.BAT file has wrong current path on first run

The first time you run an unknown .BAT file, Microsoft
AntiSpyware gives you a warning dialog and asks you to
allow or block the execution of the batch file. If you
click Allow, however, the .BAT file is run with the wrong
current directory, often causing it to fail at its task.
If you then run it again, this time the warning dialog
does not come up because AntiSpyware remembers to allow
the batch file, and the current directory is set just
fine.

This is particularly annoying when the batch file does
something like create a file in the current directory as
you get random files scattered around your computer.

Thanks Alex--this has been reported since early in the beta and is known to
Microsoft and being fixed.

There was a good article at the scripting center, and available via Technet
on scripting issues with Microsoft Antispyware, but it has gone missing.
I'm trying to get that fixed, but don't have any substitute to offer in the
meantime.
--
FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Alex" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The first time you run an unknown .BAT file, Microsoft
> AntiSpyware gives you a warning dialog and asks you to
> allow or block the execution of the batch file. If you
> click Allow, however, the .BAT file is run with the wrong
> current directory, often causing it to fail at its task.
> If you then run it again, this time the warning dialog
> does not come up because AntiSpyware remembers to allow
> the batch file, and the current directory is set just
> fine.
>
> This is particularly annoying when the batch file does
> something like create a file in the current directory as
> you get random files scattered around your computer.

I have some parts of it I posted to my blog, I don't know if it will be of
any assistance though, but you check it out here:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta/Blog/cns!1ppieQf0aF6k7J0XYrJfhfMQ!1017.entry

--

Andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Alex" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:099701c52e83$1670c590$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> The first time you run an unknown .BAT file, Microsoft
> AntiSpyware gives you a warning dialog and asks you to
> allow or block the execution of the batch file. If you
> click Allow, however, the .BAT file is run with the wrong
> current directory, often causing it to fail at its task.
> If you then run it again, this time the warning dialog
> does not come up because AntiSpyware remembers to allow
> the batch file, and the current directory is set just
> fine.
>
> This is particularly annoying when the batch file does
> something like create a file in the current directory as
> you get random files scattered around your computer.