diff --git a/makepanda/installer.nsi b/makepanda/installer.nsi
index d934cc4ee0..d004d15006 100755
--- a/makepanda/installer.nsi
+++ b/makepanda/installer.nsi
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ SectionGroup "Panda3D Libraries"
         SetDetailsPrint listonly
 
         SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
-        File "${BUILT}\LICENSE"
-        File /r /x CVS "${BUILT}\ReleaseNotes"
+        File /nonfatal "${BUILT}\LICENSE"
+        File /nonfatal "${BUILT}\ReleaseNotes"
+        File /nonfatal "${BUILT}\pandaIcon.ico"
 
         SetOutPath $INSTDIR\etc
         File /r "${BUILT}\etc\*"
@@ -532,15 +533,17 @@ Section "Sample programs" SecSamples
     WriteINIStr $INSTDIR\Manual.url "InternetShortcut" "URL" "https://www.panda3d.org/manual/index.php"
     WriteINIStr $INSTDIR\Samples.url "InternetShortcut" "URL" "https://www.panda3d.org/manual/index.php/Sample_Programs_in_the_Distribution"
     SetOutPath $INSTDIR
-    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Panda3D Manual.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Manual.url" "" "$INSTDIR\bin\eggcacher.exe" 0 "" "" "Panda3D Manual"
-    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Panda3D Website.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Website.url" "" "$INSTDIR\bin\eggcacher.exe" 0 "" "" "Panda3D Website"
-    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Program Manual.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Samples.url" "" "$INSTDIR\bin\eggcacher.exe" 0 "" "" "Sample Program Manual"
+    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Panda3D Manual.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Manual.url" "" "$INSTDIR\pandaIcon.ico" 0 "" "" "Panda3D Manual"
+    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Panda3D Website.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Website.url" "" "$INSTDIR\pandaIcon.ico" 0 "" "" "Panda3D Website"
+    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Program Manual.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Samples.url" "" "$INSTDIR\pandaIcon.ico" 0 "" "" "Sample Program Manual"
 
     FindFirst $0 $1 $INSTDIR\samples\*
     loop:
         StrCmp $1 "" done
         StrCmp $1 "." next
         StrCmp $1 ".." next
+        FindFirst $2 $3 $INSTDIR\samples\$1\*.py
+        StrCmp $3 "" next
         Push $1
         Push "-"
         Push " "
@@ -557,14 +560,13 @@ Section "Sample programs" SecSamples
         DetailPrint "Creating shortcuts for sample program $READABLE"
         CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Programs\$READABLE"
         SetOutPath $INSTDIR\samples\$1
-        WriteINIStr $INSTDIR\samples\$1\ManualPage.url "InternetShortcut" "URL" "http://panda3d.org/wiki/index.php/Sample_Programs:_$MANPAGE"
-        CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Programs\$READABLE\Manual Page.lnk" "$INSTDIR\samples\$1\ManualPage.url" "" "$INSTDIR\bin\eggcacher.exe" 0 "" "" "Manual Entry on this Sample Program"
+        WriteINIStr $INSTDIR\samples\$1\ManualPage.url "InternetShortcut" "URL" "https://www.panda3d.org/wiki/index.php/Sample_Programs:_$MANPAGE"
+        CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Programs\$READABLE\Manual Page.lnk" "$INSTDIR\samples\$1\ManualPage.url" "" "$INSTDIR\pandaIcon.ico" 0 "" "" "Manual Entry on this Sample Program"
         CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Programs\$READABLE\View Source Code.lnk" "$INSTDIR\samples\$1"
-        FindFirst $2 $3 $INSTDIR\samples\$1\*.py
         iloop:
             StrCmp $3 "" idone
-            CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Programs\$READABLE\Run $3.lnk" "$INSTDIR\python\python.exe" "-E $3" "$INSTDIR\bin\eggcacher.exe" 0 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED "" "Run $3"
-            CreateShortCut "$INSTDIR\samples\$1\Run $3.lnk" "$INSTDIR\python\python.exe" "-E $3" "$INSTDIR\bin\eggcacher.exe" 0 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED "" "Run $3"
+            CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${TITLE}\Sample Programs\$READABLE\Run $3.lnk" "$INSTDIR\python\python.exe" "-E $3" "$INSTDIR\pandaIcon.ico" 0 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED "" "Run $3"
+            CreateShortCut "$INSTDIR\samples\$1\Run $3.lnk" "$INSTDIR\python\python.exe" "-E $3" "$INSTDIR\pandaIcon.ico" 0 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED "" "Run $3"
             FindNext $2 $3
             goto iloop
         idone:
@@ -684,6 +686,10 @@ Section -post
     DetailPrint "Broadcasting WM_WININICHANGE message..."
     SendMessage ${HWND_BROADCAST} ${WM_WININICHANGE} 0 "STR:Environment" /TIMEOUT=500
 
