diff --git a/scripts/bdist.bat b/scripts/bdist.bat
index 9691fde8..8f9d2850 100755
--- a/scripts/bdist.bat
+++ b/scripts/bdist.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @echo off
-REM batch file for generating the windows .exe installer
+: batch file for generating the windows .exe installer
 set PYTHON="c:\Python26\python.exe"
 cd doc\en
 %PYTHON% ..\rest2htmlnav --stylesheet-path=lc.css --time documentation.txt documentation.html
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ cd doc\en
 %PYTHON% ..\rest2htmlnav --stylesheet-path=lc.css --time upgrading.txt upgrading.html
 %PYTHON% ..\bfknav.py
 cd ..\..
-%PYTHON% setup.py clean --all
+rd /S /Q build
+rd /S /Q dist
 %PYTHON% setup.py sdist --manifest-only
-:: %PYTHON% setup.py build -c mingw32 bdist_wininst -b hase.bmp --install-script install-linkchecker.py
+REM %PYTHON% setup.py build -c mingw32 bdist_wininst -b hase.bmp --install-script install-linkchecker.py
 %PYTHON% setup.py build -c mingw32 py2exe
-REM start resource editor for .exe icon
+: start resource editor for .exe icon
 REM "%PROGRAMFILES%\XN Resource Editor\XNResourceEditor.exe"