diff --git a/.amend.cmd b/.amend.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd37740f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.amend.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo off
+echo .>.amend
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e28fff32..111b6d5d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 For the latest changes, please visit:
   https://github.com/pbatard/libwdi/commits/master
 
+o v1.3.0 (2017.04.18)
+  Bugfixes:
+  - fix issues with extended characters in current user directory
+  Improvements:
+  - drop Windows XP and Vista support
+
 o v1.2.5 (2016.01.22)
   Bugfixes:
   - fix possible crash when deleting the self signing private key
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 186158f9..3d5ac0d7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,4 +4,12 @@ SUBDIRS = libwdi
 
 if BUILD_EXAMPLES
 SUBDIRS += examples
+ZADIG_VERSION = $(shell sed -n 's/^.*\"FileVersion\", \"\(.*\)\..*\"/\1/p' examples/zadig.rc)
 endif
+
+# This step produces the UPX compressed and signed releases that are made available for public download
+# NB: UPX v3.09 or later is needed for LZMA compression (http://upx.sourceforge.net/)
+zadig_release:
+	@cp examples/zadig.exe ./zadig-$(ZADIG_VERSION).exe
+	@upx --lzma zadig-$(ZADIG_VERSION).exe
+	@cmd.exe //c _sign.cmd zadig-$(ZADIG_VERSION).exe
diff --git a/_bm.sh b/_bm.sh
index 509a6e60..9d4fb79a 100755
--- a/_bm.sh
+++ b/_bm.sh
@@ -2,24 +2,15 @@
 # Create and upload a Zadig release
 # !!!THIS SCRIPT IS FOR INTERNAL DEVELOPER USE ONLY!!!
 
-target_dir=/e/dailies/libwdi
-
 type -P git &>/dev/null || { echo "Git not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
-type -P sed &>/dev/null || { echo "Set not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
+type -P sed &>/dev/null || { echo "Sed not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
 type -P upx &>/dev/null || { echo "UPX executable not found. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
 
-zadig_version=`sed -n 's/^.*\"FileVersion\", \"\(.*\)\..*\"/\1/p' examples/zadig.rc`
-echo Building Zadig v$zadig_version...
-
 git clean -fdx
 ./autogen.sh --disable-shared
 
-cd libwdi
-make
-cd ../examples
-make zadig.exe
-type -P SetACL &>/dev/null && { SetACL -on ./zadig.exe -ot file -actn ace -ace "n:S-1-5-18;p:read,read_ex;s:y"; }
-upx --lzma zadig.exe
-cp zadig.exe $target_dir/zadig_$zadig_version.exe
-cmd.exe /k zadig_sign.bat "$target_dir/zadig_$zadig_version.exe"
-cd ..
+zadig_version=`sed -n 's/^.*\"FileVersion\", \"\(.*\)\..*\"/\1/p' examples/zadig.rc`
+echo Building Zadig v$zadig_version...
+
+make -j12
+make zadig_release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_sign.cmd b/_sign.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd5df53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_sign.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@echo off
+:retry_sha1
+"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64\signtool" sign /v /sha1 655f6413a8f721e3286ace95025c9e0ea132a984 /fd SHA1 /tr http://timestamp.comodoca.com/rfc3161 /td SHA1 %1
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto retry_sha1
+:retry_sha256
+"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64\signtool" sign /as /v /sha1 5759b23dc8f45e9120a7317f306e5b6890b612f0 /fd SHA256 /tr http://timestamp.comodoca.com/rfc3161 /td SHA256 %1
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto retry_sha256
+exit
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b45bd389..f8adf202 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([libwdi], [1.2.5], [libwdi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net], [libwdi], [http://libwdi.akeo.ie])
+AC_INIT([libwdi], [1.3.0], [libwdi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net], [libwdi], [http://libwdi.akeo.ie])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portability 1.11 foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([libwdi/libwdi.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/examples/wdi-simple.rc b/examples/wdi-simple.rc
index 8d953a72..92e82c0d 100644
--- a/examples/wdi-simple.rc
+++ b/examples/wdi-simple.rc
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #endif
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,2,5,700
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,5,700
+ FILEVERSION 1,3,0,701
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,3,0,701
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "akeo.ie"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "WDI-Simple"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.2.5.700"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.3.0.701"
             VALUE "InternalName", "WDI-Simple"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2014 Pete Batard (LGPL v3)"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2017 Pete Batard (LGPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "wdi-simple.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "WDI-Simple"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.2.5.700"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.3.0.701"
             VALUE "Comments", "http://libwdi.akeo.ie"
         END
     END
diff --git a/examples/zadic.rc b/examples/zadic.rc
index fdfd0e28..78314fb9 100644
--- a/examples/zadic.rc
+++ b/examples/zadic.rc
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,2,5,700
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,5,700
+ FILEVERSION 1,3,0,701
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,3,0,701
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "akeo.ie"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Zadic"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.2.5.700"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.3.0.701"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Zadic"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2014 Pete Batard (LGPL v3)"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2017 Pete Batard (LGPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "zadic.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Zadic"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.2.5.700"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.3.0.701"
             VALUE "Comments", "http://libwdi.akeo.ie"
         END
     END
diff --git a/examples/zadig.h b/examples/zadig.h
index 442de8a8..3337edeb 100644
--- a/examples/zadig.h
+++ b/examples/zadig.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #define FIELD_ORANGE                RGB(255,240,200)
 #define ARROW_GREEN                 RGB(92,228,65)
 #define ARROW_ORANGE                RGB(253,143,56)
-#define APP_VERSION                 "Zadig 2.2.700"
+#define APP_VERSION                 "Zadig 2.3.701"
 
