diff --git a/prj/script/common.cmd b/prj/script/common.cmd
index 84b331e..ce3a3cb 100644
--- a/prj/script/common.cmd
+++ b/prj/script/common.cmd
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ REM define (relative) paths
 
 @echo off
 set script_dir=%~dp0
-set venv_dir=%script_dir%..\venv
-set pip_reqs_dir=%script_dir%..
+set venv_dir=%script_dir%\..\venv
+set pip_reqs_dir=%script_dir%\..\pip_reqs
diff --git a/prj/script/pip_reqs_install.cmd b/prj/script/pip_reqs_install.cmd
index 3c0caa1..98fbcdc 100644
--- a/prj/script/pip_reqs_install.cmd
+++ b/prj/script/pip_reqs_install.cmd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CALl %venv_dir%\Scripts\pip install --upgrade setuptools
 
 
 REM 1) install latest (versions of) dependencies
-CALL ${venv_dir}/bin/pip install -r ${pip_reqs_dir}/pip_reqs_base.txt
+CALL %venv_dir%\Scripts\pip install -r %pip_reqs_dir%\pip_reqs_base.txt
 
 REM 2) install exact (versions of) dependencies
-REM CALL ${venv_dir}/bin/pip install  -r ../pip_reqs.txt
+REM CALL %venv_dir%\Scripts\pip install  -r %pip_reqs_dir%\pip_reqs.txt
diff --git a/prj/script/venv_create.cmd b/prj/script/venv_create.cmd
index a094578..f47fcff 100644
--- a/prj/script/venv_create.cmd
+++ b/prj/script/venv_create.cmd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ REM set HTTPS_PROXY= http://10.110.15.6:8080
 call common.cmd
 
 
-CALL python -m venv %script_dir%\venv
+CALL python -m venv %venv_dir%
 
 echo ".....virtual environment created"