diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 46aa323..b953e29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # Created by falkTX
 #
 
-VERSION = 1.1.0
+VERSION = 1.2.0
+
+PREFIX ?= /usr
 
 all:
 	@echo "error: you must pass '32' or '64' as an argument to this Makefile in order to build WineASIO"
diff --git a/Makefile.mk b/Makefile.mk
index 3351d5e..991fd5d 100644
--- a/Makefile.mk
+++ b/Makefile.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ifeq ($(M),)
 $(error incorrect use of Makefile, M var is missing)
 endif
 
-wineasio_dll_MODULE   = wineasio.dll
+wineasio_dll_MODULE   = wineasio$(M).dll
 
 PREFIX                = /usr
 SRCDIR                = .
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ wineasio_dll_C_SRCS   = asio.c \
 wineasio_dll_LDFLAGS  = -shared \
 			-m$(M) \
 			-mnocygwin \
-			$(wineasio_dll_MODULE:%=%.spec) \
+			wineasio.dll.spec \
 			-L/usr/lib$(M)/wine \
 			-L/usr/lib/wine \
 			-L/usr/lib/$(ARCH)-linux-gnu/wine \
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ build$(M)/%.c.o: %.c
 ### Target specific build rules
 
 build$(M)/$(wineasio_dll_MODULE): $(wineasio_dll_OBJS)
-	$(WINEBUILD) -m$(M) --dll --fake-module -E $(wineasio_dll_MODULE).spec $^ -o $@
+	$(WINEBUILD) -m$(M) --dll --fake-module -E wineasio.dll.spec $^ -o $@
 
 build$(M)/$(wineasio_dll_MODULE).so: $(wineasio_dll_OBJS)
 	$(WINECC) $^ $(wineasio_dll_LDFLAGS) $(LIBRARIES) \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9186baa..6319fd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ You can, for example, use with FLStudio under GNU/Linux systems (together with J
 For best results with Debian-based distributions,
 enable the [KXStudio repositories](https://kx.studio/Repositories) and install WineASIO from there.
 
-### INSTALLATION
+### BUILDING
 
 Do the following to build for 32-bit Wine.
 
@@ -24,77 +24,47 @@ Do the following to build for 64-bit Wine.
 make 64
 ```
 
-#### LEGACY WINE
+### INSTALLING
 
-To install on 32bit wine <= 6.5 (substitute with the path to the 32-bit wine libs for your distro).
+To install 32-bit WineASIO (substitute with the path to the 32-bit wine libs for your distro).
 
 ```sh
-sudo cp build32/wineasio.dll.so /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/wineasio.dll.so
+sudo cp build32/wineasio32.dll /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/i386-windows/
+sudo cp build32/wineasio32.dll.so /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/i386-unix/
 ```
 
-To install on 64bit wine <= 6.5 (substitute with the path to the 64-bit wine libs for your distro).
+To install 64bit WineASIO (substitute with the path to the 64-bit wine libs for your distro).
 
 ```sh
-sudo cp build64/wineasio.dll.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/wineasio.dll.so
+sudo cp build64/wineasio64.dll /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/x86_64-windows/wineasio.dll
+sudo cp build64/wineasio64.dll.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio.dll.so
 ```
 
-Finally the dll must be registered in the wineprefix.
-For both 32 and 64-bit wine do:
+#### EXTRAS
 
-```sh
-regsvr32 wineasio.dll
-
-```
-
-On a 64-bit system with wine supporting both 32 and 64-bit applications,
-regsrv32 will register the 32-bit driver in a 64-bit prefix,
-use the following command to register the 64-bit driver in a 64-bit wineprefix:
-
-```sh
-wine64 regsvr32 wineasio.dll
-```
-
-#### WINE > 6.5
+For user convenience a `wineasio-register` script is included in this repo, if you are packaging WineASIO consider installing it as part of WineASIO.
 
-To install on 32bit wine > 6.5 (substitute with the path to the 32-bit wine libs for your distro).
+Additionally a control panel GUI is provided in this repository's `gui` subdir, which requires PyQt5 to build and run.  
+The WineASIO driver will use this GUI as the ASIO control panel.
 
-```sh
-sudo cp build32/wineasio.dll /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/i386-windows/wineasio.dll
-sudo cp build32/wineasio.dll.so /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/i386-unix/wineasio.dll.so
-```
+### REGISTERING
 
-To install on 64bit wine > 6.5 (substitute with the path to the 64-bit wine libs for your distro).
+After building and installing WineASIO, we still need to register it on each Wine prefix.  
+For your convenience a script is provided on this repository, so you can simply run:
 
