Added Windows-compatible start.exe.

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5bdddf0..36798bc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15640,7 +15640,7 @@
 MAKE_PROG_RULES=programs/Makeprog.rules
 
 
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Make.rules dlls/Makedll.rules dlls/Maketest.rules programs/Makeprog.rules Makefile dlls/Makefile dlls/advapi32/Makefile dlls/advapi32/tests/Makefile dlls/avicap32/Makefile dlls/avifil32/Makefile dlls/cabinet/Makefile dlls/comcat/Makefile dlls/comctl32/Makefile dlls/commdlg/Makefile dlls/crtdll/Makefile dlls/crypt32/Makefile dlls/ctl3d/Makefile dlls/d3d8/Makefile dlls/d3dx8/Makefile dlls/dciman32/Makefile dlls/ddraw/Makefile dlls/devenum/Makefile dlls/dinput/Makefile dlls/dinput8/Makefile dlls/dplay/Makefile dlls/dplayx/Makefile dlls/dsound/Makefile dlls/dsound/tests/Makefile dlls/gdi/Makefile dlls/gdi/tests/Makefile dlls/glu32/Makefile dlls/icmp/Makefile dlls/imagehlp/Makefile dlls/imm32/Makefile dlls/kernel/Makefile dlls/kernel/tests/Makefile dlls/lzexpand/Makefile dlls/mapi32/Makefile dlls/mpr/Makefile dlls/msacm/Makefile dlls/msacm/imaadp32/Makefile dlls/msacm/msadp32/Makefile dlls/msacm/msg711/Makefile dlls/msacm/winemp3/Makefile dlls/msdmo/Makefile dlls/msimg32/Makefile dlls/msisys/Makefile dlls/msnet32/Makefile dlls/msvcrt/Makefile dlls/msvcrt/tests/Makefile dlls/msvcrt20/Makefile dlls/msvideo/Makefile dlls/msvideo/msrle32/Makefile dlls/netapi32/Makefile dlls/netapi32/tests/Makefile dlls/ntdll/Makefile dlls/ntdll/tests/Makefile dlls/odbc32/Makefile dlls/ole32/Makefile dlls/oleaut32/Makefile dlls/oleaut32/tests/Makefile dlls/olecli/Makefile dlls/oledlg/Makefile dlls/olepro32/Makefile dlls/olesvr/Makefile dlls/opengl32/Makefile dlls/psapi/Makefile dlls/qcap/Makefile dlls/quartz/Makefile dlls/rasapi32/Makefile dlls/richedit/Makefile dlls/rpcrt4/Makefile dlls/rpcrt4/tests/Makefile dlls/serialui/Makefile dlls/setupapi/Makefile dlls/shdocvw/Makefile dlls/shell32/Makefile dlls/shell32/tests/Makefile dlls/shfolder/Makefile dlls/shlwapi/Makefile dlls/shlwapi/tests/Makefile dlls/snmpapi/Makefile dlls/sti/Makefile dlls/tapi32/Makefile dlls/ttydrv/Makefile dlls/twain/Makefile dlls/url/Makefile dlls/urlmon/Makefile dlls/urlmon/tests/Makefile dlls/user/Makefile dlls/user/tests/Makefile dlls/version/Makefile dlls/win32s/Makefile dlls/winaspi/Makefile dlls/winedos/Makefile dlls/wineps/Makefile dlls/wininet/Makefile dlls/wininet/tests/Makefile dlls/winmm/Makefile dlls/winmm/joystick/Makefile dlls/winmm/mcianim/Makefile dlls/winmm/mciavi/Makefile dlls/winmm/mcicda/Makefile dlls/winmm/mciseq/Makefile dlls/winmm/mciwave/Makefile dlls/winmm/midimap/Makefile dlls/winmm/tests/Makefile dlls/winmm/wavemap/Makefile dlls/winmm/winealsa/Makefile dlls/winmm/winearts/Makefile dlls/winmm/wineaudioio/Makefile dlls/winmm/winenas/Makefile dlls/winmm/winejack/Makefile dlls/winmm/wineoss/Makefile dlls/winnls/Makefile dlls/winsock/Makefile dlls/winsock/tests/Makefile dlls/winspool/Makefile dlls/winspool/tests/Makefile dlls/wintab32/Makefile dlls/wintrust/Makefile dlls/wow32/Makefile dlls/wsock32/Makefile dlls/x11drv/Makefile documentation/Makefile include/Makefile library/Makefile miscemu/Makefile ole/Makefile programs/Makefile programs/avitools/Makefile programs/clock/Makefile programs/cmdlgtst/Makefile programs/control/Makefile programs/expand/Makefile programs/notepad/Makefile programs/osversioncheck/Makefile programs/progman/Makefile programs/regapi/Makefile programs/regedit/Makefile programs/regsvr32/Makefile programs/regtest/Makefile programs/rpcss/Makefile programs/rundll32/Makefile programs/uninstaller/Makefile programs/view/Makefile programs/wcmd/Makefile programs/wineboot/Makefile programs/wineconsole/Makefile programs/winedbg/Makefile programs/winefile/Makefile programs/winemine/Makefile programs/winepath/Makefile programs/winhelp/Makefile programs/winver/Makefile server/Makefile tools/Makefile tools/widl/Makefile tools/winapi/Makefile tools/winebuild/Makefile tools/winedump/Makefile tools/wmc/Makefile tools/wpp/Makefile tools/wrc/Makefile unicode/Makefile"
