IC HPT BIN Converter v1.20 Secure
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ACTIVATION WINDOW VISIBILITY FIX
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The previous secure builds used:
- one hidden Tk root;
- a Toplevel activation window attached to that hidden root.

On some Windows systems the activation Toplevel could remain invisible,
making it look as if the EXE closed after the splash. In reality, the process
could remain running in Task Manager.

v1.20 removes that design.

New startup:
1. Hidden bootstrap root is created.
2. Splash appears.
3. The SAME bootstrap root becomes the visible Activation window.
4. Hardware ID and License Key controls are displayed directly on that root.
5. Activation window is centered and temporarily forced to the foreground.
6. After successful activation, bootstrap is destroyed.
7. The normal IC HPT BIN Converter window opens.

BUILD
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Delete any previous build/dist folders or close old EXE processes first.

Then run:
BUILD_EXE.bat

Output:
dist\IC HPT BIN Converter.exe

If needed:
BUILD_DEBUG_EXE.bat

Output:
dist_debug\IC HPT BIN Converter DEBUG.exe
