How do I change the Dell keyboard Calculator button, to a different
default? Its a Dell model KS-8135 keyboard.
Currently this keyboard button starts up the standard default Microsoft
*Vista* calculator.
I have installed the Microsoft Calculator Plus V1.0 program that came
from the *XP* Plus series of applications and wish to use this program
as my default.
The only 2 differences between the programs are, "Conversion" capibility
and the Skin color, additions to the Plus calculator.
Re: Changing calculator button on the DELL keyboard?
I doubt this is what you want, but it might be. Even if it's not it's
a worthwile free utility to know about. I remap the Delete key on
Dell notebooks to be the right control. Having such a frequently used
key the 3rd from the top left is ridiculous.
It allows you to remap keys. Maybe you can remap your key to do what
you want.
The other thing you can do is set up a Windows shortcut to bring up
the calculator you want. Right click the calculator in the Programs
menu, and you can put your shortcut in there. Very handy.
>How do I change the Dell keyboard Calculator button, to a different
>default? Its a Dell model KS-8135 keyboard.
>
>Currently this keyboard button starts up the standard default Microsoft
>*Vista* calculator.
>
>I have installed the Microsoft Calculator Plus V1.0 program that came
>from the *XP* Plus series of applications and wish to use this program
>as my default.
>
>The only 2 differences between the programs are, "Conversion" capibility
>and the Skin color, additions to the Plus calculator.
>
>
>TIA
>JDa
Re: Changing calculator button on the DELL keyboard?
Thanks for the info.
I believe your right in saying that I want be able to use the program,
though I might try.
1st is the age of the program, 2nd is the Dell keyboard is a USB HID
(Human Interface Device).
and I'll have to research to see if it uses the same Microsoft's
/Scancode Map/ registry keys,
and to top that off I've tried loading a couple of game programs that
said the VB runtime lib
was not on the machine and the KeyTweak program makes use of the VB
runtime lib.
So putting a shortcut to the Plus calculator appears to be the best way,
thing I'll put it in the
Quick launch area.
>> Find the two programs on the hard disk. Say they are VCalc.exe and
>> Calcplus.exe.
>>
>> Rename VCalc.exe OldCalc.exe
>> copy CalcPlus.exe to VCalc.exe
>>
>> The keyboard will invoke VCalc and you'll get what you want.
>Tom (thanks)
>This would be the best way but, the program is signed and the new system
>security will not let me change the name.
>And Vista complains to high heaven that something bad is going to happen
>when I try to rename the program!
>Oh and its just calc.exe not vcalc.exe
>I'll keep looking.
>Thanks again.
>JDa
Based on what you said this probably wouldn't work but you could
rename the program in a folder outside of the one you want to change
and then copy it to the folder and see if it lets you overwrite it. It
shouldn't, but sometimes brute-force hacking works. I don't know much
about Vista security, but I'd make sure to be administrator, and turn
off the security notification (whatever it's called). Worth a try.
Oh and before you do that, right click on properties on the file you
want to replace to see if there are any settings that might be
preventing you from replacing it.
Always take my advice with a grain of salt. I'm just a hack :-)
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