diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
index c8d52c4..fdb74ae 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@
 from distutils import log
 from distutils.util import get_platform
 
-import _winreg
+import winreg
 
-RegOpenKeyEx = _winreg.OpenKeyEx
-RegEnumKey = _winreg.EnumKey
-RegEnumValue = _winreg.EnumValue
-RegError = _winreg.error
+RegOpenKeyEx = winreg.OpenKeyEx
+RegEnumKey = winreg.EnumKey
+RegEnumValue = winreg.EnumValue
+RegError = winreg.error
 
-HKEYS = (_winreg.HKEY_USERS,
-         _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
-         _winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
-         _winreg.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT)
+HKEYS = (winreg.HKEY_USERS,
+         winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+         winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+         winreg.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT)
 
 VS_BASE = r"Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\%0.1f"
 WINSDK_BASE = r"Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows"
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 71146dc..1cd0f91 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 
 _can_read_reg = False
 try:
-    import _winreg
+    import winreg
 
     _can_read_reg = True
-    hkey_mod = _winreg
+    hkey_mod = winreg
 
-    RegOpenKeyEx = _winreg.OpenKeyEx
-    RegEnumKey = _winreg.EnumKey
-    RegEnumValue = _winreg.EnumValue
-    RegError = _winreg.error
+    RegOpenKeyEx = winreg.OpenKeyEx
+    RegEnumKey = winreg.EnumKey
+    RegEnumValue = winreg.EnumValue
+    RegError = winreg.error
 
 except ImportError:
     try:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     except ImportError:
         log.info("Warning: Can't read registry to find the "
                  "necessary compiler setting\n"
-                 "Make sure that Python modules _winreg, "
+                 "Make sure that Python modules winreg, "
                  "win32api or win32con are installed.")
         pass
 
diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index d5cf623..415d83f 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@
         # Use win32api if available
         from win32api import RegQueryValueEx
     except ImportError:
-        # On Python 2.0 and later, emulate using _winreg
-        import _winreg
-        RegQueryValueEx = _winreg.QueryValueEx
+        # On Python 2.0 and later, emulate using winreg
+        import winreg
+        RegQueryValueEx = winreg.QueryValueEx
     try:
         return RegQueryValueEx(key,name)
     except:
@@ -579,14 +579,14 @@
             # No emulation possible, so return the defaults...
             return release,version,csd,ptype
         else:
-            # Emulation using _winreg (added in Python 2.0) and
+            # Emulation using winreg (added in Python 2.0) and
             # sys.getwindowsversion() (added in Python 2.3)
-            import _winreg
+            import winreg
             GetVersionEx = sys.getwindowsversion
-            RegQueryValueEx = _winreg.QueryValueEx
-            RegOpenKeyEx = _winreg.OpenKeyEx
-            RegCloseKey = _winreg.CloseKey
-            HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = _winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
+            RegQueryValueEx = winreg.QueryValueEx
+            RegOpenKeyEx = winreg.OpenKeyEx
+            RegCloseKey = winreg.CloseKey
+            HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
             VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS = 1
             VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT = 2
             VER_NT_WORKSTATION = 1
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
index e852c69..3dbabc5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Test the windows specific win32reg module.
 # Only win32reg functions not hit here: FlushKey, LoadKey and SaveKey
 
-from _winreg import *
+from winreg import *
 import os, sys
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/Lib/urllib.py b/Lib/urllib.py
index 5cdfb46..a5171ef 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib.py
@@ -1489,19 +1489,19 @@
         """
         proxies = {}
         try:
-            import _winreg
+            import winreg
         except ImportError:
             # Std module, so should be around - but you never know!
             return proxies
         try:
-            internetSettings = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                 r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
-            proxyEnable = _winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
-                                               'ProxyEnable')[0]
+            proxyEnable = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
+                                              'ProxyEnable')[0]
             if proxyEnable:
                 # Returned as Unicode but problems if not converted to ASCII
-                proxyServer = str(_winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
-                                                       'ProxyServer')[0])
+                proxyServer = str(winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
+                                                      'ProxyServer')[0])
                 if '=' in proxyServer:
                     # Per-protocol settings
                     for p in proxyServer.split(';'):
@@ -1537,18 +1537,18 @@
 
     def proxy_bypass_registry(host):
         try:
-            import _winreg
+            import winreg
             import re
         except ImportError:
             # Std modules, so should be around - but you never know!
             return 0
         try:
-            internetSettings = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                 r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
-            proxyEnable = _winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
-                                               'ProxyEnable')[0]
-            proxyOverride = str(_winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
-                                                     'ProxyOverride')[0])
+            proxyEnable = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
+                                              'ProxyEnable')[0]
+            proxyOverride = str(winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
+                                                    'ProxyOverride')[0])
             # ^^^^ Returned as Unicode but problems if not converted to ASCII
         except WindowsError:
             return 0