diff --git a/applications/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cb567509..ab491c606 100644
--- a/applications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ ELSE()
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOSG_LIBRARY_STATIC)
 
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgversion)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(present3D)
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/applications/present3D/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/present3D/CMakeLists.txt
index bfe76afc6..3c30baa09 100644
--- a/applications/present3D/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applications/present3D/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,24 @@ ENDIF()
 
 SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgVolume osgFX)
 
-IF   (WIN32)
-   SET(TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES ${TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES} ws2_32)
+IF (NOT DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
+    SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES
+        ${TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES}
+            osgdb_ive
+            osgdb_freetype
+            osgdb_openflight
+            osgdb_osg
+            osgdb_rgb
+            osgdb_jpeg
+            osgdb_png
+            osgdb_ffmpeg
+    )
 ENDIF()
 
+IF   (WIN32)
+    # to support cluster code
+    SET(TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES ${TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES} ws2_32)
+ENDIF()
+
+
 SETUP_APPLICATION(present3D-osg)
diff --git a/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp b/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
index 199871e5d..fde58a5cd 100644
--- a/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
+++ b/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-// Register with Registry to instantiate the above reader/writer.
-osgDB::RegisterReaderWriterProxy<ReaderWriterP3DXML> g_readerWriter_P3DXML_Proxy;
+// now register with Registry to instantiate the above
+// reader/writer.
+REGISTER_OSGPLUGIN(p3d, ReaderWriterP3DXML)
+
 
 std::string ReaderWriterP3DXML::expandEnvVarsInFileName(const std::string& filename) const
 {
diff --git a/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp b/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp
index d5e79d9ca..5984274df 100644
--- a/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp
+++ b/applications/present3D/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ public:
     virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult read_rotation_path(std::istream& fin, const osgDB::Options* options) const;
 };
 
-// Register with Registry to instantiate the above reader/writer.
-osgDB::RegisterReaderWriterProxy<ReaderWriterPaths> g_readerWriter_PathsL_Proxy;
+// now register with Registry to instantiate the above
+// reader/writer.
+REGISTER_OSGPLUGIN(paths, ReaderWriterPaths)
+
 
 osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterPaths::readObject(const std::string& file, const osgDB::Options* options) const
 {
diff --git a/applications/present3D/present3D.cpp b/applications/present3D/present3D.cpp
index 2eefc3399..5acc9ca78 100644
--- a/applications/present3D/present3D.cpp
+++ b/applications/present3D/present3D.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@
     #include "SDLIntegration.h"
 #endif
 
+#if OSG_LIBRARY_STATIC
+
+    // include the plugins we need
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(ive)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(freetype)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(osg)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(rgb)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(OpenFlight)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(png)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(jpeg)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(ffmpeg)
+
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(p3d)
+    USE_OSGPLUGIN(paths)
+
+    // include the platform specific GraphicsWindow implementation.
+    USE_GRAPHICSWINDOW()
+
+#endif
+
 static const char* s_version = "1.3";
 
 void setViewer(osgViewer::Viewer& viewer, float width, float height, float distance)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
index 14eafef2a..498762a92 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterP3D.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-// Register with Registry to instantiate the above reader/writer.
-osgDB::RegisterReaderWriterProxy<ReaderWriterP3DXML> g_readerWriter_P3DXML_Proxy;
+// now register with Registry to instantiate the above
+// reader/writer.
+REGISTER_OSGPLUGIN(p3d, ReaderWriterP3DXML)
+
 
 std::string ReaderWriterP3DXML::expandEnvVarsInFileName(const std::string& filename) const
 {
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp
index d5e79d9ca..4888aab95 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/p3d/ReaderWriterPaths.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ public:
     virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult read_rotation_path(std::istream& fin, const osgDB::Options* options) const;
 };
 
-// Register with Registry to instantiate the above reader/writer.
-osgDB::RegisterReaderWriterProxy<ReaderWriterPaths> g_readerWriter_PathsL_Proxy;
+// now register with Registry to instantiate the above
+// reader/writer.
+REGISTER_OSGPLUGIN(paths, ReaderWriterPaths)
 
 osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterPaths::readObject(const std::string& file, const osgDB::Options* options) const
 {