I seem to be getting there (and yes the .bat did run a DOS box briefly). Just awaiting the end of the "Adding taxon synonyms to index" then I'll try your fix for the version display panel (or have I done this the wrong way around).
Trying one of the changes implemented in the new build seems the best way to check its run OK, I guess the Report Wizard (11173) is the easiest as it's one I was involved in.
Thanks