diff -Naur Python-2.7.9-orig/Modules/getpath.c Python-2.7.9/Modules/getpath.c
--- Python-2.7.9-orig/Modules/getpath.c	2014-12-11 13:50:40.731800000 +0300
+++ Python-2.7.9/Modules/getpath.c	2014-12-11 13:51:11.604200000 +0300
@@ -645,7 +645,10 @@
 
     bufsz += strlen(zip_path) + 1;
     bufsz += strlen(exec_prefix) + 1;
-
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+    if (EXEC_PREFIX)
+        bufsz += strlen(EXEC_PREFIX) + 1;
+#endif
     /* This is the only malloc call in this file */
     buf = (char *)PyMem_Malloc(bufsz);
 
@@ -727,6 +730,11 @@
     else
         strncpy(exec_prefix, EXEC_PREFIX, MAXPATHLEN);
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+    if (EXEC_PREFIX) {
+        /* Next add bin folder where the exe was found, for System DLLs e.g. tcl86.dll, tk86.dll */
+        strcat(buf, delimiter);
+        strcat(buf, EXEC_PREFIX);
+      }
     if (path) {
         /* Add path of executable/dll to system path. This
          * is so that the correct tcl??.dll and tk??.dll get