diff --git a/docs/django-admin.txt b/docs/django-admin.txt
index 310e8dff0e..4dc168ad45 100644
--- a/docs/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/django-admin.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ two things for you before delegating to ``django-admin.py``:
 The ``django-admin.py`` script should be on your system path if you installed
 Django via its ``setup.py`` utility. If it's not on your path, you can find it in
 ``site-packages/django/bin`` within your Python installation. Consider
-symlinking to it from some place on your path, such as ``/usr/local/bin``.
+symlinking it from some place on your path, such as ``/usr/local/bin``.
+
+For MS Windows users, who do not have symlinking functionality available, you
+can copy ``django-admin.py`` to a location on your existing path or edit the
+``PATH`` settings (under ``Settings - Control Panel - System - Advanced - Environment...``) to point to its installed location.
 
 Generally, when working on a single Django project, it's easier to use
 ``manage.py``. Use ``django-admin.py`` with ``DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE``, or the