+    # Now dump the log to disk.
+    StrCpy $0 "$INSTDIR\install.log"
+    Push $0
+    Call DumpLog
 SectionEnd
 
 Section Uninstall
@@ -1235,3 +1241,47 @@ done:
   Exch $R3
 
 FunctionEnd
+
+!define LVM_GETITEMCOUNT 0x1004
+!define LVM_GETITEMTEXT 0x102D
+
+Function DumpLog
+  Exch $5
+  Push $0
+  Push $1
+  Push $2
+  Push $3
+  Push $4
+  Push $6
+
+  FindWindow $0 "#32770" "" $HWNDPARENT
+  GetDlgItem $0 $0 1016
+  StrCmp $0 0 exit
+  FileOpen $5 $5 "w"
+  StrCmp $5 "" exit
+    SendMessage $0 ${LVM_GETITEMCOUNT} 0 0 $6
+    System::Alloc ${NSIS_MAX_STRLEN}
+    Pop $3
+    StrCpy $2 0
+    System::Call "*(i, i, i, i, i, i, i, i, i) i \
+      (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, r3, ${NSIS_MAX_STRLEN}) .r1"
+    loop: StrCmp $2 $6 done
+      System::Call "User32::SendMessageA(i, i, i, i) i \
+        ($0, ${LVM_GETITEMTEXT}, $2, r1)"
+      System::Call "*$3(&t${NSIS_MAX_STRLEN} .r4)"
+      FileWrite $5 "$4$\r$\n"
+      IntOp $2 $2 + 1
+      Goto loop
+    done:
+      FileClose $5
+      System::Free $1
+      System::Free $3
+  exit:
+    Pop $6
+    Pop $4
+    Pop $3
+    Pop $2
+    Pop $1
+    Pop $0
+    Exch $5
+FunctionEnd
diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index 92f7edb5f7..2e54cc2058 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -2871,11 +2871,13 @@ if tp_dir is not None:
         CopyAllFiles(GetOutputDir() + "/bin/", tp_dir + "extras/bin/")
 
         if not PkgSkip("PYTHON") and not RTDIST:
-            #XXX rdb I don't think we need to copy over the Python DLL, do we?
-            #pydll = "/" + SDK["PYTHONVERSION"].replace(".", "")
-            #if (GetOptimize() <= 2): pydll += "_d.dll"
-            #else: pydll += ".dll"
-            #CopyFile(GetOutputDir() + "/bin" + pydll, SDK["PYTHON"] + pydll)
+            # We need to copy the Python DLL to the bin directory for now.
+            pydll = "/" + SDK["PYTHONVERSION"].replace(".", "")
+            if GetOptimize() <= 2:
+                pydll += "_d.dll"
+            else:
+                pydll += ".dll"
+            CopyFile(GetOutputDir() + "/bin" + pydll, SDK["PYTHON"] + pydll)
 
             #for fn in glob.glob(SDK["PYTHON"] + "/vcruntime*.dll"):
             #    CopyFile(GetOutputDir() + "/bin/", fn)
@@ -2949,6 +2951,7 @@ if GetTarget() == 'windows':
     # Convert to Windows newlines so they can be opened by notepad.
     WriteFile(GetOutputDir() + "/LICENSE", ReadFile("doc/LICENSE"), newline='\r\n')
     WriteFile(GetOutputDir() + "/ReleaseNotes", ReadFile("doc/ReleaseNotes"), newline='\r\n')
+    CopyFile(GetOutputDir() + "/pandaIcon.ico", "panda/src/configfiles/pandaIcon.ico")
 else:
     CopyFile(GetOutputDir()+"/", "doc/LICENSE")
     CopyFile(GetOutputDir()+"/", "doc/ReleaseNotes")
@@ -6596,7 +6599,7 @@ def MakeInstallerNSIS(file, title, installdir):
         AddToPathEnv("PATH", GetOutputDir() + "\\bin")
         AddToPathEnv("PATH", GetOutputDir() + "\\plugins")
 
-        cmd = sys.executable + " -B -u direct\\src\\plugin_installer\\make_installer.py"
+        cmd = sys.executable + " -B -u " + os.path.join("direct", "src", "plugin_installer", "make_installer.py")
         cmd += " --version %s --regview %s" % (VERSION, regview)
 
         if GetTargetArch() == 'x64':
@@ -6605,7 +6608,7 @@ def MakeInstallerNSIS(file, title, installdir):
             cmd += " --install \"$PROGRAMFILES32\\Panda3D\" "
 
         oscmd(cmd)
-        shutil.move("direct\\src\\plugin_installer\\p3d-setup.exe", file)
+        shutil.move(os.path.join("direct", "src", "plugin_installer", "p3d-setup.exe"), file)
         return
 
     print("Building "+title+" installer at %s" % (file))