calc.exe

[Guest]

I have a new keyboard with a hotkey to calc. Is it possible to change the
default calculator that comes from Windows? I'd like to have a different
program launch when you type in calc.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

If it's a standalone program, place the executable in your user profile folder (%userprofile%) and name it as CALC.EXE. When you type CALC in Start, Run the one in your user profile folder launches.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have a new keyboard with a hotkey to calc. Is it possible to change the
default calculator that comes from Windows? I'd like to have a different
program launch when you type in calc.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a new keyboard with a hotkey to calc. Is it possible to change the
default calculator that comes from Windows? I'd like to have a different
program launch when you type in calc.

Have a look at your keyboard manual. It probably tells
you how to modify the factory assignments.

 

[Guest]

How do I access %userprofile%?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Type %userprofile% into the address bar of Windows Explorer. It will take
you to the proper folder.

When you bracket items with % signs, it indicates an "environment".
Programmers use this instead of fixed paths, like C:\Documents and
Settings\[username]\, because the location of the environment changes from
machine to machine. Your might be:
C:\Documents and Settings\Steve\, whereas mine is C:\Documents and
Settings\Gryst\, but so long as we are the ones logged on, %userprofile%
will take us to the right place. Other typical environments are %WINDIR%,
%TEMP%, etc.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

How do I access %userprofile%?

If it's a standalone program, place the executable in your user profile
folder (%userprofile%) and name it as CALC.EXE. When you type CALC in
Start, Run the one in your user profile folder launches.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have a new keyboard with a hotkey to calc. Is it possible to change
the
default calculator that comes from Windows? I'd like to have a different
program launch when you type in calc.

 

[Guest]

I have. It doesn't.

Have a look at your keyboard manual. It probably tells
you how to modify the factory assignments.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

I have. It doesn't.

If it's an MS wireless keyboard you should be able to edit the Calc
setting in Control Panel - Keyboard - key settings. You have to scroll
down the list to get to Calculator.

Bill