diff --git a/happybase/__init__.py b/happybase/__init__.py
index 978c1d6..f6019f8 100644
--- a/happybase/__init__.py
+++ b/happybase/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@
 
 import pkg_resources as _pkg_resources
 import thriftpy as _thriftpy
-_thriftpy.load(
+import platform
+
+if platform.system()=="Windows":
+   _thriftpy.load(
+    'file://'+_pkg_resources.resource_filename('happybase', 'Hbase.thrift'),
+    'Hbase_thrift')
+else:
+   _thriftpy.load(
     _pkg_resources.resource_filename('happybase', 'Hbase.thrift'),
     'Hbase_thrift')