diff --git a/Doc/distutils/install.rst b/Doc/distutils/install.rst
--- a/Doc/distutils/install.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/install.rst
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@
 =============== ===========================================================
 Type of file    Installation directory
 =============== ===========================================================
-modules         :file:`{userbase}\\Python{XY}\\site-packages`
-scripts         :file:`{userbase}\\Scripts`
+modules         :file:`{userbase}\\python{XY}\\site-packages`
+scripts         :file:`{userbase}\\bin`
 data            :file:`{userbase}`
-C headers       :file:`{userbase}\\Python{XY}\\Include\\{distname}`
+C headers       :file:`{userbase}\\Python{XY}\\include\\{distname}`
 =============== ===========================================================
 
 The advantage of using this scheme compared to the other ones described below is
@@ -503,12 +503,12 @@
 =============== ==========================================================
 Type of file    Installation directory
 =============== ==========================================================
-modules         :file:`{prefix}\\Lib\\site-packages`
-scripts         :file:`{prefix}\\Scripts`
+modules         :file:`{prefix}\\lib\\site-packages`
+scripts         :file:`{prefix}\\bin`
 data            :file:`{prefix}`
-C headers       :file:`{prefix}\\Include\\{distname}`
+C headers       :file:`{prefix}\\include\\{distname}`
 =============== ==========================================================
-
+\(6)
 
 .. _inst-custom-install:
 
@@ -808,6 +808,10 @@
    be tried. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser` function used
    by Distutils.
 
+(6)
+   On Windows prior to 3.3, the value for `scripts` was `Scripts` and some
+   values (like `Include`) were capitalized.
+
 
 .. _inst-config-syntax:
 
diff --git a/Doc/install/install.rst b/Doc/install/install.rst
--- a/Doc/install/install.rst
+++ b/Doc/install/install.rst
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 +-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
 | Unix (non-pure) | :file:`{exec-prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | \(1)  |
 +-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
-| Windows         | :file:`{prefix}\\Lib\\site-packages`                | :file:`C:\\Python{XY}\\Lib\\site-packages`       | \(2)  |
+| Windows         | :file:`{prefix}\\lib\\site-packages`                | :file:`C:\\Python{XY}\\lib\\site-packages`       | \(2)  |
 +-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
 
 Notes:
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@
 
 (2)
    The default installation directory on Windows was :file:`C:\\Program
-   Files\\Python` under Python 1.6a1, 1.5.2, and earlier.
+   Files\\Python` under Python 1.6a1, 1.5.2, and earlier. The capitalization
+   was also changed in 3.3.
 
 :file:`{prefix}` and :file:`{exec-prefix}` stand for the directories that Python
 is installed to, and where it finds its libraries at run-time. They are always
@@ -372,12 +373,15 @@
 =============== ===========================================================
 Type of file    Installation directory
 =============== ===========================================================
-modules         :file:`{userbase}\\Python{XY}\\site-packages`
-scripts         :file:`{userbase}\\Scripts`
+modules         :file:`{userbase}\\python{XY}\\site-packages`
+scripts         :file:`{userbase}\\bin`
 data            :file:`{userbase}`
-C headers       :file:`{userbase}\\Python{XY}\\Include`
+C headers       :file:`{userbase}\\python{XY}\\include`
 =============== ===========================================================
 
+(Note that the location of the scripts changed from `Scripts` to `bin` in 3.3
+and the case changed to lowercase.)
+
 The advantage of using this scheme compared to the other ones described below is
 that the user site-packages directory is under normal conditions always included
 in :data:`sys.path` (see :mod:`site` for more information), which means that
@@ -527,12 +531,14 @@
 =============== ==========================================================
 Type of file    Installation directory
 =============== ==========================================================
-modules         :file:`{prefix}\\Lib\\site-packages`
-scripts         :file:`{prefix}\\Scripts`
+modules         :file:`{prefix}\\lib\\site-packages`
+scripts         :file:`{prefix}\\bin`
 data            :file:`{prefix}`
-C headers       :file:`{prefix}\\Include`
+C headers       :file:`{prefix}\\include`
 =============== ==========================================================
 
+(Note that the location of the scripts changed from `Scripts` to `bin` in 3.3
+and the case changed to lowercase.)
 
