diff --git a/basis/windows/com/com-tests.factor b/basis/windows/com/com-tests.factor
index 289581a929..ae8ef62c16 100644
--- a/basis/windows/com/com-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/windows/com/com-tests.factor
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ TUPLE: test-implementation x ;
 C: <test-implementation> test-implementation 
 
 {
-    { "IInherited" {
+    { IInherited {
         [ drop S_OK ] ! ISimple::returnOK
         [ drop E_FAIL ] ! ISimple::returnError
         [ x>> ] ! IInherited::getX
         [ >>x drop ] ! IInherited::setX
     } }
-    { "IUnrelated" {
+    { IUnrelated {
         [ swap x>> + ] ! IUnrelated::xPlus
         [ spin x>> * + ] ! IUnrelated::xMulAdd
     } }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dup +test-wrapper+ set [
             +guinea-pig-implementation+ get ISimple-iid com-query-interface
             dup com-release
         ] unit-test
-        "void*" heap-size +guinea-pig-implementation+ get <displaced-alien>
+        void* heap-size +guinea-pig-implementation+ get <displaced-alien>
         +guinea-pig-implementation+ get
         2array [
             +guinea-pig-implementation+ get IUnrelated-iid com-query-interface
diff --git a/basis/windows/com/wrapper/wrapper.factor b/basis/windows/com/wrapper/wrapper.factor
index e4f0ef0654..27672df833 100755
--- a/basis/windows/com/wrapper/wrapper.factor
+++ b/basis/windows/com/wrapper/wrapper.factor
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ unless
         swap GUID memory>struct
         _ case
         [
-            "void*" heap-size * rot <displaced-alien> com-add-ref
+            void* heap-size * rot <displaced-alien> com-add-ref
             swap 0 set-alien-cell S_OK
         ] [ nip f swap 0 set-alien-cell E_NOINTERFACE ] if*
     ] ;
 
 : (make-add-ref) ( interfaces -- quot )
-    length "void*" heap-size * '[
+    length void* heap-size * '[
         _
         [ alien-unsigned-4 1 + dup ]
         [ set-alien-unsigned-4 ]
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ unless
     ] ;
 
 : (make-release) ( interfaces -- quot )
-    length "void*" heap-size * '[
+    length void* heap-size * '[
         _
         [ drop ]
         [ alien-unsigned-4 1 - dup ]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ unless
 : (thunk) ( n -- quot )
     dup 0 =
     [ drop [ ] ]
-    [ "void*" heap-size neg * '[ _ swap <displaced-alien> ] ]
+    [ void* heap-size neg * '[ _ swap <displaced-alien> ] ]
     if ;
 
 : (thunked-quots) ( quots iunknown-methods thunk -- {thunk,quot}s )
@@ -97,15 +97,15 @@ unless
     [ [ (( -- alien )) define-declared ] pick [ call ] dip ]
     with-compilation-unit ;
 
-: (callback-word) ( function-name interface-name counter -- word )
-    [ "::" rot 3append "-callback-" ] dip number>string 3append
+: (callback-word) ( function-name interface counter -- word )
+    [ name>> "::" rot 3append "-callback-" ] dip number>string 3append
     "windows.com.wrapper.callbacks" create ;
 
 : (finish-thunk) ( param-count thunk quot -- thunked-quot )
     [ [ drop [ ] ] [ swap 1 - '[ _ _ ndip ] ] if-empty ]
     dip compose ;
 
-: (make-interface-callbacks) ( interface-name quots iunknown-methods n -- words )
+: (make-interface-callbacks) ( interface quots iunknown-methods n -- words )
     (thunk) (thunked-quots)
     swap [ find-com-interface-definition family-tree-functions ]
     keep (next-vtbl-counter) '[
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ unless
     curry map-index ;
 
 : (malloc-wrapped-object) ( wrapper -- wrapped-object )
-    vtbls>> length "void*" heap-size *
-    [ "ulong" heap-size + malloc ] keep
+    vtbls>> length void* heap-size *
+    [ ulong heap-size + malloc ] keep
     [ [ 1 ] 2dip set-alien-unsigned-4 ] [ drop ] 2bi ;
 
 : (callbacks>vtbl) ( callbacks -- vtbl )