Why Windows 7 display an error message when I double click on file named as INIT.BCP.BAT












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I have created a BAT script file named INIT.BCP.BAT on my desktop that contains (to be simple) only following lines



echo Hello
pause


When I doubleclick on it, Windows 7 displays following message.



enter image description here



If first point character is replaced by minus character so that filename becomes INIT-BCP.bat, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by BCPX, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by DOC or DOCX or DOCZONE, Windows displays previous message.



I have tested the same thing on my PC on Windows 10 and I don't have this problem.



If I run the same script as Administrator, I don't have this problem.



Question:



What is happening ? Why INIT-BCP.BAT is accepted and NOT INIT.BCP.BAT ?



Is this problem linked to specific Windows security policies ?



Complementary informations:



The antivirus software used is McAfee.



On my personal PC at home (Windows 10), I use Bitdefender.










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  • Windows thinks the file extension is bcp.bat and not .bat ...

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:00













  • Ok, but why it is not the case on Windows 10 ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 17:32











  • No idea. I don't run Windows 10.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:33











  • ok. But if you have Windows 7, can you make the test to see if you have same behavior ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 20:24











  • Hmm. It works for me. But I don't useBitdefender.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 20:30
















1















I have created a BAT script file named INIT.BCP.BAT on my desktop that contains (to be simple) only following lines



echo Hello
pause


When I doubleclick on it, Windows 7 displays following message.



enter image description here



If first point character is replaced by minus character so that filename becomes INIT-BCP.bat, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by BCPX, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by DOC or DOCX or DOCZONE, Windows displays previous message.



I have tested the same thing on my PC on Windows 10 and I don't have this problem.



If I run the same script as Administrator, I don't have this problem.



Question:



What is happening ? Why INIT-BCP.BAT is accepted and NOT INIT.BCP.BAT ?



Is this problem linked to specific Windows security policies ?



Complementary informations:



The antivirus software used is McAfee.



On my personal PC at home (Windows 10), I use Bitdefender.










share|improve this question























  • Windows thinks the file extension is bcp.bat and not .bat ...

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:00













  • Ok, but why it is not the case on Windows 10 ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 17:32











  • No idea. I don't run Windows 10.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:33











  • ok. But if you have Windows 7, can you make the test to see if you have same behavior ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 20:24











  • Hmm. It works for me. But I don't useBitdefender.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 20:30














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I have created a BAT script file named INIT.BCP.BAT on my desktop that contains (to be simple) only following lines



echo Hello
pause


When I doubleclick on it, Windows 7 displays following message.



enter image description here



If first point character is replaced by minus character so that filename becomes INIT-BCP.bat, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by BCPX, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by DOC or DOCX or DOCZONE, Windows displays previous message.



I have tested the same thing on my PC on Windows 10 and I don't have this problem.



If I run the same script as Administrator, I don't have this problem.



Question:



What is happening ? Why INIT-BCP.BAT is accepted and NOT INIT.BCP.BAT ?



Is this problem linked to specific Windows security policies ?



Complementary informations:



The antivirus software used is McAfee.



On my personal PC at home (Windows 10), I use Bitdefender.










share|improve this question














I have created a BAT script file named INIT.BCP.BAT on my desktop that contains (to be simple) only following lines



echo Hello
pause


When I doubleclick on it, Windows 7 displays following message.



enter image description here



If first point character is replaced by minus character so that filename becomes INIT-BCP.bat, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by BCPX, the script run correctly.



If BCP is replaced by DOC or DOCX or DOCZONE, Windows displays previous message.



I have tested the same thing on my PC on Windows 10 and I don't have this problem.



If I run the same script as Administrator, I don't have this problem.



Question:



What is happening ? Why INIT-BCP.BAT is accepted and NOT INIT.BCP.BAT ?



Is this problem linked to specific Windows security policies ?



Complementary informations:



The antivirus software used is McAfee.



On my personal PC at home (Windows 10), I use Bitdefender.







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  • Windows thinks the file extension is bcp.bat and not .bat ...

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:00













  • Ok, but why it is not the case on Windows 10 ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 17:32











  • No idea. I don't run Windows 10.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:33











  • ok. But if you have Windows 7, can you make the test to see if you have same behavior ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 20:24











  • Hmm. It works for me. But I don't useBitdefender.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 20:30



















  • Windows thinks the file extension is bcp.bat and not .bat ...

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:00













  • Ok, but why it is not the case on Windows 10 ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 17:32











  • No idea. I don't run Windows 10.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 17:33











  • ok. But if you have Windows 7, can you make the test to see if you have same behavior ?

    – schlebe
    Jan 9 at 20:24











  • Hmm. It works for me. But I don't useBitdefender.

    – DavidPostill
    Jan 9 at 20:30

















Windows thinks the file extension is bcp.bat and not .bat ...

– DavidPostill
Jan 9 at 17:00







Windows thinks the file extension is bcp.bat and not .bat ...

– DavidPostill
Jan 9 at 17:00















Ok, but why it is not the case on Windows 10 ?

– schlebe
Jan 9 at 17:32





Ok, but why it is not the case on Windows 10 ?

– schlebe
Jan 9 at 17:32













No idea. I don't run Windows 10.

– DavidPostill
Jan 9 at 17:33





No idea. I don't run Windows 10.

– DavidPostill
Jan 9 at 17:33













ok. But if you have Windows 7, can you make the test to see if you have same behavior ?

– schlebe
Jan 9 at 20:24





ok. But if you have Windows 7, can you make the test to see if you have same behavior ?

– schlebe
Jan 9 at 20:24













Hmm. It works for me. But I don't useBitdefender.

– DavidPostill
Jan 9 at 20:30





Hmm. It works for me. But I don't useBitdefender.

– DavidPostill
Jan 9 at 20:30










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