Complete Newbie

I have only slightly tried to learn VB, and have been trying to do
something vith VB.net.

I am sure it is simple to some (probably most), but please bear with
me.

I want to creat a form with various buttons. each button will load a
file on the same CD that the exe file is on.
nothing fancy, just launch some .doc, .xls and PDF files.
second issue, I want to be able to load these files regarless of the CD
drive letter the user may have assigned to the drive.

I am just trying to learn some simple stuff, and am at a complete loss.

If someone has the time to walk me through the process, I would
appreciate it.

Thank you for your help

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