diff --git a/image/CopyTools.cmd b/image/CopyTools.cmd
index 7b880f4..3cd1ded 100644
--- a/image/CopyTools.cmd
+++ b/image/CopyTools.cmd
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 @echo off
 rem this script copies the tools folder ...
 
-set T=c:\TEMP
-set TOOLS=c:\tools
+set T=%SystemDrive%\TEMP
+set TOOLS=%SystemDrive%\tools
 set SCRIPTS=%TOOLS%\scripts
 
 echo ####### %0 #######
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ echo cd to %SCRIPTS% ...
 cd /D %SCRIPTS%
 echo.
 
-rem set ALL permissions ...
-call set-permissions.cmd
-echo.
-
 rem 7-zip is essential for other scripts ...
 call unpack-7zip.cmd
 echo.
@@ -55,6 +51,16 @@ echo.
 call install-git.cmd
 echo.
 
+move /Y %SCRIPTS%\set-permissions.cmd C:\
+takeown /F %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd /A
+icacls %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd /inheritance:r
+icacls %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd /grant Administrators:F
+icacls %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd /grant Users:RX
+
+rem set ALL permissions ...
+call %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd
+echo.
+
 echo ####### %0 #######
 echo READY.
 echo.
diff --git a/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd b/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd
index 7df13a2..aeca18b 100644
--- a/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd
+++ b/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 @echo off
 rem this script is doing most of the work ...
 
-set T=c:\TEMP
-set TOOLS=c:\tools
+set T=%SystemDrive%\TEMP
+set TOOLS=%SystemDrive%\tools
 set SETTINGS=settings.cmd
 set SCRIPTS=%TOOLS%\scripts
 set LOG=%SCRIPTS%\autoconfig-all.txt
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ echo #####################
 echo.
 
 rem set ALL permissions ...
-call set-permissions.cmd
+call %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd
 echo.
 
 rem enable updates again (doing it as late as possible) ...