public class TestChildProcess {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		Process exec = Runtime.getRuntime().exec( new String[]{
				"cmd",
				"/c",
				"start",
				"notepad.exe"});
		exec.waitFor();
		System.out.println("completed "+exec.exitValue());
		exec.destroy();
	}
}

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run( WScript.Arguments(0) )

Process exec = Runtime.getRuntime().exec( new String[]{
		"cscript",
		"rundetached.vbs",
		"notepad.exe"});