C# Is there any other way of opening web shortcuts

Im currently using

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(link);

to open web links on a dropdown menu in a program for work. However, the security suite on the works computers do not allow this to function. I have spoken with IT and they will not relax the security policies on this.

I've had a search and most of the posts suggest the way I have al开发者_开发知识库ready done it.

We use IE in work.

Is there another way of opening links?

Thanks

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You can launch IE directly from Process start with a url as a parameter like:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe", "http://www.stackoverflow.com");

Cheers,

CEC

PS: additional possible solution: BRIBE THE IT DEPARTMENT, good food is often a working solution to IT dept. problems.

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Can you use an embedded browser window? If so, embed the browser window into your C# application and open the link in that window. If not, the starting of the process may not help you because the security suite may prevent this as well.

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Have you tried using a ProcessStartInfo object with the UseShellExecute property set to false? This may have a chance of circumventing the security restriction.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.processstartinfo.useshellexecute.aspx