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Make.rules dlls/Makedll.rules dlls/Maketest.rules programs/Makeprog.rules Makefile dlls/Makefile dlls/advapi32/Makefile dlls/advapi32/tests/Makefile dlls/avicap32/Makefile dlls/avifil32/Makefile dlls/cabinet/Makefile dlls/comcat/Makefile dlls/comctl32/Makefile dlls/commdlg/Makefile dlls/crtdll/Makefile dlls/crypt32/Makefile dlls/ctl3d/Makefile dlls/d3d8/Makefile dlls/d3dx8/Makefile dlls/dciman32/Makefile dlls/ddraw/Makefile dlls/devenum/Makefile dlls/dinput/Makefile dlls/dinput8/Makefile dlls/dplay/Makefile dlls/dplayx/Makefile dlls/dsound/Makefile dlls/dsound/tests/Makefile dlls/gdi/Makefile dlls/gdi/tests/Makefile dlls/glu32/Makefile dlls/icmp/Makefile dlls/imagehlp/Makefile dlls/imm32/Makefile dlls/kernel/Makefile dlls/kernel/tests/Makefile dlls/lzexpand/Makefile dlls/mapi32/Makefile dlls/mpr/Makefile dlls/msacm/Makefile dlls/msacm/imaadp32/Makefile dlls/msacm/msadp32/Makefile dlls/msacm/msg711/Makefile dlls/msacm/winemp3/Makefile dlls/msdmo/Makefile dlls/msimg32/Makefile dlls/msisys/Makefile dlls/msnet32/Makefile dlls/msvcrt/Makefile dlls/msvcrt/tests/Makefile dlls/msvcrt20/Makefile dlls/msvideo/Makefile dlls/msvideo/msrle32/Makefile dlls/netapi32/Makefile dlls/netapi32/tests/Makefile dlls/ntdll/Makefile dlls/ntdll/tests/Makefile dlls/odbc32/Makefile dlls/ole32/Makefile dlls/oleaut32/Makefile dlls/oleaut32/tests/Makefile dlls/olecli/Makefile dlls/oledlg/Makefile dlls/olepro32/Makefile dlls/olesvr/Makefile dlls/opengl32/Makefile dlls/psapi/Makefile dlls/qcap/Makefile dlls/quartz/Makefile dlls/rasapi32/Makefile dlls/richedit/Makefile dlls/rpcrt4/Makefile dlls/rpcrt4/tests/Makefile dlls/serialui/Makefile dlls/setupapi/Makefile dlls/shdocvw/Makefile dlls/shell32/Makefile dlls/shell32/tests/Makefile dlls/shfolder/Makefile dlls/shlwapi/Makefile dlls/shlwapi/tests/Makefile dlls/snmpapi/Makefile dlls/sti/Makefile dlls/tapi32/Makefile dlls/ttydrv/Makefile dlls/twain/Makefile dlls/url/Makefile dlls/urlmon/Makefile dlls/urlmon/tests/Makefile dlls/user/Makefile dlls/user/tests/Makefile dlls/version/Makefile dlls/win32s/Makefile dlls/winaspi/Makefile dlls/winedos/Makefile dlls/wineps/Makefile dlls/wininet/Makefile dlls/wininet/tests/Makefile dlls/winmm/Makefile dlls/winmm/joystick/Makefile dlls/winmm/mcianim/Makefile dlls/winmm/mciavi/Makefile dlls/winmm/mcicda/Makefile dlls/winmm/mciseq/Makefile dlls/winmm/mciwave/Makefile dlls/winmm/midimap/Makefile dlls/winmm/tests/Makefile dlls/winmm/wavemap/Makefile dlls/winmm/winealsa/Makefile dlls/winmm/winearts/Makefile dlls/winmm/wineaudioio/Makefile dlls/winmm/winenas/Makefile dlls/winmm/winejack/Makefile dlls/winmm/wineoss/Makefile dlls/winnls/Makefile dlls/winsock/Makefile dlls/winsock/tests/Makefile dlls/winspool/Makefile dlls/winspool/tests/Makefile dlls/wintab32/Makefile dlls/wintrust/Makefile dlls/wow32/Makefile dlls/wsock32/Makefile dlls/x11drv/Makefile documentation/Makefile include/Makefile library/Makefile miscemu/Makefile ole/Makefile programs/Makefile programs/avitools/Makefile programs/clock/Makefile programs/cmdlgtst/Makefile programs/control/Makefile programs/expand/Makefile programs/notepad/Makefile programs/osversioncheck/Makefile programs/progman/Makefile programs/regapi/Makefile programs/regedit/Makefile programs/regsvr32/Makefile programs/regtest/Makefile programs/rpcss/Makefile programs/rundll32/Makefile programs/start/Makefile programs/uninstaller/Makefile programs/view/Makefile programs/wcmd/Makefile programs/wineboot/Makefile programs/wineconsole/Makefile programs/winedbg/Makefile programs/winefile/Makefile programs/winemine/Makefile programs/winepath/Makefile programs/winhelp/Makefile programs/winver/Makefile server/Makefile tools/Makefile tools/widl/Makefile tools/winapi/Makefile tools/winebuild/Makefile tools/winedump/Makefile tools/wmc/Makefile tools/wpp/Makefile tools/wrc/Makefile unicode/Makefile"
 
