diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp
index 4fe654b4324..a638b0aca8b 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp
@@ -438,11 +438,10 @@ void StartMenu::CloseStartMenu(int id)
 
 int StartMenuButton::GetTextWidth(LPCTSTR title)
 {
-	RECT rect = {0, 0, 0, 0};
-
 	HDC hdc = GetDC(0);
-	SelectedFont font(hdc, GetStockFont(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT));
+	FontSelection font(hdc, GetStockFont(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT));
 
+	RECT rect = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 	DrawText(hdc, title, -1, &rect, DT_SINGLELINE|DT_NOPREFIX|DT_CALCRECT);
 
 	ReleaseDC(0, hdc);
@@ -539,6 +538,7 @@ StartMenuRoot::StartMenuRoot(HWND hwnd)
 	_dirs.push_back(StartMenuDirectory(usr_startmenu, false));	// dont't add subfolders
 }
 
+
 HWND StartMenuRoot::Create(HWND hwndDesktopBar)
 {
 	WindowRect pos(hwndDesktopBar);
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ HWND StartMenuRoot::Create(HWND hwndDesktopBar)
 							WS_POPUP|WS_THICKFRAME|WS_CLIPCHILDREN|WS_VISIBLE, pos.left, pos.top-4, STARTMENU_WIDTH_MIN, 4, hwndDesktopBar);
 }
 
+
 LRESULT	StartMenuRoot::Init(LPCREATESTRUCT pcs)
 {
 	 // add buttons for entries in _entries
@@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ LRESULT	StartMenuRoot::Init(LPCREATESTRUCT pcs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
 int StartMenuRoot::Command(int id, int code)
 {
 	switch(id) {
@@ -590,6 +592,12 @@ int StartMenuRoot::Command(int id, int code)
 		CloseStartMenu(id);
 		break;
 
+	  case IDC_LAUNCH: {
+		HWND hwndDesktopBar = GetWindow(_hwnd, GW_OWNER);
+		CloseStartMenu(id);
+		ShowLaunchDialog(hwndDesktopBar);
+		break;}
+
 	  case IDC_DOCUMENTS:
 		CreateSubmenu(id, CSIDL_PERSONAL);
 		break;
@@ -634,6 +642,32 @@ int StartMenuRoot::Command(int id, int code)
 }
 
 
+void StartMenuRoot::ShowLaunchDialog(HWND hwndDesktopBar)
+{
+	 //TODO: All text phrases should be put into the resources.
+	static LPCSTR szTitle = "Create New Task";
+	static LPCSTR szText = "Type the name of a program, folder, document, or Internet resource, and Task Manager will open it for you.";
+
+	HMODULE hShell32 = GetModuleHandle(_T("SHELL32"));
+	RUNFILEDLG RunFileDlg = (RUNFILEDLG)GetProcAddress(hShell32, (LPCSTR)61);
+
+	 // Show "Run..." dialog
+	if (RunFileDlg) {
+#define	W_VER_NT 0
+		if ((HIWORD(GetVersion())>>14) == W_VER_NT) {
+			WCHAR wTitle[40], wText[256];
+
+			MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, szTitle, -1, wTitle, 40);
+			MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, szText, -1, wText, 256);
+
+			RunFileDlg(hwndDesktopBar, 0, NULL, (LPCSTR)wTitle, (LPCSTR)wText, RFF_CALCDIRECTORY);
+		}
+		else
+			RunFileDlg(hwndDesktopBar, 0, NULL, szTitle, szText, RFF_CALCDIRECTORY);
+	}
+}
+
+
 RecentStartMenu::RecentStartMenu(HWND hwnd, const StartMenuFolders& info)
  :	super(hwnd, info)
 {
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h
index 14fb2ecbe95..bd5ceaa51d8 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h
@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@ protected:
 };
 
 
+ // declare shell32's "Run..." dialog export function
+typedef	void (WINAPI* RUNFILEDLG)(HWND hwndOwner, HICON hIcon, LPCSTR lpstrDirectory, LPCSTR lpstrTitle, LPCSTR lpstrDescription, UINT uFlags);
+
+ //
+ // Flags for RunFileDlg
+ //
+
+#define	RFF_NOBROWSE		0x01	// Removes the browse button. 
+#define	RFF_NODEFAULT		0x02	// No default item selected. 
+#define	RFF_CALCDIRECTORY	0x04	// Calculates the working directory from the file name.
+#define	RFF_NOLABEL			0x08	// Removes the edit box label. 
+#define	RFF_NOSEPARATEMEM	0x20	// Removes the Separate Memory Space check box (Windows NT only).
+
+
  // Startmenu root window
 struct StartMenuRoot : public StartMenu
 {
@@ -180,6 +194,8 @@ struct StartMenuRoot : public StartMenu
 protected:
 	LRESULT	Init(LPCREATESTRUCT pcs);
 	int		Command(int id, int code);
+
+	void	ShowLaunchDialog(HWND hwndDesktopBar);
 };