title: Executing batch file in cmd.exe does nothing
body: <p>On a Windows XP machine SP3, using an account with Administrator rights, I try to execute a simple batch file, named test.bat, that contains:</p>
  
  <pre><code>echo Hello!
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Using cmd.exe, I get this result:</p>
  
  <pre><code>D:\Dev&gt;test.bat
  
  D:\Dev&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This indicates that the batch file is not executed at all: it returns immediately.</p>
  
  <p>Can you tell me why it does that?</p>