diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a9f6f7ea7..f0d59f8dd 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     // HOME is undefined on windows
     process.env.HOME = process.env.USERPROFILE;
     // Add custom library paths to the PATH
-    process.env.PATH = path.join(__dirname,"node_modules/mapnik/lib/mapnik/lib") +
+    process.env.PATH = path.join(__dirname,"node_modules/mapnik/lib/binding/") +
         ";" + path.join(__dirname,"node_modules/zipfile/lib");
 }
 
diff --git a/platforms/windows/build.bat b/platforms/windows/build.bat
index 52c07900d..ccdfbb5d4 100644
--- a/platforms/windows/build.bat
+++ b/platforms/windows/build.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @rem for some reason this causes script to exit
 @rem npm cache clean
-rd /q /s node_modules
-npm install --force --no-rollback
\ No newline at end of file
+call rd /q /s node_modules
+call npm cache clean
+call npm install --force
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platforms/windows/excludes.txt b/platforms/windows/excludes.txt
index 0170e9c74..d6a697d19 100644
--- a/platforms/windows/excludes.txt
+++ b/platforms/windows/excludes.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 \ipch\
 \include\
 \obj\
+\build\
 .exp
 .lib
 .pdb
diff --git a/platforms/windows/package.bat b/platforms/windows/package.bat
index a5af1ecbe..82e062b1f 100644
--- a/platforms/windows/package.bat
+++ b/platforms/windows/package.bat
@@ -1,70 +1,37 @@
 set DEVROOT=c:\dev2
-@rem place c++ addons outside of node_modules for now
-@rem to make it easier to remove/recreate node_modules
-set DEST=node_modules
 set MAPNIK_INSTALL=c:\mapnik-v2.3.0
-set NODEEXE="C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe"
-set MAPNIK_DEST=%DEST%\mapnik\lib\mapnik
-set MAPNIK_DATA_DEST=%DEST%\mapnik\lib\mapnik\share
-mkdir %MAPNIK_DATA_DEST%
-
-@rem make sure Python is on the PATH
+set NODEEXE="c:\dev2\nodist\v\0.10.25\node.exe"
 set PATH=%PATH%;c:\Python27
-
 @rem change into current directory
 cd /d %~dp0
 @rem then move to main tilemill folder
 cd ..\..\
 set TILEMILL_DIR=%CD%
-
-@rem mkdir %DEST%
-
-@rem nuke any failed c++ module installs
-@rem rd /q /s node_modules\bones\node_modules\jquery\node_modules\jsdom\node_modules\contextify
-@rem rd /q /s node_modules\sqlite3
-rd /q /s node_modules\mapnik
-rd /q /s node_modules\tilelive-mapnik\node_modules\mapnik
-@rem rd /q /s node_modules\millstone\node_modules\srs
-@rem rd /q /s node_modules\millstone\node_modules\zipfile
-@rem rd /q /s node_modules\tilelive-mapnik\node_modules\eio
+set DEST=%TILEMILL_DIR%\node_modules
 
 @rem remove then re-copy node-mapnik
-xcopy /i /s /exclude:platforms\windows\excludes.txt %DEVROOT%\node-mapnik %DEST%\mapnik
-
+rd /q /s %TILEMILL_DIR%\node_modules\mapnik
+rd /q /s %TILEMILL_DIR%\node_modules\tilelive-mapnik\node_modules\mapnik
+xcopy /i /s /exclude:%TILEMILL_DIR%\platforms\windows\excludes.txt %DEVROOT%\node-mapnik %DEST%\mapnik
 @rem fixup paths to plugins making them relative 
 @rem to future location of mapnik itself
 cd %DEST%\mapnik
 @rem - note, intentially not quoting the below
-set MAPNIK_INPUT_PLUGINS=path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/lib/mapnik/input')
-set MAPNIK_FONTS=path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/lib/mapnik/fonts')
+set MAPNIK_INPUT_PLUGINS=path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/input')
+set MAPNIK_FONTS=path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/fonts')
 python gen_settings.py
 @rem augment the settings
-echo var path = require('path'); module.exports.env = {'ICU_DATA': path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/share/icu'), 'GDAL_DATA': path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/share/gdal'),'PROJ_LIB': path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/share/proj') }; >> lib/mapnik_settings.js
-
+echo var path = require('path'); module.exports.env = {'GDAL_DATA': path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/share/gdal'),'PROJ_LIB': path.join(__dirname, 'mapnik/share/proj') }; >> lib/binding/mapnik_settings.js
 
-chdir /d %TILEMILL_DIR%
-@rem symlink mapnik into main directory so npm is happy
-@rem mklink /d /j node_modules/mapnik %DEST%/mapnik
+set MAPNIK_DEST=%DEST%\mapnik\lib\binding\
+mkdir %MAPNIK_DEST%\share
+mkdir %MAPNIK_DEST%\fonts
+mkdir %MAPNIK_DEST%\input
 
 @rem - handle mapnik itself
-rd /q /s %MAPNIK_DEST%
-xcopy /i /s /exclude:platforms\windows\excludes.txt %MAPNIK_INSTALL% %MAPNIK_DEST%
-
-@rem - move all other C++ addons into place
-@rem rd /q /s %DEST%\zipfile
-@rem xcopy /i /s /exclude:platforms\windows\excludes.txt %DEVROOT%\node-zipfile %DEST%\zipfile
-@rem rd /q /s %DEST%\srs
-@rem xcopy /i /s /exclude:platforms\windows\excludes.txt %DEVROOT%\node-srs %DEST%\srs
-@rem rd /q /s %DEST%\sqlite3
-@rem xcopy /i /s /exclude:platforms\windows\excludes.txt %DEVROOT%\node-sqlite3 %DEST%\sqlite3
-@rem rd /q /s %DEST%\contextify
-@rem xcopy /i /s /exclude:platforms\windows\excludes.txt %DEVROOT%\contextify %DEST%\contextify
-
-@rem - move icu, proj, and gdal data into node-mapnik folder
-rd /q /s %MAPNIK_DATA_DEST%\proj
-xcopy /i /s %DEVROOT%\proj\nad %MAPNIK_DATA_DEST%\proj
-rd /q /s %MAPNIK_DATA_DEST%\gdal
-xcopy /i /s %DEVROOT%\gdal\data %MAPNIK_DATA_DEST%\gdal
+xcopy /i /s /exclude:%TILEMILL_DIR%\platforms\windows\excludes.txt %MAPNIK_INSTALL%\lib %MAPNIK_DEST%
+xcopy /i /s /exclude:%TILEMILL_DIR%\platforms\windows\excludes.txt %MAPNIK_INSTALL%\share %MAPNIK_DEST%\mapnik\share
 
-del /q node.exe
+del /q %TILEMILL_DIR%\node.exe
 xcopy %NODEEXE% %TILEMILL_DIR%\node.exe
+chdir %TILEMILL_DIR%