diff --git a/general.pri b/general.pri
index 9f790b4..81b63cd 100644
--- a/general.pri
+++ b/general.pri
@@ -13,21 +13,14 @@ unix {
 }
 # prefix
 targetprefix = $$(TARGET_PREFIX)
-equals(targetprefix, "") {
-    win32 {
-        targetprefix = ../../..
-    } else {
-        targetprefix = ../..
-    }
-}
 message("Using target prefix \"$${targetprefix}\".")
 # print install root
 message("Using install root \"$$(INSTALL_ROOT)\".")
 # target
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
-    TARGET = $$targetprefix/$${projectname}d
+    TARGET = $${targetprefix}$${projectname}d
 } else {
-    TARGET = $$targetprefix/$$projectname
+    TARGET = $${targetprefix}$${projectname}
 }
 # variables to check target architecture
 win32-g++:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = $$QMAKE_HOST.arch
@@ -79,3 +72,14 @@ guiqtwidgets {
     DEFINES += GUI_QTWIDGETS
     DEFINES += MODEL_UNDO_SUPPORT
 }
+# configuration for cross compliation with mingw-w64
+mingw-w64-manualstrip-dll {
+    QMAKE_POST_LINK=$${CROSS_COMPILE}strip --strip-unneeded ./release/$(TARGET); \
+        $${CROSS_COMPILE}strip --strip-unneeded ./release/lib$(TARGET).a
+}
+mingw-w64-manualstrip-exe {
+    QMAKE_POST_LINK=$${CROSS_COMPILE}strip --strip-unneeded ./release/$(TARGET)
+}
+mingw-w64-noversion {
+    VERSION = ""
+}
diff --git a/passwordmanager.pro b/passwordmanager.pro
index f2fbdc0..ee1495f 100644
--- a/passwordmanager.pro
+++ b/passwordmanager.pro
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ guiqtquick {
     contains(DEFINES, GUI_QTQUICK) {
         RESOURCES += resources/qml.qrc
     }
-
     TRANSLATIONS = translations/passwordmanager_en_US.ts \
-                   translations/passwordmanager_de_DE.ts
+        translations/passwordmanager_de_DE.ts
 }
 include(translations.pri)
-#win32:include(windowsicon.pri) TODO
+
+win32:include(windowsicon.pri)
 
 OTHER_FILES += \
     README.md \
@@ -103,11 +103,19 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
 INCLUDEPATH += ../
 
 # installs
-target.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/bin
-INSTALLS += target
-icon.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
-icon.files = $${PWD}/resources/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/$${projectname}.svg
-INSTALLS += icon
-menu.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/applications/
-menu.files = $${PWD}/resources/desktop/applications/$${projectname}.desktop
-INSTALLS += menu
+mingw-w64-install {
+    target.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)
+    target.extra = install -m755 -D $${OUT_PWD}/release/$(TARGET) $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/bin/$(TARGET)
+    INSTALLS += target
+} else {
+    target.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/bin
+    INSTALLS += target
+}
+!mingw-w64-install {
+    icon.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
+    icon.files = $${PWD}/resources/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/$${projectname}.svg
+    INSTALLS += icon
+    menu.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/applications/
+    menu.files = $${PWD}/resources/desktop/applications/$${projectname}.desktop
+    INSTALLS += menu
+}
diff --git a/translations.pri b/translations.pri
index f126169..fd43ae2 100644
--- a/translations.pri
+++ b/translations.pri
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 !isEmpty(TRANSLATIONS) {
-    isEmpty(QMAKE_LRELEASE) {
-        QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/lrelease
+    isEmpty(lreleasepath) {
+        lreleasepath = $$[QT_HOST_BINS]/lrelease
     }
-    isEmpty(TS_DIR):TS_DIR = translations
     genqm.name = translations
     genqm.input = TRANSLATIONS
-    genqm.output = $${OUT_PWD}/$$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
-    genqm.commands = $$QMAKE_LRELEASE ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -qm $${OUT_PWD}/$$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    genqm.output = $${OUT_PWD}/translations/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    genqm.commands = $$lreleasepath ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -qm $${OUT_PWD}/translations/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
     genqm.CONFIG = no_link
     QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += genqm
     PRE_TARGETDEPS += compiler_genqm_make_all
     translations.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/$${projectname}/translations/
-    translations.files = $${OUT_PWD}/translations/*.qm
+    translations.extra = install -m644 -D $${OUT_PWD}/translations/*.qm $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/$${projectname}/translations/
     INSTALLS += translations
 }