 ```sh
-sudo cp build64/wineasio.dll /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/x86_64-windows/wineasio.dll
-sudo cp build64/wineasio.dll.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio.dll.so
+wineasio-register
 ```
 
-Finally the dll must be registered in the wineprefix.
-For both 32 and 64-bit wine do:  
-(substitute with the path to the 32-bit wine libs for your distro)
-
-```sh
-regsvr32 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/i386-windows/wineasio.dll
-
-```
-
-On a 64-bit system with wine supporting both 32 and 64-bit applications,
-regsrv32 will register the 32-bit driver in a 64-bit prefix,
-use the following command to register the 64-bit driver in a 64-bit wineprefix:  
-(substitute with the path to the 64-bit wine libs for your distro)
-
-```sh
-wine64 regsvr32 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/x86_64-windows/wineasio.dll
-```
+to activate WineASIO for the current Wine prefix.
 
 #### CUSTOM WINEPREFIX
 
-regsvr32 registers the ASIO COM object in the default prefix `~/.wine`.  
-To use another prefix specify it explicitly, like:
+The `wineasio-register` script will register the WineASIO driver in the default Wine prefix `~/.wine`.  
+You can specify another prefix like so:
 
 ```sh
-env WINEPREFIX=~/asioapp regsvr32 wineasio.dll
+env WINEPREFIX=~/asioapp wineasio-register
 ```
 
 ### GENERAL INFORMATION
@@ -148,6 +118,10 @@ that overrides the JACK client name derived from the program name.
 
 ### CHANGE LOG
 
+#### 1.2.0
+* 29-SEP-2023: Fix compatibility with Wine > 8
+* 29-SEP-2023: Add wineasio-register script for simplifying driver registration
+
 #### 1.1.0
 * 18-FEB-2022: Various bug fixes (falkTX)
 * 24-NOV-2021: Fix compatibility with Wine > 6.5
diff --git a/wineasio-register b/wineasio-register
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..862fb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wineasio-register
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# exit if any command fails
+set -e
+
+# read WINEPREFIX from environment, with fallback if unset
+WINEPREFIX=${WINEPREFIX:=~/.wine}
+
+# make sure the WINEPREFIX directory exists
+if [ ! -d "${WINEPREFIX}" ]; then
+    wineboot -u
+fi
+
+# define possible locations for wineasio DLLs
+u32=(
+"/opt/wine-devel/lib/wine/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so"
+"/opt/wine-stable/lib/wine/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so"
+"/opt/wine-staging/lib/wine/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so"
+"/usr/lib/wine/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so"
+"/usr/lib32/wine/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so"
+"/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so"
+)
+
+u64=(
+"/opt/wine-devel/lib64/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so"
+"/opt/wine-stable/lib64/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so"
+"/opt/wine-staging/lib64/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so"
+"/usr/lib/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so"
+"/usr/lib64/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so"
+"/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wine/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so"
+)
+
+# try to register 32bit DLL
+for u in ${u32[@]}; do
+    w=$(echo ${u} | sed -e 's|/i386-unix/wineasio32.dll.so|/i386-windows/wineasio32.dll|g')
+    if [ -e "${u}" ] && [ -e "${w}" ]; then
+        cp -v "${w}" "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/windows/system32"
+        regsvr32 "${u}"
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+# only continue past this point if wine64 command is available and prefix supports 64bit
+if ! command -v wine64 > /dev/null || [ ! -d "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/windows/syswow64" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# try to register 64bit DLL
+for u in ${u64[@]}; do
+    w=$(echo ${u} | sed -e 's|/x86_64-unix/wineasio64.dll.so|/x86_64-windows/wineasio64.dll|g')
+    if [ -e "${u}" ] && [ -e "${w}" ]; then
+        cp -v "${w}" "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/windows/system32"
+        wine64 regsvr32 "${u}"
+        break
+    fi
+done