calculator

[honwahp]

What should I type in FARR to launch the built-in Windows calculator? Thanks.

[ewemoa]

For Windows 7, I typed:

  calc

The first results was:

  Calculator.lnk

Launching that brought up (what I think is) the built-in Windows calculator.

Don't know about other versions of Windows.

[honwahp]

I am using XP and "calc" doesn't bring up the Windows calculator in the list of results..

[ewemoa]

Hmm...I just tried via a VirtualBox installation of XP and it worked here.

Don't know if this will help, but in:

  FARR Options ->
    Lists ->
      Search Folders

If I don't have %COMMONSTARTMENU% in the list and enabled, it doesn't work for me either.

[honwahp]

Thanks for the response but I have %COMMONSTARTMENU% checked and unchecked.  In both cases "calc" doesn't give me access to the Windows calculator.

[ewemoa]

Hmm...

As an alternative, I tried the following:

• Add %windir%\system32 to Search Folders
• Enable it

Does that work for you?


With %COMMONSTARTMENU% enabled here as well, I need to type:

  calc.exe

for it to work.

[honwahp]

Thanks for the suggestion but I have found a solution.  I need to create a shortcut to the Windows calculator on the Desktop first.  (http://windowstipoftheday.blogspot.hk/2005/03/quickly-access-windows-calculator.html ) Then when I type "calc" it is the first in the list of results. 

[mouser]

The first question you need to ask is, is the calculator in your start menu somewhere?

i guess you just answered my question with your latest post -- seems the calculator is not in your start menu at all.. Microsoft hiding it?

[honwahp]

@ewemoa : Your method also works!  (I just deleted the desktop shortcut and tried your method) Calc.exe comes up second in the list of results.  

[honwahp]

@mouser :  I don't know...  I am running Chinese Windows XP Home sp3

[honwahp]

I just discovered that I can type the Chinese name for calculator in FARR (actually the first Chinese character is enough) and the link for calculator shows up