procedure Start;
var
  si: TStartupInfo;
  p:  TProcessInformation;
begin
  FillChar(Si,SizeOf(Si),0);
  with Si do begin
    cb := SizeOf( Si);
    dwFlags := startf_UseShowWindow;
    wShowWindow := 4;
  end;
  Form1.WindowState:=wsMinimized;
  Createprocess(nil,'c:\windows\sndrec32.exe e:/temp.wav',nil,nil,false,
        Create_default_error_mode,nil,nil,si);
  Waitforsingleobject(p.hProcess,infinite);
  Form1.WindowState:=wsNormal;
end;