diff --git a/README b/README
index 1dd3330d31..2de785d86e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ http://www.ruby-lang.org/
 There is a mailing list to talk about Ruby.
 To subscribe this list, please send the following phrase
 
-	subscribe YourFirstName YourFamilyName
+        subscribe YourFirstName YourFamilyName
 e.g.
         subscribe Joseph Smith
 
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ in the mail body (not subject) to the address <mailto:ruby-talk-ctl@ruby-lang.or
 
 This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
 
+0.   If you want to use Microsoft Visual C++ to compile ruby,
+     read win32/README.win32 instead of this document.
+
 1.   If +./configure+ does not exist or is older than configure.in,
      run autoconf to (re)generate configure.
 
@@ -79,8 +82,8 @@ This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
 
 3.   Edit +defines.h+ if you need. Usually this step will not be needed.
 
-4.   Remove comment mark(<tt>#</tt>) before the module names from +ext/Setup+ (or
-     add module names if not present), if you want to link modules
+4.   Remove comment mark(<tt>#</tt>) before the module names from +ext/Setup+
+     (or add module names if not present), if you want to link modules
      statically.
 
      If you don't want to compile non static extension modules
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
      remove comment mark from the line "<tt>#option nodynamic</tt>" in
      +ext/Setup+.
 
+     Usually this step will not be needed.
+
 5.   Run +make+.
 
 6.   Optionally, run '<tt>make check</tt>' to check whether the compiled Ruby
diff --git a/win32/README.win32 b/win32/README.win32
index d31814bd0f..78959ad310 100644
--- a/win32/README.win32
+++ b/win32/README.win32
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 (1) Windows XP or later.
 
-(2) Visual C++ 6.0 or later. (strongly recommended VC++ 10)
+(2) Visual C++ 6.0 or later. (strongly recommended VC++ 10 or later)
 
     Note: if you want to build x64 or ia64 version, use native compiler for
           x64/ia64.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 (4) If you want to build from SVN source, following commands are required.
      * bison
      * sed
-     * ruby 1.8
+     * ruby 1.8 or later
 
 (5) Enable Command Extension of your command line.  It's the default behavior
     of cmd.exe.  If you want to enable it explicitly, run cmd.exe with /E:ON