timer redirect to hta from asp.net page

Hello,
I have the following:
ajax update panel. Inside it, there is an ajax timer.

In the Timer_tick there is a Response.Redirect("MyPage.hta")

The problem is that the timer fires only once. After the first response.redirect("MyPage.hta") no more Tick is fired.

The hta page is needed to run an exe file.

What am I doing wrong? Is there another way to do it?


Here my code:

<asp:UpdatePanel ID="updQuality" runat="server">
                        <Triggers>
                          <asp:AsyncPostBackTrigger ControlID="TimerQuality" EventName="Tick" />
                             </Triggers>
                             <ContentTemplate>
                                 <asp:Timer ID="TimerQuality" runat="server" ClientIDMode="Static" Interval="10000"  />

                                      <div>
                                         <asp:CheckBox ID="chkManageQualityAutomatic" runat="server"  Text="<%$ Resources:Dictionary, LABEL_10496%>" AutoPostBack="True" CssClass="chkManageQualityAutomatic" />
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                          <asp:Label ID="lblTime" runat="server" Text=""></asp:Label>
                                      </div>
                          
                                              
                             </ContentTemplate>
                         </asp:UpdatePanel>




        Protected Sub TimerQuality_Tick(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles TimerQuality.Tick

               response.redirect("MyFile.hta")


        End Sub