diff --git a/TheMatrix/TheMatrix.vcxproj b/TheMatrix/TheMatrix.vcxproj
index 95b6883..55b6970 100644
--- a/TheMatrix/TheMatrix.vcxproj
+++ b/TheMatrix/TheMatrix.vcxproj
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>C:\Workspace\TheMatrix\Baseline\add_resource_x64.bat</Command>
+      <Command>..\add_resource_x64.bat</Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
diff --git a/TheMatrix/const.inc b/TheMatrix/const.inc
index 8305e30..bf3f370 100644
--- a/TheMatrix/const.inc
+++ b/TheMatrix/const.inc
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ GENERIC_WRITE equ 40000000h
 GENERIC_READ_WRITE equ GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE
 CREATE_NEW equ 1
 OPEN_EXISTING equ 3
-ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND equ 2
 INVALID_FILE_SIZE equ 0FFFFFFFFh
-INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE equ 0FFFFFFFFh
+INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE equ -1
 MEM_COMMIT equ 1000h
 MEM_DECOMMIT equ 4000h
 PAGE_READWRITE equ 4h
diff --git a/TheMatrix/x64_builder.inc b/TheMatrix/x64_builder.inc
index 8a498eb..eb40fc4 100644
--- a/TheMatrix/x64_builder.inc
+++ b/TheMatrix/x64_builder.inc
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ add_resource proc frame
 
 	_CreateFrame ar_,LOCALS_SIZE,0,rdi
 	_EndProlog	
+	_AllocHomeArea
 
 	mov qword ptr ar_OffsetHomeRCX[rbp], rcx
 	mov qword ptr ar_OffsetHomeRDX[rbp], rdx
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, sizeof qword
+
 	; get the size of the file to embed
 	push 0h
 	push 0h
@@ -23,10 +27,9 @@ add_resource proc frame
 	xor r8, r8
 	mov rdx, GENERIC_READ
 	mov rcx, qword ptr ar_OffsetHomeRDX[rbp]
-
 	_AllocHomeArea
 	call CreateFileW
-	test rax, rax
+	cmp rax, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE
 	jz @fail
 	mov qword ptr ar_hFile[rbp], rax
 
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ add_resource proc frame
 	jz @fail
 	mov qword ptr ar_buffer[rbp], rax
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, 3 * sizeof qword
+
 	; read the file content
 	push 0
 	lea r9, qword ptr LOCALS.Local4[rbp]
@@ -73,6 +79,9 @@ add_resource proc frame
 	jz @fail
 	mov qword ptr ar_hRes[rbp], rax
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, 2 * sizeof qword
+
 	push qword ptr ar_file_size[rbp]
 	push qword ptr ar_buffer[rbp]
 	xor r9, r9
@@ -201,6 +210,9 @@ clone_file proc frame
 	cmp dword ptr LOCALS.Local3[rbp], 'lld.'
 	jne @f
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, sizeof qword
+
 	; read the file content
 	push 0h
 	push 0h
@@ -229,6 +241,9 @@ clone_file proc frame
 	jz @fail
 	mov rdi, rax ; save buffer ptr
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, 3 * sizeof qword
+
 	; read the file content
 	push 0
 	lea r9, qword ptr LOCALS.Local4[rbp]
@@ -262,12 +277,15 @@ clone_file proc frame
 	cmp rax, INVALID_SET_FILE_POINTER
 	je @fail
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, 3 * sizeof qword
+
 	; write back the result
+	push 0h
 	mov rcx, rsi
 	mov rdx, rdi
 	mov r8, rbx
-	lea r9, qword ptr LOCALS.Local4[rbp]
-	push 0h
+	lea r9, qword ptr LOCALS.Local4[rbp]	
 	_AllocHomeArea
 	call WriteFile
 	test rax, rax
@@ -281,7 +299,6 @@ clone_file proc frame
 	call heap_free
 @@:
 
-
 	; return the name of the cloned file
 	mov rax, qword ptr LOCALS.Local2[rbp]
 
diff --git a/TheMatrix/x64_console.inc b/TheMatrix/x64_console.inc
index bcfc196..a97f20f 100644
--- a/TheMatrix/x64_console.inc
+++ b/TheMatrix/x64_console.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ print_buffer proc frame
 	test rax, rax
 	jz @fail
 
+	; used for stack alignment
+	sub rsp, 3 * sizeof qword
+
 	push 0
 	lea r9, LOCALS.Local1[rbp]
 	mov r8, qword ptr pb_OffsetHomeRDX[rbp]
diff --git a/TheMatrix/x86_builder.inc b/TheMatrix/x86_builder.inc
index 5175a4d..70d0240 100644
--- a/TheMatrix/x86_builder.inc
+++ b/TheMatrix/x86_builder.inc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ add_resource proc file_to_add:ptr char , target_file:ptr char
 
 	; get file to add size
 	invoke CreateFileW, file_to_add, GENERIC_READ, 0h, 0h, OPEN_EXISTING, 0h, 0h
-	cmp eax, ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
+	cmp eax, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE
 	je @fail
 	mov hFile, eax
 	invoke GetFileSize, hFile, 0h