Hello all,

The issue:

I have a machine setup with no keyboard or mouse that utilizes a
touchscreen monitor. I still want to use the standard windows user
login authentication prompt (Login name and Password). I know that
within windows, you have the ability to get the windows onscreen
keyboard to open by pressing the 'windows' button on the keyboard
concurrently with the letter 'U'. But the problem in my case is that
I do not have a keyboard option.

Does anyone know if it is possible to start the window onscreen
keyboard at start up with the standard Windows login page?

Thanks in advance,

Wayne Tam

"Wayne Tam" <wtam3030********.com> wrote in message
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> I have a machine setup with no keyboard or mouse that utilizes a
> touchscreen monitor. I still want to use the standard windows user
> login authentication prompt (Login name and Password). I know that
> within windows, you have the ability to get the windows onscreen
> keyboard to open by pressing the 'windows' button on the keyboard
> concurrently with the letter 'U'. But the problem in my case is that
> I do not have a keyboard option.
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to start the window onscreen
> keyboard at start up with the standard Windows login page?

As your question is not about Tablet PCs (which have their own solution) it
is better directed towards a general Windows XP newsgroup.

On a related note, it would be nice if the Tablet keyboard didn't broadcast
your password when logging in.

Brian


"Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew[removeme]@mvps.org> wrote in message
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>
> "Wayne Tam" <wtam3030********.com> wrote in message
> news:b57ab41a.0402261815.66a69d4a@posting.google.c om...
> > I have a machine setup with no keyboard or mouse that utilizes a
> > touchscreen monitor. I still want to use the standard windows user
> > login authentication prompt (Login name and Password). I know that
> > within windows, you have the ability to get the windows onscreen
> > keyboard to open by pressing the 'windows' button on the keyboard
> > concurrently with the letter 'U'. But the problem in my case is that
> > I do not have a keyboard option.
> >
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to start the window onscreen
> > keyboard at start up with the standard Windows login page?
>
> As your question is not about Tablet PCs (which have their own solution)
it
> is better directed towards a general Windows XP newsgroup.
>
>

It doesn't broadcast the password, Brian. If you have someone so close at
logon they can see you tap the keys, then you've probably already given away
your system.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Brian Piltz" <bpiltz@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
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> On a related note, it would be nice if the Tablet keyboard didn't
> broadcast
> your password when logging in.
>
> Brian
>
>
> "Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew[removeme]@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uG1A9fN$DHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Wayne Tam" <wtam3030********.com> wrote in message
>> news:b57ab41a.0402261815.66a69d4a@posting.google.c om...
>> > I have a machine setup with no keyboard or mouse that utilizes a
>> > touchscreen monitor. I still want to use the standard windows user
>> > login authentication prompt (Login name and Password). I know that
>> > within windows, you have the ability to get the windows onscreen
>> > keyboard to open by pressing the 'windows' button on the keyboard
>> > concurrently with the letter 'U'. But the problem in my case is that
>> > I do not have a keyboard option.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know if it is possible to start the window onscreen
>> > keyboard at start up with the standard Windows login page?
>>
>> As your question is not about Tablet PCs (which have their own solution)
> it
>> is better directed towards a general Windows XP newsgroup.
>>
>>
>
>

Fisrt, it's not the tapping of the keys on the screen w/ the stylus that I
am referring to. Nor, is it someone watching my keyboard while I type. I
have a convertible and when I have it in laptop config with the screen
upright and type my password on the real keyboard the TIP indicates what
keys are pressed. A classmate of mine noticed it the other day from 3 rows
back in the classroom and asked me what kind of security that was. He
correctly told me my password simply from watching the TIP keys light up on
the screen as I typed.

I call that broadcasting.



"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
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> It doesn't broadcast the password, Brian. If you have someone so close at
> logon they can see you tap the keys, then you've probably already given
away
> your system.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
> Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Brian Piltz" <bpiltz@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:c1ogdm$d16$1@nntp6.u.washington.edu...
> > On a related note, it would be nice if the Tablet keyboard didn't
> > broadcast
> > your password when logging in.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > "Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew[removeme]@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:uG1A9fN$DHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> "Wayne Tam" <wtam3030********.com> wrote in message
> >> news:b57ab41a.0402261815.66a69d4a@posting.google.c om...
> >> > I have a machine setup with no keyboard or mouse that utilizes a
> >> > touchscreen monitor. I still want to use the standard windows user
> >> > login authentication prompt (Login name and Password). I know that
> >> > within windows, you have the ability to get the windows onscreen
> >> > keyboard to open by pressing the 'windows' button on the keyboard
> >> > concurrently with the letter 'U'. But the problem in my case is that
> >> > I do not have a keyboard option.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know if it is possible to start the window onscreen
> >> > keyboard at start up with the standard Windows login page?
> >>
> >> As your question is not about Tablet PCs (which have their own
solution)
> > it
> >> is better directed towards a general Windows XP newsgroup.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Okay, I understand. The new Tablet Input Panel in the 2004 superset update
due mid-year takes care of the issue.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Brian Piltz" <bpiltz@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
news:c1pdv3$546$1@nntp6.u.washington.edu...
> Fisrt, it's not the tapping of the keys on the screen w/ the stylus that I
> am referring to. Nor, is it someone watching my keyboard while I type. I
> have a convertible and when I have it in laptop config with the screen
> upright and type my password on the real keyboard the TIP indicates what
> keys are pressed. A classmate of mine noticed it the other day from 3
> rows
> back in the classroom and asked me what kind of security that was. He
> correctly told me my password simply from watching the TIP keys light up
> on
> the screen as I typed.
>
> I call that broadcasting.
>
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:OPwKfaY$DHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> It doesn't broadcast the password, Brian. If you have someone so close
>> at
>> logon they can see you tap the keys, then you've probably already given
> away
>> your system.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
>> Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>> "Brian Piltz" <bpiltz@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
>> news:c1ogdm$d16$1@nntp6.u.washington.edu...
>> > On a related note, it would be nice if the Tablet keyboard didn't
>> > broadcast
>> > your password when logging in.
>> >
>> > Brian
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mike Williams [MVP]" <mikew[removeme]@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> > news:uG1A9fN$DHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >>
>> >> "Wayne Tam" <wtam3030********.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:b57ab41a.0402261815.66a69d4a@posting.google.c om...
>> >> > I have a machine setup with no keyboard or mouse that utilizes a
>> >> > touchscreen monitor. I still want to use the standard windows user
>> >> > login authentication prompt (Login name and Password). I know that
>> >> > within windows, you have the ability to get the windows onscreen
>> >> > keyboard to open by pressing the 'windows' button on the keyboard
>> >> > concurrently with the letter 'U'. But the problem in my case is
>> >> > that
>> >> > I do not have a keyboard option.
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone know if it is possible to start the window onscreen
>> >> > keyboard at start up with the standard Windows login page?
>> >>
>> >> As your question is not about Tablet PCs (which have their own
> solution)
>> > it
>> >> is better directed towards a general Windows XP newsgroup.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>