' Double quote VBDQ = Chr(34) Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") comspec = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%comspec%") strCommand1 = "start m:\aaaa\shortcuts\DotNetWshPrompt" strCommand2 = "c:\windows\Explorer.exe M:\aaaa\programs\windows\admin\dsh" ' the /c has to be in there or it won't work objShell.Run comspec & " /c " & strCommand1 objShell.Run strCommand2