diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index f99adae0e75259b348f67ecd6387474a530179f9..f5fe7694d6e2a8a103aa8ff38ff2f3d40e469099 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ run.arg2=-Dapple.awt.graphics.UseQuartz=true \
     --add-exports java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED
 mac.run.args=${common.run.args} ${run.arg2}
 
-# property used to identify  Viskit config files
+# property used to identify Viskit config files
 dot.viskit.dir=${user.home}/.${product.shortname}
+c_app.xml=${viskit.dir}/configuration/c_app.xml
+c_gui.xml=${viskit.dir}/configuration/c_gui.xml
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ec0f66995fac8c9b9091dd8d51e25273e915e92b..a8fb2c3d61a45fa3a23f0d6b76c28ed386de1488 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
             <fileset dir="${viskit.lib.dir}">
                 <include name="**/*.jar"/>
             </fileset>
+            <pathelement path="${extra.classpath}"/>
         </path>
         <echo message="runtime.classpath=${toString:runtime.classpath}"/>
     </target>
@@ -285,7 +286,6 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
               classpathref="runtime.classpath"
               dir="${viskit.dir}"
               fork="true">
-            <classpath path="${extra.classpath}"/>
 	    <jvmarg line="${run.args}"/>
             <arg value="${assy.file}"/>
         </java>
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
     <target name="nuke.dot.viskit" description="Abolish an out of synch configuration and metadata directory - only when necessary">
         <delete includeemptydirs="yes" dir="${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
+        <mkdir dir="${dot.viskit.dir}"/>
+        <copy todir="${dot.viskit.dir}" file="${c_app.xml}"/>
+        <copy todir="${dot.viskit.dir}" file="${c_gui.xml}"/>
     </target>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/viskit/configuration/c_gui.xml b/viskit/configuration/c_gui.xml
index 618bfc878571494378ba98c23c47ab2ace615463..b1631937181b261d5356f377740fd252fcd246cd 100644
--- a/viskit/configuration/c_gui.xml
+++ b/viskit/configuration/c_gui.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       </projectgeneration>
     </button>
     <projecttitle>
-        <name value="DefaultProject"/>
+        <name value="ViskitOpenDis7Examples"/>
     </projecttitle>
     <lookandfeel>platform</lookandfeel>
   </gui>