Right click to add calculator?

Is there a way to add the calculator on the right click menu when using the mouse?

 

Try the method mentioned here.

http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/add-any-application-shortcut-in-desktop-context-menu

Be careful and back up the registry key.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

 

The right click menu is not usually used to just open a program, its more an "open with" or "scan with" type menu and I don't see that for a calculator. You can drag and drop it to the desktop or to the section below your name in the start menu (the original box that opens up above the quick open links by Internet Explorer and Outlook Express). Or you can pick a quick link in there you don't want and just start removing them as new ones take its place until calculator shows up. I'm sure there's an easier way but thats the only way I have changed them (try right clicking the start button and choose properties and look thru the menus for adding and removing items from the list, calc.exe is in Windows > System32).

 

You can also put Calculator on the Quick Launch toolbar.

 

Thanks but there was no directory under the hkey classes root.

 

I second usafveteran's suggestion.

I have used this at bigbazza's suggestion and found it pretty handy for quickly launching programs http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/

 

Just go into a Calculator shortcut Properties box and create a keyboard shortcut for it... a lot easier than right clicking, in my opinion. That's what I did.