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
@@ -16314,6 +16314,7 @@
   "programs/regtest/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/regtest/Makefile" ;;
   "programs/rpcss/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/rpcss/Makefile" ;;
   "programs/rundll32/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/rundll32/Makefile" ;;
+  "programs/start/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/start/Makefile" ;;
   "programs/uninstaller/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/uninstaller/Makefile" ;;
   "programs/view/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/view/Makefile" ;;
   "programs/wcmd/Makefile" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES programs/wcmd/Makefile" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e2cd89..30b1700 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@
 programs/regtest/Makefile
 programs/rpcss/Makefile
 programs/rundll32/Makefile
+programs/start/Makefile
 programs/uninstaller/Makefile
 programs/view/Makefile
 programs/wcmd/Makefile
diff --git a/programs/Makefile.in b/programs/Makefile.in
index c3ccd3e..643fdfa 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile.in
+++ b/programs/Makefile.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	regtest \
 	rpcss \
 	rundll32 \
+	start \
 	uninstaller \
 	view \
 	wcmd \
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 	regsvr32 \
 	rpcss \
 	rundll32 \
+	start \
 	uninstaller \
 	wcmd \
 	wineboot \
diff --git a/programs/start/.cvsignore b/programs/start/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59ef6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/start/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Makefile
+rsrc.res
+start.exe.dbg.c
+start.exe.spec.c
diff --git a/programs/start/En.rc b/programs/start/En.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82e3952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/start/En.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Start
+ * English Language Support
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003 Dan Kegel
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
+#pragma code_page(850)
+
+STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
+{
+STRING_USAGE,                                   "Start a program, or open a document in the program normally used for files with that suffix. \n\
+Usage: \n\
+start [options] program_filename [...] \n\
+start [options] document_filename \n\
+ \n\
+Options: \n\
+/M[inimized] Start the program minimized. \n\
+/MAX[imized] Start the program maximized. \n\
+/R[estored]  Start the program normally (neither minimized nor maximized). \n\
+/W[ait]      Wait for started program to finish, then exit with its exit code. \n\
+/L           Show end-user license. \n\
+ \n\
+start.exe version 0.2 Copyright (C) 2003, Dan Kegel \n\
+Start comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details run with /L option. \n\
+This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it \n\
+under certain conditions; run 'start /L' for details. \n\
+"
+
+STRING_LICENSE, "start.exe version 0.2 Copyright (C) 2003, Dan Kegel \n\
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or \n\
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License \n\
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 \n\
