Using menu help button to open word document

I want to use the Help button on my menu to open a microsoft word document that has the user manual in it. Is there an easy way to call it from the public void jMenuHelpAbout_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) method? Thanks.
Allyson

I put that code into my code like this:
try {
Runtime runner = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process process = runner.exec("S:\\Project Folders\\rades\\Task2\\FDC UM - Draft2.doc");
catch(Exception p) {
p.printStackTrace();
It compiled, but then give me these errors at runtime:
java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: S:\Project Folders\rades\Task2\FDC UM - Draft2.doc error=2
     at java.lang.Win32Process.create(Native Method)
     at java.lang.Win32Process.<init>(Win32Process.java:66)
     at java.lang.Runtime.execInternal(Native Method)
     at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:551)
     at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:418)
     at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:361)
     at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:325)
     at helloworld.HelloWorldFrame.jMenuHelpAbout_actionPerformed(HelloWorldFrame.java:123)
     at helloworld.HelloWorldFrame$2.actionPerformed(HelloWorldFrame.java:73)
     at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1450)
     at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1504)
     at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:378)
     at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:250)
     at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:279)
     at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$MouseInputHandler.mouseReleased(BasicMenuItemUI.java:886)
     at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:3715)
     at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:3544)
     at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1164)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:2593)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1213)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:2497)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:2451)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:2216)
     at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:2125)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1200)
     at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:914)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:2497)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:339)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:131)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:98)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:85)
Any idea on what they mean? Thanks.
Allyson

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