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Is it possible to have Windows 7 perform simple calculations in the "Search programs and files" text box that pops op when you press the 'start button' (or press the windows logo key)? Perhaps using some sort of plugin?
I am looking for similar behavior like spotlight (Mac), launchy (Windows) or quicksilver where you can type e.g. 5+3 and it will give you 8.
Rabarberski
Posted 2009-12-14T15:52:54.057
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You could just download Command Line Calculator into your path (e.g. c:\windows) and then just type "clc 5+3" in the run menu.
sahmeepee
Posted 2009-12-14T15:52:54.057
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No, it is not possible. You will have to look for a separate program to do this. Why not just use Launchy?
Sasha Chedygov
Posted 2009-12-14T15:52:54.057
Reputation: 6 616
If available, any build-in solution is to be preferred over extra programs or utilities. I was a huge fan of all these little utilities but I've come from that: they require updating, might become incompatible with the next OS upgrade, are not available on someone else's computer and need to be installed after every reinstall of an operating system. – Rabarberski – 2009-12-18T09:45:06.890
Fair enough. I agree with you, but unfortunately you cannot do this without resorting to third-party applications. – Sasha Chedygov – 2009-12-19T00:42:08.933
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I also searched for this a while ago. There is a solution, which works fine and has exactly what you want:
Schmurm
Posted 2009-12-14T15:52:54.057
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Hmm, looks good. Although it does require an extra tool to install – Rabarberski – 2017-08-31T06:48:56.487
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We're 8 years later and I've settled on the following build-in approach:
(I've pinned other programs that I use a lot in other, to fixed places in my taskbar, and I use the win-position)
Rabarberski
Posted 2009-12-14T15:52:54.057
Reputation: 7 494
A shame the Windows build-in calc.exe utility doesn't support this operation in Windows'Run menu. – Rabarberski – 2014-03-24T13:39:00.173