diff --git a/build/antclick/hop.bat b/build/antclick/hop.bat
index a3b6310a..ad4d6968 100755
--- a/build/antclick/hop.bat
+++ b/build/antclick/hop.bat
@@ -1,92 +1,79 @@
-@echo off
-rem Batch file for Starting Helma with a JDK-like virtual machine.
-
-:: Initialize variables
-:: (don't touch this section)
-set HTTP_PORT=
-set XMLRPC_PORT=
-set AJP13_PORT=
-set RMI_PORT=
-set HOP_HOME=
-set JAVA_HOME=
-set OPTIONS=
-
-:: Set TCP ports for Helma servers
-:: (comment/uncomment to de/activate)
-set HTTP_PORT=80
-set XMLRPC_PORT=8081
-rem set AJP13_PORT=8009
-rem set RMI_PORT=5050
-
-:: Uncomment to set HOP_HOME
-rem set HOP_HOME=c:\program files\helma
-
-:: Uncomment to set JAVA_HOME variable
-rem set JAVA_HOME=c:\program files\java
-
-:: Uncomment to pass options to the Java virtual machine
-rem set JAVA_OPTIONS=-server -Xmx128m
-
-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
-:::::: No user configuration needed below this line :::::::
-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
-
-:: Setting the script path
-set SCRIPT_DIR=%~d0%~p0
-
-:: Using JAVA_HOME variable if defined. Otherwise, 
-:: Java executable must be contained in PATH variable
-if "%JAVA_HOME%"=="" goto default
-   set JAVACMD=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java
-   goto end
-:default
-   set JAVACMD=java
-:end
-
-:: Setting HOP_HOME to script path if undefined
-if "%HOP_HOME%"=="" (
-   set HOP_HOME=%SCRIPT_DIR%
-)
-
-:: Setting the classpath
-set LIB=%SCRIPT_DIR%lib
-set JARS=%LIB%\helma.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\jetty.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\crimson.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\xmlrpc.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\village.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\servlet.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\regexp.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\netcomponents.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\jimi.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\apache-dom.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\jdom.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\mail.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\activation.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\mysql.jar
-set JARS=%JARS%;%LIB%\mckoidb.jar
-
-:: Setting Helma server options
-if not "%HTTP_PORT%"=="" (
-   echo Starting HTTP server on port %HTTP_PORT%
-   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -w %HTTP_PORT%
-)
-if not "%XMLRPC_PORT%"=="" (
-   echo Starting XML-RPC server on port %XMLRPC_PORT%
-   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -x %XMLRPC_PORT%
-)
-if not "%AJP13_PORT%"=="" (
-   echo Starting AJP13 listener on port %AJP13_PORT%
-   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -jk %AJP13_PORT%
-)
-if not "%RMI_PORT%"=="" (
-   echo Starting RMI server on port %RMI_PORT%
-   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -p %RMI_PORT%
-)
-if not "%HOP_HOME%"=="" (
-   echo Serving applications from %HOP_HOME%
-   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -h %HOP_HOME%
-)
-
-:: Invoking the Java virtual machine
-%JAVACMD% %JAVA_OPTIONS% -classpath %JARS% helma.main.Server %OPTIONS%
+@echo off
+rem Batch file for Starting Helma with a JDK-like virtual machine.
+
+rem To add jar files to the classpath, simply place them into the 
+rem lib/ext directory of this Helma installation.
+
+:: Initialize variables
+:: (don't touch this section)
+set JAVA_HOME=
+set HOP_HOME=
+set HTTP_PORT=
+set XMLRPC_PORT=
+set AJP13_PORT=
+set RMI_PORT=
+set OPTIONS=
+
+:: Set TCP ports for Helma servers
+:: (comment/uncomment to de/activate)
+set HTTP_PORT=8080
+rem set XMLRPC_PORT=8081
+rem set AJP13_PORT=8009
+rem set RMI_PORT=5050
+
+:: Uncomment to set HOP_HOME
+rem set HOP_HOME=c:\program files\helma
+
+:: Uncomment to set JAVA_HOME variable
+rem set JAVA_HOME=c:\program files\java
+
+:: Uncomment to pass options to the Java virtual machine
+rem set JAVA_OPTIONS=-server -Xmx128m
+
+:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
+:::::: No user configuration needed below this line :::::::
+:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
+
+:: Setting the script path
+set SCRIPT_DIR=%~d0%~p0
+
+:: Using JAVA_HOME variable if defined. Otherwise,
+:: Java executable must be contained in PATH variable
+if "%JAVA_HOME%"=="" goto default
+   set JAVACMD=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java
+   goto end
+:default
+   set JAVACMD=java
+:end
+
+:: Setting HOP_HOME to script path if undefined
+if "%HOP_HOME%"=="" (
+   set HOP_HOME=%SCRIPT_DIR%
+)
+cd %HOP_HOME%
+
+
+:: Setting Helma server options
+if not "%HTTP_PORT%"=="" (
+   echo Starting HTTP server on port %HTTP_PORT%
+   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -w %HTTP_PORT%
+)
+if not "%XMLRPC_PORT%"=="" (
+   echo Starting XML-RPC server on port %XMLRPC_PORT%
+   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -x %XMLRPC_PORT%
+)
+if not "%AJP13_PORT%"=="" (
+   echo Starting AJP13 listener on port %AJP13_PORT%
+   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -jk %AJP13_PORT%
+)
+if not "%RMI_PORT%"=="" (
+   echo Starting RMI server on port %RMI_PORT%
+   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -p %RMI_PORT%
+)
+if not "%HOP_HOME%"=="" (
+   echo Serving applications from %HOP_HOME%
+   set OPTIONS=%OPTIONS% -h "%HOP_HOME%
+)
+
+:: Invoking the Java virtual machine
+%JAVACMD% %JAVA_OPTIONS% -jar launcher.jar %OPTIONS%
diff --git a/build/antclick/hop.sh b/build/antclick/hop.sh
index 2fe666ea..1126339c 100755
--- a/build/antclick/hop.sh
+++ b/build/antclick/hop.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Shell script for starting Helma with a JDK-like virtual machine.
 
+# To add JAR files to the classpath, simply place them into the 
+# lib/ext directory.
+
 # uncomment to set JAVA_HOME variable
 # JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/java
 
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@
 # Set TCP ports for Helma servers
 # (comment/uncomment to de/activate)
 HTTP_PORT=8080
-XMLRPC_PORT=8081
+# XMLRPC_PORT=8081
 # AJP13_PORT=8009
 # RMI_PORT=5050
 
@@ -41,23 +44,6 @@ else
 fi
 echo "Starting Helma in directory $HOP_HOME"
 
-# Set classpath
-JARS=lib/helma.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/jetty.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/crimson.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/xmlrpc.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/village.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/servlet.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/netcomponents.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/jimi.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/apache-dom.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/jdom.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/regexp.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/mail.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/activation.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/mysql.jar
-JARS=$JARS:lib/mckoidb.jar
-
 if [ "$HTTP_PORT" ]; then
    SWITCHES="$SWITCHES -w $HTTP_PORT"
    echo Starting HTTP server on port $HTTP_PORT
@@ -79,4 +65,4 @@ if [ "$HOP_HOME" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Invoking the Java VM
-$JAVACMD $JAVA_OPTIONS -classpath $CLASSPATH:$JARS helma.main.Server $SWITCHES
+$JAVACMD $JAVA_OPTIONS -jar launcher.jar $SWITCHES