Maven 3.0.2 was installed correctly on Windows Vista.
Check for correct installation of maven results: mvn -v Apache Maven 3.0.2 (r1056850; 2011-01-08 19:58:10-0500) Java version: 1.6.0_23, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc. Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\jre Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252 OS name: "windows vista", version: "6.0", arch: "x86", family: "windows" Creating my first maven project, there is no directory: project/src/test It does create: project/src/main Help will be much appreciated!