Most tablets are setup so that you do not need to actually touch the screen
to write. Rather than having a touch sensitive screen the screen use a
magnetic technology to read where the pen is. I do not think this is a
hardware defect or system bug. My M200 will read my pen from about 3/4"
away.

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Gary A. Bushey
SPS MVP
bushey@mindspring.com

"Brian Burgess" <bburgess66********.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> My pen will write when not touching the screen SOMETIMES. Is very odd,
> when it happens the pen could be up to 1/2" away from the screen and still
> write. This is a big problem because this can cause windows to resize,
> buttons to press that you dont want, recognition to not work, etc.
>
> The tablet is now a year-old and there-fore out of warranty. But this
has
> been happening since about 1-month after purchase. Local support (Hong
> Kong) wont help.
>
> Has anyone seen this? Anyone know what to do about it?
>
> Thanks in advance..
>
> -BB
>
>