the code to invoke Internet explorer is as follows
System.Diagnostics.Process oProcess = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
oProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe";
oProcess.Start();
is it possible to assign a URL to this process once its started?
This looks possible by using Interop. Take a look at this codeproject project it does what you want to do.