Not much you can do about it if you've already purchased the machine, Stan.
True Tablet PCs, as we support in this newsgroup, all have digitizers behind
the screens. The handwriting requires specific items, specific scanning
qualifications and specific quality functionality on the Tablet PCs.
Unfortunately you don't have a computer which meets the criteria set out:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/tabletpc/hardware/
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"Stan" <nospam******.com> wrote in message
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>I have ViewSonic ViewPad 1000 Tablet PC with touch screen. As far as
> understand, the difference between a touch screen and an electromagnetic
> digitizing screen is that certain function don't work on a touch screen.
> For
> example, the mouse pointer does not follow the pen, Press and Hold, etc.
> It
> looks like a touch screen only reacts on touch.
>
> After I upgraded my OS to Win XP Tablet edition I found that none of the
> functions I really wanted works - Input panel does not come up, I don't
> have
> any recognition except in Windows Journal,etc.
>
> I can only right click with the pen by using the driver that came with the
> PC which displays the mouse on the task bar. Taping the mouse toggles left
> and right click.
>
> Is there anything I can do about it or I need third-party software, like
> PenOffice to have ink in all applications?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Stan
>
>