diff --git a/build/shared/run.bat b/build/shared/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e749324a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/shared/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+@echo off
+
+REM --- if you're running out of memory, change the 128m 
+REM --- (which means 128 megabytes) to something higher. 
+
+set SAVEDCP=%CLASSPATH%
+set SAVEDPATH=%PATH%
+set JAVA_HOME=""
+
+if %JAVA_HOME% == "" GOTO Error
+
+set CLASSPATH=java\lib\rt.jar;lib;lib\build;lib\pde.jar;lib\antlr.jar;lib\RXTXcomm.jar;lib\oro.jar;lib\registry.jar;lib\mrj.jar
+set PATH=java\bin;lib;%PATH%
+
+REM start javaw -ms128m -mx128m processing.app.Base
+%JAVA_HOME%\java processing.app.Base
+
+set CLASSPATH=%SAVEDCP%
+set PATH=%SAVEDPATH%
+
+GOTO End
+
+:Error
+echo *** Error: cannot execute Arduino
+echo *** Reason: lacking the directory where to find Java in your computer
+echo ***
+echo *** Fix: Edit run.bat and add the JAVA_HOME directory 
+echo ***      at the 'set JAVA_HOME=""' line
+echo ***
+echo *** then call the batch file run.bat in order to execute Arduino
+
+:End
+Pause
+echo Bye.
\ No newline at end of file