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version. \n\
+ \n\
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, \n\
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of \n\
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the \n\
+GNU Lesser Public License for more details. \n\
+ \n\
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License \n\
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software \n\
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA. \n\
+ \n\
+See the COPYING.LIB file for license information. \n\
+"
+
+STRING_EXECFAIL "Application could not be started, or no application associated with the specified file.\nShellExecuteEx failed"
+}
diff --git a/programs/start/Makefile.in b/programs/start/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a9291d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/start/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+TOPSRCDIR = @top_srcdir@
+TOPOBJDIR = ../..
+SRCDIR    = @srcdir@
+VPATH     = @srcdir@
+MODULE    = start.exe
+APPMODE   = cui
+IMPORTS   = shell32 user32 kernel32
+
+C_SRCS = start.c
+
+RC_SRCS = rsrc.rc
+
+@MAKE_PROG_RULES@
+
+### Dependencies:
diff --git a/programs/start/resources.h b/programs/start/resources.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c81296a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/start/resources.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Resource id definitions
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003 Dan Kegel
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#define STRING_USAGE 101
+#define STRING_LICENSE 102
+#define STRING_EXECFAIL 103
diff --git a/programs/start/rsrc.rc b/programs/start/rsrc.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a77553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/start/rsrc.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2003 Dan Kegel
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "resources.h"
+
+LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
+
+#include "En.rc"
diff --git a/programs/start/start.c b/programs/start/start.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faba079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/start/start.c
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*
+ * Start a program using ShellExecuteEx, optionally wait for it to finish
+ * Compatible with Microsoft's "c:\windows\command\start.exe"
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003 Dan Kegel
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <winuser.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
+
+#include "resources.h"
+
+/**
+ Output given message to stdout without formatting.
+*/
+static void output(const char *message)
+{
+	DWORD count;
+	WriteFile(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), message, strlen(message), &count, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ Output given message,
+ followed by ": ",
+ followed by description of given GetLastError() value to stdout,
+ followed by a trailing newline,
+ then terminate.
+*/
+static void fatal_error(const char *msg, DWORD error_code)
+{
+	LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
+	int status;
+
+	output(msg);
+	output(": ");
+	status = FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM, NULL, error_code, 0, (LPTSTR) & lpMsgBuf, 0, NULL);
+	if (!status) {
+		output("FormatMessage failed\n");
+	} else {
+		output(lpMsgBuf);
+		LocalFree((HLOCAL) lpMsgBuf);
+		output("\n");
+	}
+	ExitProcess(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ Output given message from string table,
+ followed by ": ",
+ followed by description of given GetLastError() value to stdout,
+ followed by a trailing newline,
+ then terminate.
