diff --git a/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/README.xspice b/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/README.xspice
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cbc8baf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/README.xspice
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+README.xspice
+
+Compile shared ngspice with Debug and 64 bit
+
+Compile the example caller with Visual Studio
+using ng_shared_test_v.sln.
+
+Start the example with calling ng_shared_start.bat
diff --git a/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_start.bat b/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_start.bat
index a1672e5e8..8e06570d2 100644
--- a/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_start.bat
+++ b/visualc/ng_shared_xspice_v/ng_shared_start.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+REM start ngspice example returning XSPICE data
 cd x64
 start /B .\Debug\ng_shared_test_v.exe
 PAUSE