diff --git a/install.bat b/install.bat
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+@echo off
+setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
+
+set arch=
+set platform=windows
+set prefix=
+
+:parse_args
+if "%1"=="" goto end_parse_args
+if "%1"=="-a" (
+    shift
+    set arch=%1
+    goto next_arg
+)
+if "%1"=="-h" (
+    shift
+    set platform=%1
+    goto next_arg
+)
+if "%1"=="-p" (
+    shift
+    set prefix=%1
+    goto next_arg
+)
+if "%1"=="-?" (
+    echo build uimadcad and install it at the specified prefix path
+    echo.
+    echo usage: %~nx0 [-p PREFIX] [-a ARCH] [-h PLATFORM]
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+:next_arg
+shift
+goto parse_args
+
+:end_parse_args
+
+if "%arch%"=="" (
+    set arch=x64
+)
+
+if "%prefix%"=="" (
+    for /f "delims=" %%i in ('cd') do set "prefix=%%i\dist\%platform%_%arch%"
+)
+
+set data=%prefix%
+set bin=%prefix%
+set binformat=.exe
+
+rem prepare directories
+if not exist "%bin%" mkdir "%bin%"
+if not exist "%data%" mkdir "%data%"
+
+rem the common directories
+if not exist "%data%\themes\" mkdir "%data%\themes\"
+copy /y "%~dp0uimadcad\*.py" "%data%"
+copy /y "%~dp0uimadcad\themes\*.qss" "%data%\themes\"
+copy /y "%~dp0uimadcad\themes\*.yaml" "%data%\themes\"
+
+rem platform specific
+copy /y "%~dp0madcad.bat" "%bin%\"
+
+if not exist "%prefix%\icons" mkdir "%prefix%\icons"
+copy /y "%~dp0icons\*.svg" "%prefix%\icons\"
+copy /y "%~dp0icons\*.ico" "%prefix%\"
+
+:end_script
diff --git a/madcad.bat b/madcad.bat
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+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+rem Set PYTHONPATH to include the directory of this batch file.
+set "SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0"
+set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;%SCRIPT_DIR%
+
+rem Execute the Python module, passing along any command-line arguments.
+python -m uimadcad %*
+
+endlocal