The easiest way is to use ShellApi function: ShellExecute.
The more flexible way is to use WIN32 API CreateProcess, then
wait its termination with WaitForSingleObject, finally close its
process handle by CloseHandle.

Next time please DON't cross-post your articles to such many groups.
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Best: Andrew

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To start a 16-bit program from a 32-bit one and wait for its termination
under NT you can't simply use the process handle you got from
CreateProcess(..). Instead you have to start the new process in a
separate virtual machine using the Create_Separate_WOW_VDM constant in
CreateProcess(..). Then you must derive the process handle of the new
VDM from the process-ID you got from CreateProcess's ProcessInformation
record using the OpenProcess function. While this handle is valid (what
you best check with the GetExitCodeProcess function in a message loop,
to avoid blocking all other messages waiting for the current process
like WaitForSingleObject does) the newly created process is running.

Regards, Goeran