diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c06f4accc..02e106b28 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ How to install (Windows)
 * Install Python 2.7 (http://python.org)
 * Install Cython (Windows binaries on http://cython.org/#download)
 * Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express
-* Add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0" to system PATH
+* Add "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0" to system PATH
 * Clone repository (using TortoiseGit) to local directory
-* Run c:\python27\python.exe setup.py install (or develop)
+* Run C:\\python27\\python.exe setup.py install (or develop)
 
 How to install (Debian-Ubuntu)
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