+*/
+static void fatal_string_error(int which, DWORD error_code)
+{
+	char msg[2048];
+
+	if (!LoadString(GetModuleHandle(NULL), which, 
+					msg, sizeof(msg)))
+		fatal_error("LoadString failed", GetLastError());
+
+	fatal_error(msg, error_code);
+}
+	
+static void fatal_string(int which)
+{
+	char msg[2048];
+
+	if (!LoadString(GetModuleHandle(NULL), which, 
+					msg, sizeof(msg)))
+		fatal_error("LoadString failed", GetLastError());
+
+	output(msg);
+	ExitProcess(1);
+}
+
+static void usage()
+{
+	fatal_string(STRING_USAGE);
+}
+
+static void license()
+{
+	fatal_string(STRING_LICENSE);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char arguments[MAX_PATH];
+	char *p;
+	SHELLEXECUTEINFO sei;
+	int argi;
+
+	memset(&sei, 0, sizeof(sei));
+	sei.cbSize = sizeof(sei);
+	sei.lpVerb = "open";
+	sei.nShow = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
+	/* Dunno what these mean, but it looks like winMe's start uses them */
+	sei.fMask = SEE_MASK_FLAG_DDEWAIT|SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI;
+
+	/* Canonical Microsoft commandline flag processing:
+	 * flags start with /, are case insensitive,
+	 * and may be run together in same word.
+	 */
+	for (argi=1; argi<argc; argi++) {
+		int ci;
+
+		if (argv[argi][0] != '/')
+			break;
+
+		/* Handle all options in this word */
+		for (ci=0; argv[argi][ci]; ) {
+			/* Skip slash */
+			ci++;
+			switch(argv[argi][ci]) {
+			case 'l':
+			case 'L':
+				license();
+				break;	/* notreached */
+			case 'm':
+			case 'M':
+				if (argv[argi][ci+1] == 'a' || argv[argi][ci+1] == 'A')
+					sei.nShow = SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED;
+				else
+					sei.nShow = SW_SHOWMINIMIZED;
+				break;
+			case 'r':
+			case 'R':
+				/* sei.nShow = SW_SHOWNORMAL; */
+				break;
+			case 'w':
+			case 'W':
+				sei.fMask |= SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
+				break;
+			default:
+				printf("Option '%s' not recognized\n", argv[argi]+ci-1);
+				usage();
+			}
+			/* Skip to next slash */
+			while (argv[argi][ci] && (argv[argi][ci] != '/'))
+				ci++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (argi == argc)
+		usage();
+
+	sei.lpFile = argv[argi++];
+
+	/* FIXME - prone to overflow */
+	arguments[0] = 0;
+	for (p = arguments; argi < argc; argi++)
+		p += sprintf(p, " %s", argv[argi]);
+
+	sei.lpParameters = arguments;
+
+	if (!ShellExecuteEx(&sei))
+	    	fatal_string_error(STRING_EXECFAIL, GetLastError());
+
+	if (sei.fMask & SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS) {
+		DWORD exitcode;
+		DWORD waitcode;
+		waitcode = WaitForSingleObject(sei.hProcess, INFINITE);
+		if (waitcode)
+			fatal_error("WaitForSingleObject", GetLastError());
+		if (!GetExitCodeProcess(sei.hProcess, &exitcode))
+			fatal_error("GetExitCodeProcess", GetLastError());
+		/* fixme: haven't tested whether exit code works properly */
+		ExitProcess(exitcode);
+	}
+
+	ExitProcess(0);
+}
diff --git a/tools/wineinstall b/tools/wineinstall
index f06d611..96cb3b3 100755
--- a/tools/wineinstall
+++ b/tools/wineinstall
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 
 function create_windows_directories {
   for tdir in "$CROOT/windows" "$CROOT/windows/system" \
+              "$CROOT/windows/command" \
               "$CROOT/windows/Start Menu" "$CROOT/windows/Start Menu/Programs" \
               "$CROOT/Program Files" "$CROOT/Program Files/Common Files" \
               "$CROOT/windows/Profiles" "$CROOT/windows/Profiles/Administrator" \
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@
 #puts windows applications replacements to windows directories,
 #configures them
 function configure_wine_applications {
+  link_app start        "$CROOT/windows/command/start.exe"
   link_app notepad      "$CROOT/windows/notepad.exe"
   link_app regedit      "$CROOT/windows/regedit.exe"
   link_app rundll32     "$CROOT/windows/rundll32.exe"