diff --git a/find_my_visual_studio.exe b/find_my_visual_studio.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ec8504
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diff --git a/make.bat b/make.bat
index 8ae8c79..524a86b 100644
--- a/make.bat
+++ b/make.bat
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+@echo off
+
 pushd %~dp0
 
 call create_projects
 
 echo building...
 
-"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2017\\Enterprise\\MSBuild\\15.0\\Bin\\msbuild" /property:GenerateFullPaths=true /t:build premake\doghook.sln /p:Configuration=Debug /verbosity:minimal
+for /F "tokens=*" %%a in ('find_my_visual_studio.exe msbuild_exe') do set msbuild_folder=%%a
+
+echo msbuild is located at %msbuild_folder%
+
+"%msbuild_folder%\\msbuild" /property:GenerateFullPaths=true /t:build premake\workspace.sln /p:Configuration=Debug /verbosity:minimal
 
 echo done.
 
diff --git a/make_release.bat b/make_release.bat
index 30502ce..cd1de8b 100644
--- a/make_release.bat
+++ b/make_release.bat
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+@echo off
+
 pushd %~dp0
 
 call create_projects
 
-echo Building RELEASE...
+for /F "tokens=*" %%a in ('find_my_visual_studio.exe msbuild_exe') do set msbuild_folder=%%a
+echo msbuild is located at %msbuild_folder%
 
-"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2017\\Enterprise\\MSBuild\\15.0\\Bin\\msbuild" /property:GenerateFullPaths=true /t:build premake\doghook.sln /p:Configuration=Release /verbosity:minimal
+"%msbuild_folder%\\msbuild" /property:GenerateFullPaths=true /t:build premake\workspace.sln /p:Configuration=Release /verbosity:minimal
 
 echo done.