Comments on: Get Windows 7 Calculator Working in Windows Vista

By: SpicedUp

SpicedUp — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:32:37 +0000

CALCULATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING!!!! HELP!!!!!

By: VG

VG — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:20:07 +0000

^^ %windir% means Windows directory present in system drive where Windows is installed, i.e. C:\Windows.

By: Shivnesh

Shivnesh — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:55:53 +0000

Can find %windir%\System32\calc.exe someone please help me

By: Karan Patel

Karan Patel — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:46:59 +0000

hey Lateralus ty u helped me and now i can open my calculator and it doesn't say that it stopped working thx a lot

By: Karan Patel

Karan Patel — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:52:13 +0000

Hi, Guys i got a prob when i tried to open my calculator it says that it stopped working cuz i replaced the real vista 1 with 7 some can u help me or can u give me old vista files of calculator so i can replace it agian and get mt calculator working. Thank You.

By: GamefreQ

GamefreQ — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:29:30 +0000

Taking control of ".exe" files takes a bit more work, but can be done without going into the command prompt, and may take a few tries to master. Right-Click the file and click "Properties." Under the Security Tab, click "Advanced" towards the bottom of the window. Now you are in the "Advanced Security Settings for calc.exe" window. Edit the permissions and the owner as necessary here to include the current user account, noting that administrator permissions are required to do this. After overwriting the file, you may return to this menu and remove your control to avoid accidentally messing up the file in the future, or leave it as-is to your discretion.

By: Lateralus

Lateralus — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:38:00 +0000

I followed the steps for Vista 64 bit and it works perfectly, remember to replace both the System32 and SysWOW64 files.

By: Anonimz

Anonimz — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:02:39 +0000

If after replacing both files, you can't open calc.exe, it's probably because you did not replace the whole en-US folder in Systerm 32, copy and paste the en-US folder and you're good to go.

By: ajl7519

ajl7519 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:55:28 +0000

To take ownership you can edit the security manual. Go to properties for the calc.exe and select the security tab. Click on "Advanced" below. Click the "Owner" tab and then click "Edit." Change the "Owner" to yourself. I also had add myself with full control. Go back to the "Security" tab under "Properties" and click "Edit" up top. Click "Add" and type in your user name and click "Check Name." Now give yourself "Modify" or "Full Control" rights. Exit properties and you should be good to go. Do this for both files.

By: clumsy

clumsy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:17:25 +0000

update: I was able to delete the broken file using "Tune Up"... so now I'm back at square one. Any suggestions on how to take ownership of the calc in vista 64? I have installed the take ownership .REG zip file and have used it before with success, however it isn't working for me with calc.

*smiles* thank you