diff --git a/bin/base64.c b/bin/base64.c
index 1e2ea44..68f3b58 100644
--- a/bin/base64.c
+++ b/bin/base64.c
@@ -360,26 +360,26 @@ static bool
 encode (const struct config *config, struct buffer *buf)
 {
 #ifdef WIN
-	DWORD fdwMode;
+	DWORD fdwMode = {};
 
 	// Get the standard output handle.
 	HANDLE hStdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
 
 	// Check for errors.
 	if (hStdout == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "GetStdHandle: %d\n", GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, "GetStdHandle: err#%d\n", GetLastError());
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	// Save the current output mode.
-	if (!GetConsoleMode(hStdout, &fdwMode)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "GetConsoleMode: %d\n", GetLastError());
-		return false;
-	}
+//	if (!GetConsoleMode(hStdout, &fdwMode)) {
+//		fprintf(stderr, "GetConsoleMode: err#%d\n", GetLastError());
+//		return false;
+//	}
 
 	// Disable the mangling of newlines.
 	if (!SetConsoleMode(hStdout, fdwMode | DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "SetConsoleMode: %d\n", GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, "SetConsoleMode: err#%d\n", GetLastError());
 		return false;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ encode (const struct config *config, struct buffer *buf)
 
 	// Restore the original console settings.
 	if (!SetConsoleMode(hStdout, fdwMode)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "SetConsoleMode: %d\n", GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, "SetConsoleMode: err#%d\n", GetLastError());
 	}
 #endif