diff --git a/examples/clipboard.cxx b/examples/clipboard.cxx
index f72eaabf5..618a92e72 100644
--- a/examples/clipboard.cxx
+++ b/examples/clipboard.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <FL/Fl_Button.H>
 #include <FL/Fl.H>
 #include <FL/fl_draw.H>
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif // WIN32
 
 /* Displays and follows the content of the clipboard with either image or text data
  */
diff --git a/examples/shapedwindow.cxx b/examples/shapedwindow.cxx
index f614f98da..384a5561c 100644
--- a/examples/shapedwindow.cxx
+++ b/examples/shapedwindow.cxx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <FL/Fl_Button.H>
 #include <FL/Fl_Box.H>
 #include <FL/Fl.H>
+#include <FL/fl_draw.H>
 #include <FL/Fl_Double_Window.H>
 #include <FL/Fl_Image.H>
 #include <FL/Fl_Tiled_Image.H>
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ Fl_RGB_Image* prepare_shape(int w)
   Fl_RGB_Image* img = surf->image();
   delete surf;
   current->set_current();
-  return img; // return depth-3 white image on black background
+  return img; // return white image on black background
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
diff --git a/examples/table-sort.cxx b/examples/table-sort.cxx
index 3a8fcb41a..2cbee1f51 100644
--- a/examples/table-sort.cxx
+++ b/examples/table-sort.cxx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>            // STL sort
 
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ static const char *G_header[] = { "Date", "Time", "Size", "Filename", "", "", ""
 #  endif
 #else /*WIN32*/
 // UNIX
-#  include <ctype.h>
 #  define DIRCMD          "ls -l"
 static const char *G_header[] = { "Perms", "#L", "Own", "Group", "Size", "Date", "", "", "Filename", 0 };
 #endif /*WIN32*/