uses Forms, Windows, StdCtrls, ExtCtrls;
                        
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
  btnExecute: TButton;
  btnCancel: TButton;
  Timer1: TTimer;
  procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  procedure btnExecuteClick(Sender: TObject);
  procedure Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
  procedure btnCancelClick(Sender: TObject);
  procedure FormCloseQuery(Sender: TObject;
    var CanClose: Boolean);
private
  proc_info: TProcessInformation;
  startinfo: TStartupInfo;
  ExitCode: LongWord;
end;

implementation

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  btnCancel.Enabled := False;
  Timer1.Enabled := False;
  Timer1.Interval := 200;
end;

procedure TForm1.btnExecuteClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  FillChar(proc_info, sizeof(TProcessInformation), 0);
  FillChar(startinfo, sizeof(TStartupInfo), 0);
  startinfo.cb := sizeof(TStartupInfo);
  if CreateProcess(nil, 'c:\windows\notepad.exe', nil,
      nil, false, CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE
      + NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, nil, nil, startinfo,
      proc_info) then begin
    btnExecute.Enabled := False;
    btnCancel.Enabled := True;
    Timer1.Enabled := True;
  end else begin
    CloseHandle(proc_info.hProcess);
    Application.MessageBox('Couldn''t execute the '
      + 'application', 'Error', MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Timer1.Enabled := False;
  if GetExitCodeProcess(proc_info.hProcess, ExitCode)
  then
    if ExitCode = STILL_ACTIVE then
      Timer1.Enabled := True
    else begin
      btnCancel.Enabled := False;
      btnExecute.Enabled := True;
      CloseHandle(proc_info.hProcess);
    end
  else begin
    btnCancel.Enabled := False;
    btnExecute.Enabled := True;
    TerminateProcess(proc_info.hProcess, 0);
    CloseHandle(proc_info.hProcess);
  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.btnCancelClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Timer1.Enabled := False;
  if Application.MessageBox('You should try to finish'
  + ' the application normally.'#13#13'縏erminate it '
  + 'anyway?', 'Warning', MB_YESNO + MB_DEFBUTTON2 +
  MB_ICONQUESTION + MB_TASKMODAL) = ID_YES then begin
    TerminateProcess(proc_info.hProcess, 0);
    CloseHandle(proc_info.hProcess);
    btnCancel.Enabled := False;
    btnExecute.Enabled := True;
  end else begin
    Timer1.Enabled := True;
  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCloseQuery(Sender: TObject;
  var CanClose: Boolean);
begin
  if btnCancel.Enabled then begin
    btnCancelClick(Sender);
    if btnCancel.Enabled then CanClose := False;
  end;
end;