diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/main.c b/src/cc/rogue/main.c
index da46898f8..f146cfb4d 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/main.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/main.c
@@ -767,6 +767,17 @@ int32_t rogue_sendrawtransaction(char *rawtx)
             }
             free_json(retjson);
         }
+
+		/* log sendrawtx result in file */
+		
+		/*
+		FILE *debug_file;
+		debug_file = fopen("tx_debug.log", "a");
+		fprintf(debug_file, "%s\n", retstr);
+		fflush(debug_file);
+		fclose(debug_file);
+		*/
+
         free(retstr);
     }
     free(params);
@@ -930,9 +941,46 @@ int32_t rogue_setplayerdata(struct rogue_state *rs,char *gametxidstr)
     return(retval);
 }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+__inline int msver(void) {
+	switch (_MSC_VER) {
+	case 1500: return 2008;
+	case 1600: return 2010;
+	case 1700: return 2012;
+	case 1800: return 2013;
+	case 1900: return 2015;
+	//case 1910: return 2017;
+	default: return (_MSC_VER / 100);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline bool is_x64(void) {
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_WIN64) || defined(__aarch64__)
+	return 1;
+#elif defined(__amd64__) || defined(__amd64) || defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_IA64)
+	return 1;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+#define BUILD_DATE __DATE__ " " __TIME__
+#endif // _WIN32
+#endif // _MSC_VER
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
     uint64_t seed; FILE *fp = 0; int32_t i,j,c; char userpass[8192];
+
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+	#ifdef _MSC_VER
+	printf("*** rogue for Windows [ Build %s ] ***\n", BUILD_DATE);
+	const char* arch = is_x64() ? "64-bits" : "32-bits";
+	printf("    Built with VC++ %d (%ld) %s\n\n", msver(), _MSC_FULL_VER, arch);
+	#endif
+	#endif
+
     for (i=j=0; argv[0][i]!=0&&j<sizeof(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL); i++)
     {
         c = argv[0][i];
@@ -944,6 +992,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[j++] = toupper(c);
     }
     ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[j++] = 0;
+	
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+	#ifdef _MSC_VER
+	if (strncmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "ROGUE.EXE", sizeof(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL)) == 0 || strncmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "ROGUE54.EXE", sizeof(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL)) == 0) {
+		strcpy(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "ROGUE"); // accept ROGUE.conf, instead of ROGUE.EXE.conf or ROGUE54.EXE.conf if build with MSVC
+	}
+	#endif
+	#endif
+
     ROGUE_PORT = komodo_userpass(userpass,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
     if ( IPADDRESS[0] == 0 )
         strcpy(IPADDRESS,"127.0.0.1");
diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c b/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c
index 36616b340..7a8e38c15 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/rogue.c
@@ -343,7 +343,15 @@ int rogue(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     rs->sleeptime = 1; // non-zero to allow refresh()
     if ( argc == 3 && strlen(argv[2]) == 64 )
     {
-        rs->seed = atol(argv[1]);
+		#ifdef _WIN32
+		#ifdef _MSC_VER
+		rs->seed = _strtoui64(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+		#else
+		rs->seed = atol(argv[1]); // windows, but not MSVC
+		#endif // _MSC_VER
+		#else
+		rs->seed = atol(argv[1]); // non-windows
+		#endif // _WIN32
         strcpy(Gametxidstr,argv[2]);
         fprintf(stderr,"setplayerdata\n");
         if ( rogue_setplayerdata(rs,Gametxidstr) < 0 )