diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 4e085714..78421af2 100755
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ rem Build ELOG distribution
 
 set version=%1
 
-cd nt
-nmake -f elog.mak CFG="elog - Win32 Release" clean
-nmake -f elogd.mak CFG="elogd - Win32 Release" clean
-nmake -f elconv.mak CFG="elconv - Win32 Release" clean
-nmake -f elog.mak CFG="elog - Win32 Release"
-nmake -f elogd.mak CFG="elogd - Win32 Release"
-nmake -f elconv.mak CFG="elconv - Win32 Release"
-cd ..
+cl /O2 /Ob2 /Oi /Ot /I "\mxml" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0710" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /MT /Gy /Fo".\NT\Release/" /W3 /nologo /c /Zi /TC src\elogd.c
+cl /O2 /Ob2 /Oi /Ot /I "\mxml" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0710" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /MT /Gy /Fo".\NT\Release/" /w /nologo /c /Zi /TC src\regex.c
+cl /O2 /Ob2 /Oi /Ot /I "\mxml" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0710" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /MT /Gy /Fo".\NT\Release/" /W3 /nologo /c /Zi /TC \mxml\mxml.c
+cl /O2 /Ob2 /Oi /Ot /I "\mxml" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0710" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /MT /Gy /Fo".\NT\Release/" /W3 /nologo /c /Zi /TC \mxml\strlcpy.c
+
+link "/OUT:.\NT\Release/elogd.exe" /INCREMENTAL:NO /DEBUG /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /STACK:4000000 /MACHINE:X86 wsock32.lib advapi32.lib ".\NT\Release\elogd.obj" ".\NT\Release\mxml.obj" ".\NT\Release\regex.obj" ".\NT\Release\strlcpy.obj" 
+
+cl /O2 /Ob2 /Oi /Ot /I "\mxml" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0710" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /MT /Gy /Fo".\NT\Release/" /W3 /nologo /c /Zi /TC src\elog.c
+link "/OUT:.\NT\Release/elog.exe" /INCREMENTAL:NO /DEBUG /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /MACHINE:X86 wsock32.lib ".\NT\Release\elog.obj"
+cl /O2 /Ob2 /Oi /Ot /I "\mxml" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0710" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /MT /Gy /Fo".\NT\Release/" /W3 /nologo /c /Zi /TC src\elconv.c
+link "/OUT:.\NT\Release/elconv.exe" /INCREMENTAL:NO /DEBUG /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /MACHINE:X86 wsock32.lib ".\NT\Release\elconv.obj"
 
 "\program files\NSIS\makensis" /DVERSION=%version% elog.nsi