#endif
-
 #if _MSC_VER < 1500  // 140X == VC++ 8.0
 #  define BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
 #endif
@@ -142,16 +137,6 @@
 #  define BOOST_NO_INTRINSIC_WCHAR_T
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_WIN32_WCE) || defined(UNDER_CE)
-#  define BOOST_NO_SWPRINTF
-#endif
-
-// we have ThreadEx or GetSystemTimeAsFileTime unless we're running WindowsCE
-#if !defined(_WIN32_WCE) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
-#  define BOOST_HAS_THREADEX
-#  define BOOST_HAS_GETSYSTEMTIMEASFILETIME
-#endif
-
 //
 // check for exception handling support:
 #if !defined(_CPPUNWIND) && !defined(BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
Index: boost/config/platform/win32.hpp
===================================================================
--- boost/config/platform/win32.hpp	(revision 85020)
+++ boost/config/platform/win32.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@
 #  define BOOST_HAS_GETSYSTEMTIMEASFILETIME
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32_WCE) || defined(UNDER_CE)
+// Windows CE does not have a conforming signature for swprintf
+#  define BOOST_NO_SWPRINTF
+#endif
+
+// we have ThreadEx or GetSystemTimeAsFileTime unless we're running WindowsCE
+#if !defined(_WIN32_WCE) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
+#  define BOOST_HAS_THREADEX
+#  define BOOST_HAS_GETSYSTEMTIMEASFILETIME
+#endif
+
 #ifndef BOOST_HAS_PTHREADS
 #  define BOOST_HAS_WINTHREADS
 #endif
Index: libs/thread/src/win32/thread.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/thread/src/win32/thread.cpp	(revision 85020)
+++ libs/thread/src/win32/thread.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -111,42 +111,19 @@
     namespace
     {
 #ifndef BOOST_HAS_THREADEX
-// Windows CE doesn't define _beginthreadex
-
-        struct ThreadProxyData
-        {
-            typedef unsigned (__stdcall* func)(void*);
-            func start_address_;
-            void* arglist_;
-            ThreadProxyData(func start_address,void* arglist) : start_address_(start_address), arglist_(arglist) {}
-        };
-
-        DWORD WINAPI ThreadProxy(LPVOID args)
-        {
-            std::auto_ptr<ThreadProxyData> data(reinterpret_cast<ThreadProxyData*>(args));
-            DWORD ret=data->start_address_(data->arglist_);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        typedef void* uintptr_t;
-
-        inline uintptr_t _beginthreadex(void* security, unsigned stack_size, unsigned (__stdcall* start_address)(void*),
-                                              void* arglist, unsigned initflag, unsigned* thrdaddr)
-        {
-            DWORD threadID;
-            ThreadProxyData* data = new ThreadProxyData(start_address,arglist);
-            HANDLE hthread=CreateThread(static_cast<LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES>(security),stack_size,ThreadProxy,
-                                        data,initflag,&threadID);
-            if (hthread==0) {
-              delete data;
-              return 0;
-            }
-            *thrdaddr=threadID;
-            return reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t const>(hthread);
-        }
-
-#endif
-
+#define _beginthreadex(security, \
+                       stack_size, \
+                       start_proc, \
+                       arg, \
+                       flags, \
+                       pid) \
+        CreateThread(security, \
+                     stack_size, \
+                     (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE) start_proc, \
+                     arg, \
+                     flags, \
+                     pid)
+#endif // !BOOST_HAS_THREADEX
     }
 
     namespace detail