diff --git a/docs/manual/install.html b/docs/manual/install.html
index c6b0e5f6b..c82360976 100644
--- a/docs/manual/install.html
+++ b/docs/manual/install.html
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ required to run Ant.
 
 To install Ant, choose a directory and copy the distribution
 file there. This directory will be known as ANT_HOME. 
+<br>
+
+<table width="80%">
+<tr>
+  <td colspan="2">
+    <b>Windows 95 and Windows 98 Note:</b> 
+  </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
+  <td><i>
+On these systems, the script used to launch Ant will have 
+problems if ANT_HOME is a long filename. This is due to 
+limitations in the OS's handling of the <code>&quot;for&quot;</code> 
+batch-file statement. It is recommended, therefore, that Ant be 
+installed in a <b>short</b> path, such as C:\Ant.</i>
+  </td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 
 Before you can run ant there is some additional set up you 
 will need to do:</p>
diff --git a/src/script/ant.bat b/src/script/ant.bat
index 0e4a5c0bc..87f6b0469 100755
--- a/src/script/ant.bat
+++ b/src/script/ant.bat
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if not "%JIKESPATH%" == "" goto runAntWithJikes
 goto end
 
 :runAntWithJikes
-"%_JAVACMD%" -classpath "%LOCALCLASSPATH%" -Dant.home="%ANT_HOME%" -Djikes.class.path=%JIKESPATH% %ANT_OPTS% org.apache.tools.ant.Main %ANT_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+"%_JAVACMD%" -classpath "%LOCALCLASSPATH%" -Dant.home="%ANT_HOME%" -Djikes.class.path="%JIKESPATH%" %ANT_OPTS% org.apache.tools.ant.Main %ANT_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
 
 :end
 set LOCALCLASSPATH=