Opening a Folder from Flash Exe

I am actually looking for a solution where in I can open a
folder by clicking a button in my Flash executable file.
E.g., I have 'dbs.exe' I have a button in this file linking
to Windows folder. when this button is clicked it should open the
'Windows' Folder. Is this possible? How do I do it?

Yes its possible using JStart look at this example
http://www.flashjester.com/?section=faq&cPath=28_41#349
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Try FlashJester JStart
http://jstart.flashjester.com
Download the an evaluation copy and try it yourself.
Please look at the example files given.
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Read this
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