diff --git a/base/shell/rshell/CStartMenu.cpp b/base/shell/rshell/CStartMenu.cpp
index e47cd8b954e..3609630664e 100644
--- a/base/shell/rshell/CStartMenu.cpp
+++ b/base/shell/rshell/CStartMenu.cpp
@@ -221,12 +221,21 @@ private:
 
     HRESULT OnExec(LPSMDATA psmd)
     {
+        // H   H   A    CCC  K   K  ! ! !
+        // H   H  A A  C   C K  K   ! ! !
+        // HHHHH AAAAA C     KKK    ! ! !
+        // H   H A   A C   C K  K   ! ! !
+        // H   H A   A  CCC  K   K  . . .
+        //
+        // HACK: Instead of running explorer.exe with the path, we should be using ShellExecute to "open" the path directly!
+        // Remove once ShellExecute can handle CLSID path components.
+
         if (psmd->uId == IDM_CONTROLPANEL)
-            ShellExecuteW(NULL, L"open", L"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}", NULL, NULL, 1);
+            ShellExecuteW(NULL, NULL, L"explorer.exe", L"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}", NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
         else if (psmd->uId == IDM_NETWORKCONNECTIONS)
-            ShellExecuteW(NULL, L"open", L"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\\::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}", NULL, NULL, 1);
+            ShellExecuteW(NULL, NULL, L"explorer.exe", L"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\\::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}", NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
         else if (psmd->uId == IDM_PRINTERSANDFAXES)
-            ShellExecuteW(NULL, L"open", L"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}", NULL, NULL, 1);
+            {}/* FIXME: crashes: ShellExecuteW(NULL, NULL, L"explorer.exe", L"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}", NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);*/
         else
             PostMessageW(m_hwndTray, WM_COMMAND, psmd->uId, 0);