可以使用WinExec、ShellExecute和CreateProcess。

Q:    如何打开一个应用程序？
A:     ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open","calc.exe","","", SW_SHOW );
或 ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open","notepad.exe", "c:\\MyLog.log","",SW_SHOW );
正如您所看到的，我并没有传递程序的完整路径。

Q:     如何打开一个同系统程序相关连的文档？
A:    ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",  "c:\\abc.txt","","",SW_SHOW );

Q:     如何打开一个网页？
A:    ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",   "

Q:     如何激活相关程序，发送EMAIL？
 A:    ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",    "mailto:nishinapp@yahoo.com","","", SW_SHOW );

Q:     如何用系统打印机打印文档？
A:    ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"print",  "c:\\abc.txt","","", SW_HIDE);

Q:     如何用系统查找功能来查找指定文件？
A:    ShellExecute(m_hWnd,"find","d:\\nish",   NULL,NULL,SW_SHOW);

Q:     如何启动一个程序，直到它运行结束？
A1:    SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = {0};
ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpVerb = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c:\\MyProgram.exe";        
ShExecInfo.lpParameters = "";    
ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;    
ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);
WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);
A2:    PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInfo;
STARTUPINFO StartupInfo; //This is an [in] parameter
ZeroMemory(&StartupInfo, sizeof(StartupInfo));
StartupInfo.cb = sizeof StartupInfo ; //Only compulsory field
if(CreateProcess("c:\\winnt\\notepad.exe", NULL,
    NULL,NULL,FALSE,0,NULL,
    NULL,&StartupInfo,&ProcessInfo))
{
    WaitForSingleObject(ProcessInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);
    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hThread);
    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hProcess);
}  
else
{
    MessageBox("The process could not be started...");
}

Q:     如何显示文件或文件夹的属性？
A:    SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo ={0};
ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST ;
ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpVerb = "properties";
ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c:\\"; //can be a file as well
ShExecInfo.lpParameters = "";
ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;
ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);