diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/demos/Makefile.win b/Cantera/cxx/demos/Makefile.win
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+############################################################################
+#
+#  Makefile to run vc++ test programs under cygwin
+#  on the pc
+#
+#############################################################################
+
+all:
+
+test:
+	cd combustor;       make -s test
+	cd kinetics1;       make -s test
+	cd flamespeed;      make -s test
+	cd NASA_coeffs;     make -s test
+
+clean:
+	cd combustor;       make clean
+	cd kinetics1;       make clean
+	cd flamespeed;      make clean
+	cd NASA_coeffs;     make clean
+
+
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/demos/NASA_coeffs/Makefile.win b/Cantera/cxx/demos/NASA_coeffs/Makefile.win
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Makefile to compile and link a C++ application to 
+#  Cantera.
+#
+PROG_NAME=NASA_coeffs
+EXE_EXT=.exe
+
+# Program Name
+PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
+
+
+# Do the test -> For the windows vc++ environment, we have to skip checking on
+#                whether the program is uptodate, because we don't utilize make
+#                in that environment to build programs.
+test:
+	./runtest
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJS) *.o $(PROGRAM) $(DEPENDS) .depends
+
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/demos/combustor/Makefile.win b/Cantera/cxx/demos/combustor/Makefile.win
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+++ b/Cantera/cxx/demos/combustor/Makefile.win
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Makefile to compile and link a C++ application to 
+#  Cantera.
+#
+PROG_NAME=combustor
+EXE_EXT=.exe
+
+# Program Name
+PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
+
+
+# Do the test -> For the windows vc++ environment, we have to skip checking on
+#                whether the program is uptodate, because we don't utilize make
+#                in that environment to build programs.
+test:
+	./runtest
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJS) *.o $(PROGRAM) $(DEPENDS) .depends
+
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/demos/flamespeed/Makefile.win b/Cantera/cxx/demos/flamespeed/Makefile.win
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index 000000000..8409fdd32
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+++ b/Cantera/cxx/demos/flamespeed/Makefile.win
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Makefile to compile and link a C++ application to 
+#  Cantera.
+#
+PROG_NAME=flamespeed
+EXE_EXT=.exe
+
+# Program Name
+PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
+
+
+# Do the test -> For the windows vc++ environment, we have to skip checking on
+#                whether the program is uptodate, because we don't utilize make
+#                in that environment to build programs.
+test:
+	./runtest
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJS) *.o $(PROGRAM) $(DEPENDS) .depends
+
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/demos/kinetics1/Makefile.win b/Cantera/cxx/demos/kinetics1/Makefile.win
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index 000000000..bdb1191d1
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+++ b/Cantera/cxx/demos/kinetics1/Makefile.win
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Makefile to compile and link a C++ application to 
+#  Cantera.
+#
+PROG_NAME=kinetics1
+EXE_EXT=.exe
+
+# Program Name
+PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
+
+
+# Do the test -> For the windows vc++ environment, we have to skip checking on
+#                whether the program is uptodate, because we don't utilize make
+#                in that environment to build programs.
+test:
+	./runtest
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJS) *.o $(PROGRAM) $(DEPENDS) .depends
+
diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/demos/rankine/Makefile.win b/Cantera/cxx/demos/rankine/Makefile.win
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index 000000000..32f5cee69
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+++ b/Cantera/cxx/demos/rankine/Makefile.win
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+############################################################################
+#
+#  Makefile to compile and link a C++ application to 
+#  Cantera.
+#
+PROG_NAME=rankine
+EXE_EXT=.exe
+
+# Program Name
+PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
+
+
+# Do the test -> For the windows vc++ environment, we have to skip checking on
+#                whether the program is uptodate, because we don't utilize make
+#                in that environment to build programs.
+test:
+	./runtest
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJS) *.o $(PROGRAM) $(DEPENDS) .depends
+