diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html
index aab4f857..9e012687 100644
--- a/doc/install.html
+++ b/doc/install.html
@@ -122,12 +122,17 @@ python23.lib. (Should be the libs directory under your Python installation
 directory, for example <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">c:\Python23\Libs\</span></tt>.)</p>
 </li>
 <li><p class="first">Compile gettext translations</p>
-<p>Change to the linkchecker-X.X.X/po directory and run <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">%</span> <span class="pre">make</span> <span class="pre">win</span></tt>.</p>
+<p>Still in the MSYS window, change to the <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">linkchecker-X.X.X\po</span></tt>
+directory and run <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">%</span> <span class="pre">make</span> <span class="pre">win</span></tt>.</p>
 </li>
 <li><p class="first">Compile and install the LinkChecker Python modules</p>
-<p>Close the MSYS application and open a DOS command prompt.
-Change to the linkchecker-X.X.X directory and run
-<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">c:&gt;</span> <span class="pre">python</span> <span class="pre">setup.py</span> <span class="pre">build</span> <span class="pre">-c</span> <span class="pre">mingw32</span> <span class="pre">install</span></tt>.</p>
+<p>Close the MSYS application (by typing <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">exit</span></tt>) and open a DOS command
+prompt.
+Change to the <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">linkchecker-X.X.X</span></tt> directory and run
+<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">c:&gt;</span> <span class="pre">python</span> <span class="pre">setup.py</span> <span class="pre">build</span> <span class="pre">-c</span> <span class="pre">mingw32</span> <span class="pre">bdist_wininst</span></tt>.</p>
+<p>This generates a binary installer 
+<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">dist\linkchecker-X.X.X.win32-py2.3.exe</span></tt> which you just have to
+execute.</p>
 </li>
 </ol>
 </div>
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ they are working</li>
 </div>
 <hr class="footer" />
 <div class="footer">
-Generated on: 2004-09-02 09:57 UTC.
+Generated on: 2004-09-03 09:41 UTC.
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diff --git a/doc/install.txt b/doc/install.txt
index 97c0ede0..f9028068 100644
--- a/doc/install.txt
+++ b/doc/install.txt
@@ -102,13 +102,19 @@ Setup for Windows
 
 3. Compile gettext translations
 
-   Change to the linkchecker-X.X.X/po directory and run ``% make win``.
+   Still in the MSYS window, change to the ``linkchecker-X.X.X\po``
+   directory and run ``% make win``.
 
 4. Compile and install the LinkChecker Python modules
    
-   Close the MSYS application and open a DOS command prompt.
-   Change to the linkchecker-X.X.X directory and run
-   ``c:> python setup.py build -c mingw32 install``.
+   Close the MSYS application (by typing ``exit``) and open a DOS command
+   prompt.
+   Change to the ``linkchecker-X.X.X`` directory and run
+   ``c:> python setup.py build -c mingw32 bdist_wininst``.
+   
+   This generates a binary installer 
+   ``dist\linkchecker-X.X.X.win32-py2.3.exe`` which you just have to
+   execute.
 
 
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