diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.csproj b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.csproj
index 065690cf..365b5455 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.csproj
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{728483AA-E34B-4441-BF2C-C8BC2901E4E0}</ProjectGuid>
-    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <AssemblyName>SparkleShare</AssemblyName>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
     <RootNamespace>SparkleShare</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/build.cmd b/SparkleShare/Windows/build.cmd
index 7f86aa63..f8c7968f 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/build.cmd
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/build.cmd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cd lib
 copy * ..\..\..\bin
 cd ..
 
-cp ..\..\data\icons\sparkleshare.ico ..\..\bin
+copy ..\..\data\icons\sparkleshare.ico ..\..\bin
 
 %msbuild% /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform="AnyCPU"   %~dp0\tools\gettext-cs-utils\Gettext.CsUtils\Core\Gettext.Cs\Gettext.Cs.csproj
 %msbuild% /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform="Any CPU" %~dp0\SparkleShare.sln
diff --git a/SparkleShare/sparkleshare-invite-open.cs b/SparkleShare/sparkleshare-invite-open.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a8b812f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SparkleShare/sparkleshare-invite-open.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//   SparkleShare, a collaboration and sharing tool.
+//   Copyright (C) 2010  Hylke Bons <hylkebons@gmail.com>
+//
+//   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//   (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+//   GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net;
+
+namespace SparkleShare {
+
+    public class SparkleShare {
+
+        public static void Main (string [] args) {
+
+            new SparkleInviteOpen (args [0]);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public class SparkleInviteOpen {
+
+        public SparkleInviteOpen (string url)
+        {
+            string safe_url   = url.Replace ("sparkleshare://", "https://");
+            string unsafe_url = url.Replace ("sparkleshare://", "http://");
+            string xml        = "";
+
+            WebClient web_client = new WebClient ();
+
+            try {
+                xml = web_client.DownloadString (safe_url);
+
+            } catch {
+                Console.WriteLine ("Failed downloading invite: " + safe_url);
+
+                try {
+                    xml = web_client.DownloadString (safe_url);
+
+                } catch {
+                    Console.WriteLine ("Failed downloading invite: " + unsafe_url);
+                }
+            }
+
+            string home_path   = Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal);
+            string target_path = Path.Combine (home_path, "SparkleShare");
+
+            if (xml.Contains ("<sparkleshare>")) {
+                File.WriteAllText (target_path, xml);
+                Console.WriteLine ("Downloaded invite: " + safe_url);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}