diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a30d25..f8b7f9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ orleans.codegen.cs
 
 # Including strong name files can present a security risk
 # (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
-#*.snk
+*.snk
 
 # Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
 # (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
diff --git a/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.sln b/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.sln
index 9101b25..3438837 100644
--- a/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.sln
+++ b/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.sln
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-
+
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio Version 17
 VisualStudioVersion = 17.6.33829.357
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator", "AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator\AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.csproj", "{61E3E092-ADF9-4613-B6FB-205DD4F5A7E9}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator", "AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator\AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.csproj", "{61E3E092-ADF9-4613-B6FB-205DD4F5A7E9}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
diff --git a/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.csproj b/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.csproj
index a64f171..9c82e59 100644
--- a/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.csproj
+++ b/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
-    <ProjectGuid>{61E3E092-ADF9-4613-B6FB-205DD4F5A7E9}</ProjectGuid>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>AC_e_Reader_Card_Creator</RootNamespace>
-    <AssemblyName>AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
-    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
-    <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
     <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
-    <PublishUrl>C:\Users\hunte\OneDrive\Desktop\e-Reader CCC\</PublishUrl>
     <Install>true</Install>
     <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
     <UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
@@ -28,198 +18,53 @@
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <PublishWizardCompleted>true</PublishWizardCompleted>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
-    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
-    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ManifestCertificateThumbprint>8C26734D6AC4E12062A9F4AF2B1C64330FB784B2</ManifestCertificateThumbprint>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ManifestKeyFile>AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator_TemporaryKey.pfx</ManifestKeyFile>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateManifests>true</GenerateManifests>
+    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>true</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
+    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
+    <ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>true</ImportWindowsDesktopTargets>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(SignAssemblies)' == 'True'">
+    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator_TemporaryKey.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignManifests>true</SignManifests>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(SignAssemblies)' == 'True'">
+    <None Include="AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator_TemporaryKey.snk" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ApplicationIcon>e-reader-ccc.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Deployment" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="References\Common.cs" />
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-    <Compile Include="Decompression\Functions\Decompressed.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Decompression\Functions\Decompress.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="CCC-Frontend.cs">
-      <SubType>Form</SubType>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="CCC-Frontend.Designer.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>CCC-Frontend.cs</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Print-Frontend.cs">
-      <SubType>Form</SubType>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Print-Frontend.Designer.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>Print-Frontend.cs</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="CCC-Frontend.resx">
-      <DependentUpon>CCC-Frontend.cs</DependentUpon>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Print-Frontend.resx">
-      <DependentUpon>Print-Frontend.cs</DependentUpon>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.resx">
-      <Generator>PublicResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-      <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <None Include="AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator_TemporaryKey.pfx" />
-    <None Include="References\GBA_Blank.vpk" />
-    <None Include="References\Header_Blank.vpk" />
-    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
-      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-    </Compile>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="App.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="References\AC_Item_List.txt" />
-    <Content Include="References\AC_Sender_List.txt" />
-    <Content Include="References\AC_Stationery_List.txt" />
-    <Content Include="References\AC_Special_Char.txt" />
-    <Content Include="References\AC_Greeting_List.txt" />
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-    <Content Include="Decompression\External\nedclib.dll" />
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-    <Content Include="Decompression\External\Source Code\headerfix.c" />
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-    <None Include="Resources\print.ico" />
-    <None Include="Resources\printer.ico" />
-    <None Include="Resources\e-reader-ccc.ico" />
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-    <None Include="Resources\New_Year%27s_Card_PG.png" />
-    <None Include="Resources\Inky_Paper_PG.png" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Decompression\eCard\" />
+
+    <Content Include="References\*.txt">
+      <Link>%(RecursiveDir)\Project Files\References\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="References\*.vpk">
+      <Link>%(RecursiveDir)\Project Files\References\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Decompression\External\*.exe">
+      <Link>%(RecursiveDir)\Project Files\Decompression\External\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Decompression\External\*.dll">
+      <Link>%(RecursiveDir)\Project Files\Decompression\External\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Resources\*.ico">
+      <Link>%(RecursiveDir)\Project Files\Resources\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Resources\*.png">
+      <Link>%(RecursiveDir)\Project Files\Resources\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
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+
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       <Visible>False</Visible>
@@ -232,5 +77,9 @@
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     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
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+
+  <ItemGroup>
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+  </ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a195dc..0000000
--- a/AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
-// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
-// associated with an assembly.
-[assembly: AssemblyTitle("AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator")]
-[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyProduct("AC_e-Reader_Card_Creator")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2024")]
-[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-
-// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
-// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from
-// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
-[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
-
-// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
-[assembly: Guid("61e3e092-adf9-4613-b6fb-205dd4f5a7e9")]
-
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-//
-//      Major Version
-//      Minor Version
-//      Build Number
-//      Revision
-//
-// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
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-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]