Get the Windows 7 Calculator in Vista

Before Windows 7, the Windows Calculator was an overlooked area of Windows. Used by so many people on a daily basis for minor arithmetic tasks, yet appreciated by so few people.

From the looks of it, Microsoft seems to have done a sterling job on their latest Operating System. All the previously-overlooked utilities, including: Wordpad, Calculator, and even Paint, have been completely redone for the new version of Windows.

Daily Gyan has posted a port of the Windows 7 calculator for Windows Vista. It works perfectly.

To replace the default Vista calculator with this one, replace the 2 files in the following two directories:

C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\calc.exe.mui

• Download Windows 7 Calculator for Vista
  (alternative link – via)

Replace the default System Calculator

It’s not particularly easy to replace system files on Windows. I’ve created a little script that will do this automatically. Follow the steps below.

• Download the 2 files you need: calc.exe and calc.exe.mui (found under the en-US folder in the download above).
• Place the 2 files in the same folder e.g. your desktop
• Download the script, and place it in the same folder as the 2 files (e.g. your desktop).
• Boot into safe mode, and double click the script.

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