At 17:57 -0500 20/09/02, in message [Tutor] simple question..., Steve Lewis wrote: >hello, > >i am just learning and doing simple scripts to open Windows apps. > >snip > >os.system('start C:\Program Files\NoteTab Light\NoteTab.exe') Try this: os.system('start "C:\Program Files\NoteTab Light\NoteTab.exe"')