I'm using Win2K.
Adding the 'start' seems to work.
Did it work on your machine without the 'start' ???
What does 'start' actually do? I've never seen that before.
The Windows' "start" command is simply a launcher that can be used from a command prompt to start windowed programs in various ways. You can also use "start" on registered file types directly (ie, "start MyPaper.doc") and it will act like you double-clicked on that file in an Explorer view. It's pretty nifty sometimes.