diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3ca43ae..0b4c8d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,23 @@ Cargo.lock
 # MSVC Windows builds of rustc generate these, which store debugging information
 *.pdb
 
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+#
+# already existing elements were commented out
+
+#/target
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+#
+# already existing elements were commented out
+
+#/target
+#Cargo.lock
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa1d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/windows.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/windows.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a25f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/windows.iml b/.idea/windows.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c254557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/windows.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="CPP_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07e7265..778363d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # windows
-
-windows nt kernel source tree
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+![windows boot screen](presskit/real%20windows.png)<br>
+this is the kernel for windows
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diff --git a/assembly/.gitignore b/assembly/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d18df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assembly/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# output file
+boot
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diff --git a/assembly/boot.asm b/assembly/boot.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf4ebc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assembly/boot.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[bits 16]
+[org 0x7c00]
+
+
+xor ax, ax
+mov ds, ax
+
+; set graphics mode
+mov ax, 00h
+mov ah, 0x00
+int 0x10
+
+; write string to screen
+mov bh, 0
+mov bl, 0b00001111
+mov al, 1
+mov ah, 13h
+mov cx, WINDOWS_STR_END - WINDOWS_STR
+mov dl, 0
+mov dh, 0
+push cs
+pop es
+mov bp, WINDOWS_STR
+int 0x10
+
+
+
+WINDOWS_STR: db 'microsoft windows', 0
+WINDOWS_STR_END:
+
+times 510-($-$$) db 0
+dw 0xAA55
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diff --git a/presskit/real windows.png b/presskit/real windows.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4276ad1
Binary files /dev/null and b/presskit/real windows.png differ
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1631bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!no_std
+
+fn print_vga_buffer(string : &str) {
+    // get address of VGA buffer
+    let mut vga_buffer = 0xb8000 as *mut u8;
+
+    // get length of string
+    let len = string.len();
+
+    // write string to VGA buffer
+    for i in 0..len {
+        unsafe {
+            *vga_buffer = string.as_bytes()[i];
+            vga_buffer = vga_buffer.offset(2);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+fn main() {
+    print_vga_buffer("microsoft");
+}
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