diff --git a/distrib/msw/maketarballs b/distrib/msw/maketarballs
index 64d8f26026..ea147d94b7 100755
--- a/distrib/msw/maketarballs
+++ b/distrib/msw/maketarballs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ dospinwxmotif()
 
   cp $WXDEST/wxmotif/release/*.tar.gz $WXDEST
   cp $WXDEST/wxmotif/release/*.tar.bz2 $WXDEST
+  mv $WXDEST/wxMOTIF-$WXVER.tar.gz $WXDEST/wxMotif-$WXVER.tar.gz
 }
 
 dospinwxmac()
@@ -104,6 +105,27 @@ dospinwxmac()
 
   cp $WXDEST/wxmac/release/*.tar.gz $WXDEST
   cp $WXDEST/wxmac/release/*.tar.bz2 $WXDEST
+  mv $WXDEST/wxMAC-$WXVER.tar.gz $WXDEST/wxMac-$WXVER.tar.gz
+}
+
+docopydocs()
+{
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/changes.txt $WXDEST/changes-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/mgl/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-mgl-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/mgl/install.txt $WXDEST/install-mgl-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-x11-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/readme-nanox.txt $WXDEST/readme-nanox-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/install.txt $WXDEST/install-x11-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-motif-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/install.txt $WXDEST/install-motif-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/msw/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-msw-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/msw/install.txt $WXDEST/install-msw-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/gtk/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-gtk-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/gtk/install.txt $WXDEST/install-gtk-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/mac/readme.txt $WXDEST/readme-mac-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/mac/install.txt $WXDEST/install-mac-${WXVER}.txt
+  cp $WXSRC/docs/os2/install.txt $WXDEST/install-os2-${WXVER}.txt
 }
 
 PROGNAME=$0
@@ -198,3 +220,4 @@ if [ "$SPINWXMAC" = "1" ] || [ "$SPINEVERYTHING" = "1" ]; then
   dospinwxmac
 fi
 
+docopydocs
diff --git a/distrib/msw/tardist b/distrib/msw/tardist
index 86ae5bb0cd..0ab55f80fb 100644
--- a/distrib/msw/tardist
+++ b/distrib/msw/tardist
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ cd $WXDEST
 mkdir wxGTK-${WXVER}
 cd wxGTK-${WXVER}
 $TAR xf ../wxGTK-${WXVER}.tar
+echo Copying readme files...
+cp $WXSRC/docs/gtk/readme.txt README-GTK.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/gtk/install.txt INSTALL-GTK.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/readme.txt README.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/changes.txt CHANGES.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/licence.txt LICENCE.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/lgpl.txt COPYING.LIB
 cd ..
 rm -f wxGTK-${WXVER}.tar
 $TAR cf $WXDEST/wxGTK-${WXVER}.tar wxGTK-${WXVER}/*
@@ -100,6 +107,13 @@ cd $WXDEST
 mkdir wxMotif-${WXVER}
 cd wxMotif-${WXVER}
 $TAR xf ../wxMotif-${WXVER}.tar
+echo Copying readme files...
+cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/readme.txt README-MOTIF.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/install.txt INSTALL-MOTIF.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/readme.txt README.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/changes.txt CHANGES.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/licence.txt LICENCE.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/lgpl.txt COPYING.LIB
 cd ..
 rm -f wxMotif-${WXVER}.tar
 $TAR cf $WXDEST/wxMotif-${WXVER}.tar wxMotif-${WXVER}/*
@@ -122,6 +136,15 @@ cd $WXDEST
 mkdir wxX11-${WXVER}
 cd wxX11-${WXVER}
 $TAR xf ../wxX11-${WXVER}.tar
+echo Copying readme files...
+cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/readme.txt README-MOTIF.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/install.txt INSTALL-MOTIF.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/readme.txt README-X11.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/install.txt INSTALL-X11.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/readme.txt README.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/changes.txt CHANGES.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/licence.txt LICENCE.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/lgpl.txt COPYING.LIB
 cd ..
 rm -f wxX11-${WXVER}.tar
 $TAR cf $WXDEST/wxX11-${WXVER}.tar wxX11-${WXVER}/*
@@ -163,6 +186,13 @@ fi
 
 $TAR xf ../wxMac-${WXVER}.tar
 rm -f -r contrib/src/mmedia contrib/samples/mmedia
+echo Copying readme files...
+cp $WXSRC/docs/mac/readme.txt README-MAC.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/mac/install.txt INSTALL-MAC.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/readme.txt README.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/changes.txt CHANGES.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/licence.txt LICENCE.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/lgpl.txt COPYING.LIB
 cd ..
 rm -f wxMac-${WXVER}.tar
 $TAR cf $WXDEST/wxMac-${WXVER}.tar wxMac-${WXVER}/*
@@ -238,6 +268,22 @@ cp $WXSRC/src/os2/*.CPP $WXSRC/src/os2/*.I src/os2
 $WXSRC/distrib/msw/namedown include/wx/os2/*.H
 $WXSRC/distrib/msw/namedown src/os2/*.CPP src/os2/*.I
 
+echo Copying readme files...
+cp $WXSRC/docs/readme.txt README.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/changes.txt CHANGES.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/licence.txt LICENCE.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/lgpl.txt COPYING.LIB
+cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/readme.txt README-MOTIF.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/motif/install.txt INSTALL-MOTIF.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/readme.txt README-X11.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/x11/install.txt INSTALL-X11.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/mac/readme.txt README-MAC.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/mac/install.txt INSTALL-MAC.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/mgl/readme.txt README-MGL.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/mgl/install.txt INSTALL-MGL.txt
+#cp $WXSRC/docs/os2/readme.txt README-OS2.txt
+cp $WXSRC/docs/os2/install.txt INSTALL-OS2.txt
+
 cd ..
 rm -f wxAll-${WXVER}.tar
 $TAR cf $WXDEST/wxAll-${WXVER}.tar wxWindows-${WXVER}/*