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Windows 7 comes with an updated, oh-so-pretty calculator
For the most part, if the leaks are to be believed, Windows 7 will look and feel a lot like Windows Vista. Microsoft has been working on under the hood changes to the OS, not tweaks to the user interface. So while 7 will reportedly have a few noticable changes, most will be pretty subtle. A slightly tweaked start menu, for example, and the same type of ribbon user interface used in Office 2007 could show up in other applications like WordPad.
The new calculator actually looks kind of useful.
[via Gizmodo]
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Subscribe to commentsHalo2MasterSep 22nd 2008 1:13PM
"It will have a scientific mode, which is nice."
Uhhh, the windows calculators have long had scientific mode.
Jash SayaniSep 22nd 2008 1:13PM
Why is DownloadSquad getting so outdated with posts? This was posted 4 days ago on Lifehacker and Gizmodo.
Bolivar BaezSep 22nd 2008 3:03PM
What are you talking about? If you click the Gizmodo source (http://gizmodo.com/5053010/two-tiny-tastes-of-windows-7-fancier-start-button-and-nifty-calculator) you can see it was posted today.
DeathSeekerSep 22nd 2008 5:04PM
@Baez
If /you/ actualy clicked the link you'd see that those two videos were posted two days ago. With screenshots posted the day before that.
MarkSep 22nd 2008 2:13PM
Yeah, even the calculator in Windows 3.1 had a scientific mode. :P
You can still download it from Microsoft too: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/124345
andyg8180Sep 22nd 2008 2:28PM
omg omg omg... they answered my prayers of a super awesome calculator!! The skies have opened and im on my way to heaven!!
santorosSep 22nd 2008 3:41PM
It's about time someone looked at these apps. Many haven't been undated since Windows 3.1. It boggles the mind.
scottySep 22nd 2008 3:45PM
So far I haven't been impressed with anything that has been revealed about Windows 7 -- it simply looks like a variant of Vista.
I'm sticking with XP for the indefinite future. Microsoft can pry XP from my cold, dead hard drive.
GlenSep 23rd 2008 8:54AM
The GUI is the last part that gets done... there will be changes to the GUI but the "main" changes done to the AERO GUI in Vista are what the bulk of the XP user's wanted...
MollySep 22nd 2008 6:04PM
If you don't want to wait for Windows 7, enjoy the free Microsoft Calculator Plus, a rather sophisticated Calculator which offers Conversion mode in addition to the well known Standard and Scientific modes.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32b0d059-b53a-4dc9-8265-da47f157c091&displaylang=en
or, if you're not too fond of the WGA check, get it from Softpedia:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Microsoft-Calculator-Plus.shtml
tip: to replace the regular Windows calculator with Calculator Plus, copy CalcPlus.exe from the installation folder to windows\system32. backup and delete calc.exe, rename CalcPlus.exe to calc.exe. now you may uninstall Calculator Plus from the add/remove programs menu.
RocketboySep 22nd 2008 7:19PM
Ribbons? Kill them with fire.
calculatorSep 22nd 2008 10:48PM
For a nice online calculator check out http://www.eCalc.com
The calculator support both infix and RPN mode. It has a built in unit converter, equation solver, and a few other nice features.
NimbySep 23rd 2008 8:55AM
A nice improvement though several years late as most of us who actually use a calculator on-screen have found suitable utilities. I also wonder if the software developers at MS have ever tried using the calculator on something less than a 32 inch screen? Many of the keys are illegible on my laptops.
Willy T. KochSep 23rd 2008 8:55AM
Yah, the calculator is what's tipping the scale in favor of getting Vista.
Now let's see if Microsoft do other trivial things, like fixing the it-takes-forever-just-to-start-copying-files...
amritOct 2nd 2008 9:32PM
you can download now windows 7 milestone[leaked] from these links.. in this archive two files one link and second activater. link is
http://rapidshare.com/files/148970394/windows_7_link_activater_win_live_11_beta.rar
RobOct 16th 2008 10:00PM
For you people who think that Windows 7 is not going to be any better than Vista just because it doesn't look any better, are a bunch retards. Just because it doesn't look any different, doesn't mean they didn't improve it. The article did say that the changes were "under the hood" changes, not many cosmetic changes are being made yet.