Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -23,24 +23,22 @@ jobs:
           Start-Process '7z' -ArgumentList 'x C:\TDM-GCC-64\*.tar -oC:\TDM-GCC-64 -y' -Wait
           $env:PATH = 'C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin;' + $env:PATH
           [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', $env:PATH, [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
-          tree /f C:\TDM-GCC-64
         
       - name: Setup folder directories
         run: |
           mkdir build
           mkdir build\x86
           mkdir build\x64
-          tree /f D:\a\
 
       - name: Build xpmgr (x86)
         run: |
-          windres icon.rc icon.res
-          C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin\g++.exe -m32 -o build\x86\xpmgr_x86 xpmgr.cpp icon.res -lole32 -luuid -loleaut32
+          windres icon.rc -O coff -F pe-i386 -o build\x86\icon_x86.res -v
+          C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin\g++.exe -m32 -o build\x86\xpmgr_x86 xpmgr.cpp build\x86\icon_x86.res -lole32 -luuid -loleaut32 -v
 
       - name: Build xpmgr (x64)
         run: |
-          windres icon.rc icon.res
-          C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin\g++.exe -o build\x64\xpmgr_x64 xpmgr.cpp icon.res -lole32 -luuid -loleaut32
+          windres icon.rc -O coff -o build\x64\icon_x64.res -v
+          C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin\g++.exe -o build\x64\xpmgr_x64 xpmgr.cpp build\x64\icon_x64.res -lole32 -luuid -loleaut32 -v
 
       - name: Upload build artifact (x86)
         uses: actions/[email protected]

README.md

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ If you have an Itanium version of Windows XP or Server 2003, Windows Product Act
 
 If you're trying to manage products other than Windows, you need `xpmgr_x86.exe`, regardless of your architecture.
 
-Use `xpmgr_debug_[arch].exe` if you're encountering an error (or nothing's happening). It won't fix the error, but it will give better insight as to why the error's happening.
-
 `--GetProductID`: Gets the product ID (ex: `76477-755-3803223-21229`).
 
 `--SetProductKey`: Sets the product key (tested to work with dashes). If already activated, this should give an error instead.
@@ -34,4 +32,13 @@ Use `xpmgr_debug_[arch].exe` if you're encountering an error (or nothing's happe
 https://github.com/UMSKT/xpmgr/releases
 
 ## Building
-Make sure Visual Studio 2017 or later is installed, with the v141_xp toolchain. Then, `git clone`, open in VS, build, done.
+Make sure Visual Studio 2017 or later is installed. Then, install [TDM-GCC](https://jmeubank.github.io/tdm-gcc/about/). Then, run, at the source folder:
+```
+mkdir build
+mkdir build\x86
+mkdir build\x64
+windres icon.rc -F pe-i386 -O coff -o build\x86\icon_x86.res
+g++ -m32 -o build\x86\xpmgr_x86 xpmgr.cpp build\x86\icon_x86.res -lole32 -luuid -loleaut32
+windres icon.rc -O coff -o build\x64\icon_x64.res
+g++ -o build\x64\xpmgr_x64 xpmgr.cpp build\x64\icon_x64.res -lole32 -luuid -loleaut32
+```