diff --git a/build/windows/.cvsignore b/build/windows/.cvsignore
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index 000000000..b8f99f5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/windows/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+work
diff --git a/build/windows/dist/run.bat b/build/windows/dist/run.bat
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index 000000000..c19da23e3
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+++ b/build/windows/dist/run.bat
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+@echo off
+.\java\bin\java -cp lib;lib\build;lib\pde.jar;lib\kjc.jar;lib\oro.jar PdeBase
diff --git a/build/windows/dist/run95.bat b/build/windows/dist/run95.bat
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index 000000000..a68798b40
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+++ b/build/windows/dist/run95.bat
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+@echo off
+
+REM -- use this version if you're running under windows 95, 98, or ME
+REM -- (windows 2000 should use the other version)
+REM -- it will also be necessary to put processing in c:\ 
+
+C:\processing\java\bin\java -cp c:\processing\lib;c:\processing\lib\build;c:\processing\lib\oro.jar;c:\processing\lib\pde.jar;c:\processing\lib\kjc.jar PdeBase
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/windows/make.sh b/build/windows/make.sh
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index 000000000..ce744e749
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+++ b/build/windows/make.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+### -- SETUP WORK DIR -------------------------------------------
+
+if test -d work
+then
+else
+  echo Setting up directories to build P5 on windows...
+  mkdir work
+  unzip -q -d work jre.zip
+  cp -r ../shared/lib work/
+  rm -rf work/lib/CVS
+  mkdir work/lib/export
+  mkdir work/lib/build
+  cp -r ../shared/sketchbook work/
+  mkdir work/classes
+  # this will copy cvs files intact, meaning that changes
+  # could be made and checked back in.. interesting
+  cp dist/run.bat work/
+  echo
+fi
+
+
+### -- START BUILDING -------------------------------------------
+
+# move to 'app' directory
+cd ../..
+
+
+#PLATFORM_CLASSPATH=java/lib/rt.jar:java/lib/ext/comm.jar
+
+
+### -- BUILD BAGEL ----------------------------------------------
+cd ..
+cd bagel
+
+CLASSPATH=../app/build/windows/work/java/lib/rt.jar:../app/build/windows/work/java/lib/ext/comm.jar
+#CLASSPATH=$PLATFORM_CLASSPATH
+
+### --- make version with serial for the application
+echo Building bagel with serial support
+perl make.pl SERIAL
+cp classes/*.class ../app/build/windows/work/classes/
+
+### --- make version without serial for applet exporting
+echo Building bagel for export
+perl make.pl
+cp classes/*.class ../app/build/windows/work/lib/export/
+
+cd ..
+cd app
+
+
+### -- BUILD PDE ------------------------------------------------
+
+echo Building PDE for JDK 1.3
+
+CLASSPATH=build/windows/work/classes:build/windows/work/lib/kjc.jar:build/windows/work/lib/oro.jar:build/windows/work/java/lib/rt.jar:build/windows/work/java/lib/ext/comm.jar
+
+perl buzz.pl "jikes +D -classpath $CLASSPATH -d build/windows/work/classes" -dJDK13 *.java kjc/*.java 
+
+cd build/windows/work/classes
+rm -f ../lib/pde.jar
+zip -0q ../lib/pde.jar *.class
+cd ../..
+
diff --git a/build/windows/run.sh b/build/windows/run.sh
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index 000000000..e41fe90ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/windows/run.sh
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+cd work && ./java/bin/java -cp lib\;lib\\build\;lib\\pde.jar\;lib\\kjc.jar\;lib\\oro.jar PdeBase