Please read the INSTALL file. To summarize, you need to build a bootstrap version of omake, then use the bootstrap executable to complete the build. Run the following from a console window (you may need to use the Visual Studio Console Window). nmake -f Makefile.nt bootstrap Next, open the .config file in a text editor and tweak the build parameters (including the installation directory) if needed. Now, run the following from a console window (again, you may need to use the Visual Studio Console Window). nmake -f Makefile.nt install If you have already created the .config or if you are happy to use the default build parameters and the default installation directory, you can skip all the steps except for the very last one.