C / C++ / MFC

SHELLEXECUTEINFO sei;
ZeroMemory(&sei,sizeof(sei));
sei.cbSize = sizeof(sei);
sei.hwnd = m_hWnd; // Handle of your window or AfxGetMainWnd()->GetSafeHwnd()
sei.nShow = SW_SHOW;
sei.lpFile = sFilename; // this is a TCHAR buffer
sei.lpVerb = _T("properties");
sei.fMask  = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST;
ShellExecuteEx(&sei);

Example

CBitmapButton myButton;

// Create the bitmap button (must include the BS_OWNERDRAW style).
myButton.Create(NULL, WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_OWNERDRAW, 
   CRect(10,10,100,100), pParentWnd, 1);

// Load the bitmaps for this button.
myButton.LoadBitmaps(IDB_UP, IDB_DOWN, IDB_FOCUS, IDB_DISABLE); 

CBitmapButton btnStop;
CBitmapButton btnMonitor;

// now load the bitmaps for the CBitmapButton items
if (!m_wndToolBar.btnStop.LoadBitmaps(_T("StopUp"), _T("StopDown"), _T("StopFocus"), _T("StopDown")) ||
    !m_wndToolBar.btnMonitor.LoadBitmaps(IDB_MONUP, IDB_MONDOWN, IDB_MONFOCUS, IDB_MONDOWN) )
{
    TRACE0("Failed to load bitmaps for buttons\n");
    AfxThrowResourceException();
}