 // These are used to flag end users about the driver they are going to replace
 enum driver_type {
diff --git a/examples/zadig.rc b/examples/zadig.rc
index f39849c7..59639648 100644
--- a/examples/zadig.rc
+++ b/examples/zadig.rc
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 2,2,682,700
- PRODUCTVERSION 2,2,682,700
+ FILEVERSION 2,3,682,701
+ PRODUCTVERSION 2,3,682,701
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -264,13 +264,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "akeo.ie"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Zadig"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.2.700"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.3.701"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Zadig"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2016 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2017 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "zadig.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Zadig"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.2.700"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.3.701"
             VALUE "Comments", "http://libwdi.akeo.ie"
         END
     END
diff --git a/examples/zadig_sign.bat b/examples/zadig_sign.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index b5c4836f..00000000
--- a/examples/zadig_sign.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-:retry
-set /p password=Please enter PFX password: 
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64\signtool" sign /v /fd SHA1 /f D:\Secured\akeo\sha1\akeo.p12 /p %password% /tr http://timestamp.comodoca.com/rfc3161 /td SHA1 %1 %2
-if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto retry
-@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64\signtool" sign /as /v /fd SHA256 /f D:\Secured\akeo\akeo.p12 /p %password% /tr http://timestamp.comodoca.com/rfc3161 /td SHA256 %1 %2
-@if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto retry
-@set password=
-@exit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libwdi/libwdi.rc b/libwdi/libwdi.rc
index 7ddb111f..050ac224 100644
--- a/libwdi/libwdi.rc
+++ b/libwdi/libwdi.rc
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,2,5,700
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,5,700
+ FILEVERSION 1,3,0,701
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,3,0,701
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "akeo.ie"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "libwdi: Windows Driver Installer Library"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.2.5.700"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.3.0.701"
             VALUE "InternalName", "libwdi"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2014 Pete Batard (LGPL v3)"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2010-2017 Pete Batard (LGPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "libwdi"
             VALUE "ProductName", "libwdi"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.2.5.700"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.3.0.701"
             VALUE "Comments", "http://libwdi.akeo.ie"
         END
     END
diff --git a/libwdi/vid_data.c b/libwdi/vid_data.c
index 1240e173..6751a405 100644
--- a/libwdi/vid_data.c
+++ b/libwdi/vid_data.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct vendor_name {
 
