diff --git a/platform/win32/Makefile.win32 b/platform/win32/Makefile.win32
index 560da313c..1765e9a8d 100644
--- a/platform/win32/Makefile.win32
+++ b/platform/win32/Makefile.win32
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 TARGET_LIBFILES = /lib/w32api/libws2_32.a /lib/w32api/libiphlpapi.a
 
 CONTIKI_TARGET_DIRS = . cfs ctk loader
-CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES = contiki-main.c clock.c cfs-win32-dir.c \
-                             ctk-console.c
+CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES = contiki-main.c clock.c cfs-win32-dir.c ctk-console.c
 
 CONTIKI_SOURCEFILES += $(CTK) cfs-posix.c ctk-conio.c wpcap.c wpcap-drv.c \
                        $(CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES)
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ VCFLAGS = -Od -Z7 $(filter-out -Wall -g -O,$(CFLAGS))
 CUSTOM_RULE_C_TO_OBJECTDIR_O = 1
 $(OBJECTDIR)/%.o: %.c
 	cl -nologo $(VCFLAGS) -c $< -Fo$@
+	@makedepend $(CFLAGS) -o.o -f- $< 2> nul: | sed -e s!$(<:.c=.o)!$@! -e s!\\!/!g > $(@:.o=.d)
 
 CUSTOM_RULE_C_TO_CO = 1
 %.co: %.c
diff --git a/platform/win32/README-VC b/platform/win32/README-VC
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0a5009d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/win32/README-VC
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+The 'win32' target allows projects to be built using two different toolchains:
+
+1. GCC / Cygwin
+
+Start your build from a Cygwin Shell and set TARGET=win32 to use this toolchain.
+The result will be similiar to the 'minimal-net' target. The advantage of 'win32'
+over 'minimal-net' is the support for GUI applications using the Contiki Toolkit
+(CTK). For this reason several projects in the /examples directory are built in
+the target 'win32' by default.
+
+2. VC++ / GnuWin
+
+Start your build from a VC++ Command Prompt and set TARGET=win32 to use this
+toolchain. You need however a few addional tools in your PATH:
+- cp.exe / rm.exe (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm)
+- make.exe        (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm)
+- sed.exe         (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm)
+- makedepend.exe  (http://llg.cubic.org/docs/vc7.html)