xxxxsh4d0wxxxx Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Yeah, so today.. I went to use my calculator only to find that it is missing. I downloaded "Microsoft Calculator Plus", and installed it. I was using this program which has a calculator shortcut. I clicked the button and the program just closed. The reason is because the calculator is not installed in the windows folder. Where is the location of the Windows Calculator, and how would I put it in the right folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted October 13, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 13, 2007 In Windows XP: C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxsh4d0wxxxx Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Ok, now how would I install the calculator into that folder so the program knows that it is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 To come back to your original question, you *ought* to have a copy of calc.exe in your Windows\System32\Dllcache folder, and you can simply copy that to the System32 folder. From then on you can launch the calculator through Start > Run > calc, or of course create a fresh shortcut to the file on the desktop, or in Quick Start or your Start menu (in case the one there's missing) Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 ... and as for MS Calculator Plus. You should not need to move anything into the Windows folder for it to work. I just downloaded it to have a look. Double-click the msi-file, and the application is installed, adding a shortcut in Start Menu which will successfully launch the application, just like it should. I'm a bit puzzled as to why it closes all by itself on your end.... Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxsh4d0wxxxx Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 I'm not seeing the dllcache folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxsh4d0wxxxx Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 ... and as for MS Calculator Plus. You should not need to move anything into the Windows folder for it to work. I just downloaded it to have a look. Double-click the msi-file, and the application is installed, adding a shortcut in Start Menu which will successfully launch the application, just like it should. I'm a bit puzzled as why it closes all by itself on your end.... Yeah it is really confusing me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I'm not seeing the dllcache folder. It's a hidden folder. How to show hidden and protected operating system files in Windows Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I'm not seeing the dllcache folder. Disable "Hide protected operating system files". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxsh4d0wxxxx Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Ok, yeah. Calc.exe is in there. Now what should I do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Just copy (not move) the file into the C:\Windows\System32 folder. That should be all. Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxsh4d0wxxxx Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Woohoo! It worked. Tony, thank you so much for the quick and helpful responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 np, you're very welcome. Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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