diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvn.bat b/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvn.bat
index 71fba715e0..32878976f0 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvn.bat
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvn.bat
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 @REM enable echoing my setting MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO to 'on'
 @if "%MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%" == "on"  echo %MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%
 
+@REM set %HOME% to equivalent of $HOME
+if "%HOME%" == "" (set HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%)
+
 @REM Execute a user defined script before this one
 if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat"
 
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ set ERROR_CODE=0
 
 @REM set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" @setlocal
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" @setlocal
 
 @REM ==== START VALIDATION ====
 if not "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto OkJHome
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ goto error
 if not "%M2_HOME%"=="" goto valMHome
 
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" SET M2_HOME=%~dp0\..
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" SET M2_HOME=%~dp0\..
 if not "%M2_HOME%"=="" goto valMHome
 
 echo.
@@ -101,11 +106,16 @@ goto error
 :init
 @REM Decide how to startup depending on the version of windows
 
+@REM -- Windows NT with Novell Login
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" goto WinNTNovell
+
 @REM -- Win98ME
 if NOT "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto Win9xArg
 
+:WinNTNovell
+
 @REM -- 4NT shell
-if "%eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NTArgs
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NTArgs
 
 @REM -- Regular WinNT shell
 set MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
@@ -130,19 +140,33 @@ goto Win9xApp
 :endInit
 SET MAVEN_JAVA_EXE="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
 
+@REM -- 4NT shell
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NTCWJars
+
+@REM -- Regular WinNT shell
+for %%i in ("%M2_HOME%"\boot\classworlds-*) do set CLASSWORLDS_JAR="%%i"
+goto runm2
+
+@REM The 4NT Shell from jp software
+:4NTCWJars
+for %%i in ("%M2_HOME%\boot\classworlds-*") do set CLASSWORLDS_JAR="%%i"
+goto runm2
+
 @REM Start MAVEN2
-for %%i in ("%M2_HOME%"\boot\plexus-classworlds-*) do set CLASSWORLDS_JAR="%%i"
-%MAVEN_JAVA_EXE% %MAVEN_OPTS% -classpath %CLASSWORLDS_JAR% "-Dclassworlds.conf=%M2_HOME%\bin\m2.conf" "-Dmaven.home=%M2_HOME%" org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher %MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+:runm2
+%MAVEN_JAVA_EXE% %MAVEN_OPTS% -classpath %CLASSWORLDS_JAR% "-Dclassworlds.conf=%M2_HOME%\bin\m2.conf" "-Dmaven.home=%M2_HOME%" org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher %MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
 if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto error
 goto end
 
 :error
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" @endlocal
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" @endlocal
 set ERROR_CODE=1
 
 :end
 @REM set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto endNT
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" goto endNT
 
 @REM For old DOS remove the set variables from ENV - we assume they were not set
 @REM before we started - at least we don't leave any baggage around
@@ -151,7 +175,7 @@ set MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS=
 goto postExec
 
 :endNT
-@endlocal
+@endlocal & set ERROR_CODE=%ERROR_CODE%
 
 :postExec
 if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat"
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvnDebug.bat b/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvnDebug.bat
index 2576295401..2a3a4b887d 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvnDebug.bat
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/bin/mvnDebug.bat
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ set INT_MAVEN_OPTS=%MAVEN_OPTS% -Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp
 @REM enable echoing my setting MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO to 'on'
 @if "%MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%" == "on"  echo %MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%
 
+@REM set %HOME% to equivalent of $HOME
+if "%HOME%" == "" (set HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%)
+
 @REM Execute a user defined script before this one
 if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat"
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ set ERROR_CODE=0
 
 @REM set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" @setlocal
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" @setlocal
 
 @REM ==== START VALIDATION ====
 if not "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto OkJHome
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ goto error
 if not "%M2_HOME%"=="" goto valMHome
 
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" SET M2_HOME=%~dp0\..
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" SET M2_HOME=%~dp0\..
 if not "%M2_HOME%"=="" goto valMHome
 
 echo.
@@ -104,11 +109,16 @@ goto error
 :init
 @REM Decide how to startup depending on the version of windows
 
+@REM -- Windows NT with Novell Login
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" goto WinNTNovell
+
 @REM -- Win98ME
 if NOT "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto Win9xArg
 
+:WinNTNovell
+
 @REM -- 4NT shell
-if "%eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NTArgs
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NTArgs
 
 @REM -- Regular WinNT shell
 set MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
@@ -133,19 +143,34 @@ goto Win9xApp
 :endInit
 SET MAVEN_JAVA_EXE="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
 
+@REM -- 4NT shell
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NTCWJars
+
+@REM -- Regular WinNT shell
+for %%i in ("%M2_HOME%"\boot\classworlds-*) do set CLASSWORLDS_JAR="%%i"
+goto runm2
+
+@REM The 4NT Shell from jp software
+:4NTCWJars
+for %%i in ("%M2_HOME%\boot\classworlds-*") do set CLASSWORLDS_JAR="%%i"
+goto runm2
+
 @REM Start MAVEN2
-for %%i in ("%M2_HOME%"\boot\plexus-classworlds-*) do set CLASSWORLDS_JAR="%%i"
-%MAVEN_JAVA_EXE% %INT_MAVEN_OPTS% -classpath %CLASSWORLDS_JAR% "-Dclassworlds.conf=%M2_HOME%\bin\m2.conf" "-Dmaven.home=%M2_HOME%" org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher %MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+:runm2
+
+%MAVEN_JAVA_EXE% %INT_MAVEN_OPTS% -classpath %CLASSWORLDS_JAR% "-Dclassworlds.conf=%M2_HOME%\bin\m2.conf" "-Dmaven.home=%M2_HOME%" org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher %MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
 if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto error
 goto end
 
 :error
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" @endlocal
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" @endlocal
 set ERROR_CODE=1
 
 :end
 @REM set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto endNT
+if "%OS%"=="WINNT" goto endNT
 
 @REM For old DOS remove the set variables from ENV - we assume they were not set
 @REM before we started - at least we don't leave any baggage around
@@ -154,7 +179,7 @@ set MAVEN_CMD_LINE_ARGS=
 goto postExec
 
 :endNT
-@endlocal
+@endlocal & set ERROR_CODE=%ERROR_CODE%
 
 :postExec
 if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat"