Hi,

I am very familiar with win3.1, winNT, win2000 and XP but new to XP
tablet version.

I have two of the ix104 rugged tablets. They should be exactly
identical. As one does these days, I connected both via ethernet to
microsoft.com and downloaded all the updates including SP2.

Then I noticed some differences between them.

On one, the stylus right-click feature (holding it down, or a single
click while holding its button) works fine, but I cannot get the
stylus sounds to work (although other sounds, Control Panel -> Sounds
& Audio Devices, do work OK).

On the other, I cannot get the same right-click feature to work at
all; the only way to get a right-click is by using the taskbar icon
where the little mouse picture changes the buttons from white to red.
The stylus button doesn't seem to work at all. But stylus sounds do
work OK!

It isn't the stylus that's duff because interchanging them doesn't
move the problem.

I've been through the obvious places (Control Panel -> Tablet & Pen
Settings / Pointer Devices) and all the right boxes are checked.

Can anyone suggest anything? Is this some known weirdness of XP?


Peter.
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Peter <peter@peter2-o-0-o.co.uk> wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>I am very familiar with win3.1, winNT, win2000 and XP but new to XP
>tablet version.
>
>I have two of the ix104 rugged tablets. They should be exactly
>identical. As one does these days, I connected both via ethernet to
>microsoft.com and downloaded all the updates including SP2.
>
>Then I noticed some differences between them.
.....

I have now "fixed" this. It is quite bizzare.

The ix104 has what appears to be a dual-mode screen, called "ix104
touch screen" and an "ix104 TPC active screen".

With two of the buttons on the end of it one can toggle between these
two.

In one mode, you get the right-click by holding the pen down (but no
pen sounds). Also it uses one of the CP applets for the calibration.

In the other mode, you don't get the right-click by holding the pen
down (but do get pen sounds). It also uses a different CP applet for
calibration.

What is really bizzare is why the pen click sound doesn't work in one
of them.

Opart from the substantial weight, this is the slickest portable PC
I've ever used.

I should start a website "how to get an ix104 going without dealer
support" :)



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Excellent solution, Peter. That's an issue between touchscreen and digital
recognizers, as you found out. 8-)
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Peter" <peter@peter2-o-0-o.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Peter <peter@peter2-o-0-o.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am very familiar with win3.1, winNT, win2000 and XP but new to XP
>>tablet version.
>>
>>I have two of the ix104 rugged tablets. They should be exactly
>>identical. As one does these days, I connected both via ethernet to
>>microsoft.com and downloaded all the updates including SP2.
>>
>>Then I noticed some differences between them.
> ....
>
> I have now "fixed" this. It is quite bizzare.
>
> The ix104 has what appears to be a dual-mode screen, called "ix104
> touch screen" and an "ix104 TPC active screen".
>
> With two of the buttons on the end of it one can toggle between these
> two.
>
> In one mode, you get the right-click by holding the pen down (but no
> pen sounds). Also it uses one of the CP applets for the calibration.
>
> In the other mode, you don't get the right-click by holding the pen
> down (but do get pen sounds). It also uses a different CP applet for
> calibration.
>
> What is really bizzare is why the pen click sound doesn't work in one
> of them.
>
> Opart from the substantial weight, this is the slickest portable PC
> I've ever used.
>
> I should start a website "how to get an ix104 going without dealer
> support" :)
>
>
>
> Peter.
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