diff --git a/src/tempfile.c b/src/tempfile.c
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+/**
+ *
+ * @file tempfile.c
+ *
+ * Generate a temporary file stream
+ *
+ * Before Vista this was trivial, more or less. However Vista restricts access
+ * so much that this call usually breaks, which is a pretty annoying bug.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#ifdef FORWINDOWS
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "bool.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
+
+//! Create a new temporary file and return the pointer.
+/**
+ * Before Vista this was trivial, more or less. However Vista restricts access
+ * so much that this call usually breaks, which is a pretty annoying bug.
+ *
+ * http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363875.aspx
+ */
+FILE *
+scyther_tempfile (void)
+{
+#ifdef FORWINDOWS
+  /* For now, just the broken copy, I'm sorry. */
+  return tmpfile ();
+#else
+  /* On any other platform the normal stuff just works (tm) */
+  return tmpfile ();
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/tempfile.h b/src/tempfile.h
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+#ifndef TEMPFILES
+#define TEMPFILES
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+FILE *scyther_tempfile (void);
+
+#endif