diff --git a/examples/cxx/Makefile.am b/examples/cxx/Makefile.am
index 7645bc55e..5a4efd9a0 100644
--- a/examples/cxx/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/cxx/Makefile.am
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ LINK                += -lctbase -ltpx -lctmath -lconverters
 LINK                += -luser -lcvode -lstdc++ -lctlapack 
 LINK                += -lctblas -lctf2c -lctcxx
 
-LIBS                 = -L$(top_builddir)/build/lib/ $(LINK)
-
-AM_CPPFLAGS          = -I../base -I$(top_builddir)/build/include/ -I$(top_builddir)/build/include/cantera
+#LIBS                 = -L$(top_builddir)/build/lib/ $(LINK)
+LIBS                 = -L/workspace/src/cantera/pecos_autotools/build/lib/ $(LINK)
+AM_CPPFLAGS          = -I. -I/workspace/src/cantera/pecos_autotools/build/include/
 AM_CXXFLAGS          = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS         = cxx_examples
-library_includedir   = $(includedir)
+library_includedir   = $(includedir) -I/workspace/src/cantera/pecos_autotools/build/include/
 
 #-----------------------
 # Cantera cxx examples
diff --git a/examples/cxx/examples.cpp b/examples/cxx/examples.cpp
index 4ca4ffa8b..70602a928 100755
--- a/examples/cxx/examples.cpp
+++ b/examples/cxx/examples.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-
-#include <Cantera.h>
+#include <cantera/Cantera.h>
 using namespace Cantera;
 using namespace std;
 
-// turn off warnings under Windows
-#ifdef WIN32
-#pragma warning(disable:4786)
-#pragma warning(disable:4503)
-#endif
-
 #define NUM_EXAMPLES 6
 
 int kinetics_example1(int job);
diff --git a/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp b/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp
index 74500c287..a56a82754 100755
--- a/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp
+++ b/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
 //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// turn off warnings under Windows
-#ifdef WIN32
-#pragma warning(disable:4786)
-#pragma warning(disable:4503)
-#endif
-
 #include <cantera/Cantera.h>
 #include <cantera/zerodim.h>
 #include <cantera/IdealGasMix.h>