diff --git a/Cantera/src/ct2ctml.cpp b/Cantera/src/ct2ctml.cpp
index 3aa3a569f..443d500ea 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/ct2ctml.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/ct2ctml.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ namespace ctml {
         // then clean up by deleting the temporary Python file.
 #ifndef DEBUG_PATHS
 #ifdef WIN32
-        cmd = "cmd /C rm " + path;
+        //cmd = "cmd /C rm " + path;
+        remove(path.c_str()) ;
 #else
         cmd = "rm -f " + path;
         try {
diff --git a/Cantera/src/misc.cpp b/Cantera/src/misc.cpp
index 239cdddf1..e7076292c 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/misc.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #undef DEBUG_PATHS
 
 #include <fstream>
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#endif
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace Cantera {
@@ -214,6 +218,11 @@ namespace Cantera {
         // so it is replaced by:
         path = findInputFile(file);
         // 
+#ifdef WIN32
+        // RFB: For Windows make the path POSIX compliant so code looking for directory 
+        // separators is simpler.  Just look for '/' not both '/' and '\\'
+        replace_if( path.begin(), path.end(), bind2nd( equal_to<char>(), '\\'), '/' ) ; 
+#endif
 
         string ff = path;
         if (app()->xmlfiles.find(path)