diff --git a/examples/baseLayers.html b/examples/baseLayers.html
index e0dde9e487..32073b577e 100644
--- a/examples/baseLayers.html
+++ b/examples/baseLayers.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <!-- Localhost key -->
         <!-- <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhT2yXp_ZAY8_ufC3CFXhHIE1NvwkxTS6gjckBmeABOGXIUiOiZObZESPg'></script>-->
         <script type="text/javascript" src="http://clients.multimap.com/API/maps/1.1/metacarta_04"></script>
-        <script src='http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/v3/mapcontrol.js'></script>
+        <script src='http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.1'></script>
         <script src="http://api.maps.yahoo.com/ajaxymap?v=3.0&appid=euzuro-openlayers"></script>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/examples/spherical-mercator.html b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
index 1206487c87..c4ded648a8 100644
--- a/examples/spherical-mercator.html
+++ b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         }
     </style>
 
-    <script src='http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/v3/mapcontrol.js'></script>
+    <script src='http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.1'></script>
     <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhR_wWLPFku8Ix9i2SXYRVK3e45q1BQUd_beF8dtzKET_EteAjPdGDwqpQ'></script>
     <script src="http://api.maps.yahoo.com/ajaxymap?v=3.0&appid=euzuro-openlayers"></script>