I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
Model XP10447-84E11XY000.

I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.

Please let me know.

The OEM should at this point be furnishing you with Windows XP Pro SP2 and
the Tablet PC Edition 2005 pre-installed on the machine. Ask them. The
recovery disk(s) should also be at that point, too.
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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


"Marshalab" <Marshalab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
> Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
>
> I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
>
> Please let me know.
>

>I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
> Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
>
> I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.

I had no problem upgrading mine using the network redist of Service Pack 2
(SP2 includes Tablet PC 2005 update):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a
Windows Update install should also work just fine, but I didn't test it.

As that tablet uses MUI, you might want to download the Tablet PC 2005 MUI
update if you installed any non EN-US language:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-f8d3331c89a3

Also, new ones should be shipping with SP2 by now.

--
Philippe Majerus
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices (http://support.microsoft.com/support/mvp)
Software, Documentation and stuff - http://www.phm.lu

Thanks for your response. Specifically I am buying what looks like a used
model on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
So.. wondering if this is a bargain, if I can upgrade. I appreciate your
response.

"Chris H." wrote:

> The OEM should at this point be furnishing you with Windows XP Pro SP2 and
> the Tablet PC Edition 2005 pre-installed on the machine. Ask them. The
> recovery disk(s) should also be at that point, too.
> --
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
> In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
>
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Marshalab" <Marshalab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2F710CD2-AEE6-42E2-BF06-5FAC441F5032@microsoft.com...
> >I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
> > Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
> >
> > I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
> >
> > Please let me know.
> >
>
>
>

Thanks for your response. I'm looking at an ebay item
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

I'm thinking you have answered my question. Do you know what type of memory
it would need to upgrade to 512?

Thanks in Advance.

"Philippe Majerus, MS-MVP Mobile Devices" wrote:

> >I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
> > Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
> >
> > I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
>
> I had no problem upgrading mine using the network redist of Service Pack 2
> (SP2 includes Tablet PC 2005 update):
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a
> Windows Update install should also work just fine, but I didn't test it.
>
> As that tablet uses MUI, you might want to download the Tablet PC 2005 MUI
> update if you installed any non EN-US language:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-f8d3331c89a3
>
> Also, new ones should be shipping with SP2 by now.
>
> --
> Philippe Majerus
> Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices (http://support.microsoft.com/support/mvp)
> Software, Documentation and stuff - http://www.phm.lu
>
>
>

I didn't look at it, but I would make darn sure it includes ALL OEM disks
with it as a condition of purchase. Some people sell machines without the
original OEM recovery disks, and you're plain stuck. There's nothing the
OEM can do, and nothing Microsoft can do in that case. The operating system
and Tablet PC Edition superset are not available off-the-shelf. As for
memory, I would check the OEM's web site and see what the upgrade
capabilities are for RAM (max for the system) and then check www.crucial.com
for the matching stick.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Marshalab" <Marshalab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B228113-ECB0-49E0-A4A7-D4A20900BAC5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your response. Specifically I am buying what looks like a used
> model on Ebay.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
> So.. wondering if this is a bargain, if I can upgrade. I appreciate your
> response.
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> The OEM should at this point be furnishing you with Windows XP Pro SP2
>> and
>> the Tablet PC Edition 2005 pre-installed on the machine. Ask them. The
>> recovery disk(s) should also be at that point, too.
>> --
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
>> In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
>>
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Marshalab" <Marshalab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2F710CD2-AEE6-42E2-BF06-5FAC441F5032@microsoft.com...
>> >I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
>> > Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
>> >
>> > I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
>> >
>> > Please let me know.
>> >
>>
>>
>>

From what I understand unless purchased through one of the "value added resellers" you will received no support for this tablet. Not that you can't find support groups on the net though. Here is a link for memory that is a fraction of the cost some vendors are charging.

http://www.memoryx.net/xpme.html

In have a box of new Cisco wifi cards, and the required cables, that work with the ix104. Do an ebay search for ix104 and you'll see them if interested.

I use two of these for work and they hold up nicely.

Marshalab <Marshalab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
>Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
>
>I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
>
>Please let me know.

Here is some info on a project I did with these "cancelled contract"
units:

http://www.peter2000.co.uk/ix104/index.html

I also upgraded mine via the microsoft.com windows update feature to
sp2 and the usual masses of security fixes.

Xplore themselves explicitly don't support any of these units and you
won't get any support from any of Xplore dealers either. Best to buy
the 512MB version from Espre Partners; upgrading the ix104 involves
installing what looks like a standard laptop 512MB module (there is a
total of ONE memory slot) but unless you know exactly which type to
get this is best avoided.

These are really great tablets; a genuine 5hr battery life with
everything going flat out, performance as good as any desktop with
that spec, and configuring a mobile wifi+gprs+bluetooth connectivity
solution is entirely feasible. I would be tempted by the All-View
screen but nobody will retrofit that onto these "unsupported" units,
and a proper new one from a dealer will be about 3x the price.

What new things does Tablet 2005 version do?



Peter.
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E-mail replies to peter1124@peter2000XY.co.uk but remove the X and the Y.

Marshalab wrote:
> I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC
> Model XP10447-84E11XY000.
>
> I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.

The item description does not state anywhere if this is the plain XP
Pro, or XP Pro Tablet Edition. No "upgrades" exist from XP Pro to XP Pro
Tablet edition. Tablet 2005 is installed in SP2 only onto the XP Pro
Tablet Edition, and on XP Pro you get the plain SP2 no matter what.

=> you should ask the seller which XP edition is included with this item
- otherwise you can end up with an expensive "laptop"...

There are some XP Pro Tablet CD2 images on peer-to-peer filesharing, but
I don't know if you can actually use these together with your XP Tablet
licence and a standard XP Pro CD (CD1) to "upgrade", nor how legal this
would be (e.g. is your licence for the XP Tablet OS and not the install
media, etc)

- Jan

I wouldn't touch a file-shared version. You have no idea what's in it in
the first place, and secondly there will be problems down the road. Besides
the licensing issues, since OEM machines have their own PIDs on the cases.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Jan Wagner" <nospam@thanks.com> wrote in message
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> Marshalab wrote:
>> I am interested in purchasing an Xplore iX104 Tablet PC Model
>> XP10447-84E11XY000.
>>
>> I want to know will it upgrade to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
>
> The item description does not state anywhere if this is the plain XP Pro,
> or XP Pro Tablet Edition. No "upgrades" exist from XP Pro to XP Pro Tablet
> edition. Tablet 2005 is installed in SP2 only onto the XP Pro Tablet
> Edition, and on XP Pro you get the plain SP2 no matter what.
>
> => you should ask the seller which XP edition is included with this item -
> otherwise you can end up with an expensive "laptop"...
>
> There are some XP Pro Tablet CD2 images on peer-to-peer filesharing, but I
> don't know if you can actually use these together with your XP Tablet
> licence and a standard XP Pro CD (CD1) to "upgrade", nor how legal this
> would be (e.g. is your licence for the XP Tablet OS and not the install
> media, etc)
>
> - Jan
>
>

A look on the xplore website lists drivers for installing xp pro on the ix104. Didn't take the time to read all the info but it looks like you can end up with a usable tablet.

http://xploretech.com/index.pl?id=33...tegory&op=show