diff --git a/lib/virtualenv.js b/lib/virtualenv.js
index 29350dc..cef9c07 100644
--- a/lib/virtualenv.js
+++ b/lib/virtualenv.js
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ var rimraf = require("rimraf");
 var request = require("request");
 var semver = require("semver");
 var pypi = require("./pypi");
+var isWindows = require('is-windows');
 
 var VERSION = require("../package.json").version;
+// Known feature of virtualenv
+var folderWithExecutables = isWindows() ? "Scripts" : "bin";
 
 function VirtualEnv(packagePath) {
 
@@ -116,17 +119,17 @@ VirtualEnv.prototype.install = function install(callback) {
 }
 
 VirtualEnv.prototype.spawn = function spawn(command, args, options) {
-  var pathToVirtualenvCommand = path.join(this._virtualenvHome, "bin", command);
+  var pathToVirtualenvCommand = path.join(this._virtualenvHome, folderWithExecutables, command);
   return childProcess.spawn(pathToVirtualenvCommand, args, options);
 }
 
 VirtualEnv.prototype.spawnPython = function spawnPython(args, options) {
-  var pathToPython = path.join(this._virtualenvHome, "bin", "python");
+  var pathToPython = path.join(this._virtualenvHome, folderWithExecutables, "python");
   return childProcess.spawn(pathToPython, args, options);
 }
 
 VirtualEnv.prototype.spawn32bitOSXPython = function spawn32bitOSXPython(args, options) {
-  var pathToPython = path.join(this._virtualenvHome, "bin", "python");
+  var pathToPython = path.join(this._virtualenvHome, folderWithExecutables, "python");
   return childProcess.spawn("arch", ["-i386"].concat([pathToPython]).concat(args), options);
 }
 
@@ -144,17 +147,22 @@ VirtualEnv.prototype._find = function _find(callback) {
   client.getPackageReleases("virtualenv", function(versions) {
     if (!versions || !versions.length) return callback(new Error("virtualenv not found on pypi"));
 
-    // Find the latest valid version.
-    var latestValidVersion;
-    versions.sort(function(a, b) {
-      return semver.lt(a, b);
-    }).some(function(version) {
-      if (semver.satisfies(version, targetVersion)) {
-        latestValidVersion = version;
-        return true;
-      }
-    });
-    if (!latestValidVersion) return callback(new Error("virtualenv " + targetVersion + " not found"));
+    // Hardcode the latest valid version to be 16.0.0 as 16.1.0 breaks installation
+    // IOTSYSTOOL-1266
+    var latestValidVersion = "16.0.0";
+
+  // Find the latest valid version.
+  // var latestValidVersion;
+  //  versions.sort(function(a, b) {
+  //   return semver.lt(a, b);
+  //  }).some(function(version) {
+  //    if (semver.satisfies(version, targetVersion)) {
+  //      //latestValidVersion = version;
+  //      latestValidVersion = "16.0.0";
+  //      return true;
+  //    }
+  //  });
+    //if (!latestValidVersion) return callback(new Error("virtualenv " + targetVersion + " not found"));
 
     // Figure out the tarball URL for this version.
     client.getReleaseUrls("virtualenv", latestValidVersion, function(urls) {
@@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ VirtualEnv.prototype._create = function _create(version, callback) {
   try {
     var oldFiles = glob.sync(path.join(this._virtualenvHome, "*"), {dot: true});
     oldFiles.forEach(function(file) {
-      if (file !== this._virtualenvSourcesHome) {
+      if (path.normalize(file) !== this._virtualenvSourcesHome) {
         this._reportProgress("Cleaning", file);
         rimraf.sync(file);
       }
@@ -250,7 +258,8 @@ VirtualEnv.prototype._pip = function _pip(callback) {
 
   // Install Python dependencies into the virtualenv created in the create step.
   this._reportProgress("Installing", this._virtualenvHome);
-  var pipProc = childProcess.spawn("bin/pip",
+  var pipFolder = folderWithExecutables;
+  var pipProc = childProcess.spawn(path.join(pipFolder, "pip"),
     ["install", "-r", this._requirements],
     {cwd: this._virtualenvHome}
   );
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3ea288..2f99315 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,45 +1,35 @@
 {
-
   "name": "virtualenv",
   "version": "0.3.1",
   "description": "install and use Python dependencies in node with virtualenv",
-
   "keywords": [
     "python",
     "virtualenv",
     "rpc"
   ],
-
   "repository": {
-      "type": "git",
-      "url": "https://github.com/mjpizz/node-virtualenv.git"
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mjpizz/node-virtualenv.git"
   },
-
   "main": "./lib/virtualenv.js",
   "engines": {
-      "node": ">=0.6"
+    "node": ">=0.6"
   },
-
   "dependencies": {
-
+    "glob": "3.x",
+    "is-windows": "^1.0.1",
     "request": "2.x",
     "rimraf": "2.x",
-    "glob": "3.x",
-    "tar": "2.x",
     "semver": "5.x",
+    "tar": "2.x",
     "xmlrpc": "0.8.x"
-
   },
-
   "bin": {
     "virtualenv-postinstall": "./bin/postinstall"
   },
-
   "license": "MIT",
-
   "author": {
     "name": "Matt Pizzimenti",
     "url": "http://mjpizz.com"
   }
-
 }