#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void main(void)
{
    STARTUPINFO            SI;
    PROCESS_INFORMATION    PI;

    ZeroMemory(&SI, sizeof(SI));
    SI.cb = sizeof(SI);

    if(CreateProcess(NULL, "notepad",
        NULL, NULL, TRUE, 0, NULL, NULL, &SI, &PI) == 0){
            cout << "ERROR..." << endl;
            exit(1);
    }

    CloseHandle(PI.hThread);

    cout << "START..." << endl;
    WaitForSingleObject( PI.hProcess, INFINITE );
    cout << "END..." << endl;

    CloseHandle( PI.hProcess );
}