asp.net - Open a .exe file on click of a link button in C# -

i have link button below:

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on click of link button,i want user download .exe file.

i tried this:

string str = @"c:\users\documents\consoleapplication1\consoleapplication1\bin\debug\consoleapplication1.exe";     process process = new process();     process.startinfo.filename = str;     process.start(); 

this works fine in local machine .exe cannot accessed web page once hosted.i think possibly because of website security issues (correct me if wrong) doesn't allow user access .exe location.

this little bit of background info.

my question how modify user can download .exe own machine (since not being able access otherwise)?

edit:

as turns out ,process.start start process on same machine executing code. cannot use process.start start on user's computer unless execute code on computer. correct ?

use below code

system.diagnostics.process.start("c:\users\documents\consoleapplication1\consoleapplication1\bin\debug\consoleapplication1.exe");