if the path to apache exe has blank spaces, the bat fails. Fix: Add double quotes to path parameters :'--- Start Apache :wscript.echo " Starting Apache Server" 'Inform user :strCmd1 = """" & US_APACHE_BIN & "\" & US_APACHE_EXE & """" 'Absolute path to exe :strCmd2 = " -f """ & US_APACHE & """\conf\httpd.conf " 'Absolute path to config :strCmd3 = " -d """ & US_APACHE & """" 'Set apache base path