diff --git a/processing/build/windows/dist/serial/javax.comm.properties b/processing/build/windows/dist/serial/javax.comm.properties
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-#
-# Drivers loaded by the Java Communications API standard extension
-# at initialization time
-#
-# Format:
-#	Each line must contain ONE driver definition only
-#	Each line must be of the form:
-#			driver=<ClassName>
-#		No spaces or tabs in the line.
-#		ClassName must implement the interface javax.comm.CommDriver
-#			example: driver=Win32Serial
-#	
-#
-# The hash(#) character indicates comment till end of line.
-#
-# Windows Serial Driver
-Driver=com.sun.comm.Win32Driver
diff --git a/processing/build/windows/dist/serial/readme.txt b/processing/build/windows/dist/serial/readme.txt
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-in order to use the serial port under this "expert" version of
-Proce55ing, you need to install the serial libraries yourself.
-
-1. figure out where your java runtime is installed
-   probably something like c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.4.1_01
-
-2. move the 'javax.comm.properties' file to the 'lib' folder 
-   of the java installation
-
-3. move the 'win32com.dll' file to the 'bin' folder of the
-   java installation
-