 /*
  * http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
- * Version: 2015.12.17
+ * Version: 2017.02.12
  */
 static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0001, "Fry's Electronics" },
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0445, "Lucent Technologies, Inc." },
 	{ 0x0446, "NMB Technologies Corp." },
 	{ 0x0447, "Momentum Microsystems" },
+	{ 0x0449, "Duta Multi Robotik" },
 	{ 0x044a, "Shamrock Tech. Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x044b, "WSI" },
 	{ 0x044c, "CCL/ITRI" },
@@ -881,6 +882,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x07da, "Arasan Chip Systems" },
 	{ 0x07de, "Diamond Multimedia" },
 	{ 0x07df, "David Electronics Co., Ltd" },
+	{ 0x07e0, "NCP engineering GmbH" },
 	{ 0x07e1, "Ambient Technologies, Inc." },
 	{ 0x07e2, "Elmeg GmbH & Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x07e3, "Planex Communications, Inc." },
@@ -899,6 +901,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x07f7, "Century Corp." },
 	{ 0x07f9, "Dotop Technology, Inc." },
 	{ 0x07fa, "DrayTek Corp." },
+	{ 0x07fc, "Thomann" },
 	{ 0x07fd, "Mark of the Unicorn" },
 	{ 0x07ff, "Unknown" },
 	{ 0x0801, "MagTek" },
@@ -1127,6 +1130,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0993, "Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0996, "Integrated Telecom Express, Inc." },
 	{ 0x099a, "Zippy Technology Corp." },
+	{ 0x099e, "Trimble Navigation, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x09a3, "PairGain Technologies" },
 	{ 0x09a4, "Contech Research, Inc." },
 	{ 0x09a5, "VCON Telecommunications" },
@@ -1151,6 +1155,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x09c4, "ACTiSYS Corp." },
 	{ 0x09c5, "Memory Corp." },
 	{ 0x09ca, "BMC Messsysteme GmbH" },
+	{ 0x09cb, "FLIR Systems" },
 	{ 0x09cc, "Workbit Corp." },
 	{ 0x09cd, "Psion Dacom Home Networks, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x09ce, "City Electronics, Ltd" },
@@ -1158,7 +1163,8 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x09d1, "NeoMagic, Inc." },
 	{ 0x09d2, "Vreelin Engineering, Inc." },
 	{ 0x09d3, "Com One" },
-	{ 0x09d7, "Novatel Wireless" },
+	{ 0x09d7, "NovAtel Inc." },
+	{ 0x09d8, "ELATEC" },
 	{ 0x09d9, "KRF Tech, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x09da, "A4Tech Co., Ltd." },
 	{ 0x09db, "Measurement Computing Corp." },
@@ -1438,6 +1444,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0bf7, "Sunny Giken, Inc." },
 	{ 0x0bf8, "Fujitsu Siemens Computers" },
 	{ 0x0bfd, "Kvaser AB" },
+	{ 0x0c00, "FireFly Mouse Mat" },
 	{ 0x0c04, "MOTO Development Group, Inc." },
 	{ 0x0c05, "Appian Graphics" },
 	{ 0x0c06, "Hasbro Games, Inc." },
@@ -1547,7 +1554,6 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0cc4, "emsys GmbH" },
 	{ 0x0cc5, "Sendo" },
 	{ 0x0cc6, "Intermagic Corp." },
-	{ 0x0cc7, "Kontron Medical AG" },
 	{ 0x0cc8, "Technotools Corp." },
 	{ 0x0cc9, "BroadMAX Technologies, Inc." },
 	{ 0x0cca, "Amphenol" },
@@ -1556,6 +1562,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0ccd, "TerraTec Electronic GmbH" },
 	{ 0x0cd4, "Bang Olufsen" },
 	{ 0x0cd5, "LabJack Corporation" },
+	{ 0x0cd6, "Scheidt & Bachmann" },
 	{ 0x0cd7, "NewChip S.r.l." },
 	{ 0x0cd8, "JS Digitech, Inc." },
 	{ 0x0cd9, "Hitachi Shin Din Cable, Ltd" },
@@ -1564,7 +1571,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0ce9, "Pico Technology" },
 	{ 0x0cf1, "e-Conn Electronic Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0cf2, "ENE Technology, Inc." },
-	{ 0x0cf3, "Atheros Communications, Inc." },
+	{ 0x0cf3, "Qualcomm Atheros Communications" },
 	{ 0x0cf4, "Fomtex Corp." },
 	{ 0x0cf5, "Cellink Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0cf6, "Compucable Corp." },
@@ -1664,7 +1671,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0d97, "Santa Barbara Instrument Group" },
 	{ 0x0d98, "Mars Semiconductor Corp." },
