Using the "start" command with parameters passed to the started program
START has a peculiarity involving double quotes around the first parameter. If the first parameter has double quotes it uses that as the optional TITLE for the new window.
I believe what you want is:
start "" "c:\program files\Microsoft Virtual PC\Virtual PC.exe" -pc MY-PC -launchIn other words, give it an empty title before the name of the program to fake it out.
Instead of a batch file, you can create a shortcut on the desktop.
Set the target to:
"c:\program files\Microsoft Virtual PC\Virtual PC.exe" -pc "MY-PC" -launchand you're all set. Since you're not starting up a command prompt to launch it, there will be no DOS Box.
The spaces are DOSs/CMDs Problems so you should go to the Path via:
cd "c:\program files\Microsoft Virtual PC"and then simply start VPC via:
start Virtual~1.exe -pc MY-PC -launch~1 means the first exe with "Virtual" at the beginning. So if there is a "Virtual PC.exe" and a "Virtual PC1.exe" the first would be the Virtual~1.exe and the second Virtual~2.exe and so on.
Or use a VNC-Client like VirtualBox.