"A Toshiba Portege M200 User"
<AToshibaPortegeM200User@discussions.microsoft.com > wrote in message
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> I guess the next best option for me is to remove SP2 and the update to the
> keyboard supporting the pen...
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You mention "write" several times, so this may not be of interest to you,
but as an option consider trying the onscreen keyboard under
start\accessories\accessibility. It stays on the screen and is better
behaved for some apps that the TIP. Of course, it does NOT support
handwriting, only taps for keys.