diff --git a/PC/example_nt/readme.txt b/PC/example_nt/readme.txt
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*** WARNING -- THIS DIRECTORY IS OUT OF DATE.
+*** It has not been updated since Python 1.4beta3.
+
+
 Example Python extension for Windows NT
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