 .. _packaging-custom-install:
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         'scripts': '$base/Scripts',
         'data'   : '$base',
     }
-else:
+elif sys.version >= "2.2" and sys.version < "3.3":
     WINDOWS_SCHEME = {
         'purelib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
         'platlib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
         'scripts': '$base/Scripts',
         'data'   : '$base',
     }
+else:
+    WINDOWS_SCHEME = {
+        'purelib': '$base/lib/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '$base/lib/site-packages',
+        'headers': '$base/include/$dist_name',
+        'scripts': '$base/bin',
+        'data'   : '$base',
+    }
 
 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'unix_prefix': {
@@ -69,13 +77,22 @@
 
 # user site schemes
 if HAS_USER_SITE:
-    INSTALL_SCHEMES['nt_user'] = {
-        'purelib': '$usersite',
-        'platlib': '$usersite',
-        'headers': '$userbase/Python$py_version_nodot/Include/$dist_name',
-        'scripts': '$userbase/Scripts',
-        'data'   : '$userbase',
-        }
+    if sys.version < "3.3":
+        INSTALL_SCHEMES['nt_user'] = {
+            'purelib': '$usersite',
+            'platlib': '$usersite',
+            'headers': '$userbase/Python$py_version_nodot/Include/$dist_name',
+            'scripts': '$userbase/Scripts',
+            'data'   : '$userbase',
+            }
+    else:
+        INSTALL_SCHEMES['nt_user'] = {
+            'purelib': '$usersite',
+            'platlib': '$usersite',
+            'headers': '$userbase/Python$py_version_nodot/include/$dist_name',
+            'scripts': '$userbase/bin',
+            'data'   : '$userbase',
+            }
 
     INSTALL_SCHEMES['unix_user'] = {
         'purelib': '$usersite',
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO b/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         version.
 
         Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install.exe`` program in
-        your Python ``Scripts`` subdirectory.  Be sure to add this directory to your
+        your Python ``bin`` subdirectory.  Be sure to add this directory to your
         ``PATH`` environment variable, if you haven't already done so.
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO2 b/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO2
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO2
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/SETUPTOOLS-PKG-INFO2
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         version.
 
         Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install.exe`` program in
-        your Python ``Scripts`` subdirectory.  Be sure to add this directory to your
+        your Python ``bin`` subdirectory.  Be sure to add this directory to your
         ``PATH`` environment variable, if you haven't already done so.
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.cfg b/Lib/sysconfig.cfg
--- a/Lib/sysconfig.cfg
+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.cfg
@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@
 data = {base}
 
 [nt]
-stdlib = {installed_base}/Lib
-platstdlib = {base}/Lib
-purelib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-platlib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-include = {installed_base}/Include
-platinclude = {installed_base}/Include
-scripts = {base}/Scripts
+stdlib = {installed_base}/lib
+platstdlib = {base}/lib
+purelib = {base}/lib/site-packages
+platlib = {base}/lib/site-packages
+include = {installed_base}/include
+platinclude = {installed_base}/include
+scripts = {base}/bin
 data = {base}
 
 [os2]
-stdlib = {installed_base}/Lib
-platstdlib = {base}/Lib
-purelib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-platlib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-include = {installed_base}/Include
-platinclude = {installed_base}/Include
-scripts = {base}/Scripts
+stdlib = {installed_base}/lib
+platstdlib = {base}/lib
+purelib = {base}/lib/site-packages
+platlib = {base}/lib/site-packages
+include = {installed_base}/include
+platinclude = {installed_base}/include
+scripts = {base}/bin
 data = {base}
 
 [os2_home]
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
 data = {userbase}
 
 [nt_user]
-stdlib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}
-platstdlib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}
-purelib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages
-platlib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages
-include = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/Include
-scripts = {userbase}/Scripts
+stdlib = {userbase}/python{py_version_nodot}
+platstdlib = {userbase}/python{py_version_nodot}
+purelib = {userbase}/python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages
+platlib = {userbase}/python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages
+include = {userbase}/python{py_version_nodot}/include
+scripts = {userbase}/bin
 data = {userbase}
 
