diff --git a/win64-convert-hdd-to-vmware.bat b/win64-convert-hdd-to-vmware.bat
index 8747e51..64b688b 100644
--- a/win64-convert-hdd-to-vmware.bat
+++ b/win64-convert-hdd-to-vmware.bat
@@ -1,19 +1,85 @@
 @echo off
+REM ==============================================================================
+REM   convert_qcow2_to_vmdk.bat
+REM   - Checks admin privileges
+REM   - Handles path > 260 characters using a symbolic link
+REM   - Converts QCOW2 to VMDK using qemu-img
+REM   - Cleans up temporary link
+REM ==============================================================================
+
+REM 1) Change directory to the script location
 cd /d %~dp0
+
+REM 2) Check if running as admin
+>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\system"
+if '%ERRORLEVEL%' NEQ '0' (
+    echo WARNING: This script requires administrative privileges to run properly.
+    echo Press any key to exit...
+    pause >nul
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM 3) Display the purpose of the script
 echo Let's convert the Qemu Virtual HDD (.qcow2) into a VMWare Virtual HDD (.vmdk)
-if exist "iPod.Clickwheel.Games.Preservation.Project.utm/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data/A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2" (
-	echo Using path: iPod.Clickwheel.Games.Preservation.Project.utm/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data/A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2
-	echo =================================================================================================
-	echo In progress... don't close this console window until it's finished. This step can take a while...
-	"win64-qemuimg/qemu-img.exe" convert -p -f qcow2 -O vmdk "iPod.Clickwheel.Games.Preservation.Project.utm/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data/A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2" "win64-vmware/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.vmdk"
+
+REM 4) Set source and destination paths/filenames
+REM Adjust these as needed:
+set "TARGET=A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2"
+set "PATH=%~dp0iPod.Clickwheel.Games.Preservation.Project.utm/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data"
+set "INPUT_FILE=%PATH%/%TARGET%"
+set "OUTPUT_FILE=win64-vmware/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.vmdk"
+
+REM 5) Check for path length > 260 chars; create symlink if needed
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+set "PATH_LENGTH_STR=%INPUT_FILE%"
+set "PATH_LENGTH=!PATH_LENGTH_STR:~0,260!"
+if not "!PATH_LENGTH!"=="%INPUT_FILE%" (
+    echo Input file path exceeds the maximum allowed length of 260 characters. Creating a symbolic link.
+
+    set "MAXCHAR=1"
+    mklink /D "C:\ClickWheelGames" "%PATH%"
+    
+    REM Update the INPUT_FILE path to the new location
+    set "INPUT_FILE=C:\ClickWheelGames\%TARGET%"
 ) else (
-	if exist "iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data/A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2" (
-		echo Using path: iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data/A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2
-		echo =================================================================================================
-		echo In progress... don't close this console window until it's finished. This step can take a while...
-		"win64-qemuimg/qemu-img.exe" convert -p -f qcow2 -O vmdk "iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm/Data/A973B7BF-F17A-44C5-A6D7-B6D819938FDC.qcow2" "win64-vmware/iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.vmdk"
-	) else (
-		echo ERROR: Can't find "iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project.utm" in your current folder
-		PAUSE
-	)
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+    echo Please move the file manually to a shorter path and edit this script accordingly.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM 6) Check if the input file exists
+echo Checking if input file exists...
+if exist "%INPUT_FILE%" (
+    echo Using path: %INPUT_FILE%
+    echo ==============================================================================
+    echo In progress... don't close this console window until it's finished.
+    echo This step can take a while...
+    echo.
+
+    REM 7) Convert the .qcow2 file to .vmdk using qemu-img
+    "win64-qemuimg\qemu-img.exe" convert -p -f qcow2 -O vmdk "%INPUT_FILE%" "%OUTPUT_FILE%"
+
+    REM 8) Check if conversion was successful
+    if !ERRORLEVEL! EQU 0 (
+        if "%MAXCHAR%"=="1" (
+            rmdir "C:\ClickWheelGames"
+            echo Temporary link (C:\ClickWheelGames) removed.
+        )
+        echo Conversion successful!
+    ) else (
+        if "%MAXCHAR%"=="1" (
+            rmdir "C:\ClickWheelGames"
+            echo Temporary link (C:\ClickWheelGames) removed.
+        )
+        echo ERROR: Conversion failed. Please check your input file or paths.
+    )
+) else (
+    if "%MAXCHAR%"=="1" (
+        rmdir "C:\ClickWheelGames"
+        echo Temporary link (C:\ClickWheelGames) removed.
+    )
+    echo ERROR: File not found - %INPUT_FILE%
+)
+
+REM 9) Pause at the end to keep the console window open
+pause