first stab at a nodew.exe (like pythonw.exe)

node_no_dos.diff

diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index f9bc8ca..fe2f821 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -196,10 +196,17 @@
           ],
         }],
       ],
-      'msvs-settings': {
+      'msvs_settings': {
         'VCLinkerTool': {
-          'SubSystem': 1, # /subsystem:console
+        'target_conditions': [
+          ['_type=="executable"', {
+            'SubSystem': 2, # console executable
+          }],
+        ],
         },
+		'VCResourceCompilerTool' : {
+		    'PreprocessorDefinitions': ["_WINDOWS"]
+		  },
       },
     },
 
diff --git a/src/node_main.cc b/src/node_main.cc
index 3100149..d69de83 100644
--- a/src/node_main.cc
+++ b/src/node_main.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 
 #include <node.h>
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  return node::Start(argc, argv);
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+
+int WINAPI WinMain(
+    HINSTANCE hInstance,      /* handle to current instance */
+    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,  /* handle to previous instance */
+    LPTSTR lpCmdLine,         /* pointer to command line */
+    int nCmdShow              /* show state of window */
+){
+ 	return node::Start(__argc, __argv);
 }

Did it work?

@graphnode - no, not yet, node just exists without doing anything. hoping to get back to it late this week or next.