I highly recommend against adding C:\Python25 to your %PATH%. You can get the same effect by adding a simple bat file to C:\Windows\System32
@C:\Python25\python.exe %*
@echo off python c:\somescript.py %* pause
@ECHO OFF REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- REM scoppo del programma REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- REM Make environment variable changes local to this batch file SETLOCAL REM Make cwRsync home as a part of system PATH to find required DLLs SET CWOLDPATH=%PATH% SET PATH=%CWRSYNCHOME%\BIN;%PATH% REM Set CYGWIN variable to 'nontsec'. That makes sure that permissions REM on your windows machine are not updated as a side effect of cygwin REM operations. SET CYGWIN=nontsec set /P env="quale server aggiorno? (prod,test):" : %=% php sync.php %env% pause