diff --git a/MAKEPKGS.BAT b/MAKEPKGS.BAT
index 750df44..5ca72f2 100644
--- a/MAKEPKGS.BAT
+++ b/MAKEPKGS.BAT
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ IF "%1"=="" GOTO USAGE
 REM assumes ran in same directory as this file, ie base of kernel source
 SET BASEPATH=%CD%
 CD ..
+REM setup command aliases
+SET ZIPIT=7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mm=deflate -mpass15 -r
 REM when called from RELEASE.BAT assume clean source exported from version control
 IF "%2"=="RELEASE" GOTO PACK
 
@@ -30,8 +32,19 @@ GOTO LSM
 REM remove CONFIG.BAT if exists, such as building packages from develoment directory
 IF EXIST SOURCE\ke%1\CONFIG.BAT DEL SOURCE\ke%1\CONFIG.BAT > NUL
 ECHO zipping source
-7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mpass15 -r ke%1s.zip SOURCE\*
-ECHO creating APPINFO and expected packaging dir structure
+%ZIPIT% ke%1s.zip SOURCE\*
+ECHO gathering source and creating APPINFO and expected packaging dir structure
+REM FreeDOS package format, has APPINFO, BIN, DOC\KERNEL, SOURCE\KERNEL\
+MKDIR PACKAGE
+MKDIR PACKAGE\SOURCE
+XCOPY /S  /I /Q SOURCE\ke%1 PACKAGE\SOURCE\KERNEL
+MKDIR PACKAGE\DOC
+MKDIR PACKAGE\DOC\KERNEL
+COPY /N SOURCE\ke%1\DOCS\* PACKAGE\DOC\KERNEL\
+COPY SOURCE\ke%1\COPYING PACKAGE\DOC\KERNEL\COPYING
+MKDIR PACKAGE\APPINFO
+MOVE PACKAGE\DOC\KERNEL\fdkernel.lsm PACKAGE\APPINFO\KERNEL.LSM
+MKDIR PACKAGE\BIN
 ECHO using working configuration file
 COPY %BASEPATH%\CONFIG.BAT SOURCE\ke%1\ > NUL
 CD SOURCE\ke%1
@@ -39,17 +52,23 @@ CD SOURCE\ke%1
 ECHO build and packaging
 SET VERSION=%1 (FAT12/FAT16)
 SET FAT=16
+SET CPU=86
 SET BZKRET=F16
 GOTO BZK
 :F16
 SET VERSION=%1 (FAT12/FAT16/FAT32)
 SET FAT=32
+SET CPU=386
 SET BZKRET=F32
 GOTO BZK
 :F32
+ECHO building FreeDOS package
+CD ..\..\PACKAGE
+%ZIPIT% ..\kernel.zip APPINFO BIN DOC SOURCE
 ECHO clean up
-CD ..\..
+CD ..
 RMDIR /S /Q SOURCE > NUL
+RMDIR /S /Q PACKAGE > NUL
 ECHO Done.
 SET BZKRET=
 GOTO DONE
@@ -57,27 +76,23 @@ GOTO DONE
 
 :BZK
 ECHO build kernel %VERSION%
-CALL build.bat /D KERNEL_VERSION /V "%1 " 86 win upx fat%FAT%
-DEL BIN\K??86??.sys
+CALL build.bat /D KERNEL_VERSION /V "%1 " %CPU% win upx fat%FAT%
+DEL BIN\K*86??.sys
 SET LSMRET=BZK_2
 SET LSMFILE=docs\fdkernel.lsm
 GOTO LSM
 :BZK_2
 SET LSMRET=
 ECHO zipping FAT%FAT% release version
-7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mpass15 -r ..\..\ke%1_86f%FAT%.zip BIN\* DOCS\*
-ECHO restructuring and zipping update package
-DEL BIN\K??86??.* > NUL
-MKDIR DOC
-MKDIR DOC\KERNEL
-COPY DOCS\* DOC\KERNEL\
-MKDIR APPINFO
-MOVE DOC\KERNEL\*.lsm APPINFO\
-7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mpass15 -r ..\..\kernel%FAT%.zip APPINFO\* BIN\* DOC\*
+%ZIPIT% ..\..\ke%1_%CPU%f%FAT%.zip BIN\* DOCS\*
+ECHO storing binaries for FreeDOS package
+COPY BIN\KERNEL.SYS ..\..\PACKAGE\BIN\KERNL%CPU%.SYS
+COPY /B /Y BIN\country.sys  ..\..\PACKAGE\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
+COPY /B /Y BIN\setver.sys  ..\..\PACKAGE\BIN\SETVER.SYS
+COPY /B /Y BIN\sys.com  ..\..\PACKAGE\BIN\SYS.COM
+IF EXIST BIN\share.com COPY /B /Y BIN\share.com  ..\..\PACKAGE\BIN\SHARE.COM
 ECHO cleaning up between builds
 CALL clobber.bat
-RMDIR /S /Q DOC
-RMDIR /S /Q APPINFO
 GOTO %BZKRET%
 
 :LSM
@@ -105,4 +120,4 @@ ECHO Build kernel packages (interim builds or release without tagging) - usage:
 :DONE
 CD %BASEPATH%
 SET BASEPATH=
-
+SET ZIPIT=
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index ca5e187..20125ea 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-rem @echo off
+@echo off
 rem batch file to build everything
 rem IF NOTHING COMPILES, CHECK IF YOUR CVS CHECKOUT USES CORRECT DOS LINEBREAKS