diff --git a/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp b/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fc2f81dfd..a2f9619ab
--- a/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp
@@ -63,10 +63,28 @@ the environment variable TMPDIR to a different value." template)))
 
 #+msvc
 (defun delete-msvc-generated-files (output-pathname)
-  (loop for i in '("lib" "exp" "ilk" "pdb")
-        do (let ((the-pathname (merge-pathnames (make-pathname :type i) output-pathname)))
-	     (when (probe-file the-pathname)
-	       (cmp-delete-file the-pathname)))))
+  (loop for i in '("implib" "exp" "ilk" "pdb")
+	for full = (make-pathname :type i :defaults output-pathname)
+	for truename = (probe-file full)
+	when truename
+	do (cmp-delete-file truename)))
+
+#+msvc
+(defun embed-manifest-file (o-file &optional (type :dll))
+  (let* ((real-file (probe-file o-file)))
+    (when real-file
+      (let* ((manifest-namestring (concatenate 'string (namestring o-file)
+					       ".manifest"))
+	     (manifest (probe-file manifest-namestring)))
+	(when manifest
+	  (safe-system
+	   (format nil "mt -manifest ~S \"-outputresource:~A;~D\""
+		   manifest-namestring
+		   (namestring real-file)
+		   (ecase type
+		     ((:dll :shared-library :fasl :fas) 2)
+		     ((:program) 1))))
+	  (delete-file manifest))))))
 
 (defun cmp-delete-file (file)
   (cond ((null *delete-files*))
@@ -98,7 +116,24 @@ the environment variable TMPDIR to a different value." template)))
 	   (fix-for-mingw (ecl-library-directory))
 	   options
            *ld-rpath*
-	   *ld-flags*)))
+	   *ld-flags*))
+  #+msvc
+  (embed-manifest-file o-pathname :program)
+  #+msvc
+  (delete-msvc-generated-files o-pathname))
+
+#+dlopen
+(defun dll-extra-flags (o-pathname)
+  #-msvc
+  *ld-shared-flags*
+  #+msvc
+  (let ((implib (si::coerce-to-filename
+		 (compile-file-pathname o-pathname :type :lib))))
+    (concatenate 'string
+		 *ld-shared-flags*
+		 " /LIBPATH:" (ecl-library-directory)
+		 " /IMPLIB:" implib)))
+			       
 
 #+dlopen
 (defun shared-cc (o-pathname &rest options)
@@ -111,7 +146,11 @@ the environment variable TMPDIR to a different value." template)))
 	   (fix-for-mingw (ecl-library-directory))
 	   options
            *ld-rpath*
-	   *ld-shared-flags*))
+	   (dll-extra-flags o-pathname)))
+  #+msvc
+  (embed-manifest-file o-pathname :dll)
+  #+msvc
+  (delete-msvc-generated-files o-pathname)
   #+(or mingw32)
   (let ((lib-file (compile-file-pathname o-pathname :type :lib)))
     (safe-system
@@ -123,6 +162,21 @@ the environment variable TMPDIR to a different value." template)))
              *ld-rpath*
 	     *ld-shared-flags*))))
 
+#+dlopen
+(defun bundle-extra-flags (init-name o-pathname)
+  #-msvc
+  *ld-bundle-flags*
+  #+msvc
+  (let ((implib (si::coerce-to-filename
+		 (compile-file-pathname
+		  o-pathname :type :import-library))))
+    (concatenate 'string
+		 *ld-bundle-flags*
+		 " /EXPORT:" init-name
+		 " /LIBPATH:" (ecl-library-directory)
+		 " /IMPLIB:" implib)))
+			       
+
 #+dlopen
 (defun bundle-cc (o-pathname init-name &rest options)
   #-(or mingw32)
@@ -134,14 +188,11 @@ the environment variable TMPDIR to a different value." template)))
 	   (fix-for-mingw (ecl-library-directory))
 	   options
            *ld-rpath*
-	   #-msvc *ld-bundle-flags*
-	   #+msvc (concatenate 'string *ld-bundle-flags*
-			       " /EXPORT:" init-name
-			       " /LIBPATH:" (ecl-library-directory)
-			       " /IMPLIB:"
-			       (si::coerce-to-filename
-				(compile-file-pathname
-				 o-pathname :type :import-library)))))
+	   (bundle-extra-flags init-name o-pathname)))
+  #+msvc
+  (embed-manifest-file o-pathname :fasl)
+  #+msvc
+  (delete-msvc-generated-files o-pathname)
   #+(or mingw32)
   (safe-system
    (format nil
@@ -450,8 +501,7 @@ static cl_object VV[VM];
                      output-name o-name ld-flags))
            (safe-system "link -lib @static_lib.tmp"))
          (when (probe-file "static_lib.tmp")
-           (cmp-delete-file "static_lib.tmp")))
-       )
+           (cmp-delete-file "static_lib.tmp"))))
       #+dlopen
       ((:shared-library :dll)
        (format c-file +lisp-program-init+ init-name prologue-code
@@ -730,10 +780,7 @@ after compilation."
       (cmp-delete-file data-pathname)
       (cond ((probe-file so-pathname)
 	     (load so-pathname :verbose nil)
-	     #-(or mingw32 msvc cygwin)
 	     (cmp-delete-file so-pathname)
-	     #+msvc
-	     (delete-msvc-generated-files so-pathname)
 	     (setf name (or name (symbol-value 'GAZONK)))
 	     ;; By unsetting GAZONK we avoid spurious references to the
 	     ;; loaded code.
@@ -748,8 +795,6 @@ after compilation."
     (when (probe-file h-pathname) (cmp-delete-file h-pathname))
     (when (probe-file so-pathname) (cmp-delete-file so-pathname))
     (when (probe-file data-pathname) (cmp-delete-file data-pathname))
-    #+msvc
-    (delete-msvc-generated-files so-pathname)
     (compiler-output-values name compiler-conditions)))
 
 (defun disassemble (thing &key (h-file nil) (data-file nil)