
Thankfully, you can click on View and then choose Classic View to get a normal looking version of the calculator. It’s purple and has oval buttons and looks terrible. Once you download and install it, you’ll probably be shocked by the horrible UI that is set by default. If for some reason, you can’t get Calculator working on your system, just download it from Microsoft (now it’s only available from CNET). Method 3 – Download Calculator from Microsoft With an administrator rights Explorer window, you should now be able to copy and paste the calc.exe file into the System32 directory. In Windows 10, right-click on the Explorer (Run Command) option. To do that, click on Start, type in Explorer and then right-click on Windows Explorer and choose Run as Administrator. If you get an error message when trying to copy to the System32 directory, you need to make sure you open Windows Explorer as an administrator. If you can’t find the CHM file, don’t worry, all you really need is the EXE file. After that, you can just create a shortcut to the calc.exe file on your Start Menu or wherever you like. Obviously, you’ll find both of these files in those two directories on another computer that has the calculator working. The second way to get Calculator back and probably the easier method is to simply copy the calc.exe file over from another machine to your C:\Windows\System32 folder. Method 2 – Copy calc.exe (All Windows Versions) Now click OK all the way back and XP will go ahead and reinstall the calculator! If you can’t get a hold of a Windows XP disc, then try the second method. Now make sure to check the Calculator box. Now click on Accessories and click the Details button again. Now go to Add/Remove Programs, click on Add/Remove Windows Components.Ĭlick on Accessories and Utilities and then click the Details button below: Pop it into the disk drive and go to the Control Panel. The first method is pretty straight-forward as long as you have your Windows CD. Method 1 – Reinstall Calculator (Windows XP)
