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/videodownloader.pro b/videodownloader.pro
index a7212b6..9faa9d0 100644
--- a/videodownloader.pro
+++ b/videodownloader.pro
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ FORMS += gui/adddownloaddialog.ui \
 RESOURCES += resources/icons.qrc \
     resources/json.qrc
 
+win32:include(windowsicon.pri)
+
 OTHER_FILES += \
     README.md \
     LICENSE
 
-#win32:RC_FILE += windowsicon.rc
-
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
     LIBS += -L../../ -lc++utilitiesd
     !no-gui {
@@ -132,15 +132,14 @@ 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/$${projectname}.desktop
-INSTALLS += menu
-translations.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/$${projectname}/translations/
-translations.files = $${PWD}/translations/*.qm
-INSTALLS += translations
+!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
+}
 json.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/share/$${projectname}/json/
 json.files = $${PWD}/resources/json/groovesharkauthenticationinfo.json
 INSTALLS += json