diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..989d7088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+environment:
+  matrix:
+    - nodejs_version: '6'
+    - nodejs_version: '4'
+install:
+  - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
+  - npm install
+matrix:
+  fast_finish: true
+build: off
+shallow_clone: true
+test_script:
+  - npm run test
diff --git a/src/preProcessPattern.js b/src/preProcessPattern.js
index d1474cc9..76c3404b 100644
--- a/src/preProcessPattern.js
+++ b/src/preProcessPattern.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function preProcessPattern(globalRef, pattern) {
     .statAsync(pattern.absoluteFrom)
     .catch(() => {
         // If from doesn't appear to be a glob, then log a warning
-        if (isGlob(pattern.from)) {
+        if (isGlob(pattern.from) || pattern.from.indexOf('*') !== -1) {
             pattern.fromType = 'glob';
         } else {
             const msg = `unable to locate '${pattern.from}' at '${pattern.absoluteFrom}'`;
diff --git a/src/writeFile.js b/src/writeFile.js
index dda2b398..43c86d6b 100644
--- a/src/writeFile.js
+++ b/src/writeFile.js
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export default function writeFile(globalRef, pattern, file) {
                 // A hack because loaderUtils.interpolateName doesn't
                 // find the right path if no directory is defined
                 // ie. [path] applied to 'file.txt' would return 'file'
-                if (file.relativeFrom.indexOf('/') < 0) {
-                    file.relativeFrom = '/' + file.relativeFrom;
+                if (file.relativeFrom.indexOf(path.sep) < 0) {
+                    file.relativeFrom = path.sep + file.relativeFrom;
                 }
 
                 file.webpackTo = loaderUtils.interpolateName(
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default function writeFile(globalRef, pattern, file) {
                 // Add back removed dots
                 if (dotRemoved) {
                     let newBasename = path.basename(file.webpackTo);
-                    file.webpackTo = path.join(path.dirname(file.webpackTo), '.' + newBasename);
+                    file.webpackTo = path.dirname(file.webpackTo) + '/.' + newBasename;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/index.js b/tests/index.js
index 835ca170..22810fed 100644
--- a/tests/index.js
+++ b/tests/index.js
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ describe('apply function', () => {
             runEmit({
                 expectedAssetKeys: [],
                 expectedErrors: [
-                    `[copy-webpack-plugin] unable to locate 'nonexistent.txt' at '${HELPER_DIR}/nonexistent.txt'`
+                    `[copy-webpack-plugin] unable to locate 'nonexistent.txt' at '${HELPER_DIR}${path.sep}nonexistent.txt'`
                 ],
                 patterns: [{
                     from: 'nonexistent.txt'
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ describe('apply function', () => {
             runEmit({
                 expectedAssetKeys: [],
                 expectedErrors: [
-                    `[copy-webpack-plugin] unable to locate 'nonexistent' at '${HELPER_DIR}/nonexistent'`
+                    `[copy-webpack-plugin] unable to locate 'nonexistent' at '${HELPER_DIR}${path.sep}nonexistent'`
                 ],
                 patterns: [{
                     from: 'nonexistent'