Index: packaging/win32/install.sh
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--- packaging/win32/install.sh	(revision 16612)
+++ packaging/win32/install.sh	(working copy)
@@ -1025,7 +1025,8 @@
 
     # Create a startup script that works without the msys shell
     qpushd $_INSTALL_UDIR/bin
-        echo "set PATH=${INSTALL_DIR}\\bin;${INSTALL_DIR}\\lib;${INSTALL_DIR}\\lib\\gnucash;${GOFFICE_DIR}\\bin;${LIBGSF_DIR}\\bin;${PCRE_DIR}\\bin;${GNOME_DIR}\\bin;${LIBXML2_DIR}\\bin;${GUILE_DIR}\\bin;${REGEX_DIR}\\bin;${AUTOTOOLS_DIR}\\bin;${AQBANKING_PATH};${LIBOFX_DIR}\\bin;${OPENSP_DIR}\\bin;%PATH%" > gnucash.bat
+        echo "setlocal" > gnucash.bat
+        echo "set PATH=${INSTALL_DIR}\\bin;${INSTALL_DIR}\\lib;${INSTALL_DIR}\\lib\\gnucash;${GOFFICE_DIR}\\bin;${LIBGSF_DIR}\\bin;${PCRE_DIR}\\bin;${GNOME_DIR}\\bin;${LIBXML2_DIR}\\bin;${GUILE_DIR}\\bin;${REGEX_DIR}\\bin;${AUTOTOOLS_DIR}\\bin;${AQBANKING_PATH};${LIBOFX_DIR}\\bin;${OPENSP_DIR}\\bin;%PATH%" >> gnucash.bat
         echo "set GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED=no" >> gnucash.bat
         echo "set GNC_MODULE_PATH=${INSTALL_DIR}\\lib\\gnucash" >> gnucash.bat
         echo "set GUILE_LOAD_PATH=${INSTALL_DIR}\\share\\gnucash\\guile-modules;${INSTALL_DIR}\\share\\gnucash\\scm;%GUILE_LOAD_PATH%" >> gnucash.bat
Index: packaging/win32/gnucash.iss.in
===================================================================
--- packaging/win32/gnucash.iss.in	(revision 16612)
+++ packaging/win32/gnucash.iss.in	(working copy)
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
   { Create the gnucash.bat file; #10 is the linefeed character and #13 CR }
   FileName := appdir + '\bin\gnucash.bat' ;
   FileString := 'chcp ' + ExpandConstant('{cm:LanguageCodePage}') + ''#13#10 ;
+  FileString := FileString + 'setlocal'#13#10 ;
   FileString := FileString + 'set PATH=' + appdir + '\bin;' + libdir + ';' + libdir + '\gnucash;%PATH%'#13#10 ;
 
   FileString := FileString + 'set GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED=no'#13#10 ;