diff --git a/source/distro/changelog.txt b/source/distro/changelog.txt
index 48bd194..b0c5c06 100644
--- a/source/distro/changelog.txt
+++ b/source/distro/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changelog for Writer2LaTeX version 1.0 -> 1.2
 
 ---------- version 1.1.6 ----------
 
+[all] Changed w2l.bat to use  %~dp0 as suggested by Dave Jarvis (this leaves out any (probably none) win 9x users)
+
 [w2l] Clarified that BibTeX-Writer2LaTeX.js uses GPLv3 license
 
 [w2l] New option include_original_citations (default false). If set to true the original Zotero or JabRef citation text will be
diff --git a/source/distro/doc/user-manual.odt b/source/distro/doc/user-manual.odt
index ca4e655..05a0d39 100644
Binary files a/source/distro/doc/user-manual.odt and b/source/distro/doc/user-manual.odt differ
diff --git a/source/distro/w2l.bat b/source/distro/w2l.bat
index f388571..dfc6928 100644
--- a/source/distro/w2l.bat
+++ b/source/distro/w2l.bat
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 @echo off
 rem *Very* simple batch file to run Writer2LaTeX
-rem Created by Henrik Just, october 2003
-rem Modfied december 2003 as suggested by Juan Julian Merelo Guervos
-rem Last modified july 2007
-
-rem Please edit the following line to contain the full path to Writer2LaTeX:
-
-set W2LPATH="c:\writer2latex10"
+rem Last modified february 2011
 
 rem If the Java executable is not in your path, please edit the following
 rem line to contain the full path and file name
 
 set JAVAEXE="java"
 
-%JAVAEXE% -jar %W2LPATH%\writer2latex.jar %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
+%JAVAEXE% -jar "%~dp0\writer2latex.jar" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
 
-set W2LPATH=
 set JAVAEXE=
 
diff --git a/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java b/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java
index 791d5ed..817011a 100644
--- a/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/writer2latex/api/ConverterFactory.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  *  All Rights Reserved.
  * 
- *  Version 1.2 (2011-02-10)
+ *  Version 1.2 (2011-02-14)
  *
  */
  
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ConverterFactory {
 
     // Version information
     private static final String VERSION = "1.1.6";
-    private static final String DATE = "2011-02-10";
+    private static final String DATE = "2011-02-14";
 	
     /** Return the Writer2LaTeX version in the form
      *  (major version).(minor version).(patch level)<br/>