diff --git a/findcurl.cmd b/findcurl.cmd
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 73ac8a601..54673b32e
--- a/findcurl.cmd
+++ b/findcurl.cmd
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ rem It also assumes that curl is downloaded to the users Desktop
 set DLPAGE=http://skanthak.homepage.t-online.de/download
 set CURLVERSION=curl-7.64.1.cab
 set LINK=%DLPAGE%/%CURLVERSION%
-rem Check if curl exists
+rem grab the arch. We'll need this to extract files.
+reg Query "HKLM\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0" | find /i "x86" > NUL && set ARCH=i386|| set ARCH=amd64
 
+rem Check if curl exists
 curl --version 2>NUL 1>&2
 
+
 if %ERRORLEVEL == 9009 (
     mkdir internal\curl >NUL
     echo Fetching %LINK%
     explorer %LINK%
 
-    rem grab the arch. We'll need this to extract files.
-    reg Query "HKLM\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0" | find /i "x86" > NUL && set ARCH=i386|| set ARCH=amd64
-
     rem we should wait until the file is downloaded, because explorer returns straight away
     "%SystemRoot%\system32\expand.exe" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\%CURLVERSION%" /F:%ARCH%\* internal\curl
 
@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL == 9009 (
 ) ELSE (
     echo "Found curl, continuing"
 )
-