diff --git a/distrib/scripts/create_archives.sh b/distrib/scripts/create_archives.sh
index 2a32f717ab..8ec90c1b4f 100755
--- a/distrib/scripts/create_archives.sh
+++ b/distrib/scripts/create_archives.sh
@@ -132,15 +132,11 @@ dospinport(){
 
     copyfilelist $portfiles $APPDIR $TMPFILESDIR
     
-    if [ $port = "msw" ] || [ $port = "all" ]; then
-        cp -f README-MSW.txt INSTALL-MSW.txt $TMPFILESDIR      
-    fi
-    
-    if [ $port = "os2" ] || [ $port = "all" ]; then
-        cp -f INSTALL-OS2.txt $TMPFILESDIR        
-    fi
-    
     pushd /tmp/wx$port
+    # use DOS line endings for all files for MSW archives.
+    if [ $port = "msw" ]; then
+        unix2dos `cat $portfiles`
+    fi
     echo "Creating wx$portname-$VERSION.zip..."
     zip $ZIPFLAGS -r -9 $APPDIR/deliver/wx$portname-$VERSION.zip .
     echo "Creating wx$portname-$VERSION.tar.gz..."
@@ -167,6 +163,24 @@ prepareforrelease()
     cp $APPDIR/docs/lgpl.txt COPYING.LIB
     cp $APPDIR/docs/changes.txt CHANGES.txt
     cp $APPDIR/docs/readme.txt README.txt
+
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/mgl/readme.txt $APPDIR/readme-mgl.txt
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/mgl/install.txt $APPDIR/install-mgl.txt
+
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/x11/readme.txt $APPDIR/readme-x11.txt
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/x11/install.txt $APPDIR/install-x11.txt
+
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/motif/readme.txt $APPDIR/readme-motif.txt
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/motif/install.txt $APPDIR/install-motif.txt
+
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/gtk/readme.txt $APPDIR/readme-gtk.txt
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/gtk/install.txt $APPDIR/install-gtk.txt
+
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/mac/readme.txt $APPDIR/readme-mac.txt
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/mac/install.txt $APPDIR/install-mac.txt
+
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/cocoa/readme.txt $APPDIR/readme-cocoa.txt
+    cp $APPDIR/docs/cocoa/install.txt $APPDIR/install-cocoa.txt
     
     # Now delete a few files that are unnecessary
     rm -f BuildCVS.txt descrip.mms
@@ -183,7 +197,7 @@ prepareforrelease()
     cp $APPDIR/include/wx/msw/setup0.h $APPDIR/include/wx/msw/setup.h
     cp $APPDIR/include/wx/univ/setup0.h $APPDIR/include/wx/univ/setup.h
     
-    # Make MSW project files have DOS line endings.
+    # Make MSW project files always have DOS line endings.
     unix2dos `cat $MANIFESTDIR/vc.rsp` 
     
     popd
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/cocoa.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/cocoa.rsp
index 149d421600..d6ab2d8dcf 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/cocoa.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/cocoa.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+install-cocoa.txt
+readme-cocoa.txt
+
 include/wx/cocoa/*.h
 src/cocoa/*.cpp
 src/cocoa/*.mm
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/gtk.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/gtk.rsp
index 62e03b5b14..275388c728 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/gtk.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/gtk.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+install-gtk.txt
+readme-gtk.txt
+
 docs/gtk/*.html
 docs/gtk/*.txt
 docs/gtk/COPYING.LIB
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/mac.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/mac.rsp
index 85dc89f10d..cd4958d6d5 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/mac.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/mac.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+install-mac.txt
+readme-mac.txt
+
 lib/dummy
 
 docs/licence.txt
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/mgl.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/mgl.rsp
index 997a9d5c6b..1b93cb07ed 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/mgl.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/mgl.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+install-mgl.txt
+readme-mgl.txt
+
 build/mgl/*
 
 include/wx/mgl/*.h
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/motif.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/motif.rsp
index b24f5a1132..e23f87e1aa 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/motif.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/motif.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+install-motif.txt
+readme-motif.txt
+
 src/motif/files.lst
 src/motif/*.cpp
 src/motif/*.c
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/msw.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/msw.rsp
index 69f4519051..aa8835c6d5 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/msw.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/msw.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+README-MSW.txt
+INSTALL-MSW.txt
+
 build/msw/config.*
 build/msw/makefile.*
 
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/os2.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/os2.rsp
index 488d664f0e..673c2f0e3d 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/os2.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/os2.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+INSTALL-OS2.txt
+
 lib/dummy
 
 build/os2/*
diff --git a/distrib/scripts/manifests/x11.rsp b/distrib/scripts/manifests/x11.rsp
index 172e60db09..e8937008b5 100644
--- a/distrib/scripts/manifests/x11.rsp
+++ b/distrib/scripts/manifests/x11.rsp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+install-x11.txt
+readme-x11.txt
+
 src/x11/files.lst
 src/x11/*.cpp
 src/x11/*.c