 	{ 0x0d99, "Trazer Technologies, Inc." },
-	{ 0x0d9a, "RTX Telecom AS" },
+	{ 0x0d9a, "RTX AS" },
 	{ 0x0d9b, "Tat Shing Electrical Co." },
 	{ 0x0d9c, "Chee Chen Hi-Technology Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0d9d, "Sanwa Supply, Inc." },
@@ -1693,7 +1700,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0dc0, "G7 Solutions (formerly Great Notions)" },
 	{ 0x0dc1, "Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0dc3, "Athena Smartcard Solutions, Inc." },
-	{ 0x0dc4, "Macpower Peripherals, Ltd" },
+	{ 0x0dc4, "inXtron, Inc." },
 	{ 0x0dc5, "SDK Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0dc6, "Precision Squared Technology Corp." },
 	{ 0x0dc7, "First Cable Line, Inc." },
@@ -1841,6 +1848,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0f0c, "CAS Corp." },
 	{ 0x0f0d, "Hori Co., Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0f0e, "Energy Full Corp." },
+	{ 0x0f0f, "Silego Technology Inc" },
 	{ 0x0f11, "LD Didactic GmbH" },
 	{ 0x0f12, "Mars Engineering Corp." },
 	{ 0x0f13, "Acetek Technology Co., Ltd" },
@@ -1932,9 +1940,10 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x0fdc, "Micro Plus" },
 	{ 0x0fde, "Oregon Scientific" },
 	{ 0x0fe0, "Osterhout Design Group" },
+	{ 0x0fe2, "Air Techniques" },
 	{ 0x0fe4, "IN-Tech Electronics, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x0fe5, "Greenconn (U.S.A.), Inc." },
-	{ 0x0fe6, "Kontron (Industrial Computer Source / ICS Advent)" },
+	{ 0x0fe6, "ICS Advent" },
 	{ 0x0fe9, "DVICO" },
 	{ 0x0fea, "United Computer Accessories" },
 	{ 0x0feb, "CRS Electronic Co., Ltd" },
@@ -2521,17 +2530,22 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x18e8, "Qcom" },
 	{ 0x18ea, "Matrox Graphics, Inc." },
 	{ 0x18ec, "Arkmicro Technologies Inc." },
+	{ 0x18f8, "[Maxxter]" },
+	{ 0x18fb, "Scriptel Corporation" },
 	{ 0x18fd, "FineArch Inc." },
+	{ 0x1901, "GE Healthcare" },
 	{ 0x1908, "GEMBIRD" },
 	{ 0x190d, "Motorola GSG" },
 	{ 0x1914, "Alco Digital Devices Limited" },
 	{ 0x1915, "Nordic Semiconductor ASA" },
+	{ 0x191c, "Innovative Technology LTD" },
 	{ 0x1923, "FitLinxx" },
 	{ 0x1926, "NextWindow" },
 	{ 0x192f, "Avago Technologies, Pte." },
 	{ 0x1930, "Shenzhen Xianhe Technology Co., Ltd." },
 	{ 0x1931, "Ningbo Broad Telecommunication Co., Ltd." },
 	{ 0x1934, "Feature Integration Technology Inc. (Fintek)" },
+	{ 0x1938, "Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG" },
 	{ 0x1941, "Dream Link" },
 	{ 0x1943, "Sensoray Co., Inc." },
 	{ 0x1949, "Lab126, Inc." },
@@ -2625,6 +2639,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x1b04, "Meilhaus Electronic GmbH" },
 	{ 0x1b0e, "BLUTRONICS S.r.l." },
 	{ 0x1b1c, "Corsair" },
+	{ 0x1b1f, "eQ-3 Entwicklung GmbH" },
 	{ 0x1b20, "MStar Semiconductor, Inc." },
 	{ 0x1b22, "WiLinx Corp." },
 	{ 0x1b26, "Cellex Power Products, Inc." },
@@ -2756,6 +2771,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x1d5b, "Smartronix, Inc." },
 	{ 0x1d6b, "Linux Foundation" },
 	{ 0x1d90, "Citizen" },
+	{ 0x1d9d, "Sigma Sport" },
 	{ 0x1de1, "Actions Microelectronics Co." },
 	{ 0x1e0e, "Qualcomm / Option" },
 	{ 0x1e10, "Point Grey Research, Inc." },
@@ -2855,6 +2871,7 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x2676, "Basler AG" },
 	{ 0x2730, "Citizen" },
 	{ 0x2735, "DigitalWay" },
+	{ 0x273f, "Hughski Limited" },
 	{ 0x2770, "NHJ, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x27b8, "ThingM" },
 	{ 0x2821, "ASUSTek Computer Inc." },
@@ -2864,8 +2881,10 @@ static struct vendor_name usb_vendor[] = {
 	{ 0x2a03, "dog hunter AG" },
 	{ 0x2a37, "RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc." },
 	{ 0x2a45, "Meizu Corp." },
+	{ 0x2b24, "KeepKey LLC" },
 	{ 0x2c02, "Planex Communications" },
 	{ 0x2c1a, "Dolphin Peripherals" },
+	{ 0x2dcf, "Dialog Semiconductor" },
 	{ 0x2fb2, "Fujitsu, Ltd" },
 	{ 0x3125, "Eagletron" },
 	{ 0x3136, "Navini Networks" },