The wisdom of the anonymous monk led me on a quest to seek out the mysteries of Win32::API. However, I couldn't seem to make that work, but luckily I stumbled upon Win32::Shell, which solved all my problems: 
use Win32::Shell;

Win32::Shell::Execute("open", "http://www.perlmonks.org", undef, undef
+, "SW_SHOWNORMAL");

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It started the default browser opened to the correct URL, with no delay, and no console window.

Do I get extra XP for answering my own question? :)

In reply to Re: by httptech
in thread How do I launch my browser in Win32 to go to a specified URL? by httptech

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