// set the size of the structures
ZeroMemory( &si, sizeof(si) );
si.cb = sizeof(si);
ZeroMemory( &pi, sizeof(pi) );
LPWSTR pCommand = const_cast<LPWSTR>(command.c_str());
// start the program up
CreateProcess( lpApplicationName,   // the path
    pCommand,        // Command line
    NULL,           // Process handle not inheritable
    NULL,           // Thread handle not inheritable
    FALSE,          // Set handle inheritance to FALSE
    0,              // No creation flags
    NULL,           // Use parent's environment block
    NULL,           // Use parent's starting directory 
    &si,            // Pointer to STARTUPINFO structure
    &pi             // Pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION structure (removed extra parentheses)
    );
// Close process and thread handles. 
CloseHandle( pi.hProcess );
CloseHandle( pi.hThread );