diff --git a/startYACY.bat b/startYACY.bat
index f96553a9c..84d0fc2bb 100644
--- a/startYACY.bat
+++ b/startYACY.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-@java -classpath classes:lib/commons-collections.jar:lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy
+@java -classpath classes;lib/commons-collections.jar;lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy
diff --git a/startYACY_hidden.bat b/startYACY_hidden.bat
index 1a268750f..2cd94ddb3 100644
--- a/startYACY_hidden.bat
+++ b/startYACY_hidden.bat
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ REM This script starts YaCy without any visible window and should work on all Wi
 REM You could verify this by typing "HELP" into cmd.exe, which lists all commands supported by your specific 
 REM Windows version.
 
-start /B javaw -classpath classes:lib/commons-collections.jar:lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy
+start /B javaw -classpath classes;lib/commons-collections.jar;lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy
 exit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/startYACY_noconsole.bat b/startYACY_noconsole.bat
index 0a6ed2d36..9f78042c9 100644
--- a/startYACY_noconsole.bat
+++ b/startYACY_noconsole.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-@javaw -classpath classes:lib/commons-collections.jar:lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy
+@javaw -classpath classes;lib/commons-collections.jar;lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy
 @echo You can close the console safely
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stopYACY.bat b/stopYACY.bat
index a74fba1a6..e8b2c8649 100644
--- a/stopYACY.bat
+++ b/stopYACY.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-@java -classpath classes:lib/commons-collections.jar:lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy -shutdown
+@java -classpath classes;lib/commons-collections.jar;lib/commons-pool-1.2.jar yacy -shutdown