Introduction

One of the questions that often comes up on the forum is the question about "How do I run another program?" This is often supplemented by a line like "I read about processes but they seem too complex". Well, sorry, you don't have a choice. You need to launch a process. This essay discusses several of the issues of process management. This is written primarily for C++/MFC programmers. This discussion supplements the discussion in our book, Win32 Programming, but you can use the information here without needing the book.