 [posix_user]
diff --git a/Lib/venv/__init__.py b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/venv/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
@@ -127,13 +127,11 @@
         context.executable = executable
         context.python_dir = dirname
         context.python_exe = exename
+        binname = 'bin'
+        incpath = 'include'
         if sys.platform == 'win32':
-            binname = 'Scripts'
-            incpath = 'Include'
-            libpath = os.path.join(env_dir, 'Lib', 'site-packages')
+            libpath = os.path.join(env_dir, 'lib', 'site-packages')
         else:
-            binname = 'bin'
-            incpath = 'include'
             libpath = os.path.join(env_dir, 'lib', 'python%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2], 'site-packages')
         context.inc_path = path = os.path.join(env_dir, incpath)
         create_if_needed(path)
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@
             for root, dirs, files in os.walk(context.python_dir):
                 if 'init.tcl' in files:
                     tcldir = os.path.basename(root)
-                    tcldir = os.path.join(context.env_dir, 'Lib', tcldir)
+                    tcldir = os.path.join(context.env_dir, 'lib', tcldir)
                     os.makedirs(tcldir)
                     src = os.path.join(root, 'init.tcl')
                     dst = os.path.join(tcldir, 'init.tcl')
diff --git a/PC/bdist_wininst/install.c b/PC/bdist_wininst/install.c
--- a/PC/bdist_wininst/install.c
+++ b/PC/bdist_wininst/install.c
@@ -169,16 +169,16 @@
     { "PURELIB", "" },
     { "PLATLIB", "" },
     { "HEADERS", "" }, /* 'Include/dist_name' part already in archive */
-    { "SCRIPTS", "Scripts\\" },
+    { "SCRIPTS", "bin\\" },
     { "DATA", "" },
     { NULL, NULL },
 };
 
 SCHEME new_scheme[] = {
-    { "PURELIB", "Lib\\site-packages\\" },
-    { "PLATLIB", "Lib\\site-packages\\" },
+    { "PURELIB", "lib\\site-packages\\" },
+    { "PLATLIB", "lib\\site-packages\\" },
     { "HEADERS", "" }, /* 'Include/dist_name' part already in archive */
-    { "SCRIPTS", "Scripts\\" },
+    { "SCRIPTS", "bin\\" },
     { "DATA", "" },
     { NULL, NULL },
 };
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
  'scripts': '$base/Scripts',
  'data'   : '$base',
  }
- else:
+ elif sys.version >= "2.2" and sys.version < "3.3":
  WINDOWS_SCHEME = {
  'purelib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
  'platlib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
@@ -1946,6 +1946,14 @@
  'scripts': '$base/Scripts',
  'data'   : '$base',
  }
+ else:
+ WINDOWS_SCHEME = {
+ 'purelib': '$base/lib/site-packages',
+ 'platlib': '$base/lib/site-packages',
+ 'headers': '$base/include/$dist_name',
+ 'scripts': '$base/bin',
+ 'data'   : '$base',
+ }
 */
             scheme = GetScheme(py_major, py_minor);
             /* Run the pre-install script. */
@@ -2043,7 +2051,7 @@
             SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_TITLE,
                             "Please wait while running postinstall script...");
             strcpy(fname, python_dir);
-            strcat(fname, "\\Scripts\\");
+            strcat(fname, "\\bin\\");
             strcat(fname, install_script);
 
             if (logfile)
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/win_add2path.py b/Tools/scripts/win_add2path.py
--- a/Tools/scripts/win_add2path.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/win_add2path.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 def modify():
     pythonpath = os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(sys.executable))
-    scripts = os.path.join(pythonpath, "Scripts")
+    scripts = os.path.join(pythonpath, "bin")
     appdata = os.environ["APPDATA"]
     if hasattr(site, "USER_SITE"):
         userpath = site.USER_SITE.replace(appdata, "%APPDATA%")
-        userscripts = os.path.join(userpath, "Scripts")
+        userscripts = os.path.join(userpath, "bin")
     else:
         userscripts = None