diff --git a/Docs/src/basic.but b/Docs/src/basic.but
index e3462150..98c1671b 100644
--- a/Docs/src/basic.but
+++ b/Docs/src/basic.but
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Execute the specified program and continue immediately. Note that the file speci
 Execute the specified program using ShellExecuteEx. Note that action is usually "open", "print", etc, but can be an empty string to use the default action. Parameters and the show type are optional. $OUTDIR is used as the working directory. The error flag is set if the process could not be launched.
 
 \c ExecShell "open" "http://nsis.sf.net/"
-\c ExecShell "open" "$INSTDIR\readme.txt"
+\c ExecShell "" "$SysDir\Notepad.exe" "" SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED
 \c ExecShell "print" "$INSTDIR\readme.txt"
 \c ExecShell /INVOKEIDLIST "properties" "$TEMP"