if you just want to launch an exe and nothing more then you can do

Dim myProcess As Process = Process.Start(exe file or other file)

Now if you want more control and define what type of window is to display, auguments that you want to pass to the exe, you can use the next code.

Dim processInfo As ProcessStartInfo
processInfo = New ProcessStartInfo("my.exe")
processInfo.Arguments = "anyarg"
processInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal
Dim myProcess As Process= Process.Start(processInfo)
myProcess.WaitForExit(5000) 
' this will wait 5 secs for the process to exit, then you can check if the myProcess.HasExit 
to see if the process had finish or if 5 secs has elapsed and the process is still running.

>>Nevermind, thanks...
>
>And the answer is .... ?
>
>~~Bonnie