What happens when user click .NET assembly (EXE)?

Question

Consider we have .NET Winforms application or Console Application. Can anyone tell me what will happen step-by-step until the WinForm or Console Application is launched. I would

Answer 1

You probably wants something like: Microsoft .NET Internals

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-NET-Internals-Tom-Christian/dp/0735626758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273233479&sr=1-1

Or since that's not released yet: Essential .NET, Volume I: The Common Language Runtime

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-NET-Microsoft-Development-Paperback/dp/0201734117