Well there are FAQs and many many topics here on the board as to how to properly call the batch files.

Remember though that unless you still support Windows 9x clients then you DON'T need to use a batch file and are better off not using one.

As for the version of KiXtart I'm sure it has nothing to do with your issues, but there have been many updates and fixes since your version.

2001-11-19 - 4.00 final version (build 62) released

Might not be a bad idea to update to the latest version 4.22