diff --git a/extra/windows/com/com-tests.factor b/extra/windows/com/com-tests.factor
index 394bec2dfb..cd67fd19d2 100755
--- a/extra/windows/com/com-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/windows/com/com-tests.factor
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ COM-INTERFACE: IUnrelated IUnknown {b06ac3f4-30e4-406b-a7cd-c29cead4552c}
     int xPlus ( int y )
     int xMulAdd ( int mul, int add ) ;
 
-"{216fb341-0eb2-44b1-8edb-60b76e353abc}" string>guid 1array [ ISimple-iid ] unit-test
-"{9620ecec-8438-423b-bb14-86f835aa40dd}" string>guid 1array [ IInherited-iid ] unit-test
-"{00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" string>guid 1array [ IUnknown-iid ] unit-test
-"{b06ac3f4-30e4-406b-a7cd-c29cead4552c}" string>guid 1array [ IUnrelated-iid ] unit-test
+{ GUID: {216fb341-0eb2-44b1-8edb-60b76e353abc} } [ ISimple-iid ] unit-test
+{ GUID: {9620ecec-8438-423b-bb14-86f835aa40dd} } [ IInherited-iid ] unit-test
+{ GUID: {00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} } [ IUnknown-iid ] unit-test
+{ GUID: {b06ac3f4-30e4-406b-a7cd-c29cead4552c} } [ IUnrelated-iid ] unit-test
 
 { (( -- iid )) } [ \ ISimple-iid stack-effect ] unit-test
 { (( this -- HRESULT )) } [ \ ISimple::returnOK stack-effect ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax-docs.factor b/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fa06d5e4e7..62a3c6eaa0
--- a/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
+++ b/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
-USING: help.markup help.syntax io kernel math quotations
-multiline ;
-IN: windows.com.syntax
-
-HELP: COM-INTERFACE:
-{ $syntax <"
-COM-INTERFACE: <interface> <parent> <iid>
-    <function-1> ( <params1> )
-    <function-2> ( <params2> )
-    ... ;
-"> }
-{ $description "\nFor the interface " { $snippet "<interface>" } ", a word " { $snippet "<interface>-iid ( -- iid )" } " is defined to push the interface GUID (IID) onto the stack. Words of the form " { $snippet "<interface>::<function>" } " are also defined to invoke each method, as well as the methods inherited from " { $snippet "<parent>" } ". A " { $snippet "<parent>" } " of " { $snippet "f" } " indicates that the interface is a root interface. (Note that COM conventions demand that all interfaces at least inherit from " { $snippet "IUnknown" } ".)\n\nExample:" }
-{ $code <"
-COM-INTERFACE: IUnknown f {00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
-    HRESULT QueryInterface ( REFGUID iid, void** ppvObject )
-    ULONG AddRef ( )
-    ULONG Release ( ) ;
-
-COM-INTERFACE: ISimple IUnknown {216fb341-0eb2-44b1-8edb-60b76e353abc}
-    HRESULT returnOK ( )
-    HRESULT returnError ( ) ;
-
-COM-INTERFACE: IInherited ISimple {9620ecec-8438-423b-bb14-86f835aa40dd}
-    int getX ( )
-    void setX ( int newX ) ;
-"> } ;
+USING: help.markup help.syntax io kernel math quotations
+multiline ;
+IN: windows.com.syntax
+
+HELP: GUID:
+{ $syntax "GUID: {01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef}" }
+{ $description "\nCreate a COM globally-unique identifier (GUID) literal at parse time, and push it onto the data stack." } ;
+
+HELP: COM-INTERFACE:
+{ $syntax <"
+COM-INTERFACE: <interface> <parent> <iid>
+    <function-1> ( <params1> )
+    <function-2> ( <params2> )
+    ... ;
+"> }
+{ $description "\nFor the interface " { $snippet "<interface>" } ", a word " { $snippet "<interface>-iid ( -- iid )" } " is defined to push the interface GUID (IID) onto the stack. Words of the form " { $snippet "<interface>::<function>" } " are also defined to invoke each method, as well as the methods inherited from " { $snippet "<parent>" } ". A " { $snippet "<parent>" } " of " { $snippet "f" } " indicates that the interface is a root interface. (Note that COM conventions demand that all interfaces at least inherit from " { $snippet "IUnknown" } ".)\n\nExample:" }
+{ $code <"
+COM-INTERFACE: IUnknown f {00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
+    HRESULT QueryInterface ( REFGUID iid, void** ppvObject )
+    ULONG AddRef ( )
+    ULONG Release ( ) ;
+
+COM-INTERFACE: ISimple IUnknown {216fb341-0eb2-44b1-8edb-60b76e353abc}
+    HRESULT returnOK ( )
+    HRESULT returnError ( ) ;
+
+COM-INTERFACE: IInherited ISimple {9620ecec-8438-423b-bb14-86f835aa40dd}
+    int getX ( )
+    void setX ( int newX ) ;
+"> } ;
diff --git a/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax.factor b/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax.factor
index dd7d058a77..b607027332 100755
--- a/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax.factor
+++ b/extra/windows/com/syntax/syntax.factor
@@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ PRIVATE>
     define-words-for-com-interface
     ; parsing
 
+: GUID: scan string